Album Name

Strictly Business

Artist

EPMD

Genre

랩/힙합

Release Date

1988

Release Agency

Universal Music

You`re A Customer - EPMD
Knick knack patty
whack give a dog a bone
Yo don't give him nothing
but a microphone
Don't stop I'm not finished yet
You said I'm not the E
you wanna make a bet
Remember this
Lounge you in the danger zone
I figured you would
now leave me alone
You pick and you wish
on a four-leaf clover
To be the E double E over and over
You're intrigued by the way
I do my thing
Do what
Pick up the mic high
and make it swing
I have the capability
to rap and chill
Cold wax and tax MC's
who tend to act ill
It's like a diggum smack
Smack me and I'll smack you back
I get goosebumps
when the bassline thumps
A sucker MC arrives
now it's time for lunch
When I'm cooling on the scene
I notice one thing
I'm not Bounce so sucker MC's cling
I consider myself
better than average
Yo I rock the mic like a wild
beast savage
I'm in the bottling state
I can't concentrate
I make a move like chess
and then I yell checkmate
You know why I get zanier and zanier
Because of EPMD mania
When I walk through the crowd
I can see heads turning
I hear voices saying
That's Erick Sermon
Not only from the women
but from the men
You know what It feels good my friend
I'm the P double E
the Thrilla of Manila
Better known as the MC cold killer
PMD cold keeps the place jumping
And if not then we feel like
we owe you something
Like lotto
you have to be in it to win it
But if the beat is fresh
then Diamond J will spin it
If J spin it then it has to be def
To make you dance
until there's no one left
Cause you a customer

Praying like a prey
when the fox in action
I smell blood no time for maxin'
Camouflage in the green
my back is arced
Plus you in trouble
cause it's after dark
My eyes close like Steve Austin
I got you in the square
I would let you run
nah that ain't fair
So I clear my visions
so I can spot him
Snatch him by the neck and say
Hmmm I got him
Whenever MC's
you're in over your head
My rhymes are hungry plus
they haven't been fed
The process of elimination
is quite simple
Let you grow like a blackhead
and pop you like a pimple
Slice you like lettuce
toss you like a salad
Revoke your MC license
if your rhyme's invalid
As we go on sucker MC's sound wacker
Like a parrot says
Polly want a cracker
Well it was a regular test
nothing we can't handle
At the house they had
the mics on the mantle
Looked at the DJ and said May I
Lit it up like the Fourth of July
Because I float like a butterfly
sting like a bee
No I'm the E of EPMD
I have a strong point of view
on the way things run
Just shut up and listen
and learn my son
Absorb that ass like Bounty
the quicker picker upper
To tell you up front
you're nothing but a sucker
The style we're using
no doubt copastetic
You try to bite and
yet sound pathetic
Cause I'mma rhyme like a tailor
flow like a sailor
As the beat gets stronger
MC's get staler
Not bragging or protagging
surely not fagging
MC's surrender raise the flags and
Give up the titles
because the signs are vital
I keep a voice tuned
at a slow and swift idle
You a customer

I need a man meal sandwich
yes I need Manwich
I feel good now it's time to do damage
I flow like Bounty
you know what I mean
Wanna rhyme one time
do the least of steam
When I grab the mic
I get dramatic like an actor
You know why I get over
I'm the master
I do a show pack it in
til it's clamming up
Look for the microphone
then I jam it up
You said you see me
jamming in New York Tech
You got one right fella
you deserve a check
How did you know
you must have been jocking
How would you know the places
I be rocking
Don't follow me fella
every move that I make
I'm hostile now
so I'll give you a break
Research upon me
but don't go past the limit
Here's a card and on the back
is my fan club digits
There's two things to check out
in the words that I'm saying
Plus listen to the guitar playing
The bro is bad the strings
he's plucking
Fire rhyme after rhyme
watch MC's duck and
MC's the final countdown
You look tired can you go the round
If you can I'll slap your hand
and give you credit
And if not I'll turn around
and say Forget it
People say that I'm a party pooper
To tell the truth I'm a born trooper
You a customer