[Guru]
  Once you step in the arena, cheater; you're gonna be a-
  mazed when you gaze at the armor on this leader
  Fully clad and glad to find a cause, I won't pause
  Fear is a joke, slowpoke, I'm like claws
  that'll rip 'cause your gift, is merely flesh
  Superficial and I wish you, would give it a rest
  But if you don't, I'll unsheath my Excalibur
  Like a noble knight, so meet ya challenger
  A true hero, while you're a through zero
  Gettin beat to a pulp so that you can't run for help
  I heard a gulp in your throat, cause you hope that I'll be merciful
  but coo-cluck, I made you strut as I rehearse a few
  battle drills, and watch your bladder spill
  yellow fluid, check out how I mellowed into it
  Face to feet to defeat, you can tell I'm into it
  As I'm pullin out my lance, to kill you and advance to
  the winner's throne; cause I own you once you step in the arena
  
  {DJ Premier cuts the phrase "Step up..." over and over}
  
  [Guru]
  In the arena... or rather colliseum
  There's people gatherin by multitudes to see one
  perpretrator fall to the dust after the other
  Quickly disposed of at the hand of a known brother
  Born wit the art in his heart that is Spartacus
  And one-to-one combat Jack, just a thought of this
  match-up, makes GangStarr wanna snatch up
  one or two phrases from the new book with new pages
  of rhymes that are built like a chariot
  Dope vocals carry it, to the battle set
  If a beat was a princess, I would marry it
  But now I must bow to the crowd as I stand proud
  Victorius, glorious, understand now
  cause battles and wars and much fights I have been through
  One MC got beheaded, and you can too
  Forget it, cause you'd rather be just a spectator
  An onlooker, afraid you may get slayed or
  struck by a blow, from a mic gladiator
  I betcha that later you might be sad that you played yourself
  cause you stepped up, chest puffed out
  And in just one lyric, you got snuffed out
  Cause rhymin is serious, I'm strong, I'm like Hercules
  You'll get hurt with these lines, close the curtains please
  and suckers can jet cause I wreck once you step in the arena
  
  {DJ Premier cuts the phrase "Step inside my... arena" over and over}
  
  [Guru]
  In the arena or forum, weak MC's I will floor 'em
  Causin mayhem, I'll slay them, and the blood'll be pourin
  Furthermore I implore, that as a soldier of war
  I go in only to win and be the holder of more
  trophies, titles, and triumphs cause I dump all the sly chumps
  Never choosin to lose my spot, not once
  For the mere idea of an opponent that I fear
  is foolish utterly, I mean but none'll be
  tryin to toy wit a destroyer of many
  You shitted your pants cause you can't figure any
  foe that can step to this concept so
  tou better sit again citizen, weak MC's I get rid of them
  Watch the way they get distraught when they get caught
  in the worst positions, cause they didn't listen
  and tried goin up against a hungry killer who's itchin
  to mame and murder, those who claimed that they were the
  toughest ones, they get done once they step in the arena