[Rakim]
   Me and the rap's laid back
   Nonchalant and relaxed in the track
   Put together well, so it ain't hard to tell
   Easy to recognize, so my records'll sell
   On the microphone, well known with a low tone
   Show and prove when the stage show is shown
   All you hear is screams when I'm hit by the laser beams
   Ladies fiend, rappers are choosin up teams
   So who could beat up, just before we meet up
   Before I kick a rhyme, I kick my feet up
   to let you know, everything's under control
   Under surveillance, takin over your soul
   So let me handle this, gettin scandalous
   All my jams are hits, never plan to miss
   Crowd is captured, released at my permission
   Peep em, as I, keep em eager to listen
  
   [Rakim]
   Opponents are found paralyzed from the mic down
   Left with a little sight ears still hear the sound
   Try to clear your mind but it's still there
   Give him about a year, then give him a wheelchair
   I damage and deteriorate, til your brain dead
   No huss cuss what I discuss'll bust his head
   Here's some hearin aids when your eardrums fail
   You get scars, so you could read it in braille
   Close your third eye, then I do body work
   And I keep the same procedure til somebody's hurt
   My DJ'll sew up cuts like an M.D.
   And I still move crowds like an M.C.
   Entertain and tear you out of your frame
   Leave you in a puddle of blood, then let it rain
   Then I get deep, so try to withstand
   on my level to think, or sink like quicksand
   He couldn't hang, so I cut the rope short
   Watchin em fall, cause they need more support
   This is the way that I done, all of my competition
   Peep em, as I, keep em eager to listen
  
   Keep em eager to listen
  
   [Rakim]
   The performance I give em is, somethin like a hypnotism
   Swingin back and forth, til you can keep the rhythm
   At the tone of my voice, you will become
   eager to listen dance in a trance til you see the
   R on stage, no cheers, all ears
   All three of your eyes on me, so it appears
   just like you thought it would be, but even better
   Live and direct on stage, instead of the
   radio or video or studio rehearsin
   I'm at my best in the flesh in person
   The main attraction, center of attention
   The crowd'll go crazy, soon as I mention
   it's time to communicate, so let's conversate
   I get my point across, when you respond I make sense
   So now we could continue the mission
   As I, keep em eager to listen
  
   As I, keep em eager to listen
  
   [Rakim]
   I used to always say one day
   I'll play in the NBA cause I'll slay
   opponents well, and also excel
   as a black quarterback in the NFL
   I throw to score so I can hear the crowd roar
   Keep em, out of they seats and on the floor
   And when I win, it'll pump my adrenaline
   My record is undefeated, and I'll win again
   I'll never lose or hear boos from the audience
   cause they participate, and applaud me since
   I bring em what they want to hear
   And they'll fill up the atmopshere
   with people that came to party, and have a good time
   So when I'm gone, I'm sure, you understood the rhyme
   Because I promise to accomplish the mission
   Cause I, keep em eager to listen