Well I'm a sire
wˈɛl aɪm ɐ sˈaɪə
I set the microphone on fire
aɪ sˈɛt ðə mˈaɪkɹəfˌəʊn ˌɒn fˈaɪə
Rap styles vary
ɹˈap stˈaɪlz vˈeəɹɪ
and carry like Mariah
and kˈaɹɪ lˈaɪk maɹˈaɪə
I come from the Shaolin slum
aɪ kˈʌm fɹɒm ðə ʃˈeɪəlˌɪn slˈʌm
and the isle I'm from
and ðɪ ˈaɪəl aɪm fɹɒm
Is coming through with nuff niggas
ɪz kˈʌmɪŋ θɹuː wɪð nˈʌf nˈɪɡəz
and nuff guns
and nˈʌf ɡˈʌnz
So if you wanna come sweating
sˌəʊ ɪf juː wˈɒnə kˈʌm swˈɛtɪŋ
stressing contesting
stɹˈɛsɪŋ kəntˈɛstɪŋ
You'll catch a sharp sword to the midsection
juːl kˈatʃ ɐ ʃˈɑːp sˈɔːd tə ðə mɪdsˈɛkʃən
Don't talk the talk
dˈəʊnt tˈɔːk ðə tˈɔːk
if you can't walk the walk
ɪf juː kˈɑːnt wˈɔːk ðə wˈɔːk
Phony niggas are outlined in chalk
fˈəʊnɪ nˈɪɡəz ɑːɹ ˈaʊtlaɪnd ɪn tʃˈɔːk
I'm mad vexed
aɪm mˈad vˈɛkst
it's what the projects made me
ɪts wɒt ðə pɹˈɒdʒɛkts mˈeɪd mˌɪ
Rebel to the grain there's no way to barricade me
ɹˈɛbəl tə ðə ɡɹˈeɪn ðeəz nˈəʊ wˈeɪ tə bˈaɹɪkˌeɪd mˌɪ
Steamrolling niggas like a eighteen wheeler
stˈɪmɹəʊlɪŋ nˈɪɡəz lˈaɪk ɐ eɪtˈɪn wˈɪlə
With a drunk driver driving
wɪð ɐ dɹˈʌŋk dɹˈaɪvə dɹˈaɪvɪŋ
there's no surviving
ðeəz nˈəʊ səvˈaɪvɪŋ