[Rakim]: Yo  I'm doing the knowledge  E.  I'm trying to get paid in full
 [E]: Well  check this out  since Nobry Walters is our agency  right?
 [R]: True
 [E]: Kara Lewis is our agent
 [R]: Word up
 [E]: Zakia/4th & Broadway is our record company
 [R]: Indeed
 [E]: Okay  so who we rollin with?
 [R]: We rollin with Rush
 [E]: Of Rushtown Management. Check this out  since we talking over
 this def beat that I put together, I wanna hear some of them
 def rhymes, know what I'm sayin? And together, we can get
 paid in full...

 [Rakim]
 Thinkin of a master plan
 Cuz ain't nuthin but sweat inside my hand
 So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent
 So I dig deeper but still comin up with lint
 So I start my mission- leave my residence
 Thinkin how could I get some dead presidents
 I need money, I used to be a stick-up kid
 So I think of all the devious things I did
 I used to roll up, this is a hold up, ain't nuthin funny
 Stop smiling, be still, don't nuthin move but the money
 But now I learned to earn cos I'm righteous
 I feel great! so maybe I might just
 Search for a 9 to 5, if I strive
 Then maybe I'll stay alive
 So I walk up the street whistlin this
 Feelin out of place cos, man, do I miss
 A pen and a paper, a stereo, a tape of
 Me and Eric B, and a nice big plate of
 Fish, which is my favorite dish
 But without no money it's still a wish
 Cos I don't like to dream about gettin paid
 So I dig into the books of the rhymes that I made
 To now test to see if I got pull
 Hit the studio, cos I'm paid in full