[Verse 1: O.C.]
Check it, the renaissance man, no gat in my hand
Episode numero uno, check out the man
Spread a verse like a thesis or a virus
Open the iris nigga, I'm the individual you can't get rid of
Prominent aura, dominant moral, Islamic
Amazin' phenomenon like Halley's Comet
Ya gettin' headaches from this bullshit
I'm the anesthetic to cure shit
Fuck that cut up shit, I be that pure shit
Expedition thoughts are truck
My mind shine like bins spinnin' thoughts, bright as fuck
Congruent like four sides of a square
I got a surprise in '98, rappers better prepare
Timeless, take every letter from the word I ad-lib
And put it together, that nigga O.C.'s quite clever
Always and forever, no one can do it better

[Hook: Pete Rock]
Respect on the mic we in this for life
For the street thug to my brother with same blood
One love yo sound off the twenty one slug
Salute, ways to display the truth
It's Pete Rock and O.C
It's on point fella, ain't nothin' you can tell us
Word up

[Verse Two: Pete Rock]
Yo I impact the earth like a meteorite magnetic
The P.R./O.C. experiment
Servin' justice when we bust this
Ya now instructed to thrust one fist in the air
Regulate the anthem, for revolution prepare
For the victorious comeback of the year
Assemble the militia as I insert the scripture
Lyrics for the instrumental picture
Graphic in nature, respect mics I hold
Certified gold, 500,000 sold
News flash, yo, it's hip-hop built to last
Survivor of the aftermath when guns blast
Wavin' a white flag while you dressed in drag
Remember what I keep in the trunk of my Jag
Surprise nigga, respect due when I deliver

[Hook]

[Verse 3: O.C.]
Since day one when I came up on the scene
For this mic I fiend, respect played a part before the cream
I figure respect last longer because cream come and go
I done seen five to ten, even fifteen a show and blew it
Now I know know my ill escape is real estate
No more will I make that mistake
Respect is what matters 'cause that shit hold weight

[Verse 4: Pete Rock]
Word up, ya gotta earn respect in '98
Rehabilitate the rap game, honor our name
Hold it down to the last frame
No doubt, emergency escape route, take the easy way out
If that's what you about, if not, then show ya heart
Create light from dark, all aboard the Ark
As the rain falls, I reminisce on Biggie Smalls
And 2Pac, the new world is yours
So pause for the cause, repect due

[Hook: x2]