Yo, yo one two one two, yo live in effect
 We got the king Ruler Zig-Zag-Zag Allah
 Commonly known to y'all as the RZA
 Yo before we go into side two or side B of this double CD
 Knahmsayin I want to give y'all a little announcement man
 For the last year there's been a lot of music comin out
 the shit been weak, knowhatI'msayin?
 A lot of niggaz trying to take hip-hop
 and make that shit R&B, rap and bullshit yaknowhatI'msayin?
 Or make that shit funk
 Fuck that, this is MCin right here, this is hip-hop
 Wu-Tang, Wu-Tang gonna bring it to you in the purest form
 I got the GZA on my side, Killah Priest
 Sunz of Man, Royal Fam, Killarmy, Gravediggaz, 12 O'Clock
 Yo, we want to let y'all niggaz know somethin man
 To my people all across the world; Japan, Europe -- knowhatI'msayin?
 Canada, knowmean -- Austria, Germany, Sweden
 Yo, this is true hip-hop you listenin to right here
 In the pure form, this ain't no R&B with a wack nigga takin the loop
 Be loopin that shit thinkin it's gonna be the sound of the culture
 YaknowhatI'msayin? (That player bullshit)
 YaknowhatI'msayin? All that player dressin up
 on this shit, actin like this some kind of fashion show man
 YaknowhatI'msayin? This is hip-hop right here
 YaknowhatI'msayin? This is lyrics, MCin
 And yo, to y'all niggaz who think you going to become an MC overnight
 YaknowhatI'msayin? Better snap out that fuckin dream
 Man it takes years for this you Cat in the Hat ass rappers
 You Dr. Seuss, Mother Goose, simple minded
 (Stop runnin up on niggaz with all that wack shit)
 Word up man (I'm talking about you MC's)
 You ain't no MC; niggaz ain't made for this yaknowhatI'msayin?
 This shit was Only Built 4 Cuban Linx -- we told y'all niggaz back then
 And then everybody wanted to change their motherfuckin name
 YaknowhatI'msayin? We come out with a style
 Now everybody wanna imitate our style and all you producers out there
 YaknowhatI'msayin? It's all good to show love to a nigga
 But stop bitin my shit, yaknowhatI'msayin?
 Come from your own heart with this shit
 And all y'all MC's, stop biting from my niggaz
 We told ya'll niggaz on the fucking Cuban Linx album
 Don't bite our shit, y'all niggaz keep biting
 Yo, I'm going to tell y'all something man
 It's time for the Wu revolution right here
 To all my niggaz across the world
 Raise your motherfucking fist in the air
 And get ready for the Triumph
 Cause the Gods is here to take over this shit
 Word up, peace