I came in the door nineteen eighty four Paint on the wall got chased by the law Once got soul in the place full of flow Was never given the zone had to create my own As clean as the nose on my face that I placed on the stone Had to stake my claim to the thrown Ain't no mistaken the sacred in his tone Ali the new name by which greatness is known Ya'll act like seeing is a new sport Your too inexperienced your teeth are too short Every culture has a right to passage You wanna bypass it and sell me your practice One for the lunch money I dont run from you punch-drunk dummies I invite you all to come for me I said I'd shot hungry when it wasn't sunny I been here long after y'all are done humpin' Talk to me when you've done somthing Other than swing back n' forth from hating to nut pumping No, all criticism isn't constructive Some need to be destructed, your done with And either you retire to the sideline or imbrace this time, this rhyme with your eyes wide open Shit won't have to earn them accolades A-N-T gonna take you all back to phase one Yes Yes y'all you dont stop Now come alive A-N-T and give me what you got Brother Ali rock shock the house we most definitely We bout to turn your doubt y'all A yes yes y'all and you dont dare stop Well come alive A-N-T and give me what you got Brother Ali rock shocking the house we most definitely [scratching:] (the way I feel now I just got to rock)