Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?

Warning, MC's stand back

You better take a chill and observe the skill

Of the man who can, so understand, god damn

I got a masterpiece, a master plan and a brand new

Way to attack the wack, cut 'em down to size

To realize LL's back

Don't sleep, I'm too sweet to repeat a beat

A lyric or rhyme, I wouldn't waste your time

With weak words, that's for nerds, you never heard a rhyme

So you deserve a line, rougher than rough, enough is enough

I'm gonna slaughter, choke ya, smoke ya like a sauna

You don't really wanna

But if you wanna battle on here's a lesson, stop 'fessin

I'm a lethal weapon, you better get to steppin'

Off the stage and outta my face

You're too light in the asshole to save the bass

Why do you think they call it dope?

Why-why do you think they call it dope?

It seems like people'll never understand

On the microphone I'm not your average man

I cool out sometimes, I save my best rhymes

And then the toy boy thinks that he can come and get mine

Let your friends gas him up, talk trash and make bets

Then gets played like those kids who tried to rob Goetz

You don't know what I'm sayin'?

Yo, check it

Give me any microphone and god dammit, I'll wreck it

I'm coldblooded, I'm about to mutilate

Last year before I left, I told you to wait

But you couldn't stay loyal started goin' astray

Thinkin' Tom, Dick, and Harry can mess with Cool J

Is you crazy?

I'm boomin', got the talent of two men

The stamina and skill in battle to kill a few men

The heart of a lion, the loyalty of a soldier

I wreck your whole mob then tall ya I told ya

Why do you think they call it dope?

Why-why do you think they call it dope?

'Cause I don't jab around you, I come inside

Bob and weave, deceive until you get tongue tied

Brawl for all, give a lyrical display

And next time you know better than to get in my way

Yo, what's up with LL?

Will he ever make another rock the bells?

Yo, brothers is coming up, I think he's falling off

I don't think he's still hard as hell

See, this is the attitude of ignorant ones

'Cause they don't know, all them MCs'll get done

One or two might say, "Yo, L'll be back"

But the rest, they be suckin' on sugar smacks

Talkin' that crap about who's better than me

You think so?

Just let a MC

Make me mad enough to really wanna battle

I put a L on his ass like he was cattle

Why do you think they call it dope?

Why-why do you think they call it dope?

Just 'cause I make a love song, or say a simple rhyme

Boom, mover over L, it's Miller Time

I don't know whether to laugh, get ill or get wild

'Cause brothers don't realize, I got so many styles

Like tripling up the words, confusing all the nerds

Heard put my sights on mics unless I'm flippin' above the word

To the mother

No other MC brother can mess with ladies lover

I'm original, I'm bright under color

And when I get on the mic, yo, I burn rubber

Can't stand criticism, give 'em extra jism

Been rockin' for years, now I have wisdom

They way I'm kickin' the lines you can hear my tongue twist

And it'll have your neck spinnin' like you're spineless

I'm pickin' 'em up, throwin' 'em down, hypin' 'em up and slowin' 'em down

All of these words with only one tongue

Shakin' 'em up and then bakin' 'em up

Smash, boom, bash, scrapin' 'em up

Now you thought that was hard, I just begun

'Cause I'm a roll on the microphone

And take control just like Al Capone

I'm notorious, you're foolish if you sleep on me

'Cause I'm too slick to let a rapper get sweet on me

Try to make a move for my heavyweight belt

You get played like the Wizard of Oz witch, you melt

Yo, I'm crazy dope with super hype lines

And a lot of hype lines make one dope rhyme

Why do you think they call it dope?

Why-why do you think they call it dope?

Why do you think they call it dope?

Why-why do you think they call it dope?

'Cause that's what it is

Why do you think they call it dope?

Why-why do you think they call it dope?

Why do you think they call it dope?