"God Speak (Interlude)" lyrics

To me, greatness is not only how well you do something, but if you were the first to do it
Rakim was the first person that I heard that started using, like, inside rhyme schemes
And coming back at the end and hitting it, you know what I'm saying?
So he did something that hadn't even been thought of yet
And he singlehandedly pushed the genre forward to be more complex lyrically
And birthed fucking Kane and G Rap, right?
Rakim, man
"Constant elevation cause expansion," I live my life by that right now
"Constant elevation causes expansion"
So when you, when you tight, and you say, "I only do this"
You constrict yourself, so nothing can come in
This is what you do, this is what I eat
No matter how much money I get, I'm staying here, yeah?
Well, that life is about "Constant elevation cause expansion
I write my rhymes while I cool in the mansion"
Like, and then he gave you the sweetness
He gave you the, the jewel, the jewel of all jewels, you know what I'm saying?
And then he just, "I write my rhymes while I cool in the mansion"