"Don't Sleep On It" lyrics

MCs, tryin' to play host, play me up close
Brag and boast, you know
Things like that make me weary, but
I never let a rapper get near me, cuz
I'm Rob Base, pick up the pace
It takes more than beats to rock this place
It takes more than rhymes to rock this time
Rhyme for rhyme, the Base design

MC's get mad, cuz I'm blowin' up
To every battle, the Base keeps showin' up
A fast tempo, a-with a hook
Don't judge a book by the way that the cover look

'Cause I'm mean, reign supreme
Wrote my first rhyme at the age of fifteen
I'm like a match, when struck I burn
Not concerned 'cause I'm sure that ya won't learn

Now git up, and let's start
I wanna see which sucka got heart
I get fresh as I get older
Every time I rock, I get bolder
So don't sleep and say I'm wack
'Cause if ya do ya get backslap (backslap)

If it's not in your vision
Don't sleep on it
Don't sleep on it
Don't make a-no decision
Turn it up (On the bass right now)

Drop your ego, and let me go
And just show what I know 'cause I'm on the go
I rock smooth, bust a move, hit me
And the way I perform, you can't forget me

Clear off the smoke, this ain't a joke
The new kid on the block is like dope
Been here for a while, been all punishment
But now I'm on (I'mon), so let's start it

No, I'm not retarded or either crazy
I work hard, I'm not lazy
Rappers don't faze me, or eith-amaze me
Or either come up close and just graze me

Coolin', never be a fool, and
Gimme just a little mo' time I be rulin'
Tell it to the mack, 'cause I'm on wax
But should I pay tac, or should I just act
To get a new job, yes, time is what I'm pressed for
Every time I perform ya want more so (so...)

If it's not in your vision
Don't sleep on it
Don't sleep on it
Don't make a-no decision
Turn it up (On the bass right now)

Ahh, break it down, to get the dope sound
Then hang around with the posse from Uptown
On the Ave, they get cash
But I leave it alone cuz I'm a smash

On the mic, I think differently, a-from another or other MC who
Intervene, try to just rip
Up the Rob on the sneak tip

I get mad, they get sad
Or either rag the had 'cause I'm that bad
I'm not frontin', 'cause this is my theory
You don't believe me, so just hear me

I rock harder, I rock longer
I do this cuz I gotta get stronger
A lotta rappers rhyme harder, and meaner
But I rhyme with the sound that's cleaner

"I ain't nuthin'", that's what they say
Well okay, if they wanna play that way
Cuz I'm Rob buttkickin' Base
What rapper's next to be erased?
On my list, I'm not known to diss
But I'll do it, so don't sleep on this, c'mon

If it's not in your vision
Don't sleep on it
Don't sleep on it
Don't make a-no decision
Turn it up (On the bass right now)

Hit it, admit it, ya did it, ya can't fit it
So forget it cuz I know you ain't wit' it
In the centre, I didn't rent her
Sat 'cha butt in the chair, got a splinter

Back in the days, amazed by the rap phrase
Rap today, to me it don't faze me
I'm not another M.C., or angry by the way ya speak to me
Jealousy, what makes you wanna battle me
Dope beats; what makes you wanna idol me
It ain't nuthin' to me or E-Z
Cuz I'm the R, the O, the B, and he's E-Z

I bust a fee wherever it be, ya see
He or me, the E, the Z, the A, the B
The alphabet's from A to Z, ya see
I'm not tryin' to confuse your mind
I'm just tryin' to pump this plain old fresh rhyme
I stay calm, rap like a pro
I know ya know, so let's go, c'mon

If it's not in your vision
Don't sleep on it
Don't sleep on it
Don't make a-no decision
Turn it up (On the bass right now)

Now E-Z Rock, you remember how we did it before
I want you to do it one more time, for ya mind
1-2-3, give it to 'em

If it's not
Don't sleep on it, come on
If it, if it, if it's not
Don't sleep on it, come on
If it's not
Don't sleep on it, come on
If it, if it, if it's not
Don't sleep on it, come on