[ti:Square One] [ar:Pete Rock] [al:Center of Attention] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Square One - INI/Pete Rock [00:22.47]Huh [00:22.95]I got some time to explain the true grading of a rhymewriter [00:26.29]So take the stance of a gunfighter [00:28.35]Others inject intellect for selfrespect [00:30.86]Or simply kickin' verses for a tight paycheck [00:33.22]But they neglect is creative aspects in control [00:36.07]The sounds and words originate up in the soul [00:38.82]My thoughts cross wack emcees and wickedness [00:41.50]They seem to go hand in hand in the mess [00:44.20]That's formed the dawn of the fake emcee [00:46.76]It's really funny to me how brothers front like they deadly see [00:50.17]Jah be's with me so ras g is no fool [00:52.64]Respectin' the original school that wrote the rules [00:55.29]I'm layin' all these real a** facts upon the wax [00:57.94]Mass communication minus fakin' the jax [01:00.57]So relax all the gods will make you crumble and fall [01:03.33]Keepin' you on the run as we start from square one [01:06.17]The ini's in the house you don't stop [01:08.73]Rap motherf**kers on the rise you don't stop [01:11.20]Square one [01:11.43]The ini's in the house you don't stop [01:14.11]Rap motherf**kers on the rise you don't stop [01:16.41]Square one [01:16.85]The ini's in the house you don't stop [01:19.53]Rap motherf**kers on the rise you don't stop [01:21.92]Square one [01:22.49]The ini's in the house you don't stop [01:25.09]Rap motherf**kers on the rise you don't stop [01:27.12]Square one [01:27.37]I have to get what I want cause now it's no time to front [01:30.50]It's ini on the hunt just to smoke up the funk [01:33.34]With no fear in this industry we in here [01:35.95]So surprised I appear I play the back or the rear [01:38.73]I pushed and shoved to get in and I've seen every sin [01:41.50]And it's been a long time considerin' [01:43.97]But no bitter man african rastafarian non-american [01:47.63]Checkin' every man yeah [01:49.70]In my zone because the eye is all alone in this universe [01:52.91]I see the worst now I'm comin' in first [01:55.51]A brother's thirst got him eager to merc [01:58.33]In full effect cause I'm stayin' alert [02:00.73]Bless the hurt at each and every concert [02:03.67]Taught well to be the very next expert [02:06.32]Never the spare one I'm steppin' up to shoot a fair one [02:09.70]Settin' it off from square one [02:11.58]The ini's in the house you don't stop [02:14.22]Rap motherf**kers on the rise you don't stop [02:16.40]Square one [02:16.91]The ini's in the house you don't stop [02:19.63]Rap motherf**kers on the rise you don't stop [02:21.89]Square one [02:22.51]The ini's in the house you don't stop [02:25.01]Rap motherf**kers on the rise you don't stop [02:27.33]Square one [02:27.85]The ini's in the house you don't stop [02:30.40]Rap motherf**kers on the rise you don't stop [02:32.48]Square one [02:33.36]In '95 nuff kids can catch the vapors [02:36.11]Rob o spends his time puttin' words to paper [02:38.75]Still so I maintains a fly flow [02:41.29]But everytime I plant a seed they won't let it grow [02:44.09]Guess it's the fact that I seen through ya team of major fake outs [02:47.41]Your feeble attempts of gettin' caked out [02:49.57]But in the face of temptation sex guns and paperchasin' [02:52.46]Playin' yaself and say ya neithans [02:55.11]Is it the recognition quick cash or chart positions [02:58.02]Or big figures that have you shittin' on niggas [03:00.69]It must be thinkin' like the whole rap industry son [03:04.38]Yeah no doubt you bugged out [03:06.17]It's not as stable or firm as you thought [03:08.16]In the scrimmage and the tables is turned this sh*t is finished [03:11.41]Yo grap luva no question cause this is how it should be done [03:15.24]We takin' it back to square one [03:17.13]The ini's in the house you don't stop [03:19.59]Rap motherf**kers on the rise you don't stop [03:22.20]Square one [03:22.54]The ini's in the house you don't stop [03:25.06]Rap motherf**kers on the rise you don't stop [03:27.29]Square one [03:27.84]The ini's in the house you don't stop [03:30.53]Rap motherf**kers on the rise you don't stop [03:32.84]Square one [03:33.29]The ini's in the house you don't stop [03:35.95]Rap motherf**kers on the rise you don't stop [03:38.22]Square one [03:38.88]The ini's in the house [03:41.36]Rap motherf**kers on the rise [03:44.39]The ini's in the house [03:46.87]Rap motherf**kers on the rise [03:49.75]The ini's in the house [03:52.27]Rap motherf**kers on the rise [03:55.33]The ini's in the house [03:57.77]Rap motherf**kers on the rise [04:00.67]The ini's in the house [04:03.17]Rap motherf**kers on the rise [04:06.17]The ini's in the house