Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today
For this somber occasion

Please join us in the mourning of this u-47
It was a great microphone in its day
Until it met its fate

One evening while it was in the studio


So ashes to ashes, and dust to dust
May this microphone, rest, in peace..

Knock knock, guess who? yes, ooh
The bigger the b, the iggah the i
The jigga the g is comin through
Yes Im the one with clout, theyre all talkin bout
To be frank, I have the flavor like sauerkraut

The microphone assassinator and furthermore
I murdered plenty rappers and believe that Ill murder more
So if you ask to give the kane a go
You better treat me like drugs, and just say no
Because I utilize my skills to brutilize
And in a battle, man you should see what I do to guys
Whenever the mics mine, Ill rock a hype rhyme
And come off, like dirty panties at nighttime
Cause any mic that I caress, I finesse
With zest, and just bless, best yet to progress
King asiatic, no other rapper stands this
You couldnt be a king if you played hockey in los angeles
I gets pi-daid, top gri-dade, gotta admit ey
Point blank, the kids stri-daight
Cause when it comes to r-a-p-p-i-n, huh
I got it locked up like a bullpen

May you rest in peace 3x

If this meaning doesnt manifest, put it to rest! krs-one
Rappers I get em and hit em and slit em and split em and rid em
Acquit em, when I get wit em, you can tell that I did em
I take em and shake em and bake em and ache em and break em
And rake em, you cant awake em from the comatose way I make em
Cause when youre messin with me -- you know what?
You can swallow a live grenade and you still wont blow up!
Pickin up the microphone you shouldnt dare
Its like bein on a stairmaster, climbin and goin nowhere
Youre perpetratin like youre ready and able
But couldnt rock a show, if the stage was a cradle
Your rhymes are old as an artifact, and you dont want no part of that
So dont even start it black
Anyone riffin I show them how Im livin
And give them some of that treatment like my man michael bivins
I smack em up, flip em and then shove em down
Huh, oh i-ah-ah-i-ah-i-ah-i dont be ****in around

To rip this microphone like this today
Since eighty-seven I came a long, long way
To headlinin, all the way from supportin..
.. and I know youve been watchin me norton!

Through my whole rap career, a lot of young, huh,
Rappers sat there, and listened, a lot of young, huh,
Rappers sat there, and wishin.. but..
You couldnt see the kane with x-ray vision
And just because you didnt see my crew for a few
A lot of people thought the wolfpack was through
But if you think the kane and scoob and scrapll breakup
I tell you like marvin gaye, wake up.. wake up.. wake up..
Put it to rest, its best to fess
Because the kane is breakin rappers like the irs

And consider this microphone the deceased
Now may it rest in peace

May you rest in peace 7x

If this meaning doesnt manifest, put it to rest! krs-one