| Song | microphone fiend |
| Artist | Rakim |
| Album | Legends, Volume 1.2 |
| [00:18.23] | I was a fiend before I became a teen |
| [00:20.89] | I melted microphones instead of cones of ice cream |
| [00:23.29] | Music orientated so when hiphop was originated |
| [00:26.11] | Fitted like pieces of puzzles, complicated |
| [00:28.53] | ‘Cuz I grabbed the mic and try to say, “Yes, y’all” |
| [00:30.84] | They tried to take it, and say that I’m too small |
| [00:34.01] | Cool, ‘cuz I don’t get upset |
| [00:35.92] | I kick a hole in the speaker, pull the plug, then I jet |
| [00:38.87] | Back to the lab without a mic to grab |
| [00:41.48] | So then I add all the rhymes I had |
| [00:43.91] | One after the other one, then I make another one |
| [00:46.72] | To dis the opposite then ask if the brother’s done |
| [00:49.23] | I get a craving like I fiend for nicotine |
| [00:51.43] | But I don’t need a cigarette, know what I mean? |
| [00:53.89] | I’m ragin’, rippin’ up the stage and |
| [00:56.01] | Don’t it sound amazin’, ’cause every rhyme is made and |
| [00:59.22] | Thought of, ‘cuz it’s sort of, an addiction |
| [01:02.03] | magnatized by the mixin’ Vocals, vocabulary, your verses, you’re stuck in |
| [01:06.65] | The mic is a Drano, volcanoes erupting |
| [01:09.38] | Rhymes overflowing, gradually growingAnnotate |
| [01:11.95] | Everythin’ is written in code, so it can coincide，My thoughts to guide, |
| [01:17.83] | 48 tracks to slide |
| [01:19.55] | The invincible, microphone fiend Rakim |
| [01:22.15] | Spread the word, ‘cuz I’m in EFFECTA smooth operator operatin’ correctly |
| [01:29.54] | But back to the problem, I gotta habit |
| [01:32.40] | You can’t stop it, silly rabbit |
| [01:34.79] | The prescription is a hypertone that’s thorough when I fiend for a microphone like herion |
| [01:40.01] | Soon as the bass kicks, I need a fix |
| [01:42.36] | Gimme a stage and a mic and a mix |
| [01:44.66] | And I’ll put you in a mood or is it a state of |
| [01:47.17] | Unawareness? Beware, it’s the re-animator |
| [01:49.69] | A menace to a microphone, a lethal weapon |
| [01:52.04] | An assasinator, if the people ain’t steppin’ |
| [01:54.70] | You see a part of me that you never seen |
| [01:57.25] | When I’m fiendin’ for a microphone, I’m the microphone fiend |
| [02:00.62] | After 12, I’m worse that a Gremlin |
| [02:02.87] | Feed me Hiphop and I start tremblin’ |
| [02:04.98] | The thrill of suspense is intense, your horrified |
| [02:07.68] | But this ain’t the cinemas of “Tales From the Darkside” |
| [02:10.18] | By any means neccesary, this is what has to be done |
| [02:12.79] | Make way ‘cuz here I come |
| [02:15.30] | my DJ cuts material, |
| [02:19.42] | grand imperial |
| [02:21.07] | It’s a must that I bust any mic you’re hand to me |
| [02:23.27] | It’s inherited, it’s runs in the family |
| [02:25.58] | I wrote the rhyme that broke the bull’s back |
| [02:27.93] | If that don’t slow ’em up, I carry a full pack |
| [02:30.58] | Now, I don’t want to have to let off, you should of kept off |
| [02:33.08] | You didn’t keep the stage warm, step off |
| [02:36.38] | Ladies and Gentleman, you’re about to see a pasttime hobby about to be |
| [02:40.69] | Take it to the maximum, I can’t relax see |
| [02:43.25] | I’m hype as a hyperchrondriac ‘cuz the rap be one hell of a antidote |
| [02:47.36] | Something you can’t smoke more than dope |
| [02:48.96] | You’re tryin’ to move away but you can’t |
| [02:50.26] | you’re broke more than cracked up |
| [02:51.78] | you should have backed up |
| [02:53.33] | For those who act up need to be more than smacked up |
| [02:55.99] | Any entertainer, I got a torture chamber |
| [02:58.50] | One on one and I’m the remainder |
| [03:01.31] | So close your eyes and hold your breath |
| [03:03.87] | And I’m a hit’cha wit the blow of death |
| [03:05.92] | Before you go, you’ll remember you seen |
| [03:08.63] | The fiend of a microphone, I’m the microphone fiend |
| [03:10.50] | The microphone fiend |
| [00:18.23] | I was a fiend before I became a teen |
| [00:20.89] | I melted microphones instead of cones of ice cream |
| [00:23.29] | Music orientated so when hiphop was originated |
| [00:26.11] | Fitted like pieces of puzzles, complicated |
| [00:28.53] | ' Cuz I grabbed the mic and try to say, " Yes, y' all" |
| [00:30.84] | They tried to take it, and say that I' m too small |
| [00:34.01] | Cool, ' cuz I don' t get upset |
| [00:35.92] | I kick a hole in the speaker, pull the plug, then I jet |
| [00:38.87] | Back to the lab without a mic to grab |
| [00:41.48] | So then I add all the rhymes I had |
| [00:43.91] | One after the other one, then I make another one |
| [00:46.72] | To dis the opposite then ask if the brother' s done |
| [00:49.23] | I get a craving like I fiend for nicotine |
| [00:51.43] | But I don' t need a cigarette, know what I mean? |
| [00:53.89] | I' m ragin', rippin' up the stage and |
| [00:56.01] | Don' t it sound amazin', ' cause every rhyme is made and |
| [00:59.22] | Thought of, ' cuz it' s sort of, an addiction |
| [01:02.03] | magnatized by the mixin' Vocals, vocabulary, your verses, you' re stuck in |
| [01:06.65] | The mic is a Drano, volcanoes erupting |
| [01:09.38] | Rhymes overflowing, gradually growingAnnotate |
| [01:11.95] | Everythin' is written in code, so it can coincide, My thoughts to guide, |
| [01:17.83] | 48 tracks to slide |
| [01:19.55] | The invincible, microphone fiend Rakim |
| [01:22.15] | Spread the word, ' cuz I' m in EFFECTA smooth operator operatin' correctly |
| [01:29.54] | But back to the problem, I gotta habit |
| [01:32.40] | You can' t stop it, silly rabbit |
| [01:34.79] | The prescription is a hypertone that' s thorough when I fiend for a microphone like herion |
| [01:40.01] | Soon as the bass kicks, I need a fix |
| [01:42.36] | Gimme a stage and a mic and a mix |
| [01:44.66] | And I' ll put you in a mood or is it a state of |
| [01:47.17] | Unawareness? Beware, it' s the reanimator |
| [01:49.69] | A menace to a microphone, a lethal weapon |
| [01:52.04] | An assasinator, if the people ain' t steppin' |
| [01:54.70] | You see a part of me that you never seen |
| [01:57.25] | When I' m fiendin' for a microphone, I' m the microphone fiend |
| [02:00.62] | After 12, I' m worse that a Gremlin |
| [02:02.87] | Feed me Hiphop and I start tremblin' |
| [02:04.98] | The thrill of suspense is intense, your horrified |
| [02:07.68] | But this ain' t the cinemas of " Tales From the Darkside" |
| [02:10.18] | By any means neccesary, this is what has to be done |
| [02:12.79] | Make way ' cuz here I come |
| [02:15.30] | my DJ cuts material, |
| [02:19.42] | grand imperial |
| [02:21.07] | It' s a must that I bust any mic you' re hand to me |
| [02:23.27] | It' s inherited, it' s runs in the family |
| [02:25.58] | I wrote the rhyme that broke the bull' s back |
| [02:27.93] | If that don' t slow ' em up, I carry a full pack |
| [02:30.58] | Now, I don' t want to have to let off, you should of kept off |
| [02:33.08] | You didn' t keep the stage warm, step off |
| [02:36.38] | Ladies and Gentleman, you' re about to see a pasttime hobby about to be |
| [02:40.69] | Take it to the maximum, I can' t relax see |
| [02:43.25] | I' m hype as a hyperchrondriac ' cuz the rap be one hell of a antidote |
| [02:47.36] | Something you can' t smoke more than dope |
| [02:48.96] | You' re tryin' to move away but you can' t |
| [02:50.26] | you' re broke more than cracked up |
| [02:51.78] | you should have backed up |
| [02:53.33] | For those who act up need to be more than smacked up |
| [02:55.99] | Any entertainer, I got a torture chamber |
| [02:58.50] | One on one and I' m the remainder |
| [03:01.31] | So close your eyes and hold your breath |
| [03:03.87] | And I' m a hit' cha wit the blow of death |
| [03:05.92] | Before you go, you' ll remember you seen |
| [03:08.63] | The fiend of a microphone, I' m the microphone fiend |
| [03:10.50] | The microphone fiend |