Opportunity Knocks

By DJ Premier

On Get Used to Us

Released on December 7, 2010

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[Verse 1]

Opportunity knocks, you better listen or you miss it

Nah, but not me, see I was born to glisten, in

Other words shine, since the day of my Christening

And not just from the Holy Water dripping

Off the dome like flows with Jim Prowes I’m spitting

And compare me to the legend from the home of the Pistons

Must’ve been your vision that was in on that decision

Thank you, for real, but you gotta be kidding., compare me to Mr. Mathers

See I know I showed talent and potential but so did Hank Gathers

Rest in Peace, meanwhile let’s increase

The love for the game invented in the streets

Of the South South BronxCan't rep the Boro

Cause I am from the Jerz and I’m definitely thorough

My confidence, makes it pretty hard to stay modest

Truthfully seems I’m heating up the booth, Preem be honest


[Verse 2]

Alright alright alright alright, now let me calm down

Maybe got ahead of myself but it’s gone now, back to Earth

Packing a mac in the verse, not in the back of the Ac

But in the backpack with the Jack flask

A pen and pad that’ll end your career

Nickelus Jav bringing lead to your ear

And not a .22 but two number twos

Aimed at an MC wit an ego ready to bruise

Whoever thought a Bic and a pad that’s a quarter inch thick

Could be deadly when mixed in a medley with Nick

You better be sick if you readily spit

If you’re in pain take a Lil’ Wayne track six

I’m insane that’s it, came into the game that quick and the name’s Javis

Never forget it cause it will be repetted, oops I mean repeated

However never defeated


[WOW, I managed to impress a LEGEND.]


[Verse 3]

I gotta take a step back man I’m floating

In the studio wit Preem, most cats don’t even know him

Alright, enough brown nosing for the time being

I’m just appreciating what I’m seeing, this is crazy

I’m spitting from the same booth as B.I.G., Rakim, Nas, and Jay-Z

Thinking back to the times when my rhymes were basic

I coulda worn a “What Would Jay Do” bracelet

Never had the slightest thought of making it

And now I find myself in the presence of greatness

On the same mic where Nas was Like in the NY State of Mind

So all you need is Play and Rewind

I’m standing in the same booth where the rapper with clout was Unbelievable

And Doubt was Reasonable

I’m on the Preem Team for the long run, so when the song’s done

I am where I belong. One