The Big Payback - Intellectual

[Intro: PMD & Erick Sermon]

Ayo, wassup, E Double?

Yo, what's up, man?

Yo, these crab MCs got us trapped up behind these walls, man

But I'm ready to break outta here and do this, you know what I'm sayin'?

So what's the magic word?

[Verse 1: Erick Sermon]

Open sesame and let down the main gate

Before you scream "EPMD," you should wait

I roll with a posse, can you try to stop me?

Also, yo, your brothers tried to pop me

On the sneak tip, without me knowin'

So I keep goin', and my rhymes keep flowin'

On and on and I don't quit

I get pushed to the limit, and yo, that's it

Step by step, I put an end to your fun

'Cause I'm the chosen one, yes, me, my son

A young kid from the ghetto, a kiddie from the city

I don't feel sorrow, and I have no pity

To run up on you, and wax plus tax

Your gold, your money, and from your eyes, your contacts

Then flex over, a hop skip and a jump

To the next town, to go punk a chump

MCs try to diss me and try to bust caps

I'm not havin' it, and that means no haps, jack

So get the bozack, and lay off the crack, that's wack

This is the big payback

[Chorus]

Big payback (Yo)

[Verse 2: PMD & Erick Sermon]

As I go and flow to a different type of tempo

Why, MD? C'mon E, 'cause P keeps it simple

Plus I'm strikin' like lightnin', throwin' blows like Tyson

Slayin' MCs on the Q-T, sorta like a sniper

So if a sucker don't like me, the feelin' is mutual

I tune my rhyme to a low RPM, then shift to neutral

And crack a 40 (What kind?) of Olde E

To slay an MC (How?) on the Q-T

(So what's your name, boy?) C'mon E, you know it's MD

So while I'm wreckin', he's checkin' all the bodies that's left in

A pile behind the stage, the P is like steppin'

All from the scenes, I see lights and sirens

Witness everywhere, but no one seen a thing

When cops ask questions, my description is vague

No answers at all, just bodies behind the stage

One witness yells out that he was dressed in black

Stupid dookie link with a fisherman hat

A cop says, "Yo, how'd he flee from the spot?"

"In a black sports car, I think it was an Iroc

But the windows were tinted, and we couldn't get a look"

(Why?) "There was smoke from the rubber he cooked", the big payback

[Chorus]

Big payback (Yo)

[Verse 3: Erick Sermon & PMD]

No Rome-and-O or Juliette romance story

Just EPMD, the fame and the glory

The rappin' technique, somethin' like fencin'

Dangerous, it keeps you in suspense

And you have to be cool, and plus have stamina

'Cause if you don't, I'm gonna end up stabbin' ya

In your guts, from the razor cuts

And I'ma stick and pick until your mind goes nuts

It might sound gross or make your stomach bubble

But don't ever, ever, ever mess with E Double

I'm like Jumpin' Jack Flash, a spy with an eye

I do no stunts and I'm not The Fall Guy

I'm just the E, the R-I-C-K, that's all

Did some check one-twos and some yes, yes, y'alls

I'm the man of the hour, sweet to be sour

(So what you sayin', E?) I got soul power

So dig it as I kick it, keep your eyes open

'Cause a brother like me is always scopin'

In fact, you should pack because I cut no slack

It's like that, this is the big payback

[Chorus]

Big payback (Yo, yo)

Big payback (Yo)

[Verse 4: PMD]

If rappin' was a tribe I'd be the chief comanche

Hat, fat link, chunky rings, nothing fancy

So saddle up MCs, and off we go

It's not a rodeo, but I carry a lasso

'Cause I'm back from vacation, 'cause suckers kept slippin'

Rappin' off-beat, plus your tunes wasn't hittin'

Don't wanna claim a style on the M-I-C

But I can go state to state cold rippin' shows with E

'Cause whether maxin' or relaxin', waxin' or taxin'

Never step to a show without packin'

My partners Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson

So nothin' moves funny at the rappin' session

I'm strictly biz and knuckles, no time for laugh or chuckles

I drop clear lyrics, while your bass sound muffled

(You sniff blow?) Hell no, and still flow and say dough

More or less do a show, nah

The only high I get is when my fans yell "ho"

So get the bozack because we're back to hack

Here to let you know that it's the big payback

[Chorus]

Big payback (Yo)

Big payback (Yo, yo)

[Outro: Erick Sermon]

Yeah, that's right, man (Yo)

Big payback in '89, you know what I'm sayin'? (Yo)

EPMD's in effect on the Unfinished Business tip, y'all been tuned in (Yo)

Snappin' necks (Yo)

Yo, yo