Released on June 19, 1989

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[Intro]

They said it was all about knowledge

And know I feel like I got most of it all

Dre, drop it!

(Hit it!)


[Verse 1]

Parental discretion is advised when The D.O.C. gets candid

To move like a one-armed bandit

Arrange the tempo when I go solo

The beat and the cut to a rhyme, and it's oh so

Raw, 'cause you want to jam, then you goin' "Damn, he's good"

And you're right, 'cause I am

And I'm strong, strong enough to reach them

They said they wanna learn, so I'm a teach them

Amplified by a microphone, my point is known

So yo, leave the pad at home

I'm down with the sound so much that I can feel it

If there's a deal to be dealt, then I'll deal it

I'm on a roll, that's word to the father

Chumps want to break, but I'm tellin' 'em, "don't bother"

Char the memory of all who saw the

Last to concern, I burn like lava

So in sum, you break, you broke it

And I'm smiling, but not joking

Secrets are told, fold but never did

With the knowledge as strong as a whirlwind pyramid


[Interlude]

Whirlwind pyramid


[Verse 2]

It was mandatory, a righteous editorial

'Cause my sport is like part of a memorial

Lo and behold, I was told to uphold

I have the juice to make vinyl gold

Servant at your service, never nervous

Why am I acclaimed "The Great"? 'Cause I deserve this

This title is vital, I receive correctly

So I don't have to deal with suckers trying to check

T-R to the A-Y, do they have to be warned? Just try

And I'll start crushing without discussion

Checking the crowd with the rhymes I'm busting

Cool, a quality I have to mention

Gaining with the dope comprehension

I move the crowd, so I'm makin' my bid

Pop the lid, yeah, see a whirlwind pyramid


[Interlude]

Transform


[Verse 3]

Hold it, you're a step off the pace, so catch up

And if you're sittin', get your black ass up

Dance to the rhythm, let it move your pants

And if you don't dance, I assume you can't

And as the crowd, steadily expanding

So move, 'cause I don't want to see you standing

You're in the way, so hey you gotta step

Left right, I don't give a damn, just jet

As you leave the party in the light you can say bye to

Everybody, but you're a tossin' Maserati

'Cause you don't want to handle the scandal

Physical abuse 'cause you're as drunk as Tony Randall

And it's a gamble, I mean I've heard you ramble

On and on but you get worn like a sandal

They said, "Get raw" and I did then I slid to the back

And hid behind a whirlwind pyramid


[Outro]

The D-O-C, with some help from my boy T-E-E

Is now operating smoothly

Original knowledge of the whirlwind pyramid

Big dollars I'm gonna always clock

And I'm always down to rock

I had some gin and Sacco (I think you're drunk)

Now I'm ready to rock-o, ha ha ha