Da Joint

[Verse 1: Erick Sermon] I make a million...bucks Every six months and y'all Hating my game, saying my name, they call Me the E, wrong things Knowing I'm fly without wings While some of y'all have to pull strings In this era, I maintain the freak upon the beat Master basslines of Raphael Saadiq Lyrical mastermind, a genius so dont snooze No mission's impossible, ask Tom Cruise I keep a joint lit When I have to spit A rough paragraph Laugh, when I'm bustin' your ass Who want it? Come and see me, like 112 And I'll rock that bell with Fox and L E-Dub, Mr Excitement, right The poltergeist of rap so come to the light Yes, the recipient of this award goes to moi The best qualified superstar [Chorus: Erick Sermon (Parrish Smith)] My squad stays on point like Den en den den de den—it's the joint! (Yeah my squad stay on point like) Den en den den de den—it's the joint! [EPMD (Ad Rock vocal sample)] New York, I'm in your area (Over here!) DC, I'm in your area (Over here!) New Jers, I'm in your area (Over here!) EPMD is a world premier [Verse 2: Parrish Smith] It's the joint Stay on point Plus I'm feelin' it Niggas killin' shit tryin' to duplicate the manuscripts That's impossible, pray like the gospel Overcoming set backs, and jumping over obstacles Like Evil Kenevil On point like a needle EPMD's like the Beatles, back with another sequel To hip-hop, check one two and you don't stop Rap with mainstream R&B and pop Now the world's shocked The E-double's back with Mic-Doc Like it or not We ’bout to turn it up another notch Mach speed Put it down for my seeds Raw breeds Acres with the deeds It's the joint [Chorus: Erick Sermon (Parrish Smith)] My squad stays on point like Den en den den de den—it's the joint! (Yeah my squad stay on point like) Den en den den de den—it's the joint! [EPMD (Ad Rock vocal sample)] VA, I'm in your area (Over here!) DC, I'm in your area (Over here!) Chi-Town, I'm in your area (Over here!) EPMD is a world premier [Verse 3: Erick Sermon] My style's digable, so I'm phat like that I got a Benz too, and its black like that I got millions of chips, and they stack like that A five year spread, and now we back like that How dare they, niggas sittin' in they room with Brandy Way pissed off thinkin' how the can't stand me He robbed Sean for his Penn, talkin' Not lookin', shooken, a dead man walkin' [Parrish Smith (Erick Sermon)] You know me, from rippin' flows with my homie The one and only, Ginuwine like Pony You wanna ride? Call me up when you're lonely I'm Parrish Smith, the shit—great like Tony I'm hittin'-hittin' (Where from?) From Brentwood to San Quentin I'ma keep rhymin', still representin' (For who?) For my niggas up north and in the courts And for the MCs takin' no shorts, in this blood sport [Chorus: Erick Sermon (Parrish Smith)] My squad stays on point like Den en den den de den—it's the joint! (Yeah my squad stay on point like) Den en den den de den—it's the joint! [EPMD (Ad Rock vocal sample)] Detroit, I'm in your area (Over here!) Cali, I'm in your area (Over here!) Philly, I'm in your area (Over here!) EPMD is a world premier