New York To Cali

[Verse 1] I come again phono again when the drama come in Synonyms don't wanna end Rakim's gonna win Always seem to come out at the right time with the right rhymes Smooth in the day it sound rough at night time Just an echo (an echo), in every ghetto, meadow and valley Side street and alley, from New York to Cali I been seen in every state and between on stage They scream every phrase I leave the city in a rage It's on to the next one to bless one, that's my procedure Leave ya in a deeper mind state than anesthesia Ya catch a seizure if you try to stop the great When I operate, just let the crowd please ya drop the weight Just want us in gear, from everyone from here to there Ideas that ya hear, severe to the ear Never the less I provide a world wide request And manifest and this is from the east to the West [Hook] From New York to Cali (to Cali, to Cali) Coast to coast I been ripped coliseums and clubs From New York to Cali (to Cali, to Cali) Rhymin' over dubs for thugs, girls blow me kisses and throw me hugs From New York to Cali (to Cali, to Cali) Coast to coast I been ripped coliseums and clubs From New York to Cali (to Cali, to Cali) Rhymin' over dubs for thugs, girls blow me kisses and throw me hugs [Verse 2] Musical rise I memorize in my mental enterprise Then improvise live with my supplies You know the quota, fashinal design the shine The international kind start the rhyme time to motor Irreversible format, adapt, to wherever ya livin' at From all four corners of the mat Whenever they play it, it gets interpreted Hip-Hop related Already dedicated keep it heavy populated Attract everybody that could rock Do a block party make it look like woodstock, yeah Rakim Allah, nothing similar to my seminar They travel never far plus that's where the women are I like to ask them "What's the best time to hear me rhyme?" Never the less I provide a worldwide request and manifest And this is from the East to the West [Hook] From New York to Cali (to Cali, to Cali) Coast to coast I been ripped coliseums and clubs From New York to Cali (to Cali, to Cali) Rhymin' over dubs for thugs, girls blow me kisses and throw me hugs From New York to Cali (to Cali, to Cali) Coast to coast I been ripped coliseums and clubs From New York to Cali (to Cali, to Cali) Rhymin' over dubs for thugs, girls blow me kisses and throw me hugs [Verse 3] Coast to coast I been ripped coliseums and clubs Rhymin' over dubs for thugs girls blow me kisses and throw me hugs A sporadic concert on stage I got classics, which means my smash hits won't age And sing along I bring a song I be swinging long We can do a thing till dawn I came to bring it on on tour Stoppin' all the records stores across the nation Flow at the radio station to show appreciation Retreats for the streets, peace for the jeeps And reach incredible feets to get deep for my peeps Props for the unorthodox style I got they couldn't wait for me to drop move stock for the block Strong kick cassette decks, walkmen headsets I come off Fly concepts is high tech My first display is to converse with the days And slam that's why the man first jam still play So tell the neighbor hoods I got the goods again It's Rakim then again that's how it should have been Never the less I provide a worldwide request and manifest And this is from the East to the West [Hook] From New York to Cali (to Cali, to Cali) Coast to coast I been ripped coliseums and clubs From New York to Cali (to Cali, to Cali) Rhymin' over dubs for thugs, girls blow me kisses and throw me hugs From New York to Cali (to Cali, to Cali) Coast to coast I been ripped coliseums and clubs From New York to Cali (to Cali, to Cali) Rhymin' over dubs for thugs, girls blow me kisses and throw me hugs