[Intro: Pete Rock]
The main ingredient
Whoop-whoop (Check it out, y'all)
Whoop-whoop (Check it out, y'all)
Whoop-whoop (Check it out, y'all)
Whoop-whoop (Check it out, y'all)
Whoop-whoop (Check it out, y'all)
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One-two, one-two, y'all
One-two, check it out
Got my man C.L. 
Can't forget my man Cee-Lo
Can't forget money earnin' Mount Vernon
Can't forget New Roch'
Can't forget Westchester
Can't forget, um, C.L., hit me off

[Verse 1: C.L. Smooth]
Feel the funk by the rap czars in sports cars
Comin' at ya, now you listen at the feet of a master
Caution, not Wheel of Fortune, here's a portion
Of untamedness, approachin' famous for miscellaneous
The track get crackin' though, unexplainable
When I ground a jewel, sound is simply uncontainable
Release my soul, but never make the mistake
And play me like a stone cold fruitcake, man
'Cause you can never fathom, G, the dough we want, so
My flow's the steadiest, to never leave us penniless
Come on down to the very necessary legendary
Well, the more the merry, stickin' women type of villian
The evidence relentless, I'd rather see you magnetized
Mecca to begin you're locked in, no doubt
The label better push this so we can pay the rent
You can season the pot well, but here's the main ingredient
[Chorus: Pete Rock]
The main ingredient, y'all
The main ingredient
Yo, the main ingredient, y'all
The main ingredient
Yo, the main ingredient, y'all
The main ingredient
The main ingredient, y'all
Yo, the main ingredient, kick it C.L. 

[Verse 2: C.L. Smooth]
I know you wonder what kind of way is that to think
Put all the wackest rappers on a boat and let it sink
Don't blink, next thing you see, your spot is taken
No jax I'm fakin', soldiers took the whole reservation
On a scale of one to ten, we move rather swiftly
Want a dime piece but we'll settle for an eight-fifty
Don't blow mine, your trump card is exposed to pages
Now your beginning's already at the final stages
Pumpin' like twelve gauges from a shotgun blast
I never saw people run so fast, aight?
Stay up all night and sleep all day
Makin' big lucci and would have it no other way
In conjunction with the function, as stated
Orchestrated by the Soul Brother nickel plated
Tell the judge you were foolish and try to be lenient
'Cause you never had the the main ingredient
[Chorus: Pete Rock]
The main ingredient
The main ingredient
The main ingredient
The main ingredient
The main ingredient
The main ingredient
The main ingredient
Hit the third verse off, kid

[Vere 3: C.L. Smooth]
This cap is peeled layin' joints like a minefield
When dynamite's my rhythm, this is East Coast terrorism
The Vernon-ville's Mecca Don, formin' Voltron tactics
Let off three verses and the crowd panics
Get 'em all, the kingpin of the Player's Ball
Now every tramp in your camp's going AWOL
My lucci situation is a daily operation
On the strip, I refine you like Tales From the Crypt
Right here's the real shit, and all that other's counterfeit
Funk to let you know exactly what you're dealin' with
P-R slash, C.L. smash, love to spend cash
For proper livin', slidin' up in wealthy women
Stick your hand in my pants and grab the mic's no crime
'Cause like Sisters With Voices, it's about time
For you to respect my whole foundation precisely
Be obedient, to the main ingredient
[Chorus: Pete Rock]
Yo, the main ingredient
The main ingredient
Yo, the main ingredient
The main ingredient
The main ingredient
The main ingredient
The main ingredient
Check out the funk, y'all

[Outro: Pete Rock]
Mic check, one-two
C.L. Smooth and Pete Rock
Comin' back for ninety-four
Can't forget
Brothers on, get on to get on
It's time to get on, peace to InI
Yeah, can't forget Baby Pah
Can't forget the whole roster
One-two
Check it
It's the main ingredient, y'all
The main ingredient, y'all
The main ingredient, y'all
The main ingredient, y'all
The main ingredient, y'all
The main ingredient, y'all
The main ingredient, y'all
The main ingredient, y'all
The main ingredient, y'all
The main ingredient, y'all
The main ingredient, y'all
The main ingredient, y'all
The main ingredient, bust it