[Intro: O.C., (Pete Rock) & "Raekwon sample"]
"Yo, brothers respect mine!"
Yeah!
(Yo, turn it up)
Fuck keepin' it real, I keep it right, naw'mean? (Yeah)
"Yo, brothers respect mine!"
No doubt
"Yo, brothers respect mine!"
You little crumbs, mere peasants (Ha! Hahaha)
He's back
Check it!

[Verse 1: O.C.]
The renaissance man, no gat in my hand
Episode numero uno — check out the man
Spread a verse like a thesis or a virus
Open ya iris, n***a, I'm the individual you can't get rid of
Prominent aura, dominant moral, Islamic
Amazin' phenomenon like Halley's Comet
Ya gettin' headaches from this bullshit
I'm the anesthetic to cure shit
Fuck that cut-up shit! I be that pure shit
Expedition, thoughts are truck
My mind shine like rims, spinnin' thoughts bright as fuck!
Congruent like four sides of a square
I got a surprise in '98 — rappers better prepare!
Timeless!
Take every letter from the word I ad-lib and put it together
That n***a O.C.'s quite clever
Always and forever, no one can do it better
Fuck outta here, you faggot-ass motherfuckers!
[Hook: Pete Rock]
Respect on the mic, we in this for life
For the street thug
To my brother with the same blood — one love
Yo, sound off the twenty-one slug salute
Ways to display the truth
It's Pete Rock and O.C
It's on point, fella
Ain't nuthin' you can tell us
Word up!
For real, yo

[Verse 2: Pete Rock]
Yo, I impact the earth like a meteorite, magnetic
The P.R./O.C. experiment
Servin' justice when we bust this
Ya now instructed to thrust one fist in the air
Regulate the anthem for revolution
Prepare for the victorious comeback of the year
Assemble the militia, as I insert the scripture (Word)
Lyrics for the instrumental picture (Uh-huh)
Graphic in nature, respect mics I hold
Certified gold — 500,000 sold
News flash, yo — it's hip-hop built to last (Last)
Survivor of the aftermath when guns blast
Wavin' a white flag while you dressed in drag (Word)
Remember what I keep in the trunk of my Jag'
Surprise, n***a!
Respect due when I deliver (Word, everything's real)
[Hook: Pete Rock]
Respect on the mic, we in this for life
For the street thug
To my brother with the same blood — one love
Yo, sound off the twenty-one slug salute
Ways to display the truth
It's Pete Rock and O.C
It's on point, fella
Ain't nuthin' you can tell us
Word up

[Verse 3: O.C.]
Since day one, when I came up on the scene, for this mic I fiend
Respect played a part before the C.R.E.A.M
I figure respect last longer 'cause C.R.E.A.M. come and go
I done seen five to ten, to fifteen a show and blew it
Now I know that my ill escape is real estate
No more will I make that mistake
Respect is what matter 'cause that shit hold weight

[Verse 4: Pete Rock]
Word up! Ya gotta earn respect in '98
Rehabilitate the rap game, honor our name
Hold it down to the last frame
No doubt, emergency escape route, take the easy way out
If that's what you about, if not, then show ya heart
Create light from dark, all aboard the Ark
As the rain falls, I reminisce on Biggie Smalls and 2Pac
The new world is yours
So pause for the cause, respect due
[Hook: Pete Rock]
Respect on the mic, we in this for life
For the street thug
To my brother with the same blood — one love
Yo, sound off the twenty-one slug salute
Ways to display the truth
It's Pete Rock and O.C
It's on point, fella
Ain't nuthin' you can tell us
So respect that

[Hook: Pete Rock]
Respect on the mic, we in this for life
For the street thug
To my brother with the same blood — one love
Yo, sound off the twenty-one slug salute
Ways to display the truth
It's Pete Rock and O.C
It's on point, fellas
Ain't nuthin' you can tell us
So respect that, dunn
Word up! For real
Peace!