[Intro]
Detroit!

[Verse 1: Awesome Dre]
You cannot hold me back, 'cause Ack will attack
Just like a mack truck or an Amtrak
Locamotive, you never grab a hold of me
My ferocity of my velocity
Strong, they can feel it in Hong Kong
And when I throw a show, you know the lines are long
For what I be poppin'
You can't hold me back, there's no stoppin'
Call me a mailman, 'cause I will deliver
Even in the freezing rain, I won't shiver
Like UPS, federal express
Awesome Dre's an over-night success

[Verse 2: Big Herk]
Show me some cars, I'll show you how to shuffle 'em
Show me a squeeler, I'll show you how to mufflе 'em
You wanna rumble? I'll show you how to scuffle, fag
Who want a mag? I got onе in my duffle bag
Scallywags rollin' up zig zags
Wearing shaggs, smellin' like dish-rags
I'm not done with the program, Abraham
You better scram with the flim-flam
It's Big Herk, yes, that's who I am
Proud to say that I passed every day
Say I [?] former brother, like yours truly
But I didn't get too unruly
I stay calm, cool, and collected
Lost my temper, then I wrecked it
Snatched the mic right out a sucker hand
Another look-alike tryna cop my plan
[Bridge]
Awesome Dre, Awesome Dre...
Big Herk, Big Herk...

[Verse 3: Esham]
Esham...
I keep it movin' 'cause my rhymes are numerous
And the relation of mine, others are humorous
Run of the mill, customary, no thrill
Mediocre, ordinary, sour as a dill
Pickle, make you laugh without havin' a tickle
Try to recycle 'em and you wouldn't get a nickel
You think they laughin' with you, but they just laughing at'chu
Excuse me, "At you", but you still won't let me catch you
Bitin' my rhymes, not even just to borrow
Even for today or if just for tomorrow
You will feel the sorrow, your body will feel sorry
You like a wild lion attacked you on a safari
Or you was a horse next door to a glue-factory
Your days are numbered, right? Exactly seven

[Verse 4: Merciless Ameer]
As sure as the planet Earth is my turf
Compared to me, these suckers softer than Nerf
Squeezable balls that you bounce of the walls
That you give to a little kid that's small
Yes, I'm a gangsta, you wanna see my hit-list?
Peep out the back of my album and get this
Straight, 'cause the rhymes that I create
Carry a lot of weight and discombobulate
All MC's, tryin' to be epitomies
Of someone like me, but I consider these
Lines, quite close to untouchable
And the ladies find me quite clutchable
Merciless, just like the rain
You can't hold me back or restrain
[Bridge]
Esham, Esham...
Merciless Ameer...

[Verse 5: Shaggy 2 Dope]
I might look light, but psych, I keep leverage
When I down an alcoholic beverage
Now it don't get too due from drinking brew
But if I do, I can still beat you
And your weak group, too
Repossess your heart just like a revenue
Take a look at your eyes, they look glossy
'Cause you're scared to death of my posse
Who rules the city? Hardcore Committee
Hard as Frank Nitty, showin' no pity
Believe it, though it's hard to conceive
Don't be naive like Adam and Eve
Just before you think I'm about to leave
I pull another rhyme from up my sleeve
That's a fact and if you don't believe that
I'm pullin' from right up out of my hat

[Verse 6: Bo$$]
Snap! Outta the jaw, all up in a daze
Somebody pinched the crowd, PCP amazed
Bringin' 'em back, I bit your hoe out on a track
God stole the show, the gangsta bitch a kleptomaniac
Callin' it [?], can't have enough fury
[?] makin' ma feel chewy
Like Cheerio! No, not the cereal
That means it's time to go, my last scenario
Scene! AK going routine
Let this be history, drag my belly into limousine
I'm outta here
All same, hold the gat, because n***as up on the map
Awesome Dre, they can't hold us
[Outro: Awesome Dre]
Awesome Dre, Big Herk, Esham, Merciless Ameer, Shaggy 2 Dope, Bo$$
You can't hold us back! You can never do that! (Detroit, Detroit)
You can't hold us back! (Detroit, Detroit)