Herbie Hancock
Smooth Roughness
[Verse 1: Lyrical Engineer]
First things first, let's get one thing straight
I structure rhymes at a steady rate
Take my time, there's no need to rush
When you formulate lyrics and feck the cold crush
Secondly, in this world that I've learned
Can't hold your own unless you've earned
If you got skill, then you can receive
But if you don't believe, you'll never achieve
Third, I state the fact there are those
Fools, enemies that insist to oppose
Whatever the reason might be for this action
Be prepared, don't give satisfaction
Folks, I state that the Alliance is ready
A full-proof plan that doesn't include petty
We hit, hurt cause hit with toughness
They can't handle this smooth roughness
[Hook: Lyrical Engineer]
They can't handle this smooth roughness
[Verse 2: Lyrical Engineer]
Take into words, meaning totally opposite
The Lyrical Engineer or take them and make a fit
Create another definition out of the two
Cause I'm a genius and it's the kind of thing that I do
I c'see moron questions, yo what is this
And so now let me explain cause you can not diss this
Smooth as the beat, made to make you relax
The kind of bump when you cruise after turn on the rap
Rough is the rap of the lyrics persist
Cause these per cinder individualist lyrics have say
I'm talking meaning, by that I mean purpose
That's why you will refer this, reason makes it the best
Stylize wrong cause I'm funky as funk
Take it and put it to the test
After that you will know, it's all about toughness
I see moron, I call this smooth roughness
[Hook: Lyrical Engineer]
Smooth roughness
Smooth roughness
Smooth roughness
Smooth roughness
[Verse 3: Lyrical Engineer]
Rough like my poetical, thoughts, and rage
A stage, a mic, and I will engage
Grab the mic, I won't let go, never
I'm talking my life so I'm out to be clever
Those that disagree were forced to agree
Cause proof is fact and jack, that's reality
I got what it takes and those are the breaks
Cause I'm an engineer, I lyric the more I create
Smooth like the rhythm and a tongue that delivers it
While trained so it's never been big
Smoothest rough when it's right, it suits
Roughest smooth, if it's right, it moves
It's no surprise that I last longer
Combined with the Alliance, it makes me stronger
You hear my style, you say it's toughness
What I displaced is called smooth roughness
[Hook: Lyrical Engineer]
Smooth roughness
Smooth roughness
You hear my style, you say it's toughness
What I displaced is called smooth roughness
Smooth roughness