[Ras Luv] The streets battle grows hottest over hour plays a role of murarder touching evey land or earth like a Harlem Globetrotter With a message it prays tellin brothers to rasie their hands And take a stand because we all hourstand You have to bake the cake with grease and let the battle release and make enough so that we all get a piece A slice for Mama Do, a slice for Papa Do I come from Uptown and kid that's how we do I only speak for I.N.I. can't speak for your crew so why would I watse my time to even stress you I keep my mind on billed, and plus I keeping some skill Consant thought about the madness can't hear the ldol chatters about So I escape and take the funk rotue out, histroy's taught me what is all about My destiny is profilled when I'm over and out But I'll leave apart of me to cover all my acounts and I'm out [Pete Rock] Chorus: You always wanna be in the spotlight (right) The Center of Attention I also like to mention I.N.I. rocks the spot It's like that cuz we keeping it hot [Rob-O] Check it out, yo You see I prefer the player's approach so bust it joint's bumping lovely, skins is thick like custard plus the weapons that keep you steppin' while I perfects the art of microphone checkin'. You flow slick for a second but now It's Rob-O's dick your sweatin'. and at my show, you seem threatened. Why you stressing the tense to quench the strength of this swift microphonist, your bitch intention is to bone this. Monotone-ist, crusin' on this I got rhythm goddamn. Confuse the funk music, rock, and jam. Pack the stands, stacks and grands and mack the female fans at the Local Thea-ther the vocal creator slash I show blast because you can't fuck with me. I guess this is the way your luck will be. Frontin; much nerve, with the rep that you can't preserve step to +I+ in '95 you gettin' served I'm at the Center of Attention Chorus [Grap Luva] Doesn't truly pay to be the Center of Attention the main atraction gettin' all the action People stoppin' the +I+ with question after question I spit a few replies and keep with my my self and never in the weapon carrying type but I'll insite a riot oragnize and never quiet Don't it try it, dissin the +I+ is no use I bounce like Cashar tape and get loose Grippin the mic, spittin words I write Or the pad or the paper or this pretictular caper Got nuff up's and down's instry clowns Jealous niggas tryin to keep countin my fingers But yo, Im a spirtal millionarie dropping bombs Like King David when he wrote the songs So what you need to do to listen up remain calm not riding a wave refuse to be a salve cause I'm the center Chorus Ho-low, the Center of Attention Meccalicous you the Center of Attention Terence I be the Center of Attention My man Tito the Center of Attention Money Tazz you the Center of Attention And Grand Banga you the Center of Attention Lou Bizzy you the Center of Attention Pete Red the Center of Attention ( ? ) you know the Center of Attention you be Ward G, the Center of Attention you be G-O the Center of Attention My man Ropa-loc Center of Attention Dave Ice is the Center of Attention My brother Heavy D you the Center of Attention All the boros be the Center of Attention Pete Rock you the Center of Attention let's bounce