Takin It To The Top Lyrics - Dj Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

Now I'm the Fresh Prince, and if you got good sense 

You'll keep your distance, because my sole intent 

Is to rock and shock the spot and give my all, which is a lot 

And no, I'm not about to stop because I'm taking it to the top 

A whole lot of people rap, but what good is that 

If the rap that they're rapping is way off track? 

I don't mean to attack you, but I'm cutting no slack 

To those people that I hear saying meaningless raps 

In actuality, I mean in reality 

The words that you use are a mere formality 

Vocabulary is not what it's about 

The point that you're trying to get across is what counts 

Cause when a lot of rappers rap, they try to use big words 

But that's the most absurd thing I've ever heard of 

They think that that's impressive, but when will they learn their lesson 

That it's not the words that count, it's the message 

They get a lot of big words out of some magazine 

And nine times out of ten they don't even know what they mean 

They stand up on the stage, huffing and puffin 

Rappin for nearly an hour, but they're not sayin nothin 

Really but a lot of jibberish 

And I know that they all wish 

They had access to fresh rhymes like this 

I came to rock and shock and give my all, which is a lot 

And no, I'm not about to stop because I'm takin it to the top 

Fresh rhymes and a razzamatazz 

Smooth power and grace and mucho pizzazz 

Good looks and charm and personality 

You punch it in your calculator, and it adds up to me 

I know the same goes for the rest of my crew 

My D.J Jazzy Jeff and Ready Rock C too 

The ultimate combination of strength and prestige 

My crew holds the key to fun and everything you need 

To party all night, yes, it's you we will excite 

The time is right, so don't fight it Suckers, please don't bite it 

We came to rock and shock and give our all, which is a lot 

And no, we're not about to stop because we're takin it to the top 

I really hate to brag about him 

But when people doubt him I have to stand up and tell the whole world all about him 

'United we stand, divided we fall' 

Is the moto of our crew and it is honored by all of us, 

We pledge allegiance to the work we rehearse 

And it enables us always to come out first 

We came to rock and shock and give our all, which is a lot 

Yo, Jeff, man, why don't you take it to the top? 

We succeed every time we attempt 

To rock the house, you've got to dance cause no one is exempt 

From the rules set forth by us, of course you know 

Stay out our way or behold the brute force of Me Jeff and Ready Rock C, 

We're a trio, oh, you didn't know? 

That means That there's three of us, one for all and all for one 

And we're taking it to the top before we get done 

I'm inclined to rhyme, anytime you'll find 

It ain't a rapper with a mind as impressive as mine I insist on a rise and I despise a decline 

On the day I descend, that's the day I resign I'm creating my trends and innovatin my rap 

Why is that? I don't know, I guess I got it like that! 

My personality extends beyond the realm of mediocre 

My advice for life is, if you want somethin, go for it 

Cause there's nothin that's beyond your grasp 

Just set your mind to it, work hard, and you can have 

Anything that you want, the sky is the limit 

Stop lunchin around, get up and go get it 

Cause I came a long way from the past till today 

Now I'm never slowin down, ah-ah, no way! 

I came to rock and shock and give my all, which is a lot 

And no, I'm not about to stop because I'm taking it to the top 

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