Artist: Akrobatik Album: Built to Last Song: Built to Last Typed by: kirenamloh@msn.com [Intro] When I say "Akro", y'all say "batik" "Akro!" ("batik!") "Akro" ("batik!") When I say "Akro", y'all say "batik" "Akro!" ("batik!") "Akro" ("batik!") [Akrobatik] Yo... These rappers come and they go But I've been here the whole time lettin motherfuckers know (Let 'em know) This is longevity vs. brevity You'll never be ready to meddle with my pedigree I'm not impressed by Mr. Fresh Guy Who's hot now - next year, working at Best Buy This is Akrobatik, brother, why would you test I? You leave with your chest fried - even the best tried And lest I forget, pop rap is no threat I'm a vet from the era of the purple cassette And yo, no, I don't drive no fancy car But where I've been, son, your whip will never get you that far I'm known as an underground international star You're the answer to a trivia question at the bar YOU WON'T BE AROUND NEXT YEAR~! But guarantee another Akrobatik gem will reappear because ah-ah [Chorus] {cuts and scratches by DJ Reel Drama} I'm built To last, I'm here to stay I hold it down, get out my fuckin way I'm built to last, yeah you here today But you gone tomorrow, get out my fuckin way! {"Cause I'm the type of nigga that's built to last" <- Ice Cube} [Akrobatik] Check it.. Little dudes handin they careers over like they lost bets Ain't willing to put in the years to be a boss vet Immovable object, Rock of Gibraltar There's greatness runnin by you like you're blockin for Walter Old Faithful, verbal shots bust your whole grapefruit If Ak smells hate, troop? Then +Black Hell Breaks Loose+ Here's something new to peep and blast, niggaz For my 2092 +Jeep Ass Niguhz+ What you hear leave the careers of mad toys dead We ain't going nowhere like Bad Boy said Fresh since the 80s, in the 90s I was dope Since 2000, I've been one of the most dependable to quote Whether you know it or not, I've been blowin up spots Collectin victories, rocked with y'all New York City to Italy I strangle the track, and make the song squirm Standin strong, firm, buiilt to last for the long term, saying [Chorus] [Akrobatik] Aiyyo.. I've returned from aortic dissection To move hip-hop into a forward direction So you can clear the orbit of this morbid perception That hip-hop could forfeit border protection Y'all forced it with this corporate affection That's leavin fans absorbin nothing more than your sexin and flexin If you ain't the authentic, then order my next shit Sit down with it, learn a thing or two about the hectic eclectic Electricity when I flex my ethnicity (uh) It's no mystery when I bless the set vividly (uh) That history is being made In every Ak verse you hear, sincere homage to pioneers is being paid I make the jams that the fans want to rush for Akrobatik is the one-man Mt. Rushmore Reason laid the dope drum track for me to proceed with rap's greatest comeback story, because I... [Chorus]