This is 10% luck
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20% Skill
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15% concentrated power of will
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5% pleasure
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50% pain
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And 100% reason to remember the name
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Mike:
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He doesn¡¯t need his name up in lights
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He just wants to be heard
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Whether it¡¯s the beat or the mic
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He feels so unlike everybody else
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Alone / in spite of the fact that
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Some people still think that they know him
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But no / he knows the code
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It¡¯s not about the salary
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It¡¯s all about reality
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And making some noise
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Making a story / making sure his clique stays up
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That means when he puts it down Tak¡¯s picking it up
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Let¡¯s go
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Tak:
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Who the hell is he anyway?
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He never really talks much
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Never concerned with status
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But still leaving ¡¯em star struck
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Humble through opportunities given
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Despite the fact that many misjudge him
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Because he makes a living from writing raps
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Put it together himself / now the picture connects
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Never asking for someone¡¯s help
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Or to get some respect
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He¡¯s only focused on what he wrote
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His will is beyond reach and now it all unfolds
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Through the skill of an artist
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Ryu:
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This is 20% skill
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80% beer
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Be a 100% clear ¡¯cuz Ryu is ill
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Who would have thought he¡¯d be the one
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That set The West in flames
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Then I heard him wreck it with the
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Crystal Method ¡°Name Of The Game¡±
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Came back, dropped Megadef
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Took ¡¯em to church
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I like ¡°Bleach¡± man
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Ryu had the stupidest verse
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This dude is the truth
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Now everybody¡¯s givin¡¯ him guest spots
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His stock is through the roof
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I heard he¡¯s fuckin¡¯ with S-dot
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Ryu:
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They call him Ryu he¡¯s sick
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And he¡¯s spitting fire
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And Mike got him out the dryer / he¡¯s hot
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Found him in Fort Minor with Tak
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What a fuckin¡¯ nihilist
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Porcupine / he¡¯s a prick / he¡¯s a cock
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The type women want to be with
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And rappers hope he gets shot
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8 years in the making
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Patiently waiting to blow
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Now the record with Shinoda¡¯s taking over the globe
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He¡¯s got a partner in crime his shit is equally dope
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You won¡¯t believe the kind of shit that comes out of this kid¡¯s throat
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Tak:
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He¡¯s not your every day on the block
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He knows how to work with what he¡¯s got
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Making his way to the top
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He often gets a comment on his name
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People keep asking him was it given at birth or
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Does it stand for an acronym? / No
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He¡¯s always on the go / facing new challenges
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Anytime they heard him flow
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They could tell he was talented
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Him and his crew are known around as one of the best
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Dedicated to what they do and give a 100%
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Mike:
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Forget Mike
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Nobody really know how or why
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He works so hard / it seems like he¡¯s never got time
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Because he writes every note and he writes every line
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And I¡¯ve seen him at work when that light goes on in his mind
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It¡¯s like a design is written in his head every time
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Before he even touches a key or speaks in a rhyme
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And those motherfuckers he runs with
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The kids that he signed
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Ridiculous, without even trying
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How do they do it?
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Remember The Name (Featuring. Styles Of Beyond)
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Fort Minor |