[Intro]
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Welcome to Exit 13
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I am your host
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LL Cool J
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[Verse 1]
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You said I was finished
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And Father Time was the blame
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You disrespected my legacy
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And threw dirt on my name
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Told DJs he's over
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He ain't spittin' the same
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What he says is irrelevant
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Hip-Hop culture has changed
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When I walk in the room
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Young boys look at me strange
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As if I am a relic
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From some long forgotten game
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It makes my blood boil
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Turns my eyes to flames
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I built an empire
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They tried to kick me out in the rain
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So I called on an inner power
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It's hard to explain
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It's like a holy spirit
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Utilizing Hip-Hop slang
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I'm beyond the gold grills
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And logos on chains
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You see I changed rap forever
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I elevated the game
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Launched the greatest label
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In the history of rap
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And for 24 years
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I carried it on my back
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I've always shined brighter
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When I'm under attack
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I might be down for a moment
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But I always come back
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[Chorus]
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war (Uh, yeah)
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war (Check it)
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It's time for war
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[Verse 2]
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This is a resurrection
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I'm back from the dead
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They told me quit a long time ago
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But I conquered instead
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I had dreams and visions
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Swirling around in my head
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I had this hunger deep inside of me
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That has to be fed
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Hip-Hop will respect
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All the blood that I shed
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I have a covenant with God
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I have swallowed the bread
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Hip-Hop my co-defendant
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With this mic I thee wed
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I made an entire generation
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Obey what we said
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I'm talkin' France to Germany
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From Italy to Japan
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From London to Belgium
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To Afghanistan
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From Farmers Boulevard
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Smokin' a blunt with my man
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To writin' rhymes on a ironing board
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To build Def Jam
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You see, I'm the undisputed
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King of all Hip-Hop
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Everything after is my legacy
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Like it or not
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And I will keep making history
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I can't stop
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LL Cool J
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Eternally hot
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[Chorus]
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war (Uh)
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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[Verse 3]
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Look at how easily I flipped it
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And switched the style around
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Competition losin' their footing
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I see them falling down
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They will plot against me
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It kills them because I'm ballin' now
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Some of y'all didn't pick up the phone
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But I got you callin' now
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This is a job that must get done
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Even if I become public enemy number one
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If I had to pick up an Uzi
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That weighs over a ton
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I will attack Hip-Hop
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Until competition is none
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Nobody on God's earth wants it with L
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You end up tortured
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And trapped in psychological hell
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And this is the beginning
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Of a new era in rap
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LL Cool J, feel the impact
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It's okay if you call it a comeback
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And let them know
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I'm ready for combat
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Tell those dumb motherfuckers to fall back
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The crown looks wrong on your head
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I want that
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[Chorus]
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's time for war
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It's Time For War
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| L.L. Cool J |
