Practice English Speaking&Listening with: Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (Official Music Video)
- This is a journey into sound.
(cheerful oldies music)
(upbeat hip hop music)
This is a journey into sound.
A journey which along the way
will bring to you new color, new dimension, new values.
When all is ready, I throw this switch.
♪ Pump up the volume ♪
♪ Pump up the volume ♪
(record scratching)
♪ Pump that thing ♪
(singing in foreign language)
- You make me feel so good.
- We interrupt this broadcast to bring you
a special news bulletin from our on-the-spot passport.
- Oh my gosh.
The music just turns me on.
♪ Thinkin' of a master plan ♪
♪ Dap with the record ♪
♪ Dap with the record ♪
♪ Thinkin' of a master plan ♪
♪ Dap with the record ♪
♪ Dap with the record ♪
♪ Thinkin' of a master plan ♪
♪ 'Cause ain't nothin' but sweat inside my hand ♪
♪ So I dig into my pocket all my money spent ♪
♪ So I dig deeper but still coming up with lint ♪
♪ So I start my mission leave my residence ♪
♪ Thinkin' how could I get some dead presidents? ♪
♪ I need money I used to be a stick-up kid ♪
♪ So I think of all the devious things I did ♪
- One, two, three, four!
♪ I used to roll up this is a hold up ain't nothing funny ♪
♪ Stop smilin' be still don't nothing move but the money ♪
♪ But now I learned to earn 'cause I'm righteous ♪
♪ I feel great so maybe I might just ♪
♪ Search for a nine to five if I strive ♪
♪ Then maybe I'll stay alive ♪
♪ So I walk up the street whistlin' this ♪
♪ Feeling out of place 'cause man do I miss ♪
♪ A pen and a paper a stereo a tape of ♪
♪ Me and Eric B and a nice big plate of ♪
♪ Fish which is my favorite dish ♪
♪ But without no money it's still a wish ♪
♪ 'Cause I don't like to dream about gettin' paid ♪
♪ So I dig into the books of the rhymes that I made ♪
♪ So now's a test to see if I got pull ♪
♪ Hit the studio 'cause I'm paid in full ♪
- [James Brown] One, two, three, uh!
- [Woman] By George!
Even London grooves!
♪ Pump up the volume ♪
♪ Pump up the volume ♪
- Wait a minute, you better talk to my mother.
(singing in foreign language)
- Okay.
All right.
- Yo, what happened to peace?
- Peace!
- One, two, three, four!
♪ Dap with the record ♪
♪ Dap with the record ♪
- [Announcer] It's so fresh!
- [Narrator] Goodnight, kids.
- [Man] Was it good enough for you?
