Raise It Up
Ultramagnetic MC's Lyrics

Yeah... yo Don, gimme a little bit of that chicken
Cool Keith requests some chicken from Don as he prepares to begin rapping.

That smooth chicken, a little bit of that gravy
Cool Keith specifies the type of chicken he desires, with gravy.

And I want some... old hot jazz biscuits
In addition to chicken, Cool Keith requests hot jazz biscuits to complete his meal.

With a little bit of that blues butter
Cool Keith wants some butter with a bluesy flavor to accompany his biscuits.

Bring in the snare
Cool Keith signals for the start of the beat.

They never understood, many people were so slow
Cool Keith reflects on how his style of music was not always understood by his audience.

My funky type of rhyme, and my style is pyscho
Cool Keith describes his unique style of rapping as funky and borderline crazy.

Complex wrecks wrecks, my style go X X
Cool Keith boasts about his complex rhyme schemes and how his style stands out.

I move around off beat, creatin more styles
Cool Keith explains how he purposely raps offbeat to create new and diverse styles.

Showin white boys, other kids my black styles
Cool Keith mentions how he introduced many people, including white fans, to hip-hop and his own unique black styles.

I kick lyrics like shoes right in your face
Cool Keith brags about his ability to deliver powerful lyrics in a confrontational and aggressive manner.

Walk up on a carJack of Spades, pluck the ace
Cool Keith boasts about his ability to take control of any situation, even a game of cards.

I get slow-er, down in, on in
Cool Keith slows his flow down, creating a more deliberate and intentional sound.

Flowin like I used to be on Critical Beatdown
Cool Keith reminisces about his past album, Critical Beatdown, and how he used to flow on it.

I drop styles on ears the public bite em
Cool Keith is confident in his ability to create catchy and appealing beats that fans will love.

Not many went to school, so the dummies wouldn't write em
Cool Keith suggests that his more complex rhymes are less likely to be appreciated by less educated listeners.

They say yo Keith, yo cool, you usin big words
Cool Keith acknowledges that some may criticize his use of more advanced vocabulary.

I went to college, I'm even more stupid herb
Cool Keith responds to the criticism by sarcastically saying that he's actually become dumber since attending college.

Back on the scene to put a lesson out
Cool Keith is back in the game and wants to teach his audience something new.

Even if I have to pull a black Smith and Wesson out
Cool Keith will go to great lengths to prove his point, even if it means using a gun.

I grab a hammer stick a nail in that little crack
Cool Keith uses a metaphor to describe how he will fix any problems that come his way.

Tame the monkey show the hummingbird how to act
Cool Keith is confident in his abilities to control any situation and be a leader.

I get atomic, hypo-galactical
Cool Keith takes his rhymes to the next level, becoming almost otherworldly.

Word to mom I'm in my own world
Cool Keith is doing his own thing, creating his own style, and he's proud of it.

Galaxy raised! Powerful
Cool Keith feels like he's from another universe and has a powerful impact on the music scene.

Raise it up (8X)
The chorus repeats, telling listeners to raise their hands and show their support for the Ultramagnetic MC's.

Yo, yo money grip money grip, now this ain't no ego trip
Ced G begins his verse, addressing his listeners as 'money grip' and insisting that he's not being egotistical.

Now back in the days and we used to use elevation
Ced G reminisces about the old days when elevation was important in the hip-hop scene.