• A Mi-Word
  • A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste
    Gangs usually roll as a savage pack Once sworn in, there's no turnin back Initiation, manhoods are tested Do crime, you'll fail by becoming arrested Get beat do...
  • Another One To Get Jealous Of
    Me and Marley Marl, we are resented, ya know? Because of the beats and the rhymes we invented To cold dis another's a thing that we love So here's another one t...
  • Back To The Basics
    ( *Marley Marl cuts up* ) "Come on y'all Get down" It might've took a while But you knew I had to hit you with a brand new funky rhyme Guess you already know,...
  • Beat Biter
    Beat Beat Beat Beat Beat Biter Biter Biter Biter [ INTRO: MC Shan ] Let me rock this rhyme, only if I may It's directed to my man LL Cool J Your brand new jam...
  • Born To Be Wild
    (Cut it nice) (Get ready to get busy) [ VERSE 1 ] It's been so long and I paid my dues And with rhymes like these, yo, Shan can't lose You won't believe the s...
  • Down By Law
    My name is MC Shan, my destiny is the stars Being driven around in the freshest cars All his beats and my rhymes are chill Now I'm back once again ready to get ...
  • Give Me My Freedom
    [ VERSE 1 ] MC Shan's what I'm called, I stand tall and brave And me and Marley Marl is as close as a shave My rhymes lock jaw like a pitbull bite Suckers alwa...
  • Hip Hop Roughneck
    f/ Rich Melody [ INTRO: MC Shan ] That damn OJ Tellin me my joint ain't comin out till '94? OJ gotta be out of his mind, man I'm tellin you, I'ma blow up in '...
  • I Pioneered This
    [ VERSE 1 ] The way I shine, I got splendor I'm the real thing and not a pretender You get the nerve to pop the fatal question I'm takin the time to make a sma...
  • I Ran the Game
    [ VERSE 1 ] A lil' lil' to make the ladies scream This story is all about a tag team The plot of the game was to jerk me One would wind me, and the other would...
  • Jane, Stop This Crazy Thing!
    (Jane, stop this crazy thing!) (2x) She was this girl that I know named Jane She used to be cool, now the girl's insane Now all Jane does is walk around all da...
  • Juice Crew Law
    (What's wrong with you, man? You crazy) I don't claim that Shan's the epitome Your rhymes can't ban so you can't get rid of me Line after line has a cause and...
  • Kill That Noise
    [ *reply to BDP's 'South Bronx' ] (Warning) (Warning) (Warning) (Warning) (Warning) (Devastating to your ear) Rhyming is a thing that I do at will Be glad to...
  • Left Me Lonely
    [ INTRO: MC Shan ] She used to tell me that she loved me all the time I'd turn to her and say that, "I'm Infatuated by your lovely smile And some day soon we'r...
  • Living In The World Of Hip Hop
    Hip-hop Hip-hop Hip-hop Hip-hip-hop (2x) There is no implication hip-hop is wrong Beats tapped out, played back in songs Consider hip-hop as a verbal sport It ...
  • Mc Space
    ( *sounds of a spaceship landing* ) [ computer voice ] You have completed Enter identification code information [ VERSE 1: MC Shan ] Where I come from, we n...
  • Never Rock a Party
    [ VERSE 1 ] Self-preservation, no warning alliance And my rhymes are mainly based on mathematical science I drink Mo?«t on the rocks, Harvey's with Bristol All...
  • Project Ho
    Listen close to the story I'm about to tell It will never be repeated, so listen well And if you been around the way, some of you might know This girl we label ...
  • Rock Stuff
    [ +taken from cd booklet/cd bonus track+ ] (Well, the definition of 'rock stuff' is cocaine broke down into the form of a rock which is why we call this here ...
  • So Def
    (So fresh) --> Roxanne Shanté I'm on the list and, my rhymes are crisp and Me and ??? are like a ??? and ??? Without fail, everytime I Get a dope idea for a rh...
  • The Bridge
    Ladies and Gentleman We got MC Shan and Marley Marl in the house tonight They just came from off tour and they wanna tell you a little story about where they co...
  • They Used To Do It Out In The Park
    The hip-hop sound went through stages Embark on a trip as I flip through pages This particular part 'bout a bridge on the Hudson I first got hand by the rhymes ...
  • Time for Us to Defend Ourselves
    [ +lyrics taken from cd booklet+ ] [ VERSE 1 ] Tales from the rhymeside, fact or fiction? I look at justice as pain infliction Sit back, relax while I bust th...
  • Walking On Sunshine
    [ VERSE 1 ] I design rhymes usin architecture And if I dislike ya, I'ma disrespect ya The beats are pumpin, the lyrics you savour And all you can do for me is ...
  • Words of a Freestyle
    [ VERSE 1 ] The microphone stand is where I make my escape Out of the blue I see some dope rhymes that I shoulda take I used to say em off the top of my head, ...