I Know You Got Soul

I Know You Got Soul

Song Information

Artist: Jason Nevins vs. Erik B. & Rakim
Composition/Lyrics: Eric Barrier, Rakim Allah
Arrangement: Jason Nevins
Album: I Know You Got Soul (2003)
BPM: 124
Length: 1:47
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE2
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Just talk about it, those that can dance and clap your hands to it

It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you
Without a strong rhyme to step to
Think of how many weak shows you slept through
Time's up, I'm sorry I kept you
Thinking of this, you keep repeating you miss
The rhymes from the microphone soloist
And you sit by the radio, hands on the dial, soon
As you hear it, pump up the volume
Dance with the speaker till you hear it blow
Then plug in the headphone 'cause here it go
It's a four-letter word when it's heard, it's control
Your body to dance (You got it!) soul
Directs the tempo like a red alert
Reaches your reflex, so let it work
When this is playing, you can't get stuck with
The steps, so get set and I'mma still come up with
A gift to be swift, follow the leader, the rhyme will go
Def with the record that was mixed a long time ago
It can be done but only I can do it
For those that can dance and clap your hands to it
I start to think and then I sink
Into the paper like I was ink
When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines
I escape when I finish the rhyme
I got soul (soul soul soul soul)

Those that can dance and clap your hands to it
Those that can dance and clap your hands to it

A beat like this might tempt me
To pose, show my rings and my fat gold chain
Grab the mic like I'm on Soul Train
But I'll wait
'Cause I mastered this
Let the others go first so the brothers don't miss
Eric B. breaks the sticks (You got it!)
Rakim will begin when you make the mix
I'll experiment like a scientist
You wanna rhyme, you gotta sign my list
'Cause this is how it should be done
This style is identical to none
Some try to make it sound like this but you're getting me
So upset that I'm wet 'cause you're sweating me
I drip steam like a microphone fiend
Eager to MC is my theme
I get hype when I hear a drumroll
Rakim is on the mic and you know I got soul (soul soul soul)

You got it!
You got it!
Those that can dance and clap your hands to it

Song Connections / Remixes

• The original non-remixed version of I Know You Got Soul appears on Erik B & Rakim's 1987 album Paid in Full.
  • I Know You Got Soul is one of many songs sampled in Pump Up The Volume, which can be found in DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2.

Trivia

• Soul Train was a long-running American television program featuring performances by hip hop, R&B, and soul artists.
• According to the DanceDanceRevolution master song list, I Know You Got Soul was supposed to debut in DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA CS (North America).

Song Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	78 / 0	162 / 0	210 / 13	294 / 1	- / - / -	162 / 0	210 / 13	294 / 1	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE2	N/A	4	6	7	-	4	6	7	-