Don't Sweat the Technique - Eric B. & Rakim: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Eric B. & Rakim

Don't Sweat the Technique

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Hip-Hop/Rap

Don't Sweat the Technique was released on June 23, 1992 by Geffen* as a part of the album Don't Sweat the Technique

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OVERVIEW

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Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Rakim

Vocals

Eric B.

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Eric B.

Songwriter

Rakim

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Mark Harder

Recording Engineer

Rakim

Producer

Eric B.

Producer

Andy Godsberg

Assistant Engineer

Andy Grassi

Assistant Engineer

Carl Glanville

Assistant Engineer

Craig Winzelberg

Craig Winzelberg

Assistant Engineer

Dan Wojnar

Assistant Engineer

Dante Gioia

Assistant Engineer

Lee Anthony

Mixing Engineer

Louis Alfred III

Louis Alfred III

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Don't sweat the technique

Don't sweat the technique

[Verse 1]

Let's trace the hits and check the file

Let's see who bit to detect the style

I flip the script so they can't get foul

At least not now, it'll take a while

I change the pace to complete the beat

I drop the bass till emcees get weak

For every word they trace, it's a scar they keep

'Cause when I speak, they freak to sweat the technique

I made my debut in '86

With a melody and a President's mix

And now, I stay on target and refuse to miss

And I still make hits with beats

Parties, clubs, in the cars and jeeps

My underground sound vibrates the streets

Emcees wanna beef, then I play for keeps

When they sweat the technique

[Chorus]

Don't sweat the technique

[Verse 2]

They wanna know how many rhymes have I ripped and wrecked

But researchers never found all the pieces yet

Scientists try to solve the context

Philosophers are wondering what's next

Pieces are took to labs to observe 'em

They couldn't absorb 'em, they didn't deserve 'em

My ideas are only for the audience's ears

For my opponents, it might take years

Pencils and pens are swords

Letters put together from a key to chords

I'm also a sculpture, formed with structure

Because of my culture, I'm equipped to construct the

Technical styles that'll be full of technology

Complete sights and new heights after I get deep

You don't have to speak, just seek

And peep the technique

[Chorus]

But don't sweat the technique

[Verse 3]

I speak indiscreet 'cause talk is cheap

Then I get deep in the beat, then complete the

Poem's physique, never weak or obsolete

They never grow old, techniques become antiques

Better than something brand new 'cause it's real

And in a while, the style’ll have much more value

Classical, too intelligent to be radical

Masterful, never irrelevant, mathematical

Here's some soothing souvenirs

For all the years, you fought and sought the thoughts and ideas

It's cool when you freak to the beat

But don't sweat the technique

[Chorus]

Don't sweat the technique

Don't sweat the technique

Written by: Eric B., Rakim

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