My mellow Latee was kicking flavors The R.E. posse said: Yo, Latifah, we can do this So, I paused and took a thought, then my brilliance I caught And I agreed, 'cause I already knew this Now, you should wanna plex 'Cause I'm in full effect Queen Latifah is five-0 on this set You've been beggin' and dyin' For somebody's rhymin' to set ya free For God so loved the world, He gave ya me I'm coolin', teaching those needin' schoolin' And the mic? This mic in my hand? I'm rulin' So, prepare your mind for my lifeline And meet the new queen of royal badness Latifah has the spirit, so head for the water And dive into the wrath of my madness Cost of living gettin' higher, cause them to run away Queen Latifah gettin' higher, cause them to run away Some MCs act bold and arrogant Vain, and using each other to compete with These subjects I pity, 'cause their rhymes are not witty like mine To write a rhyme that's so delicious you can eat it, hehe There are those who like my taste, but don't consider biting There's penalties for those who don't do write and just be reciting Everyone else's word that took a lot of thinking It's not our fault your thoughts are shrinking Well, mine are growing, yes You know, like all the woman inside of me? Despite what you do or say, and even in spite of me Brothas catch my eye with little hijinks, like eye-winks Dyin' to have a lover of my likeness So, release all yo' shyness, just call me: Your highness And dare to feel the wrath of my madness Cost of living gettin' higher, cause them to run away Queen Latifah gettin' higher, cause them to run away Word-of-mouth is always everlasting And everlasting are the words that I bring The ruler of the ring is Lord Ramsey And music is made by Mark, the 45 King Ya tremble for my treble, ya beggin' for the bass The voice is too vicious, the same as the pace The crowds, they love me, the brothers give only hugs Their shrink-to-fit button flies fit quite snug as a bug You know why? Because I'm buggin', off the beats that DJ Mark is lovin' So plex off the sounds that I'm pumpin' I'm jumpin' with energy to turn your mind to gladness Come on, just get into it Don't lie and say ya been through it Feel the wrath of my madness Cost of living gettin' higher, cause them to run away Queen Latifah gettin' higher, cause them to run away The scene is mine, 'cause I took it I took it for the money, and I took it for the fun Don't step-up in my face, you don't wanna feel the taste Don't try to play me out, 'cause I am not the one Brothas on the bra strap, sistas clockin' my sound Why? Because they wanna be down with the Queen L-A-T-I-F-A-H, in-command I supply the concept for you to understand For those who wanna bite, don't make me have to fuss The only thing you get is the gluteus maximus Sucka's on the tip, ya lovin' me, ya leavin' me You wish that, one day that you could have this Come on, you know the time, just be thankful for the rhyme And get up on the wrath of my madness Cost of living gettin' higher, cause them to run away Queen Latifah gettin' higher, cause them to run away Cost of living gettin' higher, cause them to run away Queen Latifah gettin' higher, cause them to run away