Everytime I did this shit, you niggas got hype yo Superb's the next nigga, respect for those before me In these last days, I'm bringin rap glory In the streets they hear it, some will remember the lyrics In my demise, some will remember me in spirit And I ain't tryin to die like 'Pac and BIG And lose my talent to a cultured thug life I'm a man, seein mindstate of balance takes years, fam', like fuck y'all plans See, we feel like stars, shine like stars Fuck stars, fuck y'all, we examples Samples of the hood, thugs from the hood Young bloods in the hood like, they love the hood They love the young bitches, nickel bags and guns In the benches, we see it all off the benches I learned how to sew seein niggas stitches And the pain, don't even ask who 'bout the pain They killed main, I won't maintain By the bus stop, two blocks from the dust spots Somebody busted shots, they said Sam got got Damn, he wildin in the back cab rap That eat swine, fucked his arms and hold nines That's Far Rock for you, my block for you Y'all bitches niggas only live in jail cuz ock know you When I come home, watch how shots blow you Through the upholstery, even through your mom's groceries Little Sam died three months later He got set up in the elevator, his cape was regulated His name faded, he has a son by this bitch he dated Shorty waited for two dead case kid He'd get them niggas kids if he couldn't get them Then one day out of the blue, BAM! He heard shit like last names and cars rarin The Larger Than Life niggas was about to leave here
My people stressed out, we seventy dead and starvin Son couldn't walk through my yard past curfew I rose from an era of terror where it was legal to tote guns, get red and bust a nigga head And if pussyhole for dead, left pussyhole for dead What the fuck was his song? Never heard of this till niggas started snitchin I'm still stitchin motherfuckers up I deal with high sciences, supreme refinements Till any wicked germ is destoryed and burned We the Gods without question Prove what I'm manifestin, all show ways and actions Hopeful that, lick your cannon I'm ill when I shoot to peal like Ed O'Bannon In my head is a thought, perm cocked, off safety Shots fired, follow blood trails to the stairwell Faced down, he lay sound, rounds to his crown Shorty hip flock was midtown, big fly holdin him down With the dead-arm, siren sounds Bullets chip brick, precincts followed by the ambulance Respond to the bomb threat I picked up his MC tray through the masters I'm sharper than my carpentry blade The culture carven into mountains The faces of my eight classmates That stomp through the streets of states for Protect Ya Neck tapes Wu-Tang T-shirts and bandanas We snatch mics and snuff niggas who jack the rappin
Yeah, it's like salutation, greeting Ladies and gents, good evening I'm the speaker for the evening Get up out your chair, throw your hands in the air Have drinks on me, hit it slow, though Each to those, well potent Some particle, compound into one article The headline read, shall I proceed? Hell yeah, well let the turntable spin Like the chrome on the G wag' Benz, let's begin Aiyo, spit that shit, that make niggaz wanna lick they glock When I grab the microphone, I can't stop To drop that shit that make you get "ahh" Down on your face, with your the gun to your -- Ladies in the club, they frontin' like -- My brothers in the club, we try'nna get "ahh" Look, another smash hit, my niggaz from the boulevard East New York squad, in the yard gettin' ripped 'Least twenty five a clip, a hundred men stomp in ya face The wolves barkin', careful, you might get trampled Caught flashin', wrap him in the masking tape Jimmy Basking, murder was the case when the crowd break fool Iron Mic Duel held down by the poolside Along came a spider, spun spools in a cypher Screamin' on your mic, leads spray from the sawed off pipe Stenographer type, the ghetto hype slang, flow gold Like water off the brim when it rain Iron Maiden, checkmating, no escaping, we takin' it So terrorfyin', so electrifyin' Ya'll niggaz can't deny, it's so death defyin' Also, unique, it's so much heat On the turntable wax, when I speak on the beat One-two, throw it up, like you came to gave it up Drop something in the collection cup, for the cause Of the sixteen bars, fast cars and jewelry Fine silk, Cantanose wine make the rhyme shine Bright on the seven continent Take it to the fullest extent Go anywhere, and live Yeah, P. Diddy, I know you dancin' Crowd still movin', ladies groovin' When the God show and provin' Shit went something like that, I can't remember how that go.. Knawhatimean?
[Intro: Masta Killa] Time to ride.. Yo... yeah.. Lord, when you droppin'? [ 2X: Masta Killa] No said date, no said date, no said date No said date, no said date (Lord, when you dropping?) No said date, no said date [Masta Killa] They said the God wasn't never comin' home Grandma in a nursin' home, my mind is blown I'm known to walk alone, but the fam It's deep, yeah we all love heat These military arm' marine, sub machine gun Legend of Brooklyn, master craftsman Lord, when you droppin'?" No said date Thought premeditated, well calculated The air's been tested, the people can't wait So, ahh -- we agreed to send one, to swim from lost and found See truth be the life preserve, we can't drown Drunk with the victory, the Wu cavalry Bomb the seminar, the last "hoo-ra" for chivalry Classical, Yo-Yo Ma, laced in the bulletproof fabric Crafted and mastered in space What better place of birth than the Earth When a star is born, but the path was narrow Float across the Verrazano, stack ya ammo Hit 'em while we got the muscle, in the streets we hustle For survival, what the God reign, build me a brain Support it with a physical frame, imperial Asiatic material Scratch the serial, smoking him, he gonna need a miracle repare for burial, it's time, .45 to your head, drop your nine We came to collect, the debt is overdue yo Set to connect with Deck, we pushin' through Yvette with the red Corvette from Lafayette Pussy stay wet and she hold Tec Respect to the six, she sexy wit a switch Gun never stick when 'victions for the brick Shots lick Heh, yo, this is No Said Date Peace, I'm Jamel Arief, pleasure to meet you Not to affend you, somethin' for the mental Straight from the Shaolin Temple, so simple Ain't enough ink for the thoughts I think They travel so rapid, it's hard to grasp it No assumption, Kay Slay get the shit thumpin' Darts stay lethal, blaze one for the people They travelled so far to witness The killin' of a mastermind line-for-line Half-time, center stage, 50 yard line Long time, man for dead Should've been, put one in his head Before the poison spread to the body Partly done, 'nough said... { echoes }
After this drink.. we-we-we.. Now become sworn enemies! Huh-huh, after this drink, we Now become sworn enemies! Sworn enemies! (Uh, yeah, come on, come on, come on, pick your gun up Come on, come on, come on, salute nigga Real cats) After this drink, we, we now become sworn enemies! (Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on) After this drink.. (Come on, come on, come on, come on, yea Yeah, real warriors style) Hear the crowd start holla Stepped on stage in the wallabee clark Mic check sound correct, so vivid Like I'm stepping out the speaker, streets taught Never leave an enemy behind, when he goes He might strike again another time I came home from the warhead, fucked up From the things that I saw Women that were kinning me, slept with the enemy General strayed, the ghost seemed tempting They were deceive, what they were promised, was never received I cock aim, squeeze the gun at M.C.'s Not for a dollar, not for the fame Not for you to holler, or shout the god name A risen one from the slums, speaks with authority The dart well flourish, the wise pursuit wisdom The fools soon parish.. After this drink, we, we now become sworn enemies! (Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on Yeah, yeah, get your gun ready) After this drink, we, we now become sworn enemies! (Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on Yeah, what, come on, what, yeah, uh-huh) Ahh... this is born everlasting The style came blastin', through your component Makin' ya'll want it, but ya'll can't clone it Deliver to the booth, the truth is so raw Hard to the core, wild as a boar A lion like roar, forty day tour Through the Singapore, boat with the ore Struck a nerve when he heard the words so clear His heart was hardened, by the lies and deceit Then came a beat as rare as leap year Sparked something inside that made him wanna ride And go cop the tape, he searched for, for years Like an old beat break, Hypnotic on ice Chillin', he drankin', Armored Truck tankin' Crowd charmer, it's the Iron Mic balmer Piercing through your armor, bad news that you can't diffuse Short fuse, you know we can't lose After this drink, we, we now become sworn enemies! (Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on) After this drink, we, we now become sworn enemies! (Come on, come on, come on -- come on, come on, come on) Ahh, see the God light so bright, I hoodied up the sun to glow Few lines from the mindstate, create fat tapes to go From the present day, let's motivate The universe borns itself, I just insist in the action Testin' in the land of lust, stood firm, in the God I trust Met hate at the gate, grieve, no need Jealously took his head, and then fled Bangin' in your walkman, live from New York, in One instance, look, clone from existence Ride like a crocodile on the death row The Iron Mic poem.. Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, uh Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on, come on, yeah, ahh, yea.. Making your way in the world today, takes everything you've got Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot Wouldn't you like to get away, get away, get away..
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah And you can have anything Baby, if you roll with me Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Tell us, who is this refine black queen, eyes so innocent Vanilla cherry scented, can I get to know you? Let's exchange digits, slide, so we can pick it The night is almost over, here, but she know to the sofa Your place, or mines, she said "Mines'll be fine I rarely found the time to dine and unwind With working full time, you know, with school, partime Are you listening?" I said "Yes, love, I'm knowledging The ball game is on, kinda distracting my attention Not to ignore you, I didn't mean to bore Just thought I'd speak lessons, strive to listen more" My cheri amore, you make the heart skip a beating I miss your warm greeting, when we're not speaking How's L.A. for the weekend, sound? 'Nuff deniro, shopping spree, Reserdero? Momma said never trust him, it's only logic I scope out every exit, and open and reposit And you can have anything Baby, if you roll with me Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I choose the best, but for myself That makes you my queen Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah How beautiful is she, to have the God Degree ready Veggie stirred fried, with the cabbage inside Pretty feet, pretty hands, there she lie tanning Bending with the sand, I docked the yacht Stepped a shore, greeted the queen As only a king should, unvailed the hood Kneel as she stood, before me She spoke softly, but as, she stood naked With the bow-legged stance, so sexy Sweet temptation, look how the rain come down Your hormones pound, you moan with passion Uteris contracting, time for some action Cream rising, your breast at attention Who is the original man? Got your quoting Lookin' in the mirror, you ride, I hold it open Short long stroking to death... (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) And the drama stay major, I need a genie If you can hold away, then come and see me I'm guaranteed to make it rain, every spring but ahh I know you love me, even when you cursing me out Waited up til the candles burnt out Ahhh -- please forgive me, I'm out here scrapin' Drapin' niggaz up, stackin' and takin' A whole lotta paper, it's gonna take years and years For me to express, the love elevation The hell we go through, gives me the motivation To get it right, makin' up at night It's all worth the aggrivation, black woman through you I'mma build me a nation, nation... Gods and Earths (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) I choose the best, but for myself That makes you my queen Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Lovin' you, it looks so sweet So sexy, and still discrete Lovin' you, it looks so sweet So sexy, and still discrete
Yo, yo, Wu-Tang Clan, still fatter Off the datas, for, my father gonna get home by now And Uncle Justice, we gotta hurry up Do this video, Wu-Tang [Shamel a/k/a Dragon Breath] Yo, I block the bronze, the Kid Golden Arms I tear by shorty, with the Iron Palm of Dragon Breath Burn through your body, you see about A head Gotti, for Balardi, for Malatti, I'm scratchin' the table Scratchin' the trashboard, lost laws Of Dragon Breath, is like an Iron fire I'm a snake cat from way back, that'll snap on ya'll eenie Cuz ya'll too wack, and plus I need a snack This is a dangerous fact, so step back Before I pull a whole clip in my -- Be in subzero, my ice power go like a river My nigga Tero, I'm all set, with my ice power Niggaz don't mess with me, I'm the Assassin AS to a S, AS, IN, you can't mess with me My praying mantis is deadly, my praying mantis is poisonous It goes through your bloodstream It goes through your bloodstream Everybody go through they bloodstream My praying mantis is deadly, you end up in a hospital You better shut up, before I put one In your praying mantis, man
"Do that dance, grown up" - sample ed throughout the song [Intro: Masta Killa (Raekwon w/ sample)] Turn my microphone up a little high.. Yeah.. yeah, yeah, look, party people gath- Party people gather round (Do that dance, grown up, do that grown up, yeah Yeah, yeah, yo, yeah, yeah Do that dance, grown up, do that dance, grown up Aiyo, aiyo, aiyo, aiyo) Party people gather round, watch the God get down The sound's so rugged, measure the erection It's raw when I'm sexin' your brain Cherry cream gleen leather seats, lean Goose in the canteen, dutch leaf green Block of the chocolates, ship a mil', box it Moms and pops it, plan to be seventy five, live and kicking Jewels drip in the heat -- Radioactive, roll that accurate, what? Roll that backward, flow went back I stand as a man, the game plan repped your name The greatest Fam, we play in the sand Me and Irief, Killa gangsta thieves Gangsta beats, civilize, great men don't make beliefs Haagan-Daaz, shake the streets I'm cocained down, and I got a fire to stretch my eats West to East, South to North, best, the beats Rest is tef', the Chef defeats Order this piece -- yo.. Niggaz who ain't real, they real when they call the police, my brothers Watch the slang, lots of lame, pop your frame And drop your dame, and chop your name We locked the game, '89 niggaz with oxxes on In front of the building with the same thing Uh-- yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, get your uh-uh-uh-uh And... (do that dance, grown up, do that dance, grown up) Look, look, huh, look, huh, party people gath- Party people gather round (Do that dance, grown up, do that dance, grown up) Party people gather round, watch the God get down The sound's so rugged, measure the erection It's raw when I'm sexin' your brain Cherry cream gleen leather seats, lean Goose in the canteen, dutch leaf green Block of the chocolates, ship a mil', box it Moms and pops it, plan to be seventy five, live and kicking Jewels drip in the heat, ribbon with a young sweet Something in the passenger seat, ivory queen Beat got the Old Man feeling twenty three Power-U fat as a peach, I'm Chief Jay Strongbow From the east, come due Allah, what a beautiful squall Through the Cartier tints, I seen her from afar She in her mink trench in her panty and bra Smooth in silk, naturally built, soy milk breast Gas at the 'hess, split it to the rest Undress ya'll, and you don't stop, come on! Do that dance, grown up (come on) Do that dance, grown up Yo, I got muscles in my index finger, even my mirror is diesel To scope two, so I could read you Without a jack, there, I'm still hittin' up people You were starvin' for beef, I had to feed you It's funny how Toney got a lot of sons around Nice dirty crib, with a lot of guns around Layin' up in Cheetah's, chillin' Treatin' niggaz like cavities, lead rocks'll be in your filling Bosses, C.E.O.'s, head niggaz in charge'll get whacked Actors, even down to the stars, you'll get clapped Skip back, I'm not a bullshit rapper My gun really do go off like that This is Ghost, high post, get your pot roast coked When the glock burst, it's all about clockwork Fuck around, and go to hell with a hot shirt I don't go to Chinatown for my fireworks I go to Aakmei, test him for a bomb, first Make sure he ain't lyin', tell on me, his eye'll squirt Ghost Deini is real, me and Killa'll peel Your cap back, and deliver the mil' Niggaz be pullin' out, but they don't use 'em Big giant joints, they stat and lose 'em The big yellow, this shit'll push your crew in Look you dead in your face, like "What ya'll doing?" Ain't killin' nothin', so stop pursuing Fuckin' with my click, you'll just get ruined Blowin' the weight, like breeze did brewing By the way, who the fuck, let ya'll fools in?
"I think of sometime" - sample ed throughout the song I see him... Killa... blast on 'em, never Yo.. I got the drop on you, don't flinch Pop niggaz like John Lynch Leave niggaz in they own stench I'mma light drinker, heavy smoker Known for duckin' show promoters Pass the money, over, my whole crew is ex-cons Be alarmed, when you hear the err-urrrrrIt's on, Silverback niggaz under the stairs When we link up, we travel in pairs Ya'll niggaz best to beware of the most thoroughest Cover all aspects, four corners You can't creep up on us I'm takin' one for the team, deal me in And when the smoke clears, do it again This ain't a side show, you can die slow There's no I in team, we all ride... yo! The Masta brought the ceremony, this is my testament Homicide Housing, that's what I represent Criminal gun play, chemical dream to P.J.'s Last raid, another fed paid, bed rum: Sunday The world dyin' for the love of money Expensive chains, intensive pain from that cocaine Condition the brain, children in strain, as I look back Memory lane, civil and plain, it be in fame A major part of the game, chemistry grain Foolish kids ran when I came Forty acres, five percent of terrain Spark right through my vein tunnel, aim through this jungle of rain A lot of haters wanna see us hang But watch me bang as in Eagle/Crane Step back, shatter your frame Another victim in the system where he barely sustained Forkin' in, I sold a million way, his first campaign Sippin' rosemary cherry champagne, nigga The young and the dangerous, water on the wrist, ice cryst' Talk with a lisp, then I be top of your list We all in this together, forever and ever Down for whatever, whenever, yeah, yeah We all in this together, forever and ever Down for whatever, whenever Check the Words from the Genius, that was written in pen Murder gloves, hide the fingerprint, but never the sin Ghetto prophet that's born to quote Got the crimies, behind me, with the face on stroke Don't provoke, trust son, that thing bust, and we roll dangerous Who can handle us, when we rush the clubs on thrust Yo, don't miss the lead vocalist, terrorist Wu-Tang, a pure danger, the God hold a fort Teach law, universal, beatdown, my stomping ground We hold courts in the streets of New York Snort the gun powder, eyes stay red like fire Cut the mic wire, hit a love ballad note Pen stroke, beautiful quote, for you to deep throat Ghetto life had to rough up in the housing They only make 'em us, every twenty five thousand
Uh... musical clever You know what time it is (Ooh-ahh, Meth Tical) Yeah... what... (Hey, did you turn my mic down Oh.. my headphone fell off.. damn..) Death come to those who oppose Knockin' at the door, holding a rose In plain clothes, when the face ice cold Lock your windows, still I come in when the wind blows Come in slow, suddenly your eyes close Then your body set through your soul, it rose Turn into a black crow and fly into the internal night That's when I also take flight I turn into a great falcon With mighty wings, when they flap, they move mountains I leap on your back, like a wild fucking monkey Eyes are blood shot read, with a growling tummy Beat your fucking back out, like a gorilla When I was tore, I figure my, out the house of mirrors I show up to a recording session, with no facial expression I'm just there like I crept in Escape through the east gate, return through the west ends When the son said, I'm like the westerns beneath the moon light And the crescent, Priest, I have a stance, that's strong When I perform, I transform, into a sandstorm Leaving one third of the land torn I'm like mice, I react strange 'm like a terratrane, I react crazy when the weather change Then the father of a hurricane, handcuff pain I whip tornados with iron chains I make volcanos scream out my name Niggaz kill me, try'nna escape my wrath Through death, don't you know, I'm crazy muthafucka, I hold my breath.. Flicks... sluggy... one time For your muthafuckin' mind Wu-Tang Forever, this is just the next chamber, baby (Fish filet, fish filet) Ah, ah-ah-ah We walking dogs, foot soldiers, fuck you all Guns and roses, play the wall The final curtain calls every day, all day We hurtin' ya'll, project hallways is triflin' Public Enemy, number one, still fightin' The power, like Tyson When nothing else work, start biting Swallow up that weak shit, they writing Spit it out, frustrated with the line Hard for me to get it out Intellectual, architect, bomb threat to a vegetable Mr. Meth, you can get the left and right testicle Step to the rear, Wu-Tang on arrival Raised in the ghetto, singin' songs for survival Nothing else matter, suspect chin niggaz shatter Clap a mad rapper, red dot beemin' on the blood, splatter University, anniversary of terror It's now, or it's never Ain't no in betweens in the cold war Can't hold it down, got a thousand that can hold yours Starvin', pardon me, God, I get a charge Like a human lighting rod, strike back with no regard For the innocent, harder than the bricks in my tenements Wu-Tang, forever and a day, webe killin' it So patient, they sat there in the aisles and waited For the testimony, hungry, for a statement from the one and only Thristy for the ceremony at and, true Wu die hard fans Now look how we rock, make a freestyle drop, old school like the wop My grandaddy used to do this dance called the slop I keep it hip hop for ya'll, we don't stop Got ladies by the flock, no safety on the glock Stop, look and listen when the semi auto's pop, your neck Mock with the rope, who can match palm I'm strong as a nuclear bomb, dangerous armed Have you not prepared yourself, you've been warned Gun shot to the informer, Killa Bee Swarm Caught 'em on the corner of Lavonia Reported missing, found him in the fetal position Shot twice, armed with the rocket Blind for the target, dipped on arrival Suspenseful, kill or be killed, pass the rifle
We gon' take this back, crazy old school Off the head one time, get a DJ something to a-- Chika-chika-chika-chika-chicka-chicka-chhhh Get 'em something to scratch, yaknowhatimsayin? My nigga Choco, Jam Master Jay on the 1's and 2's It's Allah Math, Red Alert, Marley Marl Kid Capri, Funkmaster Flex and uh, Mr. Cee I can't forget, Sway and Tech Jazz Joyce, DJ Clue, Cocoa Chanel I be Jamel, I rocks the mic well, well Rock the mic well, well, well.. On and on, to the break of dawn Hot Butter on, say what? The popcorn Freak 'em to the left, while we rock 'em to the right Brooklyn in the house, who wanna fight? Can we bounce? Roll to the skate ya rock Hip to the hop and ya don't dare stop Come alive party people, gimme what you got I guess by now you can take a hunch Fine, I'm the ninth member of the bunch Rockin' old school ain't shit to me MC's OD on the shit that I wrote Can we smoke while I'm drinkin'? I'm thinkin' of bonin' Sugar, I wanna ride yo ass until the mornin' Who you moanin: Jamel Arief, High Chief, comin' outta East Medins Ladies in the house if ya clockin' Gs Sippin' on drink, Long Island Iced Teas Lookin' real good from ya toes to ya weave Tell the fellas back up and like let ya breathe Fellas in the house if ya know ya live Punch niggaz in the face from Cali to Bed-stuy Handlin' the steel if the shit get real Just flip a pie and stack ya mil' Activation, mind starts sparkin' Constant elevation, sky walkin' David Thompson, my Wu niggaz stompin' Down the boulevard, shakin' yo ass You better watch yo self, I'm type slick With a nice size --- lemme see you work it She wanna suck it in public Ol' Dirty Bastard can use it on the visitings, you wit it? Then holla like wheels on appeal, don't squeel Just keep it on the 'lils, for the Masta Kill Just givin' you somethin' that y'all can feel I see you in the hood, then ya fam from Tilden Slid through the back of the buildin', heat concealed in Stare to your place Rae bomb the elevator, an Incarcerated Scarface, here, taste The lace from the dominant race to the base In ya face like paste, baby doll Uh, uh, uh, uh, yes yes y'all Welcome to the block party, shots lick off You might wanna hit the deck, but stay calm It's only us, every thing's steelwell plush We freakin' the streets, the Shiek shows the beat One two, one two I'ma try this one more time, son Lemme in there, yo put that nigga back son (Yeah, hit hard) Like... hip hop, like socialize Clean out ya ears and ya open ya eyes Liquid Sword to the city Peace Allah Just, that's one of the committee Let's hook up the 6 for a chess contest Leave a little stress I'll snatch a bag of the Uptown's best Make ya love it when ya smell it It's the velvet, block of chocolate for a hundred Dredd' got pounds, if ya wanna get down Or we can catch 'em on the next round My universal sound is like world reknowned World reknowned, world reknowned My universal sound is like world reknowned
I want two beef patties, special sauce, onions, tomatoes Lettuce, on a sesame seed bun... on a a sesame seed bun, you big dummy! Dah-dah-dah-deh-duhhhhhh (I want two beef patties) Dah-dah-dah-deh-duhhhhhh (with onions... special sauce) Dah-dah-dah-deh-duhhhhhh (cheese on the special sauce sesame seed bun!) Dah-dah-dah-deh-duhhhhhh (you big dummy!) Dah-dah-dah-deh-duhhhhhh I rock the mic and make the crown said "Ho!" People if you ready to ride, then let's go The older the wine, the more vintage Each sentence, mature like stock dropped on beat Sold in it's highest peak, the black panther Call him for the answer, the shadow dancer No cure for the cancer, carefully approach this near-ville approach Tension in the street, we stressed and wanna eat Supply, meet the demand for those who get high Sly & the Family, carve my name in Stone, peace to Angie On and On, Chief Jay Strong' .44 long, state today's math and what's ya name born The Abbott had his head reflectin' off the chrome Bank loan for a mil', Oprah, hold me down like Dr. Phil This is napsack rap, oint joint gas My gats point at you now you can't point back Penetratin' skulls, I'm diggin' holes like the mole My sword will not dull My daily toil's: to protect the Earth so the seeds won't spoil Ya Frankenstein type mind like Peter Boil Hooked on that Power-U, money, weed, power, too Powerful God-U, fine booze, lines of snooze { inhales } Clouds of smoke, we smoke today break We keep the leaves soaked, in that PC Y'all best to run when y'all see me I'm like Godzilla stompin' through Mt. Fiji On his way to Tokyo You hollow block head tell lies like Pinochio Flip the Nokio phone, call my nigga T.S "How you want the Triple X rock cut? V.S.?" Or Princess, or simply solid The Prince word is worth more than the wallet Doggy doggy! We'll steal your bone! Doggy doggy! We'll steal your bonnnne! Doggy doggy! We'll steal your bone! Doggy doggy! (I said!) We'll steal your bone! I said, two beef patties, special sauce Onions, tomatoes, lettuce on a sesame seed bun On a sesame seed bun, you big dummy!! Dah-dah-dah-deh-duhhhhhh Dah-dah-dah-deh-duhhhhhh Dah-dah-dah-deh-duhhhhhh Dah-dah-dah-deh-duhhhhhh
Uh... sweetness.. beautiful queen Beautiful queen... beautiful queen, yeah. [Hook: Curtis Mayfield "The Makings of You" sample] Add a little sugar, honeysuckle and A great big expression of happiness Boy, you couldn't miss.. With a dozen roses, such will astound you Her refinement was beautiful, I acknowledged her attraction In passing, driven by a desire to know if she's taken I was askin', "Is your heart vacant? Excuse me, Miss, how you feel? Can we build?" Could it be the mind you see, guidin' you to me? Extendin' my hand to welcome you in paradise Supreme observation, di-tect hesitation Your mind flashed back to other shit you've been through Others left you questionable, what's acceptable? The first sight of this divine light might shy you Warm words melt the ice between us My thoughts penetrate and begin to break through Let's hit Vegas while the weather is nice Kiss my hand before I roll my dice In the 7-45, L.I., rollin' up to your doorstep It's just the simple thtings in life we do Watch the God as I'm shapin' and moldin' this planet I'm holdin' In suspended animation, love is the highest elevation Of understandin' I can show, over this candle-light scene This is King toast Queen We touch glasses, sippin' the finest imports Frank Emerge and Love Supreme, raspberry bubble bath cream Steam the mirror, I draw hearts with our name Relaxin' ya brain with sweet sounds from Claudine Gladys Knight on to Curtis Mayfield thing It's just nice-ness, the absence of confusion Love, peace and happiness, pure bliss Reminisce about the evenin', hit me when you reach home Maybe we can build and add on over the phone Sugar I smoke bone, do you think that I'm wrong? Your moms might disapprove of my smooth rudeness Excuse, I don't mean to intrude Aight, yeah love See you treatment is royal, relax and uncoil You spoiled with petals on ya bath water, love I rose in my whip with my wiz and thought It rained lightly on the window, the wipe was flowin' simu' To the melody, "Didn't I blow you mind?" Hit the spliffs slow, sit low, seat reclined In due time, every square inch will be mines She so fine, reflectin' the light I shine, over wine I knew she had the good nook-nook from the first look Hair well groomed and thing Body wrapped with the Fendi sandle to match Coach back, swingin' on arm, approach the calm Skin buttermilk soft as Persian lamb cloth She asked for directions as if she was lost But fully in tune with the stars, Sun and Moon In the tomb, when Starks hit the milk of Lorna Doon Didn't I blow your mind? Oh, didn't I blow your mind? Oh, didn't I blow your mind? Didn't I blow your mind? Beautiful queens, beautiful queens Beautiful queens, beautiful queens
What are you doing home from school so early? You shouldn't be back for another two hours Now answer me... what are you doing home? (I got suspended) Suspended? For what? (Nothing) A good student like you, don't get suspended for nothing Now why were you sent home? (Cuz I'm black!) Bangin' on the lunchroom table, I used to spectate And watch some of the M.C. greats Throw verses back and forth, I didn't have the heart to step forth I used to take it home to write some of my own But still I wasn't ready to touch the mic-phone The back staircases of school was filled with blunt residue A broken lightbulb and the crew, a man or two Bangin' on the wall while a few M.C.'s, shoot the breeze I'm just passin' through, I might've took two off the trees We fiend for this hip hop quarantine Listen out for the walkie talkies of the Dean (security coming...) Bododo.. school! Sat in the back of the class with my hand up Two wild security guards, grabbed my man up Threw him in detention for 5 days suspension Cuz he said, the teacher was lyin about the Indians Tryin to dumb us with the story of Columbus And brain-numb us, when all you see, that came from us They copy-carvin, I learned about God and Taggin Wu logo on the book margin Intense like a New York riot, she stood quiet And asked me, could she speak to me in private (Mr. Diggs, you actin' like a fool...) Huh? (You know these rules that we have in these schools) Yeah.. (You and your friends think ya'll cool) Why? (Cuz ya'll walk through these halls with the 12 jewels) Phat shoe laces and tri-colored sneakers I stood like a man then I questioned my teacher Why don't we speak about the wisdom of the sages? And how did Europe black out in the dark ages? And when they got light did they white-wash the pages? And the inquisition, why was Christian thrown in cages? And why wuld they try to destroy the nation? With their birth control and bring control floridation? And why it seems that half the school is racist? She said "Diggs, to the office!" We about faces.. Handed my paper with the proper title Who wrote the holy Koran or Bible? Bein' that person with the scent ability Makes me responsible for the uncivil The next morning as I entered the building A cypher goin' on and the Gods is building My hot chocolate spillin', after 5th period Let's cut out, go bag some chicks up at Tilden Wonderful had the rental, "Nobody Beats the Biz" Instrumental, attractin' a few Nothin' really poppin', let's slide to Clara Barton Bumped into a few good brothers from Morgas Martin Mentioned Norman Thomas, had chicks That'll hit flicks, and take you shopping, true indeed I thought Sarah J. had the one that I need Mary Burtrum, Julia Richmond, is it fashion? Elijah Whitney sing the song with me Sisters from Washington Irv. swing a arm Brothers in death, pull the fire alarm Rude ones flow rapness, Western House money makers Maxwell thunder hip shakers.. They not on my level, but I can sit with the O.G.'s from there And make it major, youknowhatimean? (That's what's nigga) Right, but, we not doing that until we get this business settled And even while we doing that, we try'nna get the Wu-Tang niggaz Cuz I love them niggaz, I feel as though They represent the east coast, how we represent the west coast And I love them... echoes
One, two, one, two, the High Chief Yeah... yo... so alone... baby I'm just lookin' out of the window Watchin' the gunshots blow-ow Thinkin' how we all was turnin' out Keepin' my head above water Got to make a weight when I can (cuz I can) Temporary lay off, cop pay offs, daily rip offs Informer tip off, clips lick off The judge got hit off, boss got knocked off Worker made a come off, cash got dropped off Buildings got burnt out, sisters got turned out Work out in the yard up North, tryin' to burst out Pissy elevators, dirty cop favors Tongues hiding razors, minors turn majors Wave the bigger tools, shoot out inside the school yard The game aint' changed, niggaz done made their own rules They buildin' plans, they pull a million dollar scam Watch for taped conversations, Jakes and dollar bands The black market, labelled the movin' target Dwellin' in the heartless projects Evil eyes walkin', the BBS rims flossin' The beat walk in, harassin' the street walkin' They keep talkin', like the Rebel might slow up They set me up to go up, the witness din't show up Look out in drug stores (but I'm slippin') bare approach the look out Be off the block by ten, the kite was sent Then all those who dare to oppose, were sent back Chained to the train track, protect ya jaw These silverback niggaz eat their oatmeal raw Cee Allah sawed the shotti, 'Preme went down for a body He killed Poppy, dusted in the lobby, toxy off shocky Cops be harassin' tryin' to stop cashin' The episodes pass, I flash back to guns And crack stashed in grass, you movin' savage Please warn him of his ways and actions Before I blast him Then the homicide was justified when I arrive Black tints on the glass with the stockin' cap mask It's all official, steel pistol style whip you, to the gristle While my team be stompin' you out after the whistle I went from the slums of Hell to paradise in Heaven From a sling-shot to a wall of mac 11's I drank with the Devil and ate with the Reverand We talked numbers and I told 'em, that mine was 7 The total amount of hits, behind the collapsed building That had exploded in a frenzy of killings Bodies lay near tons of twisted metal Of a structure and atomic force, it leveled From the tale of the tape, the product failed in comparison The weight, the height, the reach, was not a year within Sight, the significant, difference was the ammo Wrecking y'all individuals and their man know Second by second, heat blazed through the night Leaving a dazzling array of neon lights The primary reason of mission for them spitting The firing kept hitting, them dust, they kept sipping But the informants x-rays gave off electrons Within a few next days, entire cess gone Prenticle percisions used to remove the eyelids Those responsible for my brothers with high bids Life in the hood is an award winning film Lived ut by savages who can't escape the realm A place where the young meet and greet with guns In the park they interrupt the pure innocent fun
You are watching a master at work.. (Haha, haha, yeah, haha...) Steppin' live in the place, smackin' blood out his face It's the principal, don't get it wrong What I do to eat, is nothing in comparison To what I do to keep, self up, write and exact Sway the mac' if I have to defend the castle Slang lasso, ropin' them til they recoup Pass the keys to the Coupe, it's cute for wiz to scoot off, '95 north Cut from the cloth of king, who bare struggle In this life line, theology of time Move with our major motion to the mic The recite the dart that I have written Light exists in the darkness, instant gratification How far can you travel the mic spar? [Interlude: Bruce Lee sample (Masta Killa)] Water is the softest substance in the world At yet, it can penetrate the hardest, rock Or, anything granite, you name it Umm.. water also is insubstantial; by that I mean You cannot grasp hold of it, you cannot punch it and hurt it (Yeah, yeah, yeah...) See the God light gleam so bright, I gain birth to That you attract you, heart so fuller Make you wanna pull your trigger and get rid a Shiny bald militant head like Lou Gassid He's walkin' with the shiner's lamp of knowledge Glory be the law, with the justice sword Supreme being, all I seeing, radiant son Imperishable absolute, ya'll salute Approximately three mil', bodies like an empty vessels I must fill, check where I came from Any God's son I made sun, is my son In this scene, lesson number one, for the dumb If he ain't true and living, son, then I never heard of one Pack your gun, one on one, come and get some Water... now you put water into a cup..., it becomes the cup You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle You put it in a tea pot, it becomes the tea pot Now water can flow, or it can crash.. Be water, my friend... (yo, heh, yo) Yo, I bought this eye-red, no colors allowed Well how then, give me a few, just listen Instead of wasting time, try'nna grab them back The dominant magnetic will always attract The under-life, quoting him, describe the beat Now Eminem, for example, just another sample Of your worst nightmare, coming back at you So beautiful designed, the places of time, to see Everything that has been, always will be Now figure out the riddle, the never ending cycle Born in his self, back into the circle I'm thankful for the blessing, testing of the lessons Answers and questions, trials and tribulations That were set upon me, it's hard for some to see But it's clear as day to me.. Be water, my friend..
