엔터테이너 랩퍼, 엽기 랩퍼, 기인 랩퍼 버스타 라임즈 삼 년의 침묵을 깬 그의 일곱 번째 스튜디오 앨범 [THE BIG BANG] 닥터 드레와 버스타 라임즈의 스타 뮤지션 프로젝트!!
O TOUCH IT: SWIZZ BEATZ가 프로듀싱한 곡으로 단순한 비트에 쏟아져 내리는 버스타 라임즈의 라이밍이 매력적인 작품. 샘플링한 독특한 DAFT PUNK의 음악에도 집중! O I LOVE MY B****: 두번째 싱글로 발매된 트랙. 훨씬 메인 스트림 코드에 맞는 곡으로 팝 팬들까지도 좋아할만한 트랙. 켈리스와 윌.아이.엠WILL.I.AM/ THE BLACK EYED PEAS이 피처링해 각각의 네임 브랜드 값어치도 꽤나 높은 곡. 올 여름의 한국 클럽을 후끈 달굴 만큼 세련된 클럽 트랙. O BEEN THROUGH THE STORM: 거장 스티비 원더가 최초로 힙합 앨범에 직접 피처링을 한 작품. 힙합퍼들이 스티비 원더의 원곡을 샘플링한 경우는 많지만, 그가 직접 스튜디오에서 함께 작업한 힙합퍼는 버스타 라임즈가 최초. 힙합퍼이자 뮤지션 으로서 버스타 라임즈의 위치를 다시 한번 확인할 수 있는 부분이기도 하다. 그만큼 스티비 원더의 참여는 단순한 보컬 피처링이 아닌 공동 작업의 수순을 밟아 가사적으로도, 음악적으로도 대작으로 완성되었다. O DON'T GET CARRIED AWAY: 닥터 드레가 프로듀스하고 나스가 피쳐링한 이 앨범의 문제작 .... ....
[Chorus] [Marsha] Money, cars, clothes, sexy broads, plenty more, go.. get you some [Q-Tip] Mansion, lots, planes, Phantoms, bitch you better... [Marsha] Go.. get you some [Q-Tip] Hustlin, jugglin, robbin, stealin shit, I gotta get this fuckin [Marsha] Money, cars, clothes, sexy broads, plenty more, go.. get you some [Q-Tip] Fortune, power, fame, passion for this shit you need to... [Marsha] Go.. get you some [Q-Tip] Don't stop, nigga we ain't done, gun it through your fuckin road block
[Busta Rhymes] I'm sayin who told y'all to let a muhfucker back on the block with the bullshit, see y'all done fucked up now! Turn the volume up and bang it out the trunk now! You gotta problem son? Imagine how the club sound Look and see I'm ready to spark it Soon as I zoom on my target, muhfucker better roll out the carpet See the way I comin through, and how I kick in the door Watch how I coffee grind like never before.. the way I wreck from the door So I mack wit' em, passin em, when I'm speakin I'm preachin, all my niggaz out in EVERY HOOD! You tryin to compete? You better be INCREDIBLY GOOD! Niggaz you want heat? I figured you would! That's I waste no time to give it to you niggaz (this time) And give you all the jewels in (this rhyme), and then I put it down to you all! I can't get enough of it niggaz, I gotta ex-plore (many) All of my options, I gotta get me plenty more...
[Chorus]
[Busta Rhymes] A lot of niggaz shit sound dated I'm like Shaq, franchise player just got traded to the number one team in the league See I ain't on J Records, I'm on DRE Records, Aftermath BITCH! You need to learn 'cause you ain't knowin the half, BITCH! And while I'm gone I'm puttin dough in the stash, BITCH! So new and fresh I say it again So what it do, don't test see I'ma blaze to the end I'm comin through, so confess you niggaz know who the kid I'm like a newborn nigga, that's securing a win (HOT!) So new and so current and they hate this The streets'll classify in another level of greatness I'm here to fix up the game, I'm givin it a facelift New and improved, watch the way I make the game shift! Now watch me swing it out the ballpark I come to shut it down, don't let the war start while I come to get the...
see now you who the god be, back runnin the city and you know who the squad be flipmode bitch look see ain′t nothin changed now i′m back with the remix with the queens of the game (turn it up!!)
when you see me in the spot you niggas better respect it y′all already know where i rep ain′t no reason to check it and i know that you ain′t fuckin with me just for the record so instead i′m a let, mary j. blige come and set it
(now get low mary!) maybe you can guess who it is (uh huh) mary j. blige about to handle my biz (uh huh) i′m on my grown woman still i rep for the kids in every hood, and all my peoples doin a bid (turn it up!!)
now you know who′s really the queen deliver the mail seven hundred thirty thousand first week of my sales the haters plot and they watch lookin all pale while i′m on a yacht, overseas doin my nails
(get low mary!) well let me show you how we do (ha!) i gotta thank everyone for coppin the breakthrough (uh huh) bus did take one the remix is take two you love the way we reinventin
how we just stay new (turn it up!!) how we sellin out theb stadiums, arenas and all (ha!!!) only louis and gucci we don′t shop at the mall (huh!) got you partyin and dancin and havin a ball and your lovin the way we reppin how we do it for y′all go ′head and
″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″ ″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″
″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″ ″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″
(get Ra digga!) see me rollin up in your hood (uh huh) these jokers screa,in damn rah still be lookin good (yeah) they do they little mack he askin me who i tapped ain′t none of your concern you a g make it hap (turn it up!!)
when i give a nigga some play he losin his brain (uh) askin me a bunch of questions actin like he my man wanna stress a bitch out tellin me i did change they sayin damn my bad if you fell for the game
(get Ra digga!) now he sittin there lookin stuck (ha!) he thinkin cause he spent a little dough i′m ′gon fuck if money ain′t a thang i′m sayin let a bitch know typed to empty a account,
how far you willin to go (turn it up!!) now he hopin on the jet he ain′t wastin no time told me all expense paid anyplace i could find hit the islands in the winter trickin all on his dime ain′t a shorty in the world pussy better than mine, they wanna
″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″ ″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″ ″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″ star symbol are for missy elliott′s adlibs
i′m jinglin baby, go ′head mami, don′t i look charmin put your lips up on me (woo!!!) kiss it touch it, good, yes i wish you would (turn it up!!)
you like to see me when i dip baby dip (ha) don′t it look like i got beyonce′s hips lookin like i could be nia long boy you smokin that cheech and chong have you ever seen thickness
in a thong (come on!) you can hit it like a game of ping pong if you give me two shots of it strong nigga bring it on i might let you take me home (turn it up!!)
now busta bus (bus!!) misdemeanor in here this year be clear y′all be beware fake mc′s y′all can′t come near i′m toxic baby like i′m britney spears
″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″ ″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″
″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″ ″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″
see i ain′t even gotta talk to y′all!!! i let the queens of the game get at y′all!! se y′all ain′t even in my league!!! flipmode bitch!!!!
″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″ ″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″
″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″ ″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″
″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″ ″touch it bring it babe watch it turn it leave it stop format it″ -
[Hook: Missy Elliott] Pop yo' collars like this Bottles up like this Side to side like this Holla if ya like this
[Chorus One: Missy Elliott] See the ass? Touch me right there Wanna touch my nookie baby? Touch me right there Make me lose my mind baby? Touch me right there Party over here, ain't shit over there!
[Busta Rhymes] See how I'm drillin 'em baby? It's Bus-a-Bus back bitch, I'm killin 'em crazy We off the Relaxic, I'm spillin the gravy Got every club packed thick, creating a frenzy To be the latest greatest for all you niggaz from gazing Bugatti off white tan, interior pastry See my swagger sharp like that, these niggaz amaze me As a matter a fact just salute me and praise me Enough of that
[Missy Elliott] We be up in the club, niggaz sportin them minks Tipsy in the club, nigga buyin 'em drinks Walk around lookin like our shit don't stink Ice by my neck so bright, watch 'em blink
[Busta Rhymes] Okay, now I got me a clear view I like it when you get up and I'm lovin ya hairdo The way you cross ya legs, ass spread in the chair you The way ya clothes skimpy, so it's easy to tear through Appreciate my presence, while I shine wit' a barrel I came up wit' cut diamonds, obscure in a rare blue Shorty ain't checkin for you, step to the way I do Super senile, I ain't the one to compare to Now she was sayin...
[Chorus Two: Missy Elliott] See the ass? Touch me right there Wanna touch my nookie baby? Touch me right there Is that Dr. Dre baby? Touch me right there Party over here, ain't shit over there!
[Hook]
[Busta] What you sayin Missy!?
[repeat Hook]
[Break] [Busta] We got some shit for that ass [Missy] Come on give it to me [Busta] We got some shit for that ass [Missy] Come on give it to me [Busta] We got some shit for that ass [Missy] Come on give it to me [Busta] We got some shit for that ass girl
[Busta Rhymes] Bounce back, brand new on the scene what? Took a little minute, I'm back with the re-up Switched it up a little bit, back with a clean cut Shorty's lost her head, see all the koochies I cream up I love the way she in all over the girls when I'm teaming up It's gettin hotter in this bitch, windows are steaming up Amazed by the pinky, neck, and wrist be gleaming up How I dominate the scene, how a nigga be cleaning up I see you liking everything, you see me and you You frowning on your girl, like you ain't willing to share boo The hotel ain't far, meet me there and if you Ya girl looking like she wit' it, she can come/cum in too You get impatient Ma, show you just how the kid move I'm bangin in the truck, and let her watch in the rearview See we don't really care about the niggaz who came through over there 'cause over here, see I'ma show ya how we do So check it baby...
[Chorus One]
[Busta Rhymes] + Missy See it don't matter what ya doin over there See we gets it poppin, that's how we do it over here That's if we toss bottles, that's how we do it over here Check it, floss models, that's how we do it over here Listen, rare throttles, that's how we do it over here Check it, ice collars, that's how we do it over here nigga See it don't matter what ya doin over there See we gets it poppin, that's how we do it over here (over here)
[Intro: Busta Rhymes] DJ Scratch you sick for this one
[Swizz Beatz] WOO! Come on! New York we back!!! (Swizzy!!!)
[Chorus: Swizz Beatz] If you from New York stand up right now! If your from New York hands up right now!!! Get it up get it up get it get it get it up!!! Get it up get it up get it get it get it up!!! Get it up get it up get it get it get it up!!! Get it up get it up get it get it get it up!!!
[Swizz Beatz] Yeah! Yeah! I'm on my New York shit Hat to the back on my New York shit (WOO! WOO!) Yeah, I'm on my New York shit (Oh!) Tims with the shorts on my New York shit (Come on!) I'm on my New York shit, ridin on the train on my New York shit Burner in the club on my New York shit Razor in my mouth on my New York shit (Ladies and Gentlemen!!!)
[Busta Rhymes] Yeah! I'm on my New York shit Got the world followin the New York script Hustle with Tims and hoodies on my New York flip Rubberband stack money with my New York click Yeah! I'm on my New York shit I rep the Giants, the Jets, New York Knicks Taylor made clothin with my New York stitch My chick bangin don't you see my New York bitch Yeah! I'm on my New York shit You niggaz know we deserve the props we get Ridin up in therange I'm in my New York whip International chicks on my New York dick Yeah! I'm on my New York shit See how I kill it with my New York spit Thanks to the boroughs now I'm New York rich The way I flood 'rm thoro with my New York hits
[Chorus: Swizz Beatz] If you from New York stand up right now! If your from New York hands up right now!!! Get it up get it up get it get it get it up!!! Get it up get it up get it get it get it up!!! Get it up get it up get it get it get it up!!! Get it up get it up get it get it get it up!!! (Talk to 'em)
[Swizz Beatz] Yeah! Yeah! I'm on my New York shit Kid Capri on my New York shit (Come on!) DJ Red Alert on my New York shit (Bounce!) Funkmaster Flex on my New York shit (Shit!) WOO! I'm on my New York shit B.I.G. on my New York shit (WOO!) Big Pun on my New York shit Jam Master Jay on my New York shit
[Busta Rhymes] BVD's and durags nigga Stand on the corners, God build on five percent lessons Got a nickel crack hand on hand niggaz On a hustle rebellin, while the D's calculatin who sellin Sell drugs right in front of the deli Pancho know what we doin and while we bubblin our corner be brewin Introduce you to the new walk nigga, and the new talk nigga That's how we do when we in New York niggaz Yeah! Yeah! I'm on my New York shit Every hood love me for my New York skill I got alot of money on that New York strip Gully rock a scully with a New York fit Yeah! I'm on my New York shit Run up in The Tunnel catch a New York vick O.D.B. reppin New York sick Shit you want the truth take a New York trip
[Chorus: Swizz Beatz] If you from New York stand up right now! If your from New York hands up right now!!! Get it up get it up get it get it get it up!!! Get it up get it up get it get it get it up!!! Get it up get it up get it get it get it up!!! Get it up get it up get it get it get it up!!!
[Busta Rhymes] Yeah! I think it's about time for y'all to give New York there shit back Y'all know where the crown belong, y'all know we started this shit You know we gave birth to all of this shit Don't get it confused nigga, Flipmode bitch!!! Full Surface bitch!!! To the family that helped me get rich since day one Chris Lighty, James Cruz, Mona Scott, the whole Violator family bitch!!! Big up to Nas, big up to Jay-Z, big up to Roc-A-Fella, big up to Ruff Ryders DMX, EPMD, Jazzy Joyce, Cocoa Chenelle, Green Lantern, Mister Cee, DJ Enuff DJ Camilo, DJ Envy, Clue, Kay Slay, the voice of New York Angie Martinez Grandmixer DST, yeah, Grandwizard Theodore Grandmaster Flash, I'm a take it all the way back Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J, Ralph McDaniels Cold Crush Brothers, Fab 5 Freddy, Funky Four Plus One More, Zulu Nation Spoony G, Five Percent Nation Of Islam, Yeah! Wu-Tang, Treacherous Three and all of that Busy B whattup!!! Brucie B, Luv Bug Starski ya nah mean, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Kool G. Rap We 'gon keep it goin, Public Enemy, B.D.P. I wanna big up producers like Pete Rock, Marley Marl Premo, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Keith Shocklee, Large Professor, Easy Mo Bee, Diamond D Howie T, Mantronix, yeah, Awesome Two, hey y'all I can't forget my nigga Biz Markie Just Ice, Lord Finesse, MC Shan, Cutmaster DC, UTFO, Whodini, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick Ultramagnetic, X-Clan, Nice N Smooth, yeah, aiyyo, let me big up my ladies!!! My ladies and mothers of hip hop, MC Lyte, Salt N Pepa, Latifah, Sha Rock All the Roxannes, The Real Roxanne, Roxanne Shante, yeah, Pebbly Poo Yeah yeah we fuckin y'all head up boy, we takin it back nigga!!!! NEW YORK YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS STAND UP NEW YORK!!!! Yeah! I ain't finshed yet! Mr. Magic, Chuck Chillout, Audio Two A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Black Sheep, Jungle Brothers Leaders Of The New School nigga! P. Diddy and the whole Bad Boy! Brand Nubian nigga! A ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! I ain't forgettin shit! Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaata, the fathers of this shit, thank y'all
[Chorus: Stevie Wonder] Been through the storm, through the cold and rain Everything's still the same Can't control how I feel Sometimes it's hard to keep it real You see the luxuries in life, with the fortune and fame Like them Cadillacs with sunroofs mayne So many ways to make a dollar Huh, sometimes I think about my father You see my poppa was broke, and my momma was young Tryin to blend in with them city folk Every day landlord knockin down my do' Wonderin where my next blessing is comin from
[Busta Rhymes] My momma and poppa, moved to the U.S. as Jamaicans Struggled to get visas and green cards through immigration Though my pop was po', stayed away from crime and malice Hard living gave him hard hands and callous As a young'n, peep how much they loved each other's space His hard hands rubbin against the pretty skin of my mother's face Dig for treasure 'til his hands looked like hands of a junkie So coarse, slap a mule and take the life from a donkey On the other hand, mommy was the type to work two jobs Never enough money, that's why I got your whole crew robbed Got older, developed ways of grippin the steel Barely home for me to see her, or get a good cooked meal Seek refuge in the alleged land of the free, lookin Blendin in with city folk, down in Flatbush Brooklyn Feel a little of my pain, follow and sing to it Homey I seen it all, if you ain't knowin I been through it In other words I
[Chorus]
[Busta Rhymes] Got a little older, late teens, me and my crew would huddle On the corner late nights, plottin to escape struggle Nights got cold and still would hustle in the same place In front of Pancho Delis, now the freeze up on a nigga face 1987 Reaganomics ever curious to visit other cities, out of town kick was serious Guayanese jeans bounce, put whatever slinger on Whatever slinger came back, quickly brought me right along Nigga ran away from home Doin different wild shit, just to put a pair of Filas on, 'Didas on Wreck is all for the good, gettin into shit Like we innocent, actin older than should Walk around broke in the hood, watchin all the rich niggaz These younger thugs who try to choke and try to get niggaz Thinkin 'bout my mom and pop, while I'm monopolizin To hell with just gettin by and economizin It's kinda hard bein humble in the belly of struggle Doin things that probably get you in trouble That's why we stay up on the block, gettin money while we keepin it safe In front of churchgoers keepin the faith Mom and pop be worryin for they son Despite they struggle and their honest livin look and see just what I become A scavenger, in brute pursuit to be happy, another young'n that's wildin Across the line until somebody tryin to cap me - ohhhh shit [gunfire]
[Outro: Stevie Wonder - singer slower with more ad libs] I been through the storm Through the cold and rain Everything's still the same Can't control how I feel Sometimes it's hard to keep it real Woooooooooooooo-whoahhhhhhhhhhhhh Yeahhhhhhhhhhh-ohhhhhhhhhhhhahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Busta Rhymes Greenlatten you got me you know my homey trech from naughty by nature once said "if you aint from the ghetto, dont come to the fuckin ghetto" but imma let one of our most emaculent tall guys take us all through the ghetto : Rick James
Rick james (verse 1) When i was a young boy growing up in the ghetto hanging out on corners, singing with the fellas, looking for the cute chics, tryna to find me big fun looking for some trouble for anyone who'd give me some
[pre- chorus] I was young and crazy (in the ghetto) didnt know what my life would be (in the ghetto) i was dumb and oh so lazy (in the ghetto) something had a spell on me( in the ghetto) you all know what im talking bout
[chorus] talking the ghetto life x2 you all know what im sing bout talking the ghetto life ghetto life talking the ghetto life in the ghetto
Busta Rhymes( verse 2) see we be taking them chances while we search for the answers we be smoking them cancer sticks police povoking ma'fuckers we dancing and we be doging dem bullets dey be poping off at us shit but yet we always romance the street and fall in luv wit da hood until somebody can blast the heat always up to no good so take it wit the shine and the struggle thats how money some quicker doing crime I see the way we rep the hood gotta luv me you can take me out the hood but ya cant take it from me gotta luv me
[chorus] talking the ghetto life x2 you all know what im sing bout talking the ghetto life ghetto life talking the ghetto life in the ghetto
Busta Rhymes (verse 2) thats where we get in dat street shit hustle hard try to get money quick (in the ghetto) thats where i got my name from i learned to get money and dats where i got all my game from( in the ghetto dats where u eat wit a bunch of the wolves and get to hustling as hard as u could(in the ghetto) until yo cake stack up and shit get good and throw a block party for the whole hood(in the ghetto) wit dem burned out cellies talk really sell drungs in front of poncho deli crack heads, chicks still smoke wit babies in they belly and den piss in elevators until alot of yall smellin( in the ghetto) its where i keep my rap, chicks get my instincts and survive all tactics aint nuthin like the hood, i dont care you survived it in the ghetto u can make it anywhere gotta luv it
[chorus] talking the ghetto life x2 you all know what im sing bout talking the ghetto life ghetto life talking the ghetto life in the ghetto
Busta Rhymes To my East Coast niggas rep yo ghetto West coast niggas rep yo ghetto Mid- West niggas rep yo ghetto down south niggas rep yo ghetto x2
Busta Rhymes (verse 3) Even though they act rude you can always find a good chic that'll hold a brick for the dude beyond the bull me and my clique on the move we under the code on the street and live by the rules(in the ghetto) its where all of the hoods at find the most crooks and they sell the most drugs at where u find beatiful women and rugrats and some of the most powerful people I luv dat come on
[chorus] talking the ghetto life x2 you all know what im sing bout talking the ghetto life ghetto life talking the ghetto life in the ghetto
Rick James Neva mind who u thought i was Im Rick James BIITTTTCCCHHHHHHH!
[Intro: Busta Rhymes] Ai-ya-ya-yio... Busta Rhymes ya gotsa be the sure shot Flipmode ya gotsa be the sure shot Aftermath ya gotsa be the sure shot My live niggaz y'know; who be the sure shot? Live bitches y'know; who be the sure shot? Shhhiiieeettt...
[Busta Rhymes] I'm back in ya soul just like a minister I'm big like a movie, I'm on the screen and at the cinema While I'm in the process of slowly gettin rid of ya I'm back over bitches, and then I throw 'em in my videa Yeah, yeah, the God of the block Y'know me killa had you spreadin the spot wet and +Twist It+ like Olivia Oh shit, flow so sick in the committeea We know you a slouch duke, we don't even consider ya Boss nigga, see or hear me in ya area The more niggaz, the murders, the more the money, the more the merrier Smash shit 'til everything become mass hysteria Hungry for street shit, see I be takin care of ya check nigga Fuck all the talk, homey I'm daring ya The lead from the shot'll poision ya blood like malaria made back and sell it over exotic Worm skin interior, my swagger to my bitch the more money It's all superior
[Chorus: Busta Rhymes] When we in the spot y'know that we sure to shine (to shine) It's all so holy and so divine Analyze niggaz 'til we can read ya mind Sometimes a real live nigga is hard to find We like, "drugs overdose niggaz every time" (Cocaina baby, cocaina baby, cocaina baby, cocaina baby) (Cocaina baby, cocaina baby, cocaina baby, cocaina baby) We like, "drugs overdose niggaz every time" (Cocaina baby, cocaina baby)
[Busta Rhymes] Yo, I'm tired of tellin ya Back on my bullshit, fuckin put a shell in ya Gangster niggaz respect it, salute me on the regular When it comes to the street shit, define me as the emperor Check it my nigga.. most of you muhfuckers amateur I muster the nigga quick and damage any challenger But now y'know, "Oh a nigga flow so spectacular" Break niggaz down and handle you muhfuckin characters Captain of this shit but most of you niggaz is passengers I'm takin it back to the hood, like '87 Maximas Yeah, yeah y'know who the truth, no need for askin the, same question again to get the same answer bruh, fasten ya seatbelt Bitches fuck wit the bachelor wit' money like a thousand coke deals from here to Panama Strike like a brightness, a light.. I'm here to dazzle ya Whole hood from the boroughs, to the niggaz up in Attica Soldiers in the streets, the Middle East, way down to Canada When it comes to the block, y'know I'm the ambassador Follow nobody's footsteps, but said it like a scavenger Wanna talk money bitch!? Then holla at my manager The way y'all niggaz is trash, my crew'll get to blasting ya Twelve shot clip, hollow tips, quick to plaster ya All over the cement, spread ya like I'm mashing Everything, Bus-a-Bus date... but check ya fuckin calendar!
[Chorus (w/out the last two "cocaina baby's")]
[Marsha + Busta] Take me all the waaayyy, where you are (cocaina baby, cocaina baby, cocaina baby) I really want to mattteee, take me now Take us far awaayyy, to the skkkyyy (cocaina baby, cocaina baby, cocaina baby) I really want to mattteee, some.. time
Busta Rhymes Yeah It's funny how the game change, right? Hehe Shit feel all different Y'all niggaz complainin' left and right about how the game feel all fucked up Niggaz only been talkin' like that since we been sittin' out the game I think the game need us Kamaal, let's talk to them niggaz Huh!
Q-Tip So many nights were spent ponderin' Wonderin' how we gon' come again My golden rule is not to focus on the fame game In retrospect, the game ain't the same mayne They heart and soul is divided They ramshack the music, no control up inside it Now - look at this, it's all stretched out and nasty But - lettin' money pass me I doubt that, and niggaz from the bottom now Pumpin' hard, wind sleet hail rain or snow So... you got to get your gate right No matter what, you got to treat your weight right On the block if you focused on greed then Nine out of ten times you be bleedin' The analogy is clear To all of my peers, I'm a muh'fuckin' vet Don't mean to disrespect, cause
Q-Tip, Chauncey Black, & Busta Rhymes "I write rhymes, I write checks" (It's clear) Bust, aiyyo what happened to the (love) For the game (love) for the music (I need realness in my life) Aiyyo these niggaz in the game don't sound the same Bust, these niggaz in the game don't sound the same Aiyyo what happened? {They ain't got in 'em to make a classic} Aiyyo what happened? {These niggaz can't hold the torch, so why pass it}
Busta Rhymes Aiyyo, I ain't bringin' they names up These niggaz sound trash, straight foulin' the game up Need to change up (change up) sound so trash When I see 'em feel like breakin' they frame up DuPont registry, talkin' 'bout somebody else cars Muh'fuckers better step up your bars Instead of frontin' in the game like niggaz really are stars Like we ain't seein' through the bullshit, we know who you are I'm like a blessing to the game when your shit sound dated I force niggaz to improve, you should be happy I made it Here to rep the game fully, change my style like the weather Givin' you niggaz new shit to make the game feel better I'm sayin', I cook in the kitchen and we make the thoughts connect You forced to humble yourself, give me my big respect You hurtin' the game when your shit sound off y'know A legend in this shit that's why I move like a boss y'know You better be tight, cause you can get tossed fo' sho' Y'all niggaz know whassup, I come correct with money long cause I
Q-Tip, Chauncey Black, & Busta Rhymes "I write rhymes, I write checks" (It's clear) Tip, aiyyo what happened to the (love) For the game (love) for the music (I need realness in my life) Aiyyo these niggaz in the game don't sound the same Yo, these niggaz in the game don't sound the same Aiyyo what happened? {They ain't got in 'em to make a classic} Aiyyo what happened? {These niggaz can't hold the torch, so why pass it}
Q-Tip & Busta Oh my God, they a (uh) come ridin' around Some (uh) old dream and they (uh) can't get down They (uh) lookin' around outside of themselves And they {HUH} sayin' things that ain't really themselves And they {hah} keep fuckin' regurgitatin' the same script Same hoes, same blow, same glock clip {ha} Same drug strip, what the fuck is this? (uh) C'mon y'all, raise the bar on this body, shit
Busta Rhymes You sound stagnant, need to progress and grow (uh-huh) Upgrade your punchlines, progress the flow (uh-huh) Get your concepts and lyrics together, aiyyo (uh-huh) Then drop the bomb shit to step up the pressure, y'know? (huh!) I'm tired of niggaz complainin' how the game changed You niggaz should step up your game, cause you sound strange That's why you ain't sellin' no records, check the SoundScain In this rap shit I command respect muh'fucker cause I
Q-Tip, Chauncey Black, & Busta Rhymes "I write rhymes, I write checks" (It's clear) Tip, aiyyo what happened to the (love) For the game (love) for the music (I need realness in my life) Aiyyo these niggaz in the game don't sound the same Yo, these niggaz in the game don't sound the same Aiyyo what happened? {They ain't got in 'em to make a classic} Aiyyo what happened? {These niggaz can't hold the torch, so why pass it}
Q-Tip & Busta Rhymes Aiyyo these niggaz in the game don't sound the same Bust, these niggaz in the game don't sound the same Aiyyo what happened? {They ain't got in 'em to make a classic} Aiyyo what happened? {These niggaz can't hold the torch, so why pass it}
[Raekwon] Old dro bottles, and blow, blowin from both zones Layin in them Tahoes we own the projo's Three for tenement we in the lobby with the big (da dun dun dun) Don't move cause I'm a representative Live for the street, ask, you die in the war 'member that -- blast that three atcha -- hide in the wall We gangsta, republicans with them big things, big rings Get your head shot off, daddy you don't believe chains Loose cameras, big hammers, Station Wagon, blue Phantoms Smokin the block up, y'all witness the zoo gamblers We ain't takin no shorts, its just the early 80's That made me, now I sit paid and then maybe Nothing but my Lords and raps, these bags of dope Under the mattress and I clack like a slave key Wash your squad up, I roll double refuse to rock Closed up my door up and murked you on the job (aww)
[Hook: Busta Rhymes] Gettin money like back in the days niggaz get like shower posse in a spec of the drug games Slayin niggaz, steady sprayin niggaz, till the task forces roll up In unmarked vehicles and will be layin niggaz Streched out, focus, see you come back triple When we O.T. cut it with bakin soda, acquire now Strategize, gettin paper like the chivey Jamacians And them George Chain niggaz, might we set up a goal?
[Busta Rhymes] We got guns tucked in our waistlines, wit raps Hangin from our back pockets miraculous money nigga Can't stop at Sherlock - Home can go's Medallions so big wit strings you could turn 'em into banjos Phenomenal property, drug money, scram wrap em A hundred EX - golden like a hundred graham crackers Sidewindin niggaz tryna infiltrate blindside A nigga hit you wit the eight, three in the club Dumbin out, drunk in fronta the airbrush Backdrop ones out, five dollars for bitches wit the guns out Juggle for a couple days close shop thinkin, To you the bubble until the strip is hotter than a microwave Don't stop, travel all my spare time and keep niggaz wit us To push shit like George Jefferson Airline No fro niggaz better go chill, 'fore this gun Goes up your nose like coke sniffin up your nose dude
[Hook]
[Raekwon] Ay yo, snoop me kid, coop me in the red room booth And eatin Fruit Loops its all for the loot boo Designated hammer that'll lay ya up scrambling Blant ninjas get 'em more popped up, and start blowin niggaz magnums up Caught me in the mix wit some rich soldiers, that reaction Is a key action, black sent forty doja's up We hunt 'em like big plans, my big mans and them Slick as the shit breaks from outtas you, rip dip, then quakes them
[Busta Rhymes] See I was always good at science, in the class I was hopin Ask 'em for the chemistry temperature now I'm cookin the coke up Used to sit and watch them older niggaz for hours And did acknowledge to how cold water quickly harden the powder Took your turn into somethin big to accredit (uhh) But ya needs connect shit up from South America Money calculations, told B.I.G. I sit up on it still Holdin old hundred dollar bills, wit small faces
[Busta Rhymes] I love my bitch [Kelis] I love you nigga [x6]
My lady never lets me down thats why i never let her go she always here to lift me up when i fall down and hit the floor my baby so amazing let me sit back and count the ways 1...... she the shit 2...... she the shit 3...... she the shit
[Busta Rhymes (Kelis)] i love my bitch i love my lady yup yup i love my bitch (i love you nigga) i love my lady yup yup i love my bitch (i love you nigga) i love my lady yup yup i love my bitch (i love you nigga) i love my bitch she the shit [Kelis (Busta Rhymes)] i love my nigga yup yup i love my boy (i love my bitch) i love my nigga yup yup i love my boy (i love my bitch) i love my nigga (i love my bitch) i love my nigga he bring me joy
[Busta Rhymes] I love my girl cause she knows the shit she acting kinda ill but she aint scared of the dick got her on tape but though she act kinda rude bet she know my money gone she spent a do on a dude real life chicken let her fucked with a thug sippin martini's drinkin, wanna fuck in the club cause . . . see thats my chick thats my chick, thats my chick yeah she the shit and she the type that keep shit on low never stress the kid when im surrounded with hoes if you knew the shit that she be doing to me in the club, in the crib, or when i'm pushing the v see, shorty ass be all over the place nigga front she probally put her ass all in your face for me cause thats my chick, cause thats my chick cause that my chick, and she the shit
My lady never lets me down thats why i never let her go she always here to lift me up when i fall down and hit the floor my baby so amazing let me sit back and count the ways 1...... she the shit 2...... she the shit 3...... she the shit
[Busta Rhymes (Kelis)] i love my bitch i love my lady yup yup i love my bitch (i love you nigga) i love my lady yup yup i love my bitch (i love you nigga) i love my lady yup yup i love my bitch (i love you nigga) i love my bitch she the shit [Kelis (Busta Rhymes)] i love my nigga yup yup i love my boy (i love my bitch) i love my nigga yup yup i love my boy (i love my bitch) i love my nigga (i love my bitch) i love my nigga he bring me joy
[Busta Rhymes] you see my bitch she a one of a kind i know you wish your bitch was a rider like mine when you see my chick you know my shortys a dime what she doing with them bitches she be skipping the line listen, the type that reserve that ass for a nigga and if i had to skip town she's hold the stash for a nigga i'm saying cause thats my chick cause thats my chick, cause thats my chick and she the shit i know you buggin on the way shit sound but you know you know i love the way my bitch be holdin it down she is truely thoruow(sp) about the way she be reppin it hard travel anywhere my shorty come fuck with the gaurd bust it, mami always creep for you if she can even if she have to get up and even lie on the stand i'm saying . . . thats my chick thats my chick, thats my chick cause she the shit
My lady never lets me down thats why i never let her go she always here to lift me up when i fall down and hit the floor my baby so amazing let me sit back and count the ways 1...... she the shit 2...... she the shit 3...... she the shit
[Busta Rhymes (Kelis)] i love my bitch i love my lady yup yup i love my bitch (i love you nigga) i love my lady yup yup i love my bitch (i love you nigga) i love my lady yup yup i love my bitch (i love you nigga) i love my bitch she the shit [Kelis (Busta Rhymes)] i love my nigga yup yup i love my boy (i love my bitch) i love my nigga yup yup i love my boy (i love my bitch) i love my nigga (i love my bitch) i love my nigga he bring me joy
[Busta Rhymes] Doctor, yeah I think we got some shit for 'em (FLIP-MOOODE!) Yeah I'ma rub these sticks together Check it, and start a bonfire
[Chorus: Busta Rhymes] And if you don't see it y'all niggaz can't fuck with our FLIPMODE MOVEMENT - bounce in your truck to us Y'ALL GET STUPID - don't try to fuck with us Because you will get carried away, yeah you'll get carried away
[Busta Rhymes] Now I'm subtle, once I pick up my metal Put my foot on the pedal, ridin through every ghetto Analyze the shit I'm seein when I sip Amaretto A lot of bitches on the strip, struttin in they stilettos Then they wave and say hello, when my Lambo' is yellow Everything they got a jingle when they walk like ah-Jello See the niggaz on the corner and I never forget it And I never regret because I see how you get it Now because of you niggaz, I'm a hustler nigga 'Gnac guzzler nigga, rip your jugular nigga In the night I become the type to love when it's dark Cause when I pull up and park, is when I'm makin my mark See the fact's that I'm tryin to strive and capitalize in Start to max-a-mimize and b-build a ent-ter-prise And wh-while I'm stockin this bread, keep ah-stockin the lead And leave a permanent dot, on the top of your head
[Chorus]
[Nas] Ill Will, Flip-mooode! I'm the enigma, there is none harder, smarter Martyr, Godfather, my interest, your departure Pardon Dre this beat is a monster, catchy Like sleepin under open windows that's drafty Then wakin up my throat scratchy, that's how I spit it nasty They short, a few inches North of a dwarf My flow's Murcielago, ghostin them narcos Toast in the ways of the original Pablos Still a pyramid architect, mix liquors like a chemist Killer lyricist, poetical tyrant Sneaker store terrorist, Mt. Everest I climbed it Heat is drawn, no creepin on me whenever I'm bent My mind spray, my nine spray And freak styles like 3000 Andre To keep pilin, keep pushin them drops Nas, runnin with hot Busta Bust, we don't stop
[Chorus]
[Busta Rhymes] Now I'm hot, and we runnin the block Watch me run in your spot, fiends comin in flocks Add a little cut to the coke when I'm cookin the pot DRUGS, BITCH! I got what you want come and get what I got Now I almost forgot, I come to close up your shop I love to fold up a knot, love totin the glock Helps me feel safer when niggaz try to scheme on my plot Try to steal paper from me you gotta deal with a lot See I will leave you to rot, only defendin my stock Niggaz know they pussy and struggle to pretend that they not Lose your life in the drop, while I harvest the crop My hot shit; bust a cannon have you run in your socks See we live on the edge, bang shit with a sledgehammer Split up your head, kill a snitch for the feds Let's go, for the streets I'm always spittin a gospel Get Nas holdin a barrel size of elephant nostril
[Mr. Porter] I'm just playin wit y'all niggaz, I'm just playin wit y'all niggaz I'm just playin wit y'all niggaz, I'm just playin wit y'all niggaz!
They told me to! [echoes]
[Chorus: Mr. Porter] They see my name and lifestyle and say I changed (how I be so raaawww) They so cold... I know... that they're out to get me And alllll those people I call my friends, let it gooooooooo That's why I never call on y'all, to be around 'Cause you see how this monnneeeyyy can change your friends' faaaiiittthhh
[Busta Rhymes] Geah! See I done came a long way and now I got me a chauffeur Keep my enemies close, keep my friends even closer Muhfuckers that I grew around, thought I could rock wit 'em Watch my cake so hard, they burn a hole in my pocket I see 'em coming from afar because I been through so much shit They plot a lot, hard or not, they see my dough come quick Invested in my niggaz, took the realtor route Gambled on the wrong niggaz, had to filter 'em out Type of dudes that see my mother and they greet her respectful behind her back and see her son and try to give me a quick full It's cool though, I fucks wit 'em even though I ain't wit it That's why the gats be in the house whenever niggaz come visit Serve 'em drinks and welcome all to the law For let ya drunk friend to show his true side until ya forced to cut him off I seen it one too many times, they disbelieved and they speechless Sometimes having certain friends can end up being a weakness See now my dogs turn to wolves and try to front me and surround me Come up out they sheepskin and act all different around me
[Chorus]
[Busta Rhymes] Listen! Sometimes I smoke a cigarette and then I think and I choke on how niggaz steal this funny style and I was struggling broke Even though it don't surprise me, shit it's still kinda funny When I ain't have, a nigga still would come and try to take from me Instead of cutting my losses, being smart and just end shit Niggaz was trying to be loyal, just to maintain a friendship In the wrong situation, plus there's always a sequel I'm with the wrong muhfuckers, plus they 'pose to be people's As I get more money, days get colder I learned to realize that power only lies in the hands of the beholder So then I start the heart-on-my-heart as I walk like a soldier Moving so militant, you think I had a chip on my shoulder Living by morals and principles mainly Having heavy thoughts to a kill a brother every time a fucker betrayed me But now I'm winning with the strength of the nation I promise that they not even foreseeing the size of the shit they'll be facing I'm Aftermath now, shit's getting worse Now when those same "friends" see me goin hard that shit be making 'em hurt
[Chorus]
[Busta Rhymes] Instead they getting together with me so we both can get rich When I'm outta town, these niggaz busy tryna fuck with my bitch Same niggaz spend they money 'til the shit'll diminish I hit 'em off and turn around and come right back when it finish I said I'm tired of these niggaz, that'll owe me so much shit that they can't pay me back for, fuck all the dumb shit Sometime we can't forgive whatever balances off 'Specially when niggaz cross the line that niggaz never should cross Realized and thus I state the same shit, get the Range The more money niggaz get, shit around you will change Even though niggaz'll flip and say, "He the one changed" Fuck you, the dude'll just'll justify.. takin his shit from you The more money I get, I get more dangerous stupid 'Cause I been broke before, and I refuse to go back to it And while I sweep these niggaz up under the rug with a broom If I never see these "friends" again, that shit'll be too soon Shit is real like every wind in my breath And that's on everything I love, BLOOD OF MY BLOOD! FLESH OF MY FLESH!
[Busta Rhymes] Aiyyo; ah to my people on the left (get down!) Uh-huh; to my people on the right (get down!) Uh-huh; ah to my people in the middle (get down!) Check it
You see a fresh off the grill nigga keepin it hot Now watch it spread all through the hood I'm back controllin the block With one of rap's greatest ever Timbaland production Y'all niggaz know just what to do; go 'head, follow instructions When the God's in the building (get down!) Uh-huh; I know you niggaz know the feelin (get down!) Alright; and if you ready and you willin (SAY YO!) Okay; throw your hands to the ceiling (get down!) Alright; go 'head and stack another million (get down!) Jumpin around like you ain't really carin (get down!) Ladies rippin off everything they wearin (HEY YO!) I'm on top of the throne nigga, you know I ain't sharin (get down!) Now you know; I wanna hear you say it (DO-DOH-DOHHHHH, DO-DOH-DOH) I wanna hear my muh'fuckers say it (DO-DOH-DOHHHHH, DO-DOH-DOH) A lil' louder muh'fuckers say it (DO-DOH-DOHHHHH, DO-DOH-DOH!) C'mon; a lil' louder nigga, say it (DO-DOH-DOHHHHH, DO-DOH-DOH!!!!)
Until the block start blowin blowin up (get down!) Uh-huh; and e'rybody throwin up (get down!) 'Til they got the fire marshall showin up (get down!) Or until the club start closin up (get down!) Okay; see how a nigga walk through 'em when the beat put a spark to him Let me just talk to 'em (LADIES) quit'cha man Go 'head put them plans off (LADIES) well okay Go 'head and piss your man off (LADIES) Take your pants off and shake it for 'em (SHAKE IT LIKE A DOG FOR 'EM) And put your ass on 'em (SHAKE IT LIKE A DOG FOR 'EM) Go 'head and spaz on 'em (SHAKE IT LIKE A DOG FOR 'EM) Now put the mash on 'em (SHAKE IT LIKE A DOG FOR 'EM) Okay; now from the root to the tree to the top of the building See they ain't fuckin with me killa (hit 'em) Boom bap as far as you can see, got 'em bouncin and hoppin Nigga you can't stop me scrilla (hit 'em) Well okay; and if you with me say it (DO-DOH-DOHHHHH, DO-DOH-DOH) I wanna hear my muh'fuckers say it (DO-DOH-DOHHHHH, DO-DOH-DOH) A lil' louder muh'fuckers say it (DO-DOH-DOHHHHH, DO-DOH-DOH!) C'mon; a lil' louder nigga, say it (DO-DOH-DOHHHHH, DO-DOH-DOH!!!!)
Yeah - well okay; and while you niggaz party shit I spit a jewel for the thug Before a nigga try to front make sure your tool in the club That ain't the basis of this shit, though it's true when it's love they'll have you niggaz whylin like a fuckin fool on the drug Now if you with me muh'fucker (get down!) Uh-huh; we gettin gizzle muh'fucker (get down!) Word to God; we make it sizzle muh'fucker (get down!) Uh-huh; I'm on my grizzle holla back (OWWW!) Well okay; see how the God bounce back while you niggaz just sound sloppy Givin you niggaz shit they'll be knowin you can't copy The way the God be spillin all over the track Get off my dick, tell your bitch holla back (OWWW!) C'mon; violate with me up in the spot is a no-no A lot of niggaz shit trash, soundin all so-so Shinin so much D's takin my photo Lower the brim of my fitted while I try to be low-pro We gettin mo' cheddar while you stuntin with no dough Gotta skip the line shit movin in slow-mo Shorty whylin out, try to hit with a low blow With her crotch on my thigh, rubbin all on her cho-cho SHAKE YO' SHIT 'til you fall on the flo' Sho' we be fuckin class bitches, I ain't fuckin with no hoe Bust two shots - let me hear it (BO! BO!) 'Til the security get para' when they callin the po'-po' If you with me say it (DO-DOH-DOHHHHH, DO-DOH-DOH) I wanna hear my muh'fuckers say it (DO-DOH-DOHHHHH, DO-DOH-DOH) A lil' louder muh'fuckers say it (DO-DOH-DOHHHHH, DO-DOH-DOH!) C'mon; a lil' louder nigga, say it (DO-DOH-DOHHHHH, DO-DOH-DOH!!!!)
(Get down) [4X] (LADIES) [3X] (SHAKE IT LIKE A DOG FOR 'EM) [4X] (Hit 'em) [4X]
[LaToiya Williams + (Busta)] I-iiii-iiiih, I never thought Thaaaaaaat I, could fiiiind (excuse me miss) Someone, so special (can I have a word wit'chu baby)
[Busta Rhymes] Miss can I get a second to speak and quietly mention That I am so into who you are, can I get your attention My observations of you creates conversations for you And if you got a little time, I got the patience for you Okay? Good, you givin me the time to talk? While I figure it out and sort what I'm tryin to say, let's walk Just tryin to keep it gutter, respectfully I won't stutter Don't you agree, we look better when we walk with each other? I've seen you many times, yes I've encountered many dimes I'm feelin somethin special with us, it's just one of the many signs I think that we have to look forward to our go-through Any war with you regardless what it is I'm tryin to score with you Sometimes I think and wonder especially through rain and thunder If I'd ever find the one to ride when I'm on top or under Until we reach the end, ma with love as I be your friend Oh; here you can take my number, I hope we can speak again
[Chorus One: LaToiya Williams] No matter how mister, no doubt I'll die wit'cha Until the end of life, lay down on the ground wit'cha I'll give my life to you; I hope it all comes true Ready to start for you, I give all my heart to you And when together I hope we never fall apart you know Now that it feels so good; our thoughts are understood
[Busta Rhymes] I'd like to learn from ya, but I'm 'bout to turn from ya It's been about a week and I ain't even heard from ya Is it somethin at all or did I just bump in and fall And even though you did I see how you was reluctant to call But it's nothin to crawl before we walk (OOH) listen And it's nothin to stall before we talk - look To tell the truth I'm happy I found you and that I can be around you And thus I'm diggin you, I ain't just tryin to pound you I'm only tryin to crown you and wife you and wedding gown you Regardless what I'm with, shorty seem like she always down to just spend a little time and then CLICK, you know that kind of chemistry The recipe to then SIP, and a little bit of wine Mami I like your kind that light the fireworks and bombs up The type of chick I wanna talk about when I call my moms up Until the love is empty I credit the one who sent me The most BEAUTIFULLEST woman and she ridin with me
[Chorus Two: LaToiya Williams] (I'll do it all) I'll do it all wit'cha, go through any door wit'cha It doesn't matter I will, go against the law wit'cha Just know you live through me; your love is all I need If you ain't know you make me, no one's ever shown you baby To tell the truth {?} you've got me goin crazy Your love so real to me; and that's all that I, can see
[LaToiya Williams] This is a thing I wanna feel forever, and I ain't goin nowhere Cause you mean so much to me No matter how my people try to doubt ya, I know the truth about ya It doesn't matter to me Baby I love you and I always told ya, I'm always here to hold ya Cause you do so much for me No matter how they try they can't deceive us, nothin can come between us Cause you mean so much to me
[Busta Rhymes] Listen; trust me and I will trust you, I ain't into tryin to fuss boo Deeper than any lust, I'm only tryin to mindfuck you That's probably why and maybe I can nickname you my baby Now that you made me a man you're officially now my lady Despite the stormy weather I cherish your love forever And nourish everything we have 'til we grow old together I'll never trick you, mislead or try to be shaky wit'chu I only wanna make all the rest of my babies wit'chu
[Death; portrayed by Busta Rhymes + sounds of a shovel digging + a heartbeat] Yeah I know A lot of you niggaz don't plan on the day when you'd have to see me You see - I'm that nigga that you should really be afraid of I dig graves for niggaz like you We gon' get more acquainted at a time when you least expect it
[Chorus 2X: female singer] Do you ever think (do you ever think) What life would be (what life would be) Where you will go (where will you go) After you die (after you die)
[Death] You fucked up nigga!
[Busta Rhymes] You know that when that time comes and nobody is checkin And everything you had is gone in the split of a second That's when it starts hittin the fan and it gets real in this bitch Just face the fact your shit's a wrap and you gotta deal with the shit Despite I talk about it, I ain't makin fun of them niggaz I give thanks cause I've been blessed and I ain't one of them niggaz Can't imagine how difficult it is, I know you suspect that shit around you is lookin dumb, it's gettin hard to accept it Alone in the mirror, you look at yourself and you smile Disregarding the fact your running's been done for a while Refuse to acknowledge the truth like the mind of a child Continue frontin, like it's nothin while you live in denial While all your people around you start to leave you in the same place You overexert the little you have left to save face You tryin to hide your expression from lookin worried on what to do when your career is buried
[Chorus]
[Busta Rhymes] Niggaz ain't GIVIN a fuck about your flows no more You ain't the star you were, fuckin the same hoes no more Promoters ain't payin and bookin you for shows no more You ain't whippin the Range, you ain't whippin a Rolls no more Reality starts to settle in, you're sweatin every wake up You're broke and now you gotta return your jewelry to Jacob You run around and you front like you're still on fire But nobody believes you; and now you live as a liar You're onnly lyin to yourself cause it's evident in the proof As your world continues to crumble, come to terms with the truth You're still holdin on to them days when everything was about you But niggaz don't even remember you enough to just shout you I remember when you did your thing without a doubt tastefully The problem was you didn't know when to bow out gracefully Once told, never burn out, it's best to fade away Preserve your value so that you can live to see a greater day People see you and it's bugged that you mean nothin You doin shit and front to prove to people you mean somethin It happens in the vicious when the truth starts to settle in You step to the door of the club and see that you ain't gettin in Forgettin you a man first, chasin the fame Got to remember, morals and principles, reppin your name proper but most niggaz don't, and they whole life hurried What do you do when your career is buried
[Chorus]
[Death; portrayed by Busta Rhymes + (Busta Rhymes)] Okay I told you we was gonna get more acquainted at a time when you least expect it nigga I'm here to lay you to rest once and for all [coughing] You've been dead a long time but you refuse to accept that shit But it's okay [coughing] Nigga shut the FUCK UP AND GET IN THE BOX NIGGA! (WAIT!! Please!) It was custom built for all niggaz like you [lid closes] You just don't wanna accept when it's time to hang it up (Stop! BITCH!) See you in the afterlife nigga (Wait! HELP!!!) WHEVER THE FUCK THAT IS!! (SOMEBODY HELP!!) (I CAN'T BREATHE, NIGGA!) (OPEN THIS SHIT NIGGA!) (OPEN THIS SHIT!! [knocking]) (OPEN THIS SHIT!! [knocking]) [Busta Rhymes screams incoherently] (SOMEBODY HELP!! HEY!!) (OPEN THIS SHIT MOTHERFUCKER WHAT YOU DOIN) (OPEN IT!)
[screaming and sounds of the shovel burying him to fade]
RELEASES
2006-06-12
Aftermath Records, Universal Music (602498784365) Explicit Version