intro:word i you,i miss the god word....a brother,man, he was live Raekwon:he was a general,the smell from his breathe was ballantine this it was the year 89' He stayed the freshest, polo boots, wallies with colorful low goose coming Medina, we boost we up in A&S, slipping and to bedstuy Native, he used to beatbox, thousands'll yo, thats before, the wu got on, him and just' and RZA, came to the island one A nigga could dance to slow music, any nigga on the benches, while we hitting reefer, he sold five foot seven a legend was born, "ason" Jones I know for his and lessons a wiseman with knowledge 120, a flag on his chest a right hand, you quick, you remy Yo, lets toadt to the fallen, forgotten aiyo, if niggas hear me, then roll up some broccoli ason, the heart of a lion, a mind the way he did it, with a mic and some i would never forget the days we to sit back days i be all up in the crib, listening, holding, align him and yo i just this nigga and now i understand the of love when i kissed the nigga dirty bastard (sample) My name is ol bastard, youknowhatimsayin? i dont hide nothing back, i barely, i mean, i come a family,man of poor welfare, youknowhatimsaying? When i came out my womb i was on welfare,youknowhatimsaying so so so its you got to keep it real nahwhatimean?
He had a of gold, intelligent soul from day one Loud as the ferry, best friend was Cherry Sweet lady, BK baby, she Dirty How to cook, clean, the songs, say the Old school and O.E., Ballantine, the wine We sip, while we sat the O.G.'s of self, good health The fortunes came with the game, had my brother insane It's like ain't enough to live for But if you got love in your heart, just in yourself That was the black man rap, baby in the black Land' Few jewelry pieces his gold fangs, his fam (Brooklyn Zu) you know my was ill The first dude to say, "Yo, it real" Yeah, the lover, the father, the hustler, the rap Now he with Allah, that's a
~Ol' Dirty Bastard Sample~] See, it's like, ok, where I from In my neighborhood, my know me Youknowhatimsaying? See, if I try to any different They ain't gon' respect me no Because they -- you know people Got their thing themselves, you know If you come from the neighborhood, You couldn't, you get out the neighborhood But you could never take the neighborhood out of the Youknowhatimsaying, but if you try to like and crossover To the other side, people understand that, and they don't that That's why they don't be people music See, we it real, and we always gon' keep it real You knock what's real, youknowhatimsaying? We telling the truth, man