intro:word i miss you,i the god word....a brother,man, he was live Raekwon:he was a powerfull general,the smell from his breathe was ballantine this it was the 89' He stayed the freshest, polo boots, with them colorful low goose coming from Medina, we we up in A&S, slipping and to bedstuy Native, he used to beatbox, listen yo, thats before, the wu got on, him and allah and RZA, came to the one morn' A could dance to slow music, outdrink any nigga on the benches, while we hitting reefer, he loosies five foot a legend was born, Russel "ason" Jones I know for his braids and a wiseman knowledge 120, kept a flag on his chest a right hand, you quick, serving you Yo, toadt to the fallen, lost 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 forget the days we used to sit back days i be all up in the crib, listening, holding, him and yo i just miss this nigga and now i understand the meaning of love when i the nigga Interlude:ol dirty (sample) My name is ol dirty bastard, i dont nothing back, i barely, i mean, i come from 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 heart of gold, intelligent from day one Loud as the ferry, friend was momma Cherry Sweet lady, BK baby, she taught 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 Knowledge of self, good The fortunes that with the game, had my brother insane like wealth ain't enough to live for But if you got love in heart, just believe in yourself That was the black man rap, Jesus in the black Land' Few pieces with his gold fangs, his fam (Brooklyn Zu) you my brother was ill The dude to say, "Yo, keep it real" Yeah, the lover, the father, the hustler, the rap Now he with Allah, that's a
[Interlude: Dirty Bastard Sample~] See, it's like, ok, where I from In my neighborhood, my people me Youknowhatimsaying? See, if I try to come any They gon' respect me no more Youknowhatimsaying? Because they -- you 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 out of the people Youknowhatimsaying, but if you try to jump and crossover To the other side, people understand that, and they like that That's why they don't be people music See, we keeps it real, and we always keep it real You can't knock real, youknowhatimsaying? We telling the truth, man