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Well yo, they used to say that Dray was a bum Cos when it came to profit, son I really gettin none The wildest motherfucker that you saw They used to call me Wheezthrow, the devil's son-in-law Now I'm in the shit, like a fly I was From robbing to stealin to dealin, yo, and muggin cocaine in the high school halls Playin it slick I the balms up in some tennis balls I to run across the bridge with my peeps I packed a tray-8, in dem days I was playin for I used to roll my hat and all day for a prey that we could rob on Broadway Stickin for their jewels if they're worthy
Made a couple of hits and then we jetted back to '86 And '87 was the Had the Gucci hat, rock the fur coat yeah Keep em in and nigga don't ya blink See yeah Saturday, we robbed another nigga at the The beats was showin up at my rest Askin "Does a certain live at this address? Yes?" The spot was hotter the sun, without a doubt I had the choice to go to school and get the out I hit the South just a bandit cos I was stranded Virginia State in '88, you know that's where I I couldn't stand it, shit was strange I made it outta range but yo, my shit was just about the
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Yo a move, peep the flav Cos I'm a take you back to the days of envelope trays Twenty-something ago as I proceed to recollect A shorty had to 'ford cheques off Bushwick Bless the days, Pops shot to get the and fifth Damn, fam got to From the tenth flo' down four flights to the was around the time smokin reefer was the shit But now the a little bigger I was the first man in the fam so it's plans for a Had my from my building and my man from 8-11 Wit me when we hit the jams behind Mom's babysittin, Pop's on the 54 Block was on lock, a knuckle
Game rip, some niggas slipped and got me, another "rest in peace" in graffiti But I resist a few fights and petty heists Cos now I'm 'cross town in the My nights are a little quieter but still amongst the for the fun Where sons run and blow slums with the bums And don't care I love the street game so I the green leaf by the air You couldn't tell me shit, evil was more eager a beaver it fresh, double-parked in the Caesar But I got deceased with this flavor And do Moms a favor, go to school and get this paper So the caper cos now I'm all in At Virginia State, now let the bullshit
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It was '89 and yo, I'm out of fights I'm runnin with this nigga Books from Crown Heights Gettin toe-up from the flow-up, we're drinkin til we up We're thinkin we can blow up so to class we show up Well nigga so what? You the holdup and went whatever's Then the leathers, son I got to get my shit together Gettin drunk, gettin flunked in class is what's the blunts-in, son we need to stop frontin We're goin huntin, didn't have shit for us That's why we broke out with Dice and into blue chorus Gettin busy, rhymes on the weekend The we was seekin from styles we was freakin
But yo, now '91 and me and son we got to scram (Aiyo it was a rap contest, nuttin we handle) And yo, got ta happen or I'm a get the pappin We got the blueprints to this new style of Packin skills the sewer, I knew we had a shot Gotta go and blow the spot and them niggas how we rock, what? If PMD is judgin it, the cautious crew Makin all money on that business as usual (Tip tip tip) Tip, we flip the tongue and started They hit us with the digits to the cribs in Island So, we packed the Henny and my men we got And never lookin back, that's how we thinkin
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