You ever get to the where you so frustrated You ready to give up? You to end it all? do it dog, word up I don't if you Black, White, Latin, Asian, whatever We all go through you can't think use your soul, baby
Preliminary is over with, the verdict is in I the rap throne back I reigned like krills in eighty-seven, my is on the map It feels like a down the middle of my back
They slept on my lyrical to blow Gave another credit for inventin' my flow I'm a child of God, the risin' son From the cradle to the grave, I number one
This thing of ours, got competition takin' red mothers callin 1-800-flowers My repertoire your ashes in the urn Is it God or money that really make the turn?
Grab your gun, the ones from the real funds Inhale deep and hold it in your The streets was requestin' some LL A soundtrack for niggaz that was in [Incomprehensible]
They for a leader that can guide 'em through the maze Smoke filled rooms, breathin' in purple on the bricks his whole life He ain't got to live for, so fuck livin' right
But if you stay in the rain like Gold melts but it don't fear flames Toxic, lethal, evil Genocide was committed on the Black
And the ghetto is a trap with glass Should I drugs, be a rap thug, or play ball? We end up in the grave The cat and LL Cool J a never ending cycle, life and death Until then may my mic stay blessed, to the
I think! Why do I feel I'm losin' my mind? I can't think! it be the ill beats and rhymes? I can't think! Even I'm a one of a kind I can't think! I want the paper, just the bottom line I think! Mo' murder every day around the way I think! I'd rather get paid and parlay I think! It's all about survival God "You the epilogue by James Todd"
Put life on the line, you runnin' out of time The coroner's callin', she know she on a nigga Amongst the dogs, real cats is hard to Even a nigga moms hate it when he to shine
Get the and run, dodge the devil and his sons powerful parables like a sermon has begun Fuck the turntables up, leave the DJ Attitude is what, keep the razor tucked
Too much get your reputation touched Too much get your big mouth shut Protect neck nigga, you'll get it in the gut You a vest? What if you get your throat cut
Sold soul for a dollar, now you havin' bad luck Used to keep a bad in the crib baggin' up Player here, player there, turned you out But never told you Never you that black love supposed to be shared And you never judge a woman by the of her hair
Fancy cars and gold teeth, G-strings and The almighty dollar the wedding ring The Ark of the Covenant was held by a I ain't tradin' my soul in for skins and rims
I can't think! Why do I I'm losin' my mind? I can't think! Could it be the ill beats and I can't think! though I'm a one of a kind I can't think! I want the paper, that's just the bottom I can't think! Mo' murder day around the way I can't think! I'd rather get and parlay I can't think! It's all about God "You the epilogue by James Todd"
Think about it yo, about it Think it yo, think about it Think about it yo, about it Think about it yo, about it
The dawn, of a new millennium, to pass The revolves around sex or cash The man's motto, "Kiss my ass!" Shorties in are strapped, ready to blast
All I ever seen was and dope fiends From magazine to the heart of killer Queens and Brooklyn and everything up in between No matter what, you always got a on your team
it to the world and I'm tellin' it like it is Tossin' lyrical daggers and 'em in your wig Know the body's buried, I ain't sayin' where it is Raised inside the ghetto, but it I wanna live
The legendary master of combat But ain't no competition, nobody to go at So I'ma take the and spit a universal verse Hit the streets a blessin' and erase the curse
I can't think! Why do I feel I'm my mind? I can't think! Could it be the ill and rhymes? I can't think! Even I'm a one of a kind I think! I want the paper, that's just the bottom line I think! Mo' murder every day around the way I can't think! I'd rather get paid and I can't think! It's all about God "You know the by James Todd"