New York streets where killers'll walk like Pistol And Mason, gave the young boys admiration Prince from and Fritz from Harlem Street legends, the drugs kept the hood starving Pushing cars, Nicky was the 70's But there's a list of high-profile celebrities Worldwide on the thorough of things Livest kings, some died, one guy, one One day me, as I'm about to blast heat 40-side of Vernon, I turned well he me "What you up to, the cops bust you" I was a drunk off brew, stumbled I wondered If God sent him, cause two cars entered the block And looked at us, I ain't flinch when watched I took it upstairs, the bathroom mirror, my hair Staring at a young disciple, I almost gave my life to what the do Yeah man, throwing bones Hoping my ace get his thrown His girl ain't wait for him, she in the world hoeing he looking at centerfolds of pretty girls Showing they little cooch, gangstas don't die he's living The D.A. who him was lying A white dude, killed his during the case Hung jury, now the D.A. is replaced Pre-trial hearing is over, it's for the soldier in the courtroom, the look in his eyes is wild Triple-homicide, I sit in the aisle I to crack a smile when I see him Throw up a fist for black power, all we want is his freedom He grabbed a court officer's gun and started Then he grabbed the judge, screams out, nobody leaving
Some niggas fuck they in they ass when they catch 'em Weird-ass are dangerous, so don't test 'em make you, disappear, this a year that I won't forget Sold double platinum, met mo' execs Southern niggas, independent label, real Know the business, ran Tennessee for years, now they They had the coke something crazy Sold music out the trunk of car, that shit amazed me Put me heron blunts, sherm or something a puff, what the fuck, I turned to punch them Southern ain't slow, nigga tried to play me I left from around them dudes, they cool but crazy Now I'm back the old school that raised me New gangstas, we lounging, out in L.A. see A dude my dawg from Pelican Bay The letter say, "Nas I got your back, the fools play" I rolled with some Crips down to a funeral Never saw so men slaughtered and I knew the ho responsible The nigga alive in a hospital Midnight they crept in his and shot the doctor too See my cousin's in the game, thugging and He plugged me a dame who was half-Mexicano Gave the ass up, I'ma mack daddy She me the indigo, but the imbecile Should of never tippy-toed, thought my eyes closed Opening the room do', to let her goons in But I moved in a manner, on some Jet Li I let the hammers blow, wet kids See honey thought I had to do, with all the drama Cause I was with a crew, had her people killed Called up my cousin, him I ain't fucking with you He responded cool, but told me out this how motherfuckers
All I really gotta say is If that's how our gon' get down, how we ever gon' get up? How we gon' get up if that's how we get down? A shame when you ain't at it My folk is yo' folk, but we all Somebody gotta a change