LL Cool J - Back Where I Belong Lyrics
[ll cool j talking]Yo, yea, aight after this particular practice runIma practice both verses, after this, I want you to find a spotThats close to when the beat drops to the rewind point, locate pointYou aint gotta be on that all night, this the soundtrackYo, yea, check itOk, alright, huh ok[verse 1]The other night I was up at farmers, politican wit some bloodsThey told me yo l, in the streets you aint gettin no loveAnd ever since the xs and the jiggas came outMy niggas aint tryin to the hear that smooth shit you talk aboutWhats up wit that cat canibus, some played you outWhy you didnt answer back correctly, ***** was that about?As I sip on some henny, and try to explain some thingsAbout the life of a legend, and all the drama it bringsBeen gone a long time, had a lot of shit on my mindI decided I dont want to reach my goal if it means losing my shineStreets is hip-hop and Im hip-hop, so the streets is mineBallin as long as you been livin, thats a long timeHard to stay hungry when your pockets are so fatYou hit a hot one in every city on the mapAnd niggas keep sleepin and you keep coming backYou know better than the gat, but niggas still wanna clap[chorus-2x][ja rule]It feels so good to be back where I belongThe streets is where I belongThey had me locked down much too longHey hey[verse 2]Some say l thats cool, but see times have changedNiggas got red bandanas, and the grill in the rangeThat gold shit is dead, niggas rock platinum chainsTrade o.e. for henny, colt 45 for champagneHustling niggas found they way into the gameExtorting all these so called ballers wit big namesAnd you gotta have a squad, cuz running from def aint safeI know you living good, but aint no smile up on our faceIm like a villain, Im representing on my lyricsAnd force feed the world, even if they dont want to hear itAs far as canibus go, my man is hittin his ex-broadIm getting head from his new pieceWhile 20 gang-bangers applaud, you came up with that bullshitSome heads sucked it up, then you dropped that garbage albumAnd totally *****ed it up, I coulda told ya I knew your momsFrom the after-hours spot, when I used to be up in canadaWith the dreads on a black block, before you dick rode lost boyzFor a ticket our to jersey, but being the man I amI tried to show ya mercy, I coulda told the worldThe way ya label hates your gutsAnd how me and wyclef, got together to set you upAnd how he gave me half your budget, dont believe me look it upYa a&r promotion niggas, they helped me hook it upI hate to be responsible, for destroying your careerA one-hit wonder, huhNo wonder you disappeared, I coulda told the worldYou get your lyrics from the internetThen spit em word for wordLike you really a rap vet, how you take metaphors from booksAnd put em in your rhyme, and how you really from canadaAnd you been frontin all this timeI heard your second album, that shit is garbage tooLl cool j and I did this to youOn that note he saidYo l, you the man, I said peace, one loveAnd drove off in the lex land[chorus- 2x][ll cool j talking]Yea nigga, the jig is up nigga, huh haYou know what Im sayin? , all that bullshit you was talkingDont mean shit, you finish nowIm still the man niggaThe vanguard award is in my mother*****in living roomYou know what I mean? come get that shit, *****, whatMic still on my arm nigga, word upBoth arms, ima get another one niggaYou know what Im sayin, this ll you know how I get downYou should of known, when you did itHe probably did it to get some fameBut is this really what you want? hahahahahahahha
