Nas - Family Lyrics
[mobb deep]Yo..Dunn you fam to me, and only familyThat can get that close to meKeep it type strongBlowin green thats keepin us goinAllah havoc gettin right, on them 747Dunn you fam to me, and only familyThat can get that close to meKeep it type strongBlowin green thats keepin us goinUnconditional love showinYo, yo, yo, yoForty decide, on the first side right[havoc]Me and my dunns come from the slumsYou cant take the slums out my dunnsAnd thats how it is, thats how we liveSometimes I find myself wearin the same shit for daysNot carin, bout what they gon think or sayI got that, I dont give a ***** in me, its stuck in meThats how I vantage over yall niggaz, yall too prettyWe too gritty, like sanford and son (what)Too grimy like pigpen with jewels onSee we the top rap niggaz, the q-dogsYou got a lot of nerve, puttin out them songsKnowin that my niggaz come strong, so lets get it onWe just gettin warm, operation quiet stormSilent wars or we silence the foursHalf p and is got it in the smash for sureNow its movies and soundtracksThis is where your career stop at[nas]Aiyyo I drink to thatIm like a dictionary, yall rappers exam meYou ballet? they read your obituary, in front your familyYou should idolize nas in the fleshDont wait til Im dead, to say I was the best, no doubtWe shot hoops with coathangers, got loot with dopeslangersSold soap to strangers, joked with dangerRob prostitutes, dodge cops in hot pursuitBought weight from rosters, travel hot routesO.t. commute back and forthTell shorty get that package off***** bein trapped up north, being told where to eat and shitCaught a case then I beat the shitTheives on the block flash badges, nylon jacketsBig white boys with guns yellin, freeze black kids!Got my niggaz in the pen, eatin octopusWishin they was on the blocks with usTo watch me and p do it (uh) put the heat to it (uh)Put it out, first day, the whole street knew it*****es, hold they pussies and bop to the musicAnd think deep to it, now who the truest?[mobb deep]Yo..Dunn you fam to me, and only familyThat can get that close to meKeep it type strongBlowin green thats keepin us goinAllah havoc gettin right, on them 747Dunn you fam to me, and only familyThat can get that close to meKeep it type strongBlowin green thats keepin us goinUnconditional love showinYo you fam to me, and only familyThat can get that close to meKeep it type strongBlowin green thats keepin us goinUnconditional love showinAre you fam to me, and only fam to meThat can get that close to meKeep it type strong[prodigy]Dirty fingernails, reachin in my pocket pullin knots outI daydream of better days, in different waysOut this lifestyle we live, iced out with the big fifthThats why the burnt leather lean to the leftEven though we gained cash on fishIm trapped on reason bein we aint all richAnd ima be that same nigga for the doorAnd ima still walk the same path, we soon clashWe get stacks, you do the mathWe pound niggaz out, walk away and laughFresh from out the lab, p and nastradamus kidRap niggaz shit they drawers[nas]Yo they probably didI aircondition yall niggaz, my prediction is you rewind thisYour highness, q-boros finestClick your timbs three times, the wizard is nasGrant you a wish, you get rich while listenin hardTo my thugs in the prisonyard, bench-pressin 200 pounds and upFeelin like you down on your luckRaise up, I feel your pain, hit the law libraryAppeal the game, all eyes on meRestrained from, bein looked at, as uncivilizedWe epitomize thug song, yall niggaz get madJealous rappers is puss, aint got no styleNo heart and no look, shookGet stole on, my niggaz move right in the moonlightYall niggaz get done, I pee on them son, they a small issueWe too official, blue steel pistolsTeflon vests, its no contest we hit you[mobb deep]Dunn you fam to me, and only familyThat can get that close to meKeep it type strongBlowin green thats keepin us goinUnconditional love showinYo, yo, yo, yoForty decide, forty-first side rightYeah youknahmsayin? not for nuttin babyKnahmsayin wanna give a shout out to my peoplesYouknowhatimean? gamble, ill willKilla black, my brotherIts never gonna be anotherWord up..Yeah, you know how we do things