[Nas (Akon):] Shakedown (Uh-oh-oh); Akon, Nas, here we go New York (Uh-oh-oh) Here we go world, here we go y'all (Uh-oh-oh, 'Cause it's a shakedown, uh-oh-oh)
[Ali Vegas:] The streets'll do whatever just to see me fail Mama'll do whatever to keep free from jail So she tellin' me to get my CDL But papi said he got some things that we could sell To turn the corner and to see VVS's He said you liked girls to get beneath their dresses You gon' need them SS's, VVS's, BBS's Here go the keys to the Lexus (Uh-oh-oh) Now I'm the center of attention like Kareem and them My squad run around the borough like we Prem' and them My gang with big truck, wifey's we beamin' them Let's Esco, that tag team from Queens again This is Shakedown, here go the breakdown The big boys are back; 'lil niggaz get off the playground I got up with the homey A now The kid babies 'bout to make the Earth quake now
[Chorus: Akon (Nas)] Uh-oh-oh, we back now A bunch of gangsters strapped so make a way now When they come wavin' them gats you know the lay down (Lay it down) And give 'em all you got, 'cause it's a shakedown (Shakedown) Uh-oh-oh, (New York to H-Town) We back now (Here we go y'all) A bunch of gangsters strapped so make a way now When they come wavin' them gats you know the lay down (Uh-oh, Nas and Akon, uh-oh, Nas and Akon) And give 'em all you got, 'cause it's a shakedown Uh-oh-oh, (Here we go)
[Nas:] My man was smart Robbed the bank, buried the cash Did ten years, came home and bought him a Jag Other side of town, stick-up kids ride around Young niggaz not prepared this time around Walk in the jewelry store yellin', "Get on the floor" Snatched the sales lady up, hit her with the bulldog Grabbin' the ice, the heist went fast as the Vice Had rushed in, bussin', could you imagine this life? The streets come alive and laugh at your sorrows Leavin' your soul hollow That you fill it back up liquor bottles Black Messiah had the jux, 20 ki's uncooked Easy to push, some Japanese dealers were crooks They leave niggaz eyes cut out; what it means to us He seen too much, but we don't give a fuck Black truck pull up to the door Infa-green night vision lens we can see through the war "Get on the floor"
[Chorus: Akon] We back now A bunch of gangsters strapped so make a way now When they come wavin' them gats you know the lay down And give 'em all you got, 'cause it's a shakedown Uh-oh-oh Do I make myself clear, uh-oh-oh