[Royce Da 5'9"] (Ohh!) Yeah (let's go!) I said once upon a time in a city that's mine There was a nigga named Nickel that spit like Big in his prime He got a 52 box, original tick in the mind Listenin to 'Pac and them drop with a prestigious design My niggaz is dimes, my bitches is dimes I came up behind Eminem in '99 and I took the baton I been runnin shit ever since then, slaughtered MC's Sit and watchin my green grow, like I'm waterin seeds The problem with me is I'm the heart of the streets Niggaz callin for peace, they can't even call the police If I ain't better than you I'm harder to beat Probably cause I live by the art of for-keeps I get indicted after my product's released We a different form, a different centrifugal force Every line is like grippin on a stick shift in a Porsche My niggaz asked for direction to go on this track I said FUCK a direction, spaz out! Get 'em up HIGH
[female] Crooked
[Crooked I] And for them wack songs that you made I want you to throw your pin, but hold the grenade Explode to your grave - and go straight to hell when your soul is enflamed for the road that you paved The role that played, in fuckin up hip-hop You owe so you paid, the fo'-fo' close to your brain Closer than the close shave of a low fuckin fade Don't fuck with me, don't fuck with J-O-E With Nickel we gon' make more cheese Heavy hitter, call me Joell David Ortiz (what up!) I point a burner at the plaque on your teeth On some leftover shit, it's a wrap on the beef I'm one in a mil', comin to kill It's like you wanting a pill, my gun put your back on the streets Spine on the concrete lookin at the sun Eyelids heavy, "Why did Crooked have to come? He was full of 'gnac and rum, like a bully actin dumb" Fully-automatic umm, that's Crooked havin fun Listen, don't make a nigga find your dame And make the dime give me brains 'til my mind is drained Listen, don't make me grab a 9 and aim And how your dime did me, do yo' mind the same But different, the West Coast king Crooked I I'm a kamikaze pilot, I stay fly 'til I die - get 'em up HIGH
[female] Joell
[Joell Ortiz] Here we go again, you know I'm him, Mr. Ortiz Soon as I hold a pen I co-defend the sickest MC's (Slaughterhouse) Pick a disease we got it, I vomit sniffle and sneeze Lyrics squeeze, listen please, Lord help get rid of this fever I'm like 150 degrees 16's used to be sweet, now they're a bit of a tease A nigga need a infinite instrumental just to be pleased Used to dream about livin now I'm livin my dreams The bitches fiend, made my dick a machine Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I am just as fuckin big as I seem When I'm spittin this mean, me and government intervene A couple presidents, literally live in my jeans I give 'em residence, they just let me pick anything When I'm in the mall, they show me the latest kicks on the scene And I get 'em all, I ball like the nigga I am Niggaz hate, bitches (Cheer) like Norm, Cliff and Diane I'm in a state, of mind that should be the fifty verse I run radio, but I don't use them itty bitty words I ain't shabby with the nouns, I ain't shitty with the verb When I reach heaven I want the nigga Biggie to be like "Word" City slicker, New York delivery when I swerve Hold that mic like the Statue of Liberty, I deserve a shot at the title, Spitter of the Year E'ry year, let's be clear, put some fingers in the air and hold 'em up HIGH [echoes]
[female] Joey
[Joe Budden] Work on your half-court shot, I'm money from far Get 'em mad, see a ape on your monkey bars And that's rate, gettin hate from the wannabe stars And that's great, mean he feel it and