[Verse 1: The Game] The duffle bags and Benjis spreaded through the city The Lambo's and Bentley's sittin on 20s Thinkin back, when I had the fall blue and black Pennys' Listenin to Faith on the Funk Flex tape (Ah-HEH!) Like BAM, before Diddy was a mogul I had the low-lows, JBL speakers bangin Total I like the lead singer, the dark one And Biggie had a Benz when I wish I could park one Shed a couple tears when I heard that he caught one So everytime I drive down, wish I'll spark one, for you and 'Pac Wish both of y'all had "One More Chance" Like I wish 'Ye and Donda had one more dance CRIBS!
[Verse 2: Jadakiss] Hah-HEEEEEH! Yo, back when it was already to sell ready rock My top two was Rakim and Freddie Foxxx We know, they were both deep dudes The G. Rap came out with "I'll Street Blues" BDP took me all through school And Bobby Brown told us, "Don't Be Cruel" Krush Groove had us thinkin we was all cool These are the reasons why I'm payin my dues Shoulda saw how your boy was dressed Do it from Grand Daddy I.U. and Lord Finesse Feel some kinda way, get if off your chest Get embarrassed, "It's My Thing", Erick and Parrish Learn how to maneuver, listenin to Slick Rick The Ruler, Dana Dane made me more smoother ... hah-HEEEEH!
[Verse 3: Bun B] R.I.P. Pimp C Game, let me take 'em down to the South one time Where the cars and the rims and the mouths on shine I grew up on the Geo Boys, talkin 'bout they was from Fifth Ward "Balls and My Word" had me ridin through Fifth Ward Lookin for the Rap-A-Lot office Tryna kick a flow and hopin Rap-A-Lot offers me a deal Had to keep it trill so I can bust Like E from O.G. Style and Rick from Royal Flush I came up, in the ghetto manye, the G way Listenin to Luke and the Ghetto Style DJ's Poison Clan, Shy-D and the Gucci Crew Dreamin one day that I could rock some Gucci too Breakout, like the Convicts, don't even trip Parked the candy 'cross the pen, bumped the Ganksta Nip Manye, little did I know that the time was comin For me and Pimp to shine on 'em like a "Chrome Plated Woman" - fo' real!
[Chorus: Keyshia Cole] See ever since the day I got the chance to make a change I've been in this game, it's a new day And I'm makin it known 'cause, I just want the world to know I'm payin my dues, and I got the utmost, I just wanna let you know I'm payin homage 'cause, you've paved the way for meeee, ye-yeah
[Verse 4: Pusha T {overlapping chorus}] {Okay, yanahmsayin? Gotta understand I'm from Virginia} {Rap money was like a FAIRY tale to me, you know? } It was all a dream, until Teddy Riley hit the scene Floatin through Virginia Beach in ALL the machines EYUGH! - He was posse deep, runnin niggaz Jeep Lambos and the Porches ridin back and back through the streets I was more of Nas, OG's was more Jigga Lu' was like, "How you like the army jacket nigga? " When he wear Versace - young nigga, get like me He was poppin Cris' in 88 when Eric "Eazy-E" Wright/right - I was on the wrong mission Started puple tape [? ] in the kitchen, poppa listenin Whoever thought it'll be this? Pusha Tongue, Keyshia Cole, Game on the remix - PAIN
[Verse 5: Fat Joe] JMJ, my homey Mac Dre Big L, Big Pun, Big-gie (talk to 'em) 2Pac "Live and Die in L.A." (L.A.!) N.W.A., I used to love Eazy Back when everybody was doin The Hump I was Radio Raheem in Reebok Pumps Used to ask for the mic everytime they fronted Damn, I feels good to see people up on it! KRS, the Furious Five (Waddup Kris?) Cold Crush show me how to dress fly (yep) Latifah "U-N-I-T-Y" This is when hip-hop was alive, Cal-ca
[Verse 6: The Game] Clack, cookin, Joe, good lookin The remix is big - BROOKLYN Bed-Stuy, teardrop on my left eye Star on the other one, L, we got antoher one "Mama Said Knock You Out", so I'm a do it The South gon' love it - chop it {SCREW IT} Slow it down, then bring it back up G-G-G U-NO! Nigga, it's Young Buck!
[Verse 7: Young Buck] I'm talkin bout Scarface, OutKast, and 8Ball UGK all day is what we would play, dawg I was in the blind like my name Ray Charles Thangs you go through, Game, is what make stars (aight) All of my enemies - I don't hate y'all dapslyrics.com 'Cause I understand that it's "ME" that make y'all (what? !) Louie bag luggage, my plane 'bout to take off I'm helpin my people get back what they lost (EYY!) Blood of a Black Panther, a born boss STILL gettin letters from the penitentiary "Freeway" Rick Ross and even Lil' Jimmy So if I slip up, I KNOW where they gon' send me (let's go!) You don't! But all the real folk roll with me You won't! So I'm a hold down yo' city You want me, shawty, now the time to come and get me I'm Makaveli-trained and we on that ol' "Biggie" - YA HEAR ME? !
[The Game:] Young Buck, welcome home nigga... Queen Latifah...
[Queen Latifah:] Whatcha wanna do, baby BOY? (... take me out) You don't want it, you don't know how it goes down (Jadakiss, Bun B, Fat Joe, Pusha T) Ooooooooooh, yeaaaaah... Yeaaaaah, last night Latifah saved my life OH! Oh - Last night Latifah saved my life in the cluuub... Last night Latifah saved my life - in the club Yeah, last night Latifah saved my life in the cluuuuuuub... In the club - you thought she was a thug You thought she was that, chick That, you, see, all up at the club Last night Latifah saved your life Last night latifah saved your life - in the club (If it wasn't for you, it wouldn't be me) It was ON... crackin... Poppin... pushin... But I pulled that and - Oh, snap! Word? She hold it? Oh! GAME in the club... [whispers] (REMIX!)