Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Roots
The Roots
Performer
Dice Raw
Dice Raw
Vocals
Black Thought
Black Thought
Vocals
Kamal Gray
Kamal Gray
Keyboards
Malik B.
Malik B.
Vocals
Questlove
Questlove
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Phillip Blenman
Phillip Blenman
Songwriter
Karl B. Jenkins
Karl B. Jenkins
Songwriter
Steve Boone
Steve Boone
Songwriter
John Sebastian
John Sebastian
Songwriter
Tariq Trotter
Tariq Trotter
Songwriter
Smart Abdul-Basit
Smart Abdul-Basit
Songwriter
Kenyatta Williams
Kenyatta Williams
Songwriter
Mark Sebastian
Mark Sebastian
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kelo
Kelo
Producer
Bob Power
Bob Power
Mixing Engineer
Richard Nichols
Richard Nichols
Mixing Engineer
David Ivory
David Ivory
Recording Engineer
Questlove
Questlove
Mixing Engineer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
First of all, let's talk about these ill capers
And fly ass frontin' **** that now caught vapors
N****s run up on you with guns, snatch your papers
Outline body chalk is how they would scrape ya
From off the pavement, I hate gettin' locked up
'Cause that upstate bus reminds me of the slave ships
But then the Bible never saved shit
I guess that's why every juvenile is in the same predicament
[Verse 2]
You wanna sling crack, old text, and do the concept
You can't make loot when your moms is smokin' up the product
I'm tryna tell ya, don't let these streets fuckin' fail ya
The way n****s be gettin' clapped, the shit'll fuckin' scare ya
But in the dark, we ran wild, so we killin' 'em
N****s scared, can't stand still, like fuckin' helium
Fake n****s, they don't go platinum, they go aluminum
Got 'em cloned the fuck up, son, that's why we're losin' 'em
[Verse 3]
I'm lookin' at this n****'s longevity to make a big play
But then it might be a mistake
'Cause if I get send to DC, I'm sending Dice to DE
With three P's, so when I get out he can see me
For real, 'cause the streets is filled with snakes and rats
The snake will be that **** and the rat will be that cool cat
With swollen pockets, we gon' take you back home
Master Allah, rule Savior, never cloned
[Verse 4]
Yo, I use the mic to slap you in your face and erase your taste
Disgrace your date, put your title to waste
Dominant lyrical grace from a place called Wild
'Illadeph isle, Pensy, that's the residency
Consistent currency, my pockets never empty
Some cats believe they MC, but we know they all fraud
Do a show in Philly, n****s wouldn't applaud
Nobody know your record nor who you opening for
[Verse 5]
Can tell your squad's artificial while approachin' the door
So you should prepare for lyrical terror that's pure
Step up to the reservoir of the sole proprietor style
Messiah or, the higher law, down with Dice Raw
The matador, shorty connoisseur
Stompin' whatever you build to the floor
Similar to that of a dinosaur
I told you I'm the rap predator, you insist to imitate, what for?
[Verse 6]
Superstar n****s is ten percent real, ninety percent invented
For a fuckin' record deal, comin' with something veterans can't feel
I hit you like a steel anvil
Because you grafted off the next man's skill
But still I remain mellow, seeing the theatrics of Othello
But know the tactics of the PLO
These C-L-O-N-E-S, fess
The phoniest cats is felonious (Word)
[Verse 7]
Dice Raw, the juvenile lyricist, corner store terrorist
Block trooper, connoisseur of fine cannabis
Focus never weak, blow up the spot like plastique
Leave a n**** shook to the point he won't speak
Never half-assed, always live and direct
On **** private parts or the panty of raw sex
Mad lights I had to black out when fake n****s act out
Or step out of place, they get slapped in they face
[Verse 8]
All y'all N****s is fake, tryna emulate my style
What grown man? In this game, to me, you're a child
I trained wack MCs in camps like ex-marines
Why the fuck you think you went home and had bad dreams?
Of horrifying things that your ass never seen before?
You traveled to the realm of Dice Raw
Where clones get they domes blown with chrome microphones
It's not your fault, black, just the fact you wasn't shown
[Verse 9]
Don't come through this like a smurf
Unnatural, it's not from this Earth
Represent, well, I've been like this since birth
And I won't be the last, but I definitely was the first
Dice Raw, big car, Logan Val soldier
[Verse 10]
Don't come across that line, now pay your cost
Knuckle games or hammer cocked, ain't nothing sweet or soft
Win, lose, or draw, to the jaw, take one
Deranged lyrical launcher or station
No conversation is needed, my task completed
Read a n**** up and down in the cut where I'm seated
Snatch you from your cloud of cannabis, you ignoramuses
Your leg on your lap, when I attack, you're glamorous
[Verse 11]
Lifestyle, I banged your head up with the right foul
My character a product of this two-one-fifth trife style
I breeze through areas n****s would fear to walk in
Balance the talkin', that galactic style is of a Vulcan
Your Star Trek ass will wrinkle
Spill these words that form into a sprinkle
Cat, you're brought up in game of twinkle
My insight will crack the windpipe of y'all n****s
Whether small, middle-sized, or tall n****s
[Verse 12]
Just sign your name next when I start to X
Giving out flesh pains of death, so fuck a raincheck
The insane vet, whether you ganked the brain wet
You perceive the lame check, the opposite of same sex
I annihilate your type if you violate
Making your blood rush, your pulse now at a higher rate
Written by: John Sebastian, Karl B. Jenkins, Kelo Williams, Kenyatta Saunders, Malik Smart, Mark Douglas Sebastian, Phillip Blenman, Smart Abdul-Basit, Steve Boone, Tariq Trotter
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