Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rick Ross
Vocals
Puff Daddy
Vocals
Teedra Moses
Vocals
French Montana
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sean Combs
Songwriter
Christopher Wallace
Songwriter
Ephrem Lopez
Songwriter
Jean Louhisdon
Songwriter
Billy Preston
Songwriter
George Johnson Jr.
Songwriter
Karim Kharbouch
Songwriter
Stevie Jordan
Songwriter
William Leonard Roberts II
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Stevie J.
Producer
DJ Enuff
Co-Producer
Jiv Pos
Co-Producer
Puff Daddy
Producer
Eddie Hernandez
Recording Engineer
Matthew Testa
Engineer
Fabian Marasciullo
Mixing Engineer
Stephen McDowell
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You wanted to fuckin' walk around these roaches
These **** is roaches
These **** is mere motherfuckin' mortals
I'm tryna push you to Supreme Being
You don't wanna motherfuckin'
You don't wanna embrace your destiny, you wanna get by
You don't wanna go into the motherfuckin' dark, where it's lonely
You can't handle the motherfuckin'
The pain of the motherfuckin' not knowin'
When this shit is gonna stop
[Verse 2]
Momma's tryna save me
But she don't know I'm tryna save her
Man, them **** tried to play me
Man, till I got this paper
You're nobody (Nobody)
Till somebody (Somebody)
Kills you (Kills you)
Oh, yeah
[Verse 3]
"Blast for me", the last words from my ****
On the pavement, born killers, body shivers
Drug money, dollar figures
Hustlers movin' out of rentals, "Art of War" is mental
Havin' sushi down at Nobu
Strapped like an Afghan soldier, nowhere to go to
So it's bang, no survivors
Only riders on my rider, murder rate rises
Stalking **** on their IG's, never I be
Still solo, under armor, still polo
No wire, on fire
My desire for fine things made me a liar, a shooter
Gettin' high, feelin' like it's voodoo
Nine lives, SK with the cooler
Makaveli in the 'Rari, still B-I double G, I, E
I pray you smoke with me
Go to bed with a kilo, like "Casino"
Janet Reno, we all got the creed of Nino
Pretty cars in the driveway
If you cut it, then you sideways, double up, crime pays
[Verse 4]
Momma's tryna save me
But she don't know I'm tryna save her
Man, them **** tried to play me
Man, till I got this paper
You're nobody (Nobody)
Till somebody (Somebody)
Kills you (Kills you)
Oh, yeah
[Verse 5]
You fuckin' wanna walk around with these ****?
What the fuck is their culture?
Where the fuck is their souls at?
What defines you?
These **** with these fuckin' silly looks on their faces
You wanna walk around with them?
Or you wanna walk with God, ****?
Make up your goddamn mind
[Verse 6]
I'm from where the streets test you
**** mix business and pleasure where the cocaine measure
The narcotics is our product
The by-product, you walk up on me, I cock it
New Mercedes as it peels off
Nothin' penetrates steel doors, gang signs, see 'em all
I said my prayer as I'm counting sheep
Never really athletic, but I play for keeps, do you feel me?
The mortician, the morgue fillin' with more snitches
We kill 'em and takin' their bitches, RIP
Chinchillas on a winter night
Black bottles when I'm feelin' like you wanna know what winners like
And I'm never on that tour bus
Just a decoy for ****, the PJ's for two of us
Ciroc boys down to die for Diddy
My **** ride for less, keep it real homie, made me filthy
Touch mine until it's even keel
Like I'm knowin' every heathen will close the deal with Steven Hill
We Magic City of the networks
Cut a **** cast off, how my **** net worth
[Verse 7]
Momma's tryna save me
But she don't know I'm tryna save her
Man, them **** tried to play me
Man, till I got this paper
You're nobody (Nobody)
Till somebody (Somebody)
Kills you (Kills you)
Oh, yeah
[Verse 8]
Fuck you wanna talk about? Fuckin' jewelries and Bentlies
And Hublots and fuckin' art that **** ain't got on their fuckin' walls
And fuckin' mansions **** ain't got
**** can't even pay the IRS, let alone their fuckin' staff, ****
You gotta tell the truth, man
The truth'll set you free, son
The truth'll set you free
[Verse 9]
La la la la
Ooh ooh
La la la la
Written by: Billy Preston, Christopher Wallace, Ephrem Lopez, George Johnson, George Johnson Jr., Jean Louhisdon, Karim Kharbouch, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Sean J. Combs, Steven Jordan, William Roberts