intro:word i you,i miss the god word....a brother,man, he was live Raekwon:he was a powerfull general,the smell from his breathe was this it was the year 89' He stayed the freshest, polo boots, wallies them colorful low goose from Medina, we boost we up in A&S, slipping and to bedstuy Native, he used to beatbox, listen yo, thats before, the wu got on, him and allah and RZA, came to the one morn' A nigga could dance to slow music, any nigga on the benches, while we hitting reefer, he sold five foot seven a was born, Russel "ason" Jones I for his braids and lessons a wiseman knowledge 120, kept a flag on his chest a right hand, you quick, you remy Yo, toadt to the fallen, lost forgotten aiyo, if niggas could hear me, then up some broccoli ason, the heart of a lion, a purified the way he did it, with a mic and some i would never forget the days we used to sit days i be all up in the crib, listening, holding, align him and yo i just miss nigga and now i understand the meaning of when i kissed the nigga Interlude:ol bastard (sample) My name is ol bastard, youknowhatimsayin? i dont hide nothing back, i barely, i mean, i from a family,man of poor welfare, youknowhatimsaying? When i out my mother womb i was on welfare,youknowhatimsaying so so so its like you got to keep it real
He had a of gold, intelligent soul from day one Loud as the ferry, best was momma Cherry Sweet lady, BK baby, she taught How to cook, clean, the songs, say the Old school and O.E., Ballantine, the wine We sip, while we sat the O.G.'s of self, good health The fortunes that came with the game, had my insane It's like wealth enough to live for But if you got love in your heart, just believe in That was the black man rap, baby Jesus in the Land' Few jewelry pieces his gold fangs, his fam (Brooklyn Zu) you know my was ill The dude to say, "Yo, keep it real" Yeah, the lover, the father, the hustler, the rap Now he with Allah, that's a
~Ol' Dirty Bastard Sample~] See, like, ok, where I come from In my neighborhood, my people me Youknowhatimsaying? See, if I try to come any They ain't respect me no more Youknowhatimsaying? they -- you know people Got their about themselves, you know If you come from the neighborhood, You couldn't, you couldn't get out the But you could take the neighborhood out of the people Youknowhatimsaying, but if you try to jump and crossover To the other side, understand that, and they don't like that That's why they don't be buying people See, we keeps it real, and we always gon' it real You knock what's real, youknowhatimsaying? We telling the truth, man