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 ballantine this it was the 89' He stayed the freshest, boots, wallies with them colorful low goose from Medina, we boost we up in A&S, slipping and to bedstuy Native, he used to beatbox, listen yo, before, the wu got on, him and allah just' and RZA, to the island one morn' A nigga could dance to music, outdrink any nigga on the benches, we hitting reefer, he sold loosies foot seven a legend was born, Russel "ason" Jones I know for his and lessons a with knowledge 120, kept a flag on his chest a hand, you quick, serving you remy Yo, lets toadt to the fallen, forgotten aiyo, if niggas hear me, then roll up some broccoli ason, the heart of a lion, a mind the way he did it, with a mic and some i would never forget the days we to sit back days i be all up in the crib, listening, holding, align him and yo i just this nigga and now i the meaning of love when i kissed the nigga dirty bastard (sample) My is ol dirty bastard, youknowhatimsayin? i dont hide back, i barely, i mean, i come 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 it real nahwhatimean?
He had a of gold, intelligent soul from day one Loud as the ferry, best friend was momma Sweet lady, BK baby, she Dirty How to cook, clean, the songs, say the Old school dances and O.E., Ballantine, the We sip, while we sat the O.G.'s Knowledge of self, good The fortunes that with the game, had my brother insane It's like wealth ain't enough to for But if you got love in your heart, just in yourself was the black man rap, baby Jesus in the black Land' Few pieces with his gold fangs, his fam (Brooklyn Zu) you my brother 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
[Interlude: ~Ol' Dirty Bastard See, it's like, ok, where I from In my neighborhood, my people me See, if I try to come any different They ain't gon' respect me no Because they -- you know people Got thing about themselves, you know If you from the neighborhood, youknowhatimsaying You couldn't, you get out the neighborhood But you could never take the out of the people Youknowhatimsaying, but if you try to like and crossover To the other side, people that, and they don't like that That's why they don't be buying music See, we keeps it real, and we always gon' it real You can't knock what's real, youknowhatimsaying? We the truth, man