[Snippet of Jay Z taken from Big L & Jay Z Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle]
As soon as I grab it, I eat it up like a savage
And no I don't have it, I get it together like a marriage
I'm seeking all rappers, I'm on my p's and q's and carrots
(Repeats) I'm seeking all rappers, I'm on my p's and q's and carrots
Y'all don't understand, well, god-damn, don't you know my status
[Verse 1: Kano]
Things just ain't the same for gangsters
What can I do for a living?
Yo, how can I eat for a living?
Yo, yo, things just ain't the same for MC's
But I'm a little too famous to shoot up M3's
But there's a lot of haters, thieves and enemies
And even in the ends there's greed and envy
It's like I can't make P's to better me cos
More money more beef, more honeys more grief
More G's the more the street keeps watching me
And I ain't got no chain, bracelet or watch on me
I got the blade and the 9 already co*ked on me
And the yards armed, it's hot property
I'm going out like Scarface, no dropping me
And I can't listen to MC's there's no honesty
Only a few don't copy me, only a few
Can roll in my shoes and bop in another ends
And see why I feel hot in another ends
I heard my buddy, then got me another friend
Like G said they're wanna put me to the test
I'll k** before they're putting me to rest, I will
And f** booking I'm ghosting a minute, I'm chilling
And I ain't got a mill but I'm blessed
Streets is watching, heat is co*king, squeeze I'm popping
While I'm blowing up my peeps are still blotting
It's real in the ends, it's real round here
Signed a deal but I'm still round here
Blood I'm still in the ends
And I'm around dealers with 10's to 10 boxes
With big beamers and benz
And still little pricks want to squeel to the feds
I ain't bait I ain't feeling a 10
Wheel and come again, I ain't bait I ain't feeling a 10
I'm great with a liper, nice pair of Fila's or Nike Airs
Got the three stripes on lock
Going in the office coming out with like 5 pairs
So, naturally n******gs wanna hate me
n******gs see the Maharishi on me and they still got an AV
And we leave the club with half the capacity
And girls at the hotel ma**aging my back and feet
Things just ain't the same for Kano
I came on TV and came off radio
Now you can still book me it just ain't for the same dough
I'll soon be on that Jigga sh** figures with eight 0's