Black Thought - Wishin' II lyrics

[Intro: DJ Premier] PRhyme! Adrian Younge, Royce Da 5'9", DJ Premier. This song here was originally supposed to be done with my man Black Thought. Unfortunately, we lost a great man: Mr. Richard Nichols; R.I.P. To the legendary Roots crew, hold your head. We all continue on, that's how life's supposed to be, and that's how we treat life. So, one day, Riq gave me a call; he said "Yo, that joint you did with Common, y'all wanna do a remix of that?" By the way, shout out to Common. Congratulations on the Oscar, my n***a. John Legend, big up. Word, I said, "yeah, yeah, when y'all wanna do that?" He said, "yo, I'll come over right now". Oh, yeah? Well, step inside the booth. Yo, Riq, it's go time. Wishin': Part II [Verse 1: Black Thought] Yo, the voice of the announcer signing off Salvador, a connoisseur, a hot monologue Rachmaninoff, livin' life not by the law And I'm a product of that Rakim — God, Allah Forensic files, leaving 'em disemboweled, '87 style They chance slimmer than reverend Al or Kevin Liles Some friends are vile, still be peddlin' vials Off of eleven mile, they wishin' you would You prolly better reconcile The dark side of to who they rising in prominence My crown's taller than Suleiman of The Ottoman's Wiser than Solomon, mobilizing the following They try and give me the Nobel prize for novelists Peace to cats that rock MAC knowledge knowledges Hood astrologists, illegal anesthesiologists, yo El elefante, Bella Fonte Keep a regimen ready to give 'em hell if PRhyme say [Verse 2: Black Thought] Yo, post traumatic stress, I wear it as a family crest I murder at its best, words that'll manifest causing cardiac arrest Budapest to Marrakesh, my slang Bangladesh My gang's Clarence X, I'm life after d**h, the last Levine X Lettin' every other rapper know they better wear a vest I'm pulling in two hundred thousand for appearances I wrote a song about it, here it is, yo The creature feature search a preacher teacher torch Capture, rupture, rapture, reach her, the preacher He defeat ya, speak the ether, sneak then creep ya Say no peace to meet ya, can't nobody get with me Strong suits from Italy, chill, humility what I'm all about, ability, yo I wish a n***a would bring the hostility though You know how them boys from Philly be I'm like cyanide, creeping through the air ducts And I got a foul mouth, tell 'em kids earmuffs When I was at school, I was who to steer clear of Smoking a reefer in the bathroom, sipping Smirnoff When it came time for the pictures in the yearbook I was up in Paris like an American werewolf Years later, yo I'm an American hero verse evil like Deerhoof, if I let the bear woof They don't recognize me when I'm shopping up in Berdgdorf They just know I'm flier than the motherf**ing airport Therefore they say I'm a sartorial gear who*e, yeah [Verse 3: Royce Da 5'9"] Uh, Ascots on the tailor suits You artists throwing bands on the radio like they made you you I'm looking for artists on stage to throw tomatoes to The way I act you think I'm banned from radio, like Trae Tha Truth I don't really care, n***a, I'm getting yen I've got a C-63, V-Twizzy Benz I'm sitting in I'on, I'on, I'on give a f**, any DJ anywhere I'on, I'on give 'em as a triple dare, I'll tie him to a swivel chair I'on give 'em spins, ha ha, I'on give 'em grins and count dividends Ask around by them D-Town n***as that'll leave you with a concert Full of dead fans and bloody merch Smoking dope that Celie... That's the color purp You might wanna study first Every verse lyrical but nutty first Every verb and every word is like a speeding bullet 'Bout to chop your body in half while it's on the way to heaven Like Kid Cudi shirt, sh** could be a hit but it's gotta be money first I rap with a sickness card, Iraq pistol pulling private, shh [Interlude: Royce Da 5'9"] Chris, I think I got the Gully curse [Verse 4: Royce Da 5'9"] Underground, underrated, y'all keep digging for answers, like the route to cancer I keep turning Preemo beats into chemo treatments, I keep wiggin' like a oop to Andrew I'm clumsy when I shoot, oops, I bet your crew'll scrambled I don't write for limelight, I shine the rhyme light down then I'll produce a scandal I'm what your baby moms would do for cameras I'm leaving everything from the marriage to her little cooch in shambles Your posse even get in my broad way your posse'll perish Your posse'll become the posse up there I'm outlining all of they bodies in chalk, setting fire to 'em To the chocolate on top like chocolate eclairs They outfit and jacket is bail staff While we in the air, it's Yahtzee on Lears And when we land, we on yatchs saying grazie to the mail staff Muah, kiss my a**, y'all can go to hell fast I'm just ready for whatever hell brings (Focus, man) Getting closer to that real money like Gayle King (That's Oprah's friend) I think of nightmares that'll ruining your dreams And I just went shopping in China, yeah I flew with the team f** a translator, I speak fluent, cha-ching Y'all holding sh** down with that selfie stick I'm fly in some sh** out of Harvey Nichols and Selfridges Even when me and Shady was Abel and Caine We worked our magic separately like Angel and Blaine Came into this game with a navy like Baby and Wayne Now every pair of gla**es I have has a crazy insane Jazze Pha gradient frame The least most amazing vehicle I have is a lease, though It's a beast 4-80 and change Y'all tryna pick up Bieber and Drake fans Not me, but I'm in the streets though, like a Canadian crane To elaborate is to annihilate, please don't make me explain Come get your b**h! Before I make her smile, ha 'Fore I perform a bunch of acts on her like Saturday Night Live then take a bow Like Kenan Thompson, I don't believe in nonsense I don't got no felonies in my record, I just got a fleeing conscience I'm just out here spending money like I'm being sponsored I'm just on my Philly crime sh**, my ice cold Jack Frost mind My black thoughts are my only real accomplice...