DJ Premier - In Memory Of... lyrics

Mami Mary, Mary Coleman that is I love you, rest in peace You still here though Word up This goes out to you Mary Parker, Loretta Randall Grandfather Bill Runy Manuel, Robert N'Blangio Uncle C, Alicia Elon Giovanni [Guru] To my man G.O.V., I remember how you used to be You were the illest man alive now I'm reading your eulogy Eyes so serious, you told me hold my head Pursue this rap sh** and go forward never backwards While you gripped Tec's tight, and ran n***as out of town I ripped up mics, showin wack n***as how to sound Still your essence, was callin By two gunshots, at close range, your frame had fallen Now like a angel you've risen And you will stay in my heart, and yo I wish you were still livin Word... this is in memory of Zachary Bro, Cousin Paula Harry O-Fives "Rest in peace" Yeah, Sam-O, 183rd Joshua Faust "Rest in peace" Brian Brown y'all, yeah [Guru] To my man Brian B, I remember how you used to be You were the flyest in the club with three b**hes doin rub-a-dub You was the pimp of all panderers GQ, Johnny Presley, f**in up the elegances So many hookers on your schedule Slammin Cadillac doors and mackin who*es on the regular You used to boost, the slickest of suits Climbin through the back windows on the bus, you was ill Dukes Until that chick you vicked, for the Cutla** Started snillz-niffin ki-daine, and went to cut cha That freak shanked you six times in your sleep I wish you was here, cause your philosophy was mad deep Yeah... this is in memory of Keith 'Cowboy', Scott La Rock Prince Messiah "Rest in peace" Buffy, the Human Beatbox y'know 2Pac Shakur "Rest in peace" Pinkhouse, Sub Roc O.G. Boo Bang, salute! "Rest in peace" Seagram's, k**a Black from Mobb Deep Biggie Smalls, yeah rest in peace Lance Owens y'all [Guru] To all my brothers doin time, whether or not you did the crime You know the system is devised to keep you deaf dumb and blind Like Scarface said, them cats are smart In order for things to change we must all play a part It's easy for us to blame society But now it's way too late, and we must take responsibility To all my brothers in the streets I know you feel you gotta hustle cause your peeps gotta eat Makin moves right and exact; don't wanna see you layin flat Don't wanna see ya catch a bullet black If we don't build we'll be destroyed That's the challenge we face in this race of poor and unemployed Freud, a philosopher, but I'm a realist So philosophize this, without love we won't exist To those who pa**ed out there, in the deserts and the jungles With pain on their shoulders, and heavy bundles I pray each one will, ascend to new heights and new enlightenment And this is why I'm writin it Yeah... this is in memory of Linnet Grinnich, Cookie Murray Yeah "Rest in peace" Ross, Laverne La-La Eyelif John Hood "Rest in peace" Kevin Fredricks, Donny Charles Leslie Clark, and Will Clark "Rest in peace" Tommy Saunders, Princess Di Don Clark, Betty Shabazz "Rest in peace" This is in memory of... "Rest in peace"