Rude Awakening

Hold me down, I'm movin' on the enemy now
For a cause, and he 'cause ya exort at war
I swore to be dedicated, always elevatin', meditatin'
Bout the soldiers who couldn't make it
Take shit forever, that's my position, part of my condition
Is to long live the tradition of the stick 'n' move
Get ya tools ready for construction
We prepare to build or destroy somethin'
Brooklyn born, I be Steele on the real
And I feel like gettin' it on, yo son what's the deal?
For some reason, niggas be fiendin'
And when niggas be fiendin, they be quick to commit treason
But I keep breathin' through, though the season do
Be seemin' to get a lot more hot than usual
So, who can I confide in, who can I trust to bust when I'm ridin'
I don't need no last minute surprises
From those who pose as friends but they be lyin'
I keep my eye on the snitch that's spyin'
Plottin' to brake down my whole enterprises
Some niggas soft but some niggas define shit
True soldier ready for war, so don't try shit
Why you get critical, 'cause the spots held down by the general

[Chorus: x2]
There's only a few that could ride with me
There's only a few that could ride for free
I hold my weight plus yours, when you can't hold ya own
'cause I know you do the same for me, so hold me down

Every clique got a soft nigga in it, believe me
That potray a kid he saw on the streets or in the movies
Tryin' to do the same he seen on the screen
Got his big guns, Timbs, hoody and his jeans
Talk the fast talk but there's a pause in this walk
Rock his jewels, truck and he still eat pork
He get his little hustle on, he run with his major team
Crazy ass dread from Jamaica, Queens
Ain't never seen war up in his face before
Get his news from the barber shop beeper store
But if you let him tell it, he's the last man standing
talkin' bout son, I held it down with the cannon
Should of seen the way that I was blazin' at the cats
Twist of the wrist, while I was pattin' one back
Like that kid did to Menace, when he had the four pound
You know it's only right, I had to hold the fort down

Blazin' with' ya friends, when we ridin'
There's no suprisin', it's all good
takin' chances, in the cut every day
Tryin' to big up, tryin' to big up with my master plan

[Chorus: x2]

As a youth I would sit up in my room and dream
One day I became with a ruthless teen
Little did I know that every step I took
Had already been signed and sealed in some books
So I took a look at what I got to work with of course
And if granted by the source move on with full force
What choice to choose, if I sin will I use
Sittin' with' the reverend in my county blues

To which ever form you base your religion on
Live by the scriptures of the Bible or Karan
Don't burn bridges if you plan to make riches
The ones that you least expect to be the worst snitches
For a dollar, a nigga screamin' holla out
Ya secret whereabouts, so they can come and air ya out
And took the throne, down the shoot dead and gone
The struggle goes on, so hold down ya dome

I had to get some real professionals for the job son
{Numero cats}
Word Up
Word Up
{Straight blazin'}
Blazin' through
Blazin' through
Blazin' through
Blazin' through
Blazin' through
Blazin' through

Pack mode time to strike like a cobra
Poisonous venom through your system killin' you slower
Niggas blowin' through each other
?
?
You know me son show respect when I'm rockin the ?
Steam rollin' on niggas my team straight blowin' 'em
Got em throwin' they gunz in tha air like Onyx
Test the Smif-n-wessun, crew niggas ?

Let me warn y'all killas upstairs, I see all y'all
Heavy like balls, niggas I might blow y'all
Your ammo see y'all court block, blowin' up ya ammo
Handle gun on the ledge I might blow his hand off
Lookin' at you wide like fuck you probably think I'm high
What, chain around my like bluff, headin for Egypt
Hennessey drink, mahogany guns
Trees duck, come out yo shirt
Buckle knees duck, like a rag nigga, throw some weed up
It's Casablanca rag throw some g's up
Let's poly slow motion status, bring the keys up
Wonderin' runners is lookin' mighty feesed up
Right suit bitch F-B-I throw his gunz up

Vegaz money niggaz holdin' gunz
Armed for the lift, bustin', pussy's up
Yo baby need new shoes and a outfit
I see ya stick up kidz ya come wit, the dick lick
Swing hit limp from bushwick
Two hits wit da to deck shit
Ya heard about 'em now open up ya shirt
And sew the tag see green
Ya double, if ya triple, ya bitch push me

[Chorus: x2]
Got a poly wit ya crew stickin' loot up
Ya big up weight throw ya boots up
If ya step into da club wit ya gunz up
Puttin' pictures on mine ta raze da roof up
Gotta keep it in da fam, check, check it out

Minolta flash, gun in da stash
Homin for both hats
Tek why ya slap fire out em, hold fast
Bitchez gotta pay da hard way, Allah swingin on 'em
Like a San Diego Padre

You first went da godz way, say lets start way
Professional marksmen, swimmin' like killin' sharks
We leak, feelin' heartless
On point like a dart shit
Bomb Yo camp if you want this
Connect with convicts, on some John shit

Switch do camouflage, cat get the money in fact
Go to war like Japan, if you push and do dat
Keep his movements to 3, when he out in da streetz
Keep the stash filled with high heat, when drove the streetz

Keep the ghetto bashers, when in your crib like to mash men
When I run wit a tek and we ain't askin', we blastin'
Chef wit da extra cannon from Staten
Rhyme official live, bust caps when makin 'it happen

You gotta make power moves, black gunz and cash rule
Hold my eight straight, 'cause I been payin' dues
Wave kid from way back tryin' to make a mil stack
When Miami money cats will leave you layin' down flat

[Chorus: x3]

[Repeat: x7]
Raze da roof up, word up

[Repeat: x6]
Guess who's the Black trump

[Chorus: x2]

Sittin' in my lab,
Lookin' over formulas and fresh shit in bags
Oh, yeah, oh yeah yeah
Ooh gotta keep on pushin' ooh
(gotta keep on pushin')
(keep on pushin' if I wanna make it)

Now I realize,
I gotta get my eyes on the prize
The road to success is a long ri-ide yeah
Now I struggle and strive,
Just to stay alive
So I been told,
Only the strong will survive,
Only the strong will
Survive Yeah ooh
(only the strong survive)
(only the strong survive)
(only the strong survive)
(only the strong survive)
(only the strong survive)
(only the strong survive)
Ooh only the strong will sur-vive
(gotta keep on pushin')
(keep on pushin' if I wanna make it)
(gotta keep on pushin')
(keep on pushin' if I wanna make it)

Steele
Up early in the mornin', take position on the streets of NY
My state like Bed-Stuy, either do or I die (do or you die)
So I try not to rely on godz in times of need
And focus on my dough cause I must proceed (must proceed)
Mama used to say Id make it and I take her advice
She was on her 9 to 5, I was out on heists
Tryin' to get mine, how to commit crime
Only way ma dukes find out is if I get time
Jucks after jucks, til I got hit with the book
Even though I hurt her ma dukes still looked out
Kept me strong ever since she let the seed out
The womb
Wanna take it from em, or take it to em

Whats the reason of life, stack doe or live trife
Become a family man supportin' kids and a wife
Like your pops who break his back to bring home likle scratch
Or black who pushed the AK ot with gpacs
Makin' a killin' by fulfillin' dreams so by his man borne
Who says duke kasoffer hate the ground that he walk on
Or do I greez my steez, purchase a 2-piece
Walk in some company, talkin' bout hire me
Watch your heart catch money bags
With kids from Nostrand ave
Poured out some liquor when I heard
My nigga Black passed (pour out some liquor)
From multiple gunshots between 3 and 5
Mama always told me only the strong survive

And now

I realize that I gotta keep my eyes on the prize
The road of success is a long drive, 2X
So I struggle and strive cause I'm told
Only the strong survive, only the strong survive

Only the strong survive
Only the strong survive
Only the strong survive
(only the strong survive)

Now I realize, I gotta get my eyes on the prize
The road to success is a long dri-ive yeah
So I struggle and strive,
Just to make it right
So I been told,
Only the strong will survive,
Only the strong will
Survive

Tall Sean, Ruck
Ladies and Gentlemen
In shoes, sneakers, Timberlands,
Get out your seat, move your feet,
With more love than Wimbledon
For who Sean Price, no relation to Vincent
Probably seen my face up in the seventy third precinct
Or indecent exposure
In possession, the verbal weapons
Cause crews

Yeah, after Dah Shinin, it all became clear to me
I knew things would be different son
I knew it'd come time for a change
Seems like the time is now

Jah! Rastafarai

Greetings to my soldiers and soldierettes

Jewel on the world, make the earth sink
On the brink of divinity, defying gravity
Reachin' for infinity
Can he be incarcerated by the limits
Stuck, they can't function
Caught up in the scrimage
This game called life only lasts minutes
Once you in it, be in it to win it to the finish

As the sun heats, I put my feet to the concrete
Hard to sleep so I take it to the streets
Hold my head up, try to keep it movin'
Fed up with losin'
I need some air
I think I take a cruise with you
I'm using, what little know how I possess
To keep our familia down to rest
Now I stress defensive tactics
'Cause police seem active
Got me in the crib sleepin' with heat under the mattress


In case of home intrusion:
First the dogs go "bark"
Then about five sparks bringin' light to the dark
Like ? does his movement when he's dealin' with math
Or the boss tell his workers where he's keepin' the stash
When that gun blast, better have Jah on your side
Or an act of devine intervention from the most high
I know guys that get a thrill from the kill
And other niggaz, who hold the greed to sling ?frills?

Chorus
Demon's tryin' to take my soul away
But they won't get my soul today
Will I get locked up or blown away?
Just stayin' strong is a price to pay
(Repeat)

Damn I haven't worked since I was 'bout 17
They had time busy hangin' out being a drama fiend
I had to run the streets, see what the night brought out
Sneak in the crib
Hear my moms prayin' to God that I sprout
Take all responsibilities like a man would do
'Cause she know that the streets can bring the worst out of you
She told me concentrate on school but what I do about loot?
I want to push the fat ride, have bitches sweatin' me too
But you know you need dough so you can do the do
And going to class everyday don't bring in no loot
Plus I just been told that I was cold by club bouncers
Standing there hot headed ?bout to set it while they denounce us
Crab niggaz still beggin? for CD?s
While brothaz? careers is stuck on halt and freeze
About to face extinction ?pockets dead is thinkin??
Something ain't peace and suicide?s part of my thinkin?
Even God don't hear my prayer or him just not care
Got a son in this world, stressed out losin? my hair

Chorus

It?s time to take the struggle to the pavement
Let the people know the mayor sent the OK for enslavement
Orders from the government
Official stubborn men with egos runnin? shit
They put the hit out on whoever try to get out
And they are the directors who are dead and ?
Even down south in Atlanta
Police play the pawn for their master
It?s a disaster, practicing who can kill us faster
For less than nothin? like they did Bobby Huton
Corruption got me clutchin? my rifle for gun bustin?
Somethin?s cookin?
Look at the way some faces be lookin?
Cross the bank rock on to Brooklyn, Texas
Even in Houston P?s be shootin? us like sitting ducks in groups
And I can't trust who or what
That will explain the way I watch you, plus,
I know the chosen are few
Many come around to proclaim things they know not
Let alone maintain
Shame, some of my worst enemies
Live right around me and look just like me
I see that its time to intensify the movements in front of my eyes
can't rely on a seeing dog they got me
Or lay and wait for the devil to surprise me, nah G

Chorus (twice)
It only takes a line to make the mind think
Drop a jewel on the world make the earth sink
I'm on the brink of divinity, defying gravity
Reaching for infinity
Plenty be incarcerated by the limits
Stuck they can't function caught up in the scrimage
This game called life only lasts minutes
Once you in it, be in it to win it ?till the finish
(repeat)