Listen to the words, hearing the beat
Got that money on my mind
And the steel at my neck
Got the trappings and guilt
Got the lifestyle vest
To borrow from this
A lick from that
What you really selling
Separating dis from dat?
Mythologies: created everyday
Credibility of words
That lets you play
I came from here and went through a lot
Just to get me some respect
My own piece of this rock
Some of my own rocks
To test my stock
To get me some
Of what I been missing
What I gotta do to make an impression here?
The world is what I see
Ain't nothing more
Don't tell me off
Disrupt my view
What are you really selling?
This is penance that I'm dealing
This experience of grandiose
Of poverty chic
This life I used to live
Before I hit the dream
Before I hit it big
I still live it every day
Talking, talking about people
We know, brands, you know, cash, you know
Set an example for believers
In the holy church, our capital
It's international
Right through the glass door
Struggle against the boogie man
Against the cracker there
And miss when our brightest leave
When at their peak
One Black Album and out
No question, remorse
It's just business
The business that I'm in
In deep, my next theme
Filchers and pawns and hangers on
Attack that scarecrow
Make enemies of the world
All us against him
Breaking barries and busting heads
Now thank the lord and saviour
For his mercy
For his humility