Gang Starr - B.i. Vs. Friendship Lyrics
*gangstarr's "who's gonna take the weight?" plays in the background*[guru]It's like, a friendship, and a business partnershipAnd, we have to always be concious of the differenceBetween em; because y'know, some things can happenThat'll ruin one or the other, soWe alwa-we always stay concious of those thingsThose obstacles that can, y'know trip us upBecause we ain't trying to go out like that*primo scratching fades in gradually*"friends" "business" (repeat 3x)Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhrahhahhh!!!C'mon! mother*****er! yeah! ...Gangstarr! gangstarr! m.o.p.Ghetto people![guru]Son you're supposed to be my man, but you ain't wise enough to realizeThis is b.i., see i wanna taste the whole cakeSome things in this industry, shit be so fakeMake no mistake, if you're my man you'd understandAbout the plan, to stack hundreds of grands (that's right!)And how to stand, on much more acres of landAnd to expand from the days of goin hand to handSo like i was ceo i do my thing sonAnd turn this underground rap thing to my kingdomRelease a fistful, of rhymes for the fiscal yearMc's are wishful *****in with this hereThey stuck with the tear, for fear they foresake a brother's loveIt's clear -- i'd have to be the better man i'm thinkinThe 7th letter man ain't got no time for petty speakin (uhh)So we go our seperate ways i see the fork in the roadI know i blessed you with a portion of goldAnd some good fortune to hold, so keep thatWhile i keep it movin, just like truckloadsOf interstate cargo, taxin niggaz like u.s. embargoesYou my man like i said so all the bestYou shoulda known we do shit differently than all of the restCan't afford to let a link be, loose in the chainIt's time for us to get mad more, juice in the gameYou're buggin son (that's right) that's word to billy and fameSo i'ma stay the game, that we play to win (yeah!)So i don't care what you say to her or say to himThe object son, is to excel and leadAnd niggaz be bluffin fallin for nothin but greedChorus: m.o.p. and guru[m.o.p.] if it's animosity[guru] let me know[m.o.p.] if you plottin to stop my dough[lil' fame] time to go![m.o.p.] gangstarr, m.o.p. nigga[billy danze] tryin to blow![m.o.p.] if you my man you could understand!*repeat 2x*[lil' fame]I'm true to myself y'all, and i'm a down ass nigga!So don't fool yourself, clown ass nigga!I always been the type of cat that'll put it on yaSince back in the days when laze snatched me off the cornerAnd every since then, the whole game changedEverybody's against, lil' ass fameThey wanna see me stretched out with my back smokinLeft for dead in the street with my back openedSo i don't keep friends i just roll withNiggaz i was raised with, went out in a blaze withIn the penile, to b.ville, down to graysonAnd we thick together, in these last days kidSo i don't have what you call friendsCause when it's on then they gone in the end!But i'ma handle my business indeedCause niggaz be bluffin fallin for nothin but greed!Chorus[billy danze]Hey yo what happened to the love soldier? it never crossed my mindThat you would doubt my love inside and test my prideI divide, anything that i gotWith my m.o.p. staff -- we all and we out!To the first family loyalty, is no gameWe them type of niggaz that, money won't changeWe all aim, for the big pictureBut to me it don't mean shit if your dogs ain't witchaI sacrifice my main arteries -- why nigga?!Ain't nobody never loved me, like my niggazSee my business is my friendship and my friendship is my businessCan i get a witness?! (preach on nigga!)Hey yo we went through all out wars, half-assed toursTravelled 'cross this land with heavy contraband(see you my man!) and you ain't never got toSecond guess or question the love of william danze (sho' nuff!)I am invaluable, to my niggazCause they all rest there in thirty-two -- better than nothin!Think of william when they start bustin, i hold you down(when them body parts pop up cousin) i'll be around!"friends" "business" (repeat 6x to fade)
