Gang Starr - In Memory Of... Lyrics
* Im not sure about any of these names *Mami mary, mary coleman that isI love you, rest in peaceYou still here thoughWord upThis goes out to youMary parker, loretta randallGrandfather billRuny manuel, robert nblangioUncle c, alicia elonGiovanni[guru]To my man g.o.v., I remember how you used to beYou were the illest man alive now Im reading your eulogyEyes so serious, you told me hold my headPursue this rap shit and go forward never backwardsWhile you gripped tecs tight, and ran niggaz out of townI ripped up mics, showin wack niggaz how to soundStill your essence, was callinBy two gunshots, at close range, your frame had fallenNow like a angel youve risenAnd you will stay in my heart, and yo I wish you were still livinWord... this is in memory of* Im not sure about any of these names *Zachary bro, cousin paulaHarry o-fives rest in peace -- biggie smallsYeah, sam-o, 183rdJoshua faust rest in peaceBrian brown yall, yeah[guru]To my man brian b, I remember how you used to beYou were the flyest in the club with three *****es doin rub-a-dubYou was the pimp of all panderersGq, johnny presley, *****in up the elegancesSo many hookers on your scheduleSlammin cadillac doors and mackin whores on the regularYou used to boost, the slickest of suitsClimbin through the back windows on the bus, you was ill dukesUntil that chick you vicked, for the cutlassStarted snillz-niffin ki-daine, and went to cut chaThat freak shanked you six times in your sleepI wish you was here, cause your philosophy was mad deepYeah... this is in memory ofKeith cowboy, scott larockPrince messiah rest in peaceBuffy, the human beatbox yknowTupac shakur rest in peacePinkhouse, sub rocO.g. boo bang, salute! rest in peaceSeagrams, killa black from mobb deepBiggie smalls, yeah rest in peaceLance owens yall[guru]To all my brothers doin time, whether or not you did the crimeYou know the system is devised to keep you deaf dumb and blindLike scarface said, them cats are smartIn order for things to change we must all play a partIts easy for us to blame societyBut now its way too late, and we must take responsibilityTo all my brothers in the streetsI know you feel you gotta hustle cause your peeps gotta eatMakin moves right and exact; dont wanna see you layin flatDont wanna see ya catch a bullet blackIf we dont build well be destroyedThats the challenge we face in this race of poor and unemployedFreud, a philosopher, but Im a realistSo philosophize this, without love we wont existTo those who passed out there, in the deserts and the junglesWith pain on their shoulders, and heavy bundlesI pray each one will, ascend to new heights and new enlightenmentAnd this is why Im writin itYeah... this is in memory of* Im not sure about all of these names *Linnet grinnich, cookie murrayYeah rest in peaceRoss, laverne la-la eyelifJohn hood rest in peaceKevin fredricks, donny charlesLeslie clark, and will clark rest in peaceTommy saunders, princess diDon clark, betty shabazz rest in peaceThis is in memory of...Rest in peace
