Gang Starr - New York Strait Talk Lyrics
From new york straight talk, americas best (3x)Yo Im not new to this Im true to this word up!From new york straight talk... americas best[guru]Yo, it doesnt make sense, for you to compete againstThis new york vibe that gets your whole body tenseCalm down, listen to a brother who knowsCause the rappers out here come up with mad different types of flowsSwitch-up, change-up, yo pull the range upSo we can build on this shit, for real thats how we came upUsed to ride the subway trains back and forthNow I push an e-class, four-two-zero of courseStill material gains, make one more awareOf all the madness and the civil unrest thats out hereI doubt there, is anyplace more complexYou can get lost in the sauce, new yorkll have you vexedWhos next to get served, herbsll get knocked offBurning flammable rappers, is how I get my rocks offI pop your top off as if you were the bottleThen Ill drain all your fluid, youre better off playing lottoBright lights, big city and the dark alleywaysNew york we get the money all day everydayFrom new york straight talk, americas bestYo Im not new to this Im true to this word up!From new york straight talk... americas best[guru]True if you can make it out here, you can make it anywhereThat means a lot of rappers, they should stay away from hereCause we still care, about the total artformNiggaz could sell more records but they still cant flip a live forumPlus everybody out here aint talkin true shit eitherMad niggaz is fakin jacks, I dont like them neitherBut the competition keeps me on pointThats why I lamp in the studio composin fresh new jointsFrom the streets, medina, manhattan, staten, p-lawnThe struggle continues, everybody wants to be onThe rat race, makes this lifestyle fast pacedIve loved it since the days of fat shoelaceScrewface me all you want, but Im used to itIll never give up rep in new york, Im true to itFrom forty-deuce to queens, back to east new yiWe takin no shorts, and plus we showin no pityBright lights, big city and the dark alleywaysNew york, we get the money all day everydayFrom new york... straight talk...Yo.. im.. not.. new.. to.. thisAmericas best word up!From new york straight talk, americas bestYo Im not new to this Im true to this word up!From new york straight talk... americas best[guru]You get bent up, sent up creek, without a paddleYou wanna battle? well I live in new yorkSo think twice blink twice now your roley and lincolns goneDont come into this rap game if you dont belongYou wont be on but for a minute anywayYoure just a scavenger, you dont live this life everydayRap is regional, so you can check the demographicsEverybody represent where they live, cause shit is drasticConfusion, while Im givin rappers contusionsAnd people dont realize that real hip-hop is losingThey wanna shut us down, and I say, shut up clown!Cause new york is too corrupt and too tough to lay downAnd just quit, cause mcs out here kick serious lyricsAnd I come to you, with my infinite spiritNot takin nothin from your hood or your setBut gangstarr could be a threat, in new york we repThats where it comes from, thats why youre feelin itSo why supress it, Id rather be revealin itBright lights, big city and dark alleywaysNew york we get the money all day everydayFrom new york straight talk... americas best
