Never thought we sing the same song that all hoods sang
Thought it was all wood-grain, all good brain
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]We wouldn't bicker like the other fools, talk good game[/color]
Nev imagine all the disasters that one good bring
Could bring, should blame the game, and I could
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]It's kill or be killed, how could I refrain?[/color]
And forever be in debt, that's never a good thing
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]For the pressure of success can put a good strain[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]On a friend you call best, and yes it could bring[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]Out the worst in every person, even the good saint[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]And though we rehearsed it, it just ain't the same[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]When you put in the game at age sixteen[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]Then you mix things like cars, jewelry, and miss thing[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]Jealousy, ego, and pride, and this brings[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]It all to a head like a coin, cha-ching[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]The rule of evil strikes again, this could sting[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]Now the team got beef between the Post and the Point[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]This puts the ring in jeopardy - indefinitely[/color]
tie that shh in with pretty much the theme of Godfather II.
brothers ( michael and fredo ), associates ( hyman roth and michael ), relatives ( michael and frank pentangeli )...
that shh revolved around close people having their ties disbanded because of all those things jay said at the end.
jay was admitting that he has fault too in the downfall of the original Roc, but he felt it waskill or be killed, which we see now as dame is in financial struggle and jay is in the top of the hip-hop world. he could also be implyin something withmiss thing... but i'm gonna leave that alone.
gives me the chills man. especially if you went through with this in real life. sayin nothin will come in between your boys, but shh gets in between and everything's torn apart...
and another reason why is it's just sad to seeone ofhip-hop's greatest teamsfall like it did...
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now esco's verse:
I'm back in the hood, they like, "Hey Nas"
Blowin' on purp', reflectin' on they lives
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]Couple of fat cats, couple of A.I.'s[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]Dreamin' of fly *%%$ instead of them gray skies[/color]
- he referrin to two ways of gettin money / gettin out the hood.
Fat Catwas a notorious ny drug dealer. and we know who A.I. is.
it was either to become these characters to attain "fly *%%$ instead of them gray skies."
Gray 5's, hate eyes wishin' our reign dies
Pitch sling pies, and %!+##$ they sing, "why"?
Guess they ain't strong enough to handle their jail time
Weak minds, keep tryin', follow the street signs
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]I'm standin' on the roof of my building[/color]
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]I'm feelin' - the whirlwind of beef, I inhale it[/color]
- Vito Corleone was standin on a rooftop tryna follow where Don Fannucci would go so he can kill him ( 0:54 on the vid above )...leading to him being The Godfather.
Just like an acrobat ready to hurl myself though the hoops of fire
Sippin' 80 proof, bulletproof under my attire
[color= rgb(255, 51, 0)]Could it be the forces of darkness, against hood angels of good[/color]
-Vito doing this would gain the respect of the hood (hood angel of good) since Don Fannucci was an extortionist and was seen as an all-around bad guy (force of darkness).
That forms street politics - makes a sweet honest kid
Turn illegal for commerce - to get his feet out of them Converse, that's my word.
-Vito was on the fence about doing illegal work before but after losing a job and having a family to provide for, he had no choice but to go the illegal route.
an epic beat by L.E.S. from a legendary movie and even more, a legendary scene+jay's introspective lyrics about his experience on the possibilities of how even the real best of friends, no matter if they decided that they ain't gon break up can still disband in hostility+nas' lyrics that are more intricately aligned with the movie÷two legendary rappers=
ONE REAL DOPE #!% SONG.
with that said,Successcan be argued as a better song line by line, but never by substance, imo.
