(X)hristopher Holmes - Juice (Know The Ledge)

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Twitter: @B_H_Society https://twitter.com/B_H_Society Lyrics Verse 1 Take a swig of the juice, get loose mentally I'm chemically induced, I rock the booth steadily I'm said to be the truth Ain't a melody that ever got the best of me I'm ridin' loops endlessly with synergy I'm lyrically knockin' boots My nigga watch who the fuck you talkin' to Had juice before Q dropped Pac up off the roof Was born in 90' this film dropped in 92' I really shouldn't have to remind you dudes I been flowin' from the open like Quabbin Reservoir So me havin' juice, simply a metaphor For the better part of 22 years I been had it Niggas is born thirsty, fuck breast feedin' my nigga The juice nursed me, been in the booth early I earned the right to ball nigga, I'm James Worthy I don't gets dirty, nigga I stays dirty And Imma keep it funky until 2030 Verse 2 Came up on the east side The Ham not particularly street wise But fam got street ties, the klans elite Got P.E.T.A. bitchin' at the kid how he handles beef Back in the day we was buggin' my mans and me I done known a grip of niggas that done ran the streets Most is locked down, deceased or they up in the box now Police don't play mane they gang is deep Either the beast or the grave in this game of keeps It's documented a lot of men done met they end famously And many others died cuz a niggas aim was weak We blame the streets, but it's the niggas running through it They thuggin' in real life and thuggin' in they music Awww hell - and mad niggas end up dead Violent ends for those who didn't know the ledge Only thing to say to fam of those who slain Is I know your pain so hold your head Dudes get ghost from goons with toast Who got smoke with em Who saw em and acted on old feelings And niggas get locked cuz niggas talk to the whole damn block And get bopped by plain clothes cops Verse 3 Street disciples I see the cycles You breed and your seeds grow to be just like you The D's and the G's wanna piece So you'll need you a piece or they'll leave you deceased indeed The beast thrives and feasts off gang rival beef Bloods, Crips, Folks & lokes, bodies line the streets So the boys up patrol cuz the crime has peaked In the Chi at least 9 brothas die every week Those the stats from O Twelve So mad brothas pack the gat and walk the streets Hopin' shit goes well So if a nigga sparks the beef and got's a piece He gots his too, so nigga pop them shells But in every case scenario the box prevails Either get dropped into one or get brought to jail The block is real, brothas gettin' locked and killed This ain't Monopoly get outta jail free cards are not for sale Still that block appeals recruitin' more brothas than the Marines It's obscene, no jobs so we rob and steal to get cream Thats the way a street nigga perceives the American Dream But it's apparent these themes are causin' parents to grieve When botanists should be the only ones buryin' seeds It disparages dreams, so brothas hope for less And most won't succeed cuz they don't know the ledge Verse 4 Start off the day, wash off my face Pick out my clothes, pick out the fro Liven' in the Bean its brick out fo sho So I grab a pair of jeans, then two words I'm gone Step out the door dressed to the T Fresh best believe, yes yes indeed Hunnies wanna piece of that dark Nessly Sistas fighting' each other just to get next to me Envy - I got em all sweatin' the steez Whether love hate or both call that jealousy Especially from niggas with self hatin' tendencies I call your bluff you're not who you pretend to be I'm much too much, c'mon nigga knuckle up I'm 9 and 3 yal niggas can't ride with me there ain't no doubt I'll win the bout decisively so reassess your quest before you try with me So don't force it, the violent me has been dormant But try to beef and I'll turn into Chris Dorner The old me, but this is what I chose instead I'm wiser now I know the ledge Yeah shouts to the one & only Rakim Allah It's 199X, 1992 It's Juice baby -word up (Production by Eric B.) 199X Coming Soon!