New York Strait Talk

"From New York straight talk, America`s best" (3X)<br>"Yo I`m not new to this I`m true to this" -> Apocalipse<br> "Word up!"<br> "From New York straight talk... America`s best"<br><br>[Guru]<br>Yo, it doesn`t make sense, for you to compete against<br>this New York vibe that gets your whole body tense<br>Calm down, listen to a brother who knows<br>Cause the rappers out here come up with mad different types of flows<br>Switch-up, change-up, yo pull the range up<br>so we can build on this shit, for real that`s how we came up<br>Used to ride the subway trains back and forth<br>Now I push an E-Class, four-two-zero of course<br>Still material gains, make one more aware<br>of all the madness and the civil unrest that`s out here<br>I doubt there, is anyplace more complex<br>You can get lost in the sauce, New York`ll have you vexed<br>Who`s next to get served, herbs`ll get knocked off<br>Burning flammable rappers, is how I get my rocks off<br>I pop your top off as if you were the bottle<br>then I`ll drain all your fluid, you`re better off playing lotto<br>Bright lights, big city and the dark alleyways<br>New York we get the money all day everyday<br><br> "From New York straight talk, America`s best"<br>"Yo I`m not new to this I`m true to this" -> Apocalipse<br> "Word up!"<br> "From New York straight talk... America`s best"<br><br>[Guru]<br>True if you can make it out here, you can make it anywhere<br>That means a lot of rappers, they should stay away from here<br>cause we still care, about the total artform<br>Niggaz could sell more records but they still can`t flip a live forum<br>Plus everybody out here ain`t talkin true shit either<br>Mad niggaz is fakin jacks, I don`t like them neither<br>But the competition keeps me on point<br>that`s why I lamp in the studio composin fresh new joints<br>from the streets, Medina, Manhattan, Staten, P-Lawn<br>The struggle continues, everybody wants to be on<br>The rat race, makes this lifestyle fast paced<br>I`ve loved it since the days of fat shoelace<br>Screwface me all you want, but I`m used to it<br>I`ll never give up rep in New York, I`m true to it<br>From forty-deuce to Queens, back to East New Yi<br>We takin no shorts, and plus we showin no pity<br>Bright lights, big city and the dark alleyways<br>New York, we get the money all day everyday<br><br> "From New York... straight talk..."<br> "Yo.. I`m.. not.. new.. to.. this"<br> "America`s best" "Word up!"<br> "From New York straight talk, America`s best"<br>"Yo I`m not new to this I`m true to this" -> Apocalipse<br> "Word up!"<br> "From New York straight talk... America`s best"<br><br>[Guru]<br>You get bent up, sent up creek, without a paddle<br>You wanna battle? Well I live in New York<br>so think twice blink twice now your Roley and Lincoln`s gone<br>Don`t come into this rap game if you don`t belong<br>You won`t be on but for a minute anyway<br>You`re just a scavenger, you don`t live this life everyday<br>Rap is regional, so you can check the demographics<br>Everybody represent where they live, cause shit is drastic<br>confusion, while I`m givin rappers contusions<br>And people don`t realize that real hip-hop is losing<br>They wanna shut us down, and I say, "Shut up clown!"<br>Cause New York is too corrupt and too tough to lay down<br>and just quit, cause MC`s out here kick serious lyrics<br>And I come to you, with my infinite spirit<br>Not takin nothin from your hood or your set<br>But GangStarr could be a threat, in New York we rep<br>That`s where it comes from, that`s why you`re feelin it<br>So why supress it, I`d rather be revealin it<br>Bright lights, big city and dark alleyways<br>New York we get the money all day everyday<br><br> "From New York straight talk... America`s best"