Investigative Reports (feat. Chef Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & U-God)

Here we go, come on "A battle-A battle was fought, in Brooklyn..." "Hessian Soldiers killed 3,000 men (rugged rhymsters, crooked crimesters) Much of the fighting took place in (dime droppers, 25-to-lifers) What is now Prospect Park in Green-Wood Cemetery (backstabbers, low blowers) As well as the Park Slope and Gowanus neighborhoods" (illegal... cocaine growers) "This was the first battle of America" Starvation, profanity Anxiety, brothers tryin' me Gun slingers, dead ringers Yo! My slang's out of this world Mix collaboration man, little man and his girl Way of life got me thinkin' Plus I'm analyzin' young youths on roofs, you know Three-time felony brutes roll together Tropical trees puff, whatever Yo, we could go run up on kids for leathers What drug? Faculties bubble keys for G's Cream flow like seven seas, hit chicks, Guyanese Word up, hold your head before you fall out the morgue route The devil want that, let's get my niggas locked all out Change for better, that be my only vendetta When life feed your seed right, he's breathin' indeed, right Chef, remarkable, sparkable raps And tackable gats never get jacked See ya then move, black Paradise trife, plush with much ice Gettin' nice, layin' back, speak on my life, word up! "The battle of Brooklyn depicted was the bloodiest (crack patients, dime smokers) Clash of the American revolution, soldiers killed (vial carriers, mocha tokers) 3,000 men, much of the fighting took place in what is now..." (burnt buildings, brothers buildin') Save the children, investigative reports! Callin' all cars, callin' all cars! Ghetto psychos armed and dangerous, leavin' mad scars On those who are found bound, gagged and shot When they blast the spot, victims took off like astronauts Get with this, even your best can't Come on down, you're the next contestant! Get your pockets dug from all your Chemical Bank ends Caught him at the red light on Putnam Avenue and Franklin They used to heat up the cipher with a shot that was hyper Than your average JFK sniper He just came home from Spofford Rollin' like Kaufman, and laid that ass out like carpet Stop the stutterin', boy, save complaints for the five-oh Then praise the God, chk-a-chk pow! They release shots and premeditate to grab And then they jet back to the lab And then remain in Shaolin, an endangered island Where shorties lose blood by the gallons Crack patients, dime smokers Vial carriers, mocha tokers Burnt buildings, brothers buildin' Save the children, investigative reports! Yo, I grab the pen for revenge and let loose, see Like Muslims standin' on the block, rockin' a kufi The hundred-dollar kick rockin' kid's back for more Startin' gun wars with black Reeboks and Velours Jungle way of life livin' villain Packed with visions, copywritten Throwin' bread to pigeons, Christ has risen King Elegant, slang master, jack expensive noodle hats In '69, old timers time that brothers shot craps The baggy blue Guess jeans, pull strings off in Palm Springs I'm locked in the bing, Rocky ring labelled rap king The corner emperor, the golden thieves play the benches Rednecks be hangin' big niggas down in Memphis Back in Now-Y, hit the bull's eye with loaded nines Life is like Tarzan, swingin' from a thin vine Shatter dreams, then mirrors don't need a press spirals Aim at the white shadows with big barrels Of Moet-ers, the bald headers milkin' Armarettas Who fear none, crushin' all personal vendettas, yo They use guns while we angrily shot arrows You better keep your eye on the sparrow Rugged rhymsters, crooked crimesters Dime droppers, 25-to-lifers Backstabbers, low blowers Illegal... cocaine growers Starvation, profanity Anxiety, brothers tryin' me Gun slingers, dead ringers Investigative reports Investigative reports "Have integrated a number of corrupt cops, judges and lawyers (investigative reports) Into high-level positions, to insure the continued success Of the drug smuggling and money laundering operations"