The Essence (feat. Nas)

Ayo God, yo meet me at the Deniece Williams concert tonight man E'rybody there, Stacy Lattisaw, Teena Marie, e'rybody man Yeah yeah no doubt I'mma bring one of my baddest stallions man You do the same aight You know how we play baby, listen I'm at a car wash right now but I'mma hit you as soon as I'm right over there Right in front right, okay, aight gotchu Son, who laced you with the ill haircut Lenny, he blessed me with the sharp blade, that nigga's paid4 He make a pretty penny Fo'sho, you hurt 'em with the new Prada's (true) Check mines they royal blue My shits is baby blue They powder blue (yo' shits is hotter) You hotter with them frames on Nigga you James Bond, and you stay low Y'know my style babe bro (yeah, make dough) Manicure, facial, face glow Fuck it if you say so; I keep it P.I.! That's how we break hoes We throwin ivory dice across the concrete And of course that don't make him your man because y'all palms meet We had boxes bumpin La-Di-Da-Di2 Shotties was blastin, pellets jumpin into everybody They never got me Was cool with all the park shooters, sparkin bazookas Sharpen your tutors, cause we don't pardon the snoozers Yo son I wouldn't change my life for nothing And that ain't like you for fronting Who's the nicest? (Nuff talkin, light somethin) Yo we hard hit, just like Comacho and Vargas Who's the target Now watch how we close the market We both hard hit, just like Hagler and Hearns Add the math, be concerned, if it's beef you burn Yo it's sorta like, Poitier and Bill Cosby 'Let's Do It Again,' a beautiful blend, let's do it to win My nigga - my nigga - my niggas - my niggas My niggas - my niggas - uhh. What's today's mathematics We had it, we let 'em hold it, we shoulda sold it We back it, we could grabbed it But fuck it, just let 'em have it Al 'Humdulillah Allahu Akbar God is the greatest Planet Mars, we carvin the faces You couldn't catch us in a car without the bangers Believe, I touched a couple of movie stars and entertainers Indeed, one in particular, almost started to name her I was there when you first pushed up and started to game her Been a long journey, certain shit just don't concern me They ain't hurtin shit; we flip, they hire attorneys Yo I'mma stay custom, 'til I'm old grey and rustin Reminiscin the number of chickens that claim we fucked 'em Bet some badda hoes than them other funky rappers chose I'm tryin to wife a chick, light a spliff This might be like another part to"Life's a Bitch" Bite your lips, who's nice as this? We righteousness No mic assists3, it's murderous - granted the right to flip Like, Spinks and Hearns Sorta, Poitier and Bill Cosby 'Let's Do it Again,' nigga