Видео
Видео
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ИСПОЛНИТЕЛИ
Raekwon
Вокал
Ghostface Killah
Вокал
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Артист в сэмпле
МУЗЫКА И СЛОВА
Robert Diggs
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Corey Woods
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Alan Bergman
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Marilyn Bergman
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Marvin Hamlisch
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Lamont Jody Hawkins
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Russell Jones
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Clifford Smith
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Dennis Coles
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Gary Grice
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Jason Hunter
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ПРОДЮСЕРЫ И ЗВУКОРЕЖИССЕРЫ
RZA
Продюсер
Islord
Ассистент инженера
4th Disciple
Ассистент инженера
Tom Coyne
Мастеринг-инженер
Слова
[Intro]
It's the remix, son
Can it be, act like you know
Check it
[Verse 1]
Yo, check what happened out of state
I'm knocking off a half-a-cake, cash rule, flying at a fast rate
I smoked the black dust, kept my hands clutched, I'm falling in lust
Spoiled plus I played my hand like a royal flush
Baggy jeans, Wallabee Clarks, pretty women
I put it in 'em, shot up in 'em, deadly venom
I hung around the big time bosses
Illegal force to exchange thoughts, showing love to all my sources
Spades tried to bag me, like Cagney and Lacey
Chef had that bitch Stacey slippin' in Macy's
I doze off, catch a flashback on how I got trapped
And got licked like Papsy in a mob flick, I got hit
Stumbling, holding my neck to the God's rest
Opened flesh, burgundy blood colored my Guess
Emergency trauma, black teen headed for surgery
Can it be an out of state **** tried to murder me?
I should've stayed in Job Corp, and now I'm a outlaw
Ray Catena, carry a four-four, ****
[Chorus]
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Dedicated to the Gods and Earths
Dedicated to babies who came feet first
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Dedicated to up north and down state
Dedicated to rich **** who sell weight
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Dedicated to projects with black kids
Dedicated to man who build pyramids
[Verse 2]
Word up, what the **** yo
We taking you on another chamber
Word up, son, you know how we be on it
Yeah, it's real
Show these crabs how to rhyme, man
I think it's time to bless them, word up
Bulletproof
First chamber (Hit 'em, Chef), yo, yo
[Verse 3]
It started off on the Island, AKA Shaolin
**** wilding, old folks scream, "Stop the violence!" (The violence)
True, laying up, yo, watching these crack ****
Play enough crap games for what? See
Back in the days, crime pays in mad ways
Sporting Tommy Hil' with caves, three-sixty waves
And no searching for loose ends, now I flex 300 Benz
Mad Timbs with mad diamonds
Now that's the life of the good life, sometimes **** act trife
I paid the price throughout my hood life
Remember, I got blasted, now that's in the past kid
God forbid I lay in the casket
But now I'm all about G-notes, no time for weed mixed with coke
I wash my mouth out with soap
And got my act together, 'Lo sweaters and better
And phat leathers, so whatever, bring it on
[Chorus]
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
For real, murderous material stacked up
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Peace to mazes, for real
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Meditatin' off life
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Go
Can it be that it was all
Word up, y'all, crazy fly dedications to my people
Word up, peace to all my brothers that I ain't gon' see no more
All so simple then?
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Peace to all the brothers on the Island, up north, word up
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Straight up, love you, boy
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
It's on like that, word up
[Outro]
Peace to man, woman and child
Word up
We got you covered, baby
Projects, projects peoples, one love
We're here for you
Keep your head clear, we outta here
Move in silence
Bad boys creatin' the murderous stacks for your headpiece
Bald heads, braids
For real, though
Blowouts (The Island)
Yo, fly chicks
It's the remix, y'all, for real, the real side
The RZA, check it
Razor blade sharp
Peace to the Clan
No other producer can compare, boy
Word up
Bring it, battle, beats, all types of shit
For real, y'all
Written by: Alan Bergman, Clifford Smith, Corey Woods, Gary E. Grice, Ghostface Killah, Jason Hunter, Lamont Jody Hawkins, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch, Robert Diggs, Russell Jones