faded pictures from a distant past wit' some
compliments that'll outlast, ruff ryde trojans
that break fast, yeah . .
dear silence, I gotta acid tongue
da science project developed my lungs
yeah, I'm talkin' to you son!!
?uestion . . why y'all hip-hop earnings are like
rhyme deductions?
CHANGE YA STATION, NIGGA SWITCH FUNCTIONS!!
yeah, got some faded pictures from cats
that wanna be bravehearts from the start
niggaz play the part wit' a slaveheart!!
I got'cha man . .
damn, they pack heat as cats like him creep
to a different beat in these streetz . .
yo, where ya at papi?
'heard he caught a charge for slappin' a rap artist
yeah, I heard that too . .
now just focus on some faded pictures of rhyme niggaz
livin' in homeless shelters, yo the skelter is helter
in the shelter, yeah . .
DAMN, AM I IN TOO DEEP?
da thug-poet neva speaks . .
yo, fam I only write about the shit I see
courtesy of dat nigga HUEY!!


tough times don't last tough people do
-xxx

they showed us phYsically, we could reach infinitY, but mentally, through the century, we lost our identitY
-Rakim