In these crucial times, everybody’s wonderin' where the illest went
Crucified. Seems like nothing went how we envisioned it
We used to thrive. Now the game feels like an imprisonment
A few survived, but the numbers are steady dwindlin'
It’s suicide. Step out of your element, get slaughtered
In a world full of rappers making records for the dollar
We’ve got to take the battle where the legends wouldn’t bother
Second, and you’re a goner. It’s death before dishonor
My enemies are starting to piss me off
Bury me six feet beneath Grace Lee Boggs
I let the chopper get to choppin' ‘til it bless you
By midnight, I am sky-high, listenin' to Ces Cru
Look at me now. Villains invadin' the ground
Pick up the body then body the body like this is insane
Sippin' on liquor. I am calligraphy
They can’t get rid of me. Givin' me pain. This is insane
I’m Jekyll and Hyde on all of these mother fuckers
Praise God my father didn’t leave me inside the rubber
I don’t like 90% of you niggas
I throw a bullet and let it run into you niggas
I’m the preacher, preaching sermons with my haikus
I do you mother fuckers like 50 did Ja Rule
Massage therapist, relief with subtle touching
Fuck every rapper living. I don’t rebuttal nothing
My life is like a whirlwind. St. Louis ‘til the world end
(P.O.E.)
It's death before dishonor, death before dishonor
In a world full of rappers makin' records for the dollar
It's suicide, step out of your element get slaughtered
Second guess and you're a goner, it's death before dishonor
It's death before dishonor, death before dishonor
In a world full of rappers makin' records for the dollar
We've gotta take the battle where the legends wouldn't bother
Wrong step and you're a goner, it's death before dishonor
(Ugh, Ugh)
Frustrated attitudes from aggravated youth
Got us believin' what we’re seein' is reflection of our attributes
We’re in cahoots with those that paint the picture but erase the truth
We’re out the loop, ingestin' poisonous broth straight up out the soup
As lies ensue, corruptin' the minds of those that’s in hot pursuit
An optical illusion misusin', misguidin' us with news
It's time to choose the path that you’re walkin'
Fuck your designer shoes
‘Cause only what matters inside your mind and heart is valuable
Dishonorable cadets shall never make it afar
They're left to starve die off in the wreckage of God
But if I die tryin' knowin' I was honest at heart
My soul will scrape the sky high underneath The Arch
Get them trumpets ready for me ‘cause I reign supreme
If my sole purpose in life is livin' out my dream
Then why am I hearing these screams, because my past is my prior
I served my time, I passed that test, my soul is forged in the fire
(P.R.E.A.C.H.)
It's death before dishonor, death before dishonor
In a world full of rappers makin' records for the dollar
It's suicide, step out of your element get slaughtered
Second guess and you're a goner, it's death before dishonor
It's death before dishonor, death before dishonor
In a world full of rappers makin' records for the dollar
We've gotta take the battle where the legends wouldn't bother
Wrong step and you're a goner, it's death before dishonor
(Yea) Sharpened my best katana
Fitted in heavy armor for the petty drama
Ready to slaughter and Jeffrey Dahmer the opposition for every dollar
The devil's gotta sweeten the pot before I'd ever accept his offer
I'd rather accept my death with honor than ever say "Yes, your honor."
Pressing onward, ‘cauze strife flows through my lineage
My heart's big, but it's ice cold like a mini fridge
Hip Hop is dead. My life's goal is to get revenge
‘Cause all they do is corrupt divine souls in this risky biz
And all the rappers that I'm inspired by, either retired, died
Or come to find the life they're rhyming about was an entire lie
But many admire this empire. Why?
Time to try to set it ablaze
I'm Bill Nye the Science Guy mixed with Firefly
Focused like a sniper's eye, sicker than the Bubonic Plague
They heard the Siren's cry, got enslaved in a hypnotic daze
They're crazy if they think that I'll comply. I will not behave
The white flag will not be waved. I put that on my father's grave
It's death before dishonor, death before dishonor
In a world full of rappers makin' records for the dollar
It's suicide, step out of your element get slaughtered
Second guess and you're a goner, it's death before dishonor
It's death before dishonor, death before dishonor
In a world full of rappers makin' records for the dollar
We've gotta take the battle where the legends wouldn't bother
Wrong step and you're a goner, it's death before dishonor