Strange Fruit

By Pete Rock

On Soul Survivor

Released on November 10, 1998

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[Intro: Tragedy Khadafi]

Yo, yo

Kossi, Arab Nazi

Khadafi

Word up (Got my government)

QB (What's up?)

L.I.C. (Weapons)

Yo, yo, yo


[Verse 1: Tragedy Khadafi]

Subliminal thug-ism, rap mysticism

For all my niggas locked with life in state prison

We combinate, like dime piece and sperm jizm

Queens niggas goin' to trial, just sit and listen

Fake crooks come in all types of categories

Beat you in the head with lies and war stories

Claimin' that they name ring bells in territories

With Fat Cat, Al Capone, Scarface

Meanwhile, they goin' to trial for rape case

You weak, I punch you in face, cut your face

You halfway, wannabe thug stay snitchin'

Latin King, surgery-type with face stichin'

The house game, mess hall style, play in the kitchen

Allow me a God, for real, it's Allah position

Performers, weak convicts you shouldn't fool with

They foul, snitchin' on the niggas they went to school with

But now, you catch them in the club on some smooth shit

Shuh-poww!! Blow 'em out the frame on some rude shit

I'm not the type of cat you wanna fool with

(Yeah) It's strange fruit, yo

[Chorus: Tragedy Khadafi & Pete Rock]

Ayo, the world plants seeds in my mind, strange fruit

Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth

Ayo, the world plants seeds in my mind, strange fruit

Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth

The world plants seeds in my mind, strange fruit

Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth

Ayo, the world plants seeds in my mind, strange fruit

Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth


[Verse 2: Cappadonna, (Pete Rock)]

Ayo, the world plants seeds in my mind, then it's dart time

There used to be crime, scary hours

Robberies and big chrome nines

In Park Hill, when the cameras don't never be off

I live inside the TV, these words is hot sauce

Put your mind back together, Killa Beez of course

Return to the studio life, you can't abort

Pete Rock and Don make the world pay child support

You under arrest for givin' out stress, I'm not settlin' for less

East bags, Midtown, and the Wild, Wild West

Represent, on some Deep Impact

Aluminum Wu bat, I got it like dat, slang combat

I plant two seeds in your head, kid, stand back

(What? What? What?)

[Chorus: Tragedy Khadafi & Pete Rock]

Ayo, the world plants seeds in my mind, strange fruit

Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth

Ayo, the world plants seeds in my mind, strange fruit

Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth

Ayo, the world plants seeds in my mind, strange fruit

Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth

Ayo, the world plants seeds in my mind, strange fruit

Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth


[Verse 3: Sticky Fingaz, (Pete Rock)]

Nigga, you know better

I'll blow three through your 'Lo sweater

Fuck what you think, I bust when you blink

Niggas see me in the club, start duckin' and tuckin' they link

Like I resorted to robbin' niggas for table scraps

In the hood, we do away with cats and in the river threw away the gats

Everywhere I go turn crime scene, know what I mean?

Don't make me trip, make me flip

Be so much bloodshed, you think I'm Crip

Even before I signed the contract, I always was respected

I couldn't give a fuck if I never sold another record

I ain't in it for the cream, as wild as it seem

Battle me and win? {*blows rapsberry*} Haha! In your dreams!

I'm still a young nigga, straight up dumb nigga

For no apparent reason, pull out the gun, nigga

It's not the drugs, nigga, I’m just a bugged nigga

So what you wanna swallow, your pride or blood, nigga?!? (Yeah, yeah)

[Chorus: Tragedy Khadafi & Pete Rock]

Ayo, the world plants seeds in my mind, strange fruit

Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth

Ayo, the world plants seeds in my mind, strange fruit

Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth

The world plants seeds in my mind, strange fruit

Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth

Ayo, the world plants seeds in my mind, strange fruit

Survivalist, basing my life on rap loot, it's the truth... truth... truth...