DESCRIPTION:
1979 THE BATTLE BEGINS
A YEAR AFTER HIP HOPS GENESIS
TWO YEARS AFTER DEATH OF A KING
WHO DIED ON OUR GODFATHERS ANNIVERSARY
WHO VERSES ME MY EVERY VERSES DEEP
AS ATLANTEAN RUINS BENEATH THE SEA
FREQUENTLY GOT FORTY THIEVES WITH ME
CREASED AND GE'D TO A MUTHAFUCKIN' T
AZTEC MEDALLION HANG ON A CHAIN
ALL I HAVE LEFT FROM THE HOMIE LOCKED AWAY
WHAT I GOTTA SAY NEEDS BE ENCRYPTED
LIKE DATA SOFTWARE ALL REAL DESCRIPTIVE
THE PIGS WISH THEY COULD CRACK THE CODE
DECIPHER THE CYPHER BEFORE GATS UNLOAD
IN THEIR DIRECTION HAVE EM PAYIN' PROTECTION
TRYIN' TO SWITCH SIDES IN THIS INSURRECTION
I'VE BEEN FRAMED SET UP AND WATCHED
BEAT DOWN AND SLANDERED BY MEDIA AND COPS
THE FOURTH BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT THUGGIN' IT
BEHIND DOORS START WARS ITS PUNISHMENT
IF YOU AIN'T RUNNIN' WITH THE GLOBAL ELITE
DIVIDE AND CONQUER ITS WAR IN THESE STREETS
BUT ALSO SPIRITUAL WE PRAYIN' FOR MIRACLES
TRYIN' TO RAISE OUR SEEDS IN A WICKED WORLD
TOOK YOUR GIRL NEVER SORRY FOR THAT
YOU ONLY HARD AROUND RAPOS AND RATS
DENOUNCED YA TURPH AND NEVER PUT IN WORK
YOU AIN'T WELCOME WHERE ASSASSINS LURK
AND THATS THE WORD ON THE OUTS AND INSIDE
RUSTY SHANK TEARIN' OUT YA INSIDES
MY KID DIED THATS TWO THIS YEAR
UNBORN SEEDS THAT WON'T BE HERE
ITS LIKE THE DOCTOR SENT ME WHATS LEFT BY MAIL
IT NEVER FAILS CALLIN' COLLECT FROM JAIL
ITS LIKE THEY WANT ME DEAD OR IN A CELL
IN THIS NEW WORLD ORDER I'M PARANOID AS HELL
THEY BUGGIN' YA CELL AND USE IT TRACK YOU
SO IF YOU ON THE RUN BEST GET RID OF THAT FOOL
AND THATS SCHOOL FROM A YOUNG VET
THUGS AND THREATS GUNS AND DEATH
DRUGS AND SEX PUMPIN' X
GETTIN' SPUN ON METH TILL NOTHIN'S LEFT
FROM ONE CASSETE EMERGED A DYNASTY
CUZ ITS ONLY THE ILL AND REAL THAT RIDE WITH ME
RHYME WITH ME AND BROUGHT WORD TO LIFE
SO THEY CALL US EXILES OF THE THIRD STRIKE
COMING SOON TO A CITY NEAR YOU
THEY SAY WE THE ONES THEY NEED TO FEAR TRUE
-WORDS HAVE NEVER BEEN SPOKEN
MORE RELEVANT THAN MINE THATS WHY GANGSTERS QOUTE THEM
MAD I NEVER WROTE THEM WHO WROTE TO ME
TO THOSE TRIED AND TRUE ITS ALL LOVE WITH ME
I'LL KEEP YOUR NAME ALIVE ON THESE TRACKS
I MADE THE HOOD LEGENDARY WITH THE WORDS I RAP
AS A MATTER OF FACT I PUT IT ON THE MAP
SO WHAT THE FUCK YOU GOTTA SAY ABOUT THAT
CROWN TOWN TO CITY OF THORNZ GOT MY BACK
AND YOUS A NOBODY BREAKIN' BREAD WITH RATS
AND THATS THAT NEED TO COVER YOUR TATTS
COMPLETELY OVER SOLID SQUARES OF BLACK
AIN'T NO COMIN' BACK GHETTO PASS REVOKED
CATCH YOU ON THE STREETS BEAT DOWN AND CHOKED
STRANGULATION ASSASSINATION
FOR GIVING INFORMATION ON THE CORONATION
BLOOD OF KINGS DYNASTY AND RITUAL
STOMP YOU THE FUCK OUT AND LEAVE YOU IN CRITICAL
MY LITTLE GIRL GOT A WARRIORS NAME
AND THE HEART OF A LION BUT IN HER EYES IS PAIN
CUZ NOTHINGS SAME WE ALL KNOW WHO TO BLAME
THE COPS INCITE BEEF BETWEEN GANGS
AND TRY TO GET US TO TURN AGAINST
AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO WE GREW UP WITH
EVERYBODY IS A GANG AFFILATE
IN AZ ITS GETTIN' RIDICULOUS
WITH LAWS THATS IGNORANT VIRTUAL POLICE STATE
RACIAL PROFILING WAIT
IT GETS WORSE WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME
STILL I NEVER LOST THE GRASP OF A DIME
CROWN TOWN YOU AIN'T STEPPIN' TO MINE
THIS THE BATTLE OF 1979