Roots of Evil
Roots of Evil
Kool G Rap
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[Verse 3: Smoothe da Hustler]
Yo, we had stick up kids, corrupt cops and crack rocks
Four finger✦ rings, rope chains, flat tops
Nas dreadlocks, skinny✦ jeans I had copped✦
Jewelry, online✦ beef freaks with ass shots
Back from when niggas✦ respected you
From being who you was if you wasn't they stepped✦ at you
Now niggas✦ stepped✦ in you, know you phony,✦ let you do
What they EXPECT you to, they don't respect you, fool
[Verse 4: Mr. Cheeks]
Go 'head and run your mouth with your crew (uh-huh),✦ I catch you when you dolo✦ (Dolo)✦
Roots of Evil, Kool G Rap, Polo✦ (Polo!)✦
'90's rap niggas✦ gettin'✦ it right now (Now)
Still living✦ that rich and shameless lifestyle
Fuck these new niggas✦ and the shit they be yellin'✦
Just some like a bunch of bitches✦ for the britches✦ I tell 'em
You burned✦ niggas✦ in the game won't last
A young mind holdin'✦ down the line can't pass
[DJ Crypt scratches]
Real Hip Hop
Once again✦
Hip Hop
Back in the house once again✦
[Verse 5: Edo. G]
Back to the '90's, League was Ivy✦ (Uh-huh)✦
Nothin'✦ was soft (yeah), nothin'✦ was whiny✦
Nothin'✦ was shiny✦ (Nah)
We was conscious✦ deviantly but so grimy✦ (Grimy,✦ uh)
Now the blind lead the blind blindly (Woo!)
Used✦ to be the man (uh-huh),✦ now you He-Man?✦ (Uh)
We bum-rush yo' ass from MTV vans (Yeah)
This beat should remind✦ you (Yeah)
You wasn't all or less, New York co-signed you
[Verse 6: El da Sensei]
Hard rockin'✦ the theme, '90's came, shots ring (Uh-huh)✦
Hottest product unite✦ us, we lovers body✦ everything
Rhyme shooter hybrid spitters, shootin' the trigger
Movin'✦ through bigger,✦ mental✦ bullets piercin' through killers
Words matter,✦ clicker to chat up, rhyme splatter, bloodbath
Rinse massacre passengers passin'✦ up, guts blast
Cats givin'✦ we drippin' in features leavin'✦ present
Vocal✦ weapons, total✦ discretion✦ and smoke you in a session!✦ (Brrah)
[Verse 7: Krazy Drayz]
Yeah, yo, yo
Biggidy back from the sewer✦ on that '90's shit (Uh)
We used✦ to come through on that grimy✦ shit (Uh)
The whole crew beside✦ me, shit, the Hit Squad (Yeah)
They know every✦ rhyme we spit, shit hard, yo (Yo)
The East Coast, West Coast had it locked✦ (Had it locked)✦
You know the deal with that Real Hip Hop (Hip Hop)
That's no diggy,✦ word to Biggie and Pac (Huh)
The whole city✦ was hot, I was just shit? then to stop (Uh)
[Verse 8: Outloud]
It's the E-A-S-T, stylers don't dress we
Mad rappers✦ hot it take a lot to impress me
Hard to kill, Blahzay on the job for real
East New York Golden✦ Club just to rob and steal
Rip a pocket,✦ rip a mic, Superman, Kryptonite
On a vigilante-ass panty,✦ not equipped to fight
We ain't jealous,✦ get a bag to share with the fellas✦
You could be a Gang Starr livin'✦ in the house of Branford Marsalis
[Verse 9: Craig G]
Welcome to the era✦ where rappers✦ brought terror
Embedded in our hearts forever, bars were more clever✦
Skills of what matter✦ these days is all cheddar
Bringin'✦ cash, not concerned, how they credit✦ score set up
Pistol✦ flashin' on Instagram, no more head ups
I think the culture go from being great to undeveloped
Today's✦ yo' album's classic? Woah, slow yo' roll, fella✦
Respect's not bringin'✦ security to the bank tellers,✦ tellers,✦ tellers✦
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Production
— CJ Moore, Dr. Butcher, Fade For Underworld Productions, Kool G Rap, Haji Rich, A. Evans, E. Thompson, J. StankBe the first to rate the production