Nature - I Remember lyrics
"yo nateshit is crazyI shook hands with mad dead niggas yoall the
Niggas that used to be on the blockill willmartyblack edyo son
Mad niggas is gonerest in peace though."
Verse 1:
Fifty-two blocksgazelle frames
Bald heads and heavy chains
Somehow caught in the game
Back in '83before cable tv
When these so called thug niggas played in the street
I used to hear the stories
Live niggas here before me
Like the rich portersthe fat catsthe pauly's
Outlaw leaguefrom the street to the pen
Eyes glossyniggas only speak when they bent
Off the perfect mixture
Forcin' down herbs and liquor
Only hot slugs 'll hurt ya quicker
Think it out and elevateI gave years to the state
As a 92-r-7478it set me straight
The changing of a stubborn cat
The one that used to hustle on the block mad hard and loved to rap
In goose down coats and wool hatsthe youth in me
I guess life on the streets ain't what it used to be.
Chorus
I remember! (echo)
When niggas used to live it uplive it up
Flashin' dough all night
I remember! (echo)
When niggas didn't give a fuckgettin' drunk
Shootin' guns all night.
Verse 2:
Straight shots of hen with no chaser
Mo' paperstubbornhard headed like joe frazier
The gremlinsthe pack that I come with
Keep gats by the stomach
Act up and stack hundreds
Niggas don't want itsee me I be the ring leaderlion tamer
Do the bankhead and macarena
A black entertainerbottom line
Ya'll niggas know who got the hottest rhymes
Face itI got the whole globe on some nate shit
Straight from the corners to the covers of the latest rap pages
Turn the projects to black vegas
Don kingin' niggasmake 'em sign blank papers
It's the american waydo my enemies pray or is it just me?
Hustlin'hopin' the fiends trust me
Talkin' to ushold uplet me walk you through this
Wannabe pimpshoesoften shooters
Niggas need to know what the truth is
Fuck the sarcasm
I miss my nigga mark but God has 'em
When I see his flics I start spazzin'
I learned to let it go
But I guess livin' this life a nigga never know.
Chorus
Verse 3:
I used to love startersthug garments
Boppin' into spoffordr.o.r. on drug charges
Writin' on wallsflorescent markers and krylon
Savin' my loot to buy a firearm
Broken safetyborough hall and jay street
Hopped the train not knowin' that a fall awaits me
Problems came when I started slingin'
Late night I hear revolvers ringin'
The echos cause cops to start rodney kingin'
Many riotsis there any silence?
Everybody sipped hennyhustled with many clients
Growin' up on the same block my pops was raised
Rocked wavesblend tapes playin' on hot days
Brought the speakers out
Police made us put the wrieffer out
Peep itI was too young to leave the house
I'm tryin' to see the worldrunnin' the streets without a care
I remember it well 'cause I was there.
Chorus
