THE CLIPSE - Intro lyrics

(Pusha T)

Playas we ain't the same, I'm into 'caine and guns

Show par with the fishes, make the face lift numb

Out in Panama in that amazing sun, I'm amazing, son

You niggas wonder where my grace is from

I speak with corrupted tongue

Recognized the underworld since I was young

Back in '84 when I saw Crocket & Tubbs as the law

These eyes got big when they televised that raw

My mama should've seen it comin'

Me runnin' up and down the stairs too quick

Hummin' Miami Vice theme music

Called the 'roin made me colder

I see the villains' impact, now that I'm older

Ignorant fool, views ignorant, too

Got a lot of money, keep militant tools

Wasn't present the session they handed out the rules

So I grab a tape and related to life's cruels

The meaning?

Pusha T's more than the semen

Not just a rap name, more so like a damn shame

Nothing's changed, just the crimes is less heinous

The three of us know, yet the shooter remains nameless

And I don't even watch my back

I was raw before rap, and I ain't lost my past

Shit could get hairy, I could lose my-self in a flash

Niggas'll think I'm Jim Carrey how I off that "Mask"

(Malice)

I even went by the book at first

Until I realized 9 to 5 wouldn't quench my thirst, so I

Start my mission, leave my residence

Mama knew that I child like me had better sense

But something had to give, that's real I had to live

I chefed that soft white and pumped from her crib

Scouts honor started with my grandmama

Who distributed yay she had flown in from the Bahamas

Partner, please, I grinds, I hustle with ease

Can damn near eyeball any weight in my sleep

I don't entertain hate surrounding the street

If I was you, I'd be trynna get down with me

But no, see these niggas know too much

Meanwhile I rock jewels that look like my diamonds blush

Cats act as if rap fell in my lap

I've suffered heartbreak many times back to back

And still feel belittled sittin' here spittin' riddles

Amongst clown ass rappers who tend to give me the giggles

Let 'em take it however they wanna take it

I'm the reason your favorite MC's no longer your favorite

Hey, I one of the greats, I can't lie

I mean great to the point I'm concerned I might die

Make no mistake, Malice is who you tune to

It's all in the name, trust, I will wound you