Mo’ Money, Mo’ Murder (Homicide)
Title | Mo’ Money, Mo’ Murder (Homicide) |
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Artist | AZ |
Album | Doe or Die |
Release Date | 1995-10-10 |
Description | 8th track off AZ’s debut album, Doe or Die, featuring fellow Firm member, Nas. Samples “Cry Together” by The O'Jays: http://youtu.be/TsAhO8VtSIs?t=5m12s |
Lyrics | [Part 1] [Intro] We'd be bigger than the Jews, bigger than the Irish You can run the whole fucking country! You could be the next John D. Rockerfeller Nobody noticed us, nobody gave a shit But the bigger we get The more we're taking from other people [Verse 1: Nas] Yo, in a mahogany, black scenery That was lightnin' and rain drops I'm tied up in a basement cocaine spot like Bangkok I'm blindfold, Vietnam type mind control this torture His accent sounds like the rarest culture Askin' me, my atrophy stabbin' me gradually Says his attribute was satanic, masonic, ironic I felt reminded of my fast life ventures and winters Blinded 'til the flashlight enters [Verse 2: AZ] Yo, dunn, before the sun set, call connect, get all the TECs I'm vexed, this nigga stalled for sex, lost respect, let's off his neck My caliber got me thinkin' on a higher algebra See, me, I'm just as foul as ya, but you ain't got no style in ya I'm into bigger cheddar, G's and better, Armarett-ah's Armani sweaters, plus these crabs could never dead us [Chorus: AZ] Mo' money, mo' murder, mo' homicide You catch that body, nigga, better have that alibi You never know, it might just be yo' time, you take yo' ride To them pearly white gates, watch that suicide Mo' money, mo' murder, mo' homicide You catch that body, nigga, better have that alibi You never know, it might just be yo' time, you take yo' ride To them pearly white gates, watch that suicide [Verse 3: AZ] Now, government official got you sippin' Cristal in crystal You fish, you foul, so you fell and took your fam wit' you I'm out to get you, guaranteed every shell will hit you Plus I'm on some shit too, layin' down whosoever witchu Mafiosa, the New York City '90s era Sosa AZ — you know my culture, now my wolves is out to ghost ya You might also like[Verse 4: Nas] Scent of a rose on a graveyard, for real now The stakes is up a half a mill now I tried to grab him with his shield down Four walked in, they crazy paid up, sharp but straight up Gators from Barbados, never seen nobody play those Lay-Low's what they called him, his head baldin' Sippin' cappuccino, spilled on his silk suits, was scaldin' Laugh was vulgar, canvas paintings of the Ayatollah And on his arm, he wore a priceless vulture Tobacco pipe smoker Escobar, your life is over Justify the righteous nova Bullets flew out his right shoulder Corpse leavin' a foul odor The Firm Vol. 1 adjourned, bring it to a closure [Chorus: AZ] Mo' money, mo' murder, mo' homicide You catch that body, nigga, better have that alibi You never know, it might just be yo' time you, take yo' ride To them pearly white gates, now watch that suicide [Verse 5: Nas] So now ya rollin' with us like co-defendants, no phony business So know the difference From supreme soloists, it's styles ancient as Moses scriptures It's Latin Kings, Black Kufis and White Justice amongst us Crime invades the minds of youngsters Where it's pitch-black, they can't see you Godfather III, four left for dead in a cathedral [Verse 6: AZ] Now you're forced to listen I got the mind of a grad' from Princeton Play your position, or soon you'll be lost and missin' It's far from fiction, my presence is like that of a Christian With ammunition, puttin' states under submission Street addiction got me tied in thorough with boroughs Still in the ghetto, but in the cut where it's mellow Incognito, on the lee-low like Carlito ‘Cause we know, niggas don't really want us to see doe You never know, it might just be yo' time, you take yo' ride To them pearly white gates, watch that suicide [Chorus: AZ] Mo' money, mo' murder, mo' homicide You catch that body, nigga, better have that alibi You never know, it might just be yo' time, you take yo' ride To them pearly white gates, (now) watch that suicide Mo' money, mo' murder, mo' homicide You catch that body, nigga, better have that alibi You never know, it might just be yo' time, you take yo' ride To them pearly white gates, (now) watch that suicide Mo' money, mo' murder, mo' homicide You catch that body, nigga, better have that alibi You never know, it might just be yo' time, you take yo' ride To them pearly white gates, (now) watch that suicide Mo' money, mo' murder, mo' homicide You catch that body, nigga, better have that alibi You never know, it might just be yo' time, you take yo' ride To them pearly white gates, (now) watch that suicide [Outro: Nas] Homicide, mo' homicide Mo' suicide, mo' homicide [Part 2] [Intro] Born alone, die alone… Born alone, die alone… Born alone, die alone… Born alone, die alone… [Verse: AZ] All alone in this wilderness, who could figure life as ill as this? My vision's blurred from guerillas mist Gun sprays, strays left a portion of my crew in graves Niggas that would screw in ways unknown to these dudes today Intelligence kept us all away from state evidence ‘Cause it's evident — this world is controlled on dead presidents Never hesitant, I'm soulless, filled with coldness Born to uphold this 'til I'm left dead from oldness [Outro] Born alone, die alone… Born alone, die alone… Born alone, die alone… Born alone, die alone… Born alone, die alone… Born alone, die alone… |