Foundation (Warriorz 2000)
Title | Foundation (Warriorz 2000) |
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Artist | M.O.P. |
Album | Warriorz |
Release Date | 2000-10-10 |
Description | The closing track on Warriorz sees Bill and Fame reminisce on their younger years with heartfelt true stories from Brownsville. Bill’s story is about his father passing and his father telling him to be responsible for his family, while Fame talks about his introduction to the street life on his block. In a 2016 interview with Zilla Rocca for Passion of the Weiss, Billy Danze spoke about his creative process for “Foundation”: I’m more of one of those types of dudes, I just wanna talk about my problems so I wanted to one day. Just one day I got up and I thought about my father. I got me something to eat and I got a small bottle of Remy Martin and I sat at the bar of my house and I sat there and I wrote this record. That verse and hook took me literally 45 minutes to write. Because once I started, I’m talking about my father so this is easy now. I’m talking about how I watched him drink and smoke and I watched him thinking. Maybe he couldn’t see it and maybe I couldn’t even see it at the time but when I thought back, I watched all of this happen. |
Lyrics | Uh... Uh... C'mon! UH! Firing Squad nigga! [Billy Danze] Yeah! You see it... [Lil Fame] First Family... First Family, c'mon... [Billy Danze] Every night I sit and bask in the memories of Frank and Sayin' to myself what the hell was he thinkin' Usage of illegal drugs and heavy drinkin' Had my old man sinkin' Now you never seen the Danze cry But the day that man died My life came crumblin down like a landslide Damn pride, now I'm in the zone Wonderin how long before me and my moms would be alone I remember what he said Layin on his deathbed, rubbin his shiny bald head Respect your sister, don't follow your brothers Take care of your mother... I love ya [croaking] He told me he believed in me And he has given me The strength to be as strong as I need to be That's when I realized he was leavin' me It wasn't just my heart or my eyes deceivin' me At the age of fourteen It was more than just a goal or dream To take care of my queen It's my turn to stand firm as I could stand [Just like your daddy...] My father was a good man [HOOK x 2: Lil Fame] For the Foundation [We have suffered *Blood, Sweat and Tears* And cleared all complications] Put it down, in any situation [Now, you are the last generation] [Lil Fame] I was introduced to shootouts, winos Dope fiends, 5-0 Gamblers, scramblers, pan handlers Murderers that took lives just to survive, in 15-45 The building, raised as a young nigga With thug niggas Held down drugs for love niggas Drug dealers bang out, gun shots rang out Besides that EZ house, was the hang out Niggas stole cars, and made the spot hot Cause we parked 'em on the block Like we copped 'em off the lot Can't forget the older soldiers, Sput, Leon Man mad poppin B, St Marks Saratoga! Motherfuckers knew the block that was poppin them guns They was like the first niggas in the hood wit M-1's Some niggas got beat up, them niggas tore the street up They do dirt, come back, [Slap, put the heat up] Retaliation, niggas shootin for dead They fucked around and mommy got hit in the leg Same night, niggas out to get somethin Malik ran up inside they spot, and hit somethin I learned the game, stay concerned So no matter how the world turn I'mma stand firm Representin where I was born and where I was raised Brownsville! Still goin out in a blaze You might also like[HOOK x 2: Billy Danze] For the Foundation [We have suffered *Blood, Sweat and Tears* And cleared all complications] Put it down, in any situation [Now, you are the last generation] |