So when you think you're hard and dominating the set
But when it comes to facing some time, they're like crying like weeping
'Cuz too much talk will get you beef on the street
There's another brother scheming so just watch your back
And like riflery champs fellas start to get real amped
You got to be the Illest brother when I get my mic check
But you gotta check the move 'cuz there's a reason
Yo, money don't front you know you blew your chance
And he told me that the system had failed him
And brothers in the city have to live this way
I'll put you down about the brothers who think they're the boss
But even if you change and come right and exact
Real gangsters chill 'cuz real gangsters know
Fake gangsters come and fake gangsters go
It's like The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Gotta be the Illest brother to claim respect
Cutting kids for fun and pulling out much guns
But little did he know he was bound for a down fall
He wouldn't give a damn if he killed somebody
He'd pick up the heater and go stick somebody
I get my attitude from living and I never forget
And the people in his neighborhood are flippin' their wigs
'Cuz if somebody would get in the way of him getting loot
Dead bodies lay stamped to the pavement so I gave it some thought
'Cuz rather than being the herb, vic, or chump, you can be just like my Man cold holding the pump but living like that you take a chance with Our life but some things in life, sometimes will make you uptight, I'm like
I'm one of the Illest brothers known to man
To keep you from having peace of mind
Of their lives and that ain't the way to go out
And ones who try to break the rules and regulations, stipulations made
Any young punk, he hides it under his bunk
Always fall flat to the ground as I astound come around
I will make a strong vow to make things right
Very easily I got more ammo,
I always get loose I got the balls to reduce your crew
Even take their boys with 'em 'cuz they know their boys will go out
Brothers keep dying in the streets 'cuz the streets are designed
I used to hang with kids who like to live trife with a knife
Or general but let me keep this minimal
Yo, guns are easy to get and like a puppet
But if you don't understand, see I'm a grown man
Got to be the Illest brother when I get my mic check
About the consequences 'cuz I'm living day to day
Got to be the Illest brother when it's time to get wreck
A method to the madness and you know what I'm meaning
The one who moves first might be the one to stay alive
They wanna arrest me 'cuz I'm causing a frenzy
I know an old man, he's got a rifle to stifle
Wanna call Mom Dukes but Mom Dukes is fed, fed up with the shit you Did, she knows that you shot and she knows that you cripples kids
Think they're getting large but in the end they pay the cost
Remembering the brothers who are gone, now
An avalanche of knowledge pounding down all fools, all fakes, all snakes
Giving orders to my squadron 'cuz I'm like the sergeant
It takes the Illest brother just to get respect
Like I said, "I'm an ill kid", so never dare test me
It may 'cuz dismay but Im'ma' tell it anyway
By the Gangstarr, you try to flex muscle but you know you can't hang
And I stand 5 foot 8 and 3 quarters
Got to be the Illest brother when it's time to get wreck
Ignite the mic, get hype and all that, suckers, try to menace but they
Except it's reality and you don't see it on TV
And when it comes to your destruction I ain't really concerned
And I know a kid who's been to jail
So now he's out the joint and he's like flippin' on kids
Just remember the Illest brother claims respect
Just remember the Illest brother claims respect
To make it out the trap in your mind it's a hard climb
An example of hard times
'Cuz now I'm past the point and I ain't gonna return
And now it's my turn so I'mma take command
But who's to judge when you're trying to survive
I know a brother who thought he had it all
You're making me vexed but yeah you can go next
'Cuz I'm like the one who's got all the juice
Some young kid is gonna be the subject of internal oppression
There'd be no hesitation, he'd just shoot
That quietly you stalk your prey on the down low
I'm like the ill kid the psycho man yo
So who are you to comment about me and my ways
