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This Shit is Real
Fat Joe - Da Gangsta
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Yeah, this is going out
To all the live motherfuckers, know what I'm saying?
All the real niggas, Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, California
La Perla, Puerto Rico, wherever the
Fuck you from, know what I'm saying?
Yeah
The story takes place back in the South Bronx
Where at the age of 14, I was already knocking off punks (Yeah)
The suckers were scared to death
Every time I walked by, I hear them niggas take their last breath
See, I just didn't give a fuck, and if you had a sheepskin
Or leather bomber, you was getting stuck (Word)
That was the way it was
One day, I went to visit my aunt and stuck up my cuz
See, shit was fucked up back then
No matter what the fuck I did, I never had no ends
And my moms was on welfare
Ayo, I knew I had a father, but the nigga was never there
So what the fuck was I to do?
I'm sick and tired of being the bummiest nigga out the crew
I gotta get mine, I gotta get cash
I see your old man, I'm gonna rob him with the quick-fast
Give me your motherfucking loot, papi
I'm gonna get paid and can't a damn thing stop me
See, I'm tired of this poor shit (Yeah)
And who the cops? Well, they can suck my motherfucking dick
'Cause all them niggas ever do is harass
That's why I get glad when I hear somebody smoked that ass
Just to let you know how I feel
Word 'em up, the fucking shit is real
Ayo, it's real
"Down, down, down on the reel to reel"
Ayo, this shit is real
"Down, down, down on the reel to reel"
Ayo, it's real
"Down, down, down on the reel to reel"
Word up, this shit is real
"Down, down, down on the reel to reel"
Now I'm sixteen and there's a brand new scene (Uh-huh)
I'm making mad loot, getting paid off the dope fiends (Word)
Keep the shit in check and order
And my main man Tone was fucking everybody else's daughter (Yo)
See, everybody knew in town
That Joe and Tone had shit locked down
And a nigga wouldn't test me
It seems like every other day, the fucking cops arrest me (Yeah)
But the shit would never stick
I make one phone call and be out right quick
'Cause Uncle Dan had my back
And now niggas getting jealous 'cause they know I'm living fat
Talking shit around the way and on the block
But never in my face 'cause they knew I packed a Glock
And my crew is mad deep
A bunch of crazy Puerto Ricans, so, ayo, don't sleep (Word)
And all you bitch-ass niggas know the deal
Check it out, the fucking shit is real
Ayo, it's real
"Down, down, down on the reel to reel"
Ayo, it's real
"Down, down, down on the reel to reel"
The fucking shit is real
"Down, down", yeah, "down on the reel to reel"
Ayo, it's real
"Down, down, down on the reel to reel" (Check it out)
Let me let you know why I made this song (Why?)
Brothers can't deal with the real, word is bond
I'm sick and tired of these fake-ass niggas
Saying that they catching bodies when they never pulled a trigger
I know your style (Yeah), I've seen it before (Uh-huh)
You wear an army suit and now you think you're hardcore
Drinking on your forties, smoking on your blunts
Can't afford a chain, so you wear gold fronts, yeah
You're faking the funk, kid
And you'll be getting it up the ass if you ever did a fucking bid
It's time to separate the real from the phony
The name is Fat Joe, punk, act like you know me
I come equipped with the rough shit
Nowadays, I can't believe the bull rappers come up with (Damn)
And all you bitch-ass niggas know the deal
Check it out, the fucking shit is real
Ayo, it's real
"Down, down, down on the reel to reel"
Ayo, this shit is real
"Down, down, down on the reel to reel"
Ayo, it's real
"Down, down, down on the reel to reel"
The fucking shit is real
"Down, down, down on the reel to reel"
Word up
I wanna say peace to my peeps the Beatnuts
Messengers of Funk, Strictly Roots
My man Full Flex, Zulu Nation, Jazzy Jay in the house
Diamond D, the whole Diggin' in the Crates crew
And rest in peace to my man Tony Montana
Ayo, I'm out, word is bond
This shit is real
"Down, down, down on the reel to reel"
"Down, down, down on the reel to reel"
"Down, down, down on the reel to reel" (Ayo)
"Down, down, down on the reel to reel"
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