New York Strait Talk

New York Strait Talk （-Gang Starr
Written by ：Keith Elam
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Yo Im not new to this Im true to this word up word up
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Yo it doesnt make sense for you to compete against
This New York vibe that gets your whole body tense
Calm down listen to a brother who knows
Cause the rappers out here come up with mad different types of flows
Switch up change up yo pull the range up
So we can build on this sh*t for real thats how we came up
Used to ride the subway trains back and forth
Now I push an E Class four two zero of course
Still material gains make one more aware
Of all the madness and the civil unrest thats out here
I doubt there is anyplace more complex
You can get lost in the sauce New Yorkll have you vexed
Whos next to get served herbsll get knocked off
Burning flammable rappers is how I get my rocks off
I pop your top off as if you were the bottle
Then Ill drain all your fluid youre better off playing lotto
Bright lights big city and the dark alleyways
New York we get the money all day everyday
From New York straight talk Americas best
Yo Im not new to this Im true to this word up word up
From New York straight talk Americas best
True if you can make it out here you can make it anywhere
That means a lot of rappers they should stay away from here
Cause we still care about the total artform
Niggas could sell more records but they still cant flip a live forum
Plus everybody out here aint talking true sh*t either
Mad niggas is faking jacks I dont like them neither
But the competition keeps me on point
Thats why I lamp in the studio composin fresh new joints
From the streets Medina Manhattan Staten P Lawn
The struggle continues everybody wants to be on
The rat race makes this lifestyle fast paced
Ive loved it since the days of fat shoelace
Screwface me all you want but Im used to it
Ill never give up rep in New York Im true to it
From forty deuce to Queens back to East New Yi
We taking no shorts and plus we showing no pity
Bright lights big city and the dark alleyways
New York we get the money all day everyday
From New York straight talk
Yo yo Im not new to this
Americas best the word up the word up
From New York straight talk Americas best
Yo Im not new to this Im true to this word up word up
From New York straight talk Americas best
You get bent up sent up creek without a paddle
You wanna battle well I live in New York
So think twice blink twice now your Roley and Lincolns gone
Dont come into this rap game if you dont belong
You wont be on but for a minute anyway
Youre just a scavenger you dont live this life everyday
Rap is regional so you can check the demographics
Everybody represent where they live cause sh*t is drastic
Confusion while Im giving rappers contusions
And people dont realize that real hip hop is losing
They wanna shut us down and I say shut up clown
Cause New York is too corrupt and too tough to lay down
And just quit cause mcs out here kick serious lyrics
And I come to you with my infinite spirit
Not taking nothing from your hood or your set
But GangStarr could be a threat in New York we rep
Thats where it comes from thats why youre feeling it
So why supress it Id rather be revealing it
Bright lights big city and dark alleyways
New York we get the money all day everyday
From New York straight talk Americas best