Big Daddy Kane - The Garden lyrics

You ain't lookin in the mouth of maddness Kid your facin it Put your game face on and start embracin it I'm from the streets that first started all That hatin sh** And n***az used to spell ghetto with the "h" in it You see the innocent children, from 10 in the building Get that menacin feelin, but when it's revealed A 16's just an enterprise you pretend to ride It seems it's been applied, it's a snoop genocide N****z ain't showin that they sk**s is there N****z ain't tryna build careers When them guns start to bust and you ain't real prepared Now your rhymes just a souvenir, from a k**ed career Understand I do a lot of renovating myself Kane ain't never been known for limits breaking my "self" Club, shootin thug sh**, innovatin myself But you'll never catch the God incriminating my "self" F'real Chorus: Unto God and to Hip Hop yo we stay true And always remember just what a snake do Watch those around you cuz they'll be fake too And never let the game make you Most of all Unto God and to Hip Hop stay in circle There's a lot to see beneath where the dirt is Dig a little deeper and scratch the surface Maybe then you'll understand your purpose Now reflecting on the game kid I have to say Much love to the one Jam Master Jay A loss that hit the world of hip hop like John Lennon Chapter out of life that prevailed the wrong inning Still from the Notorious, hearts are shooken Streets started lookin like we missed a part of Brooklynn A disappointing flavor that we taste before But a spots been secured for the late Shakur The pain was severe when we lost the lid We try to get by, then turn around and lost Left Eye We even see how fatal diseases be Snatchin playaz like Eazy-E, easily Respect to Freaky Tah, Big L and Big Pun The big one, who left the Terror Squad forever scarred Your lifestyle and your musical gift, in the hearts of many You will truly be missed [Chorus] I never claimed to be the kid slangin rocks for Ex Never claimed to be the kid that be poppin the teks But if you look its like my name got stock in the jets That ain't my style though, I simply not wish to flex But if you want we can sit and talk dollars and checks And good investments, and what follows it next You sittin there lookin product and vexed Tryna screwface, dudes Im tryna face Go the opposite s** Take a gla** of the Remy, start with the Ex I never had patron but sh** I'll take a shot of it next