D.I.T.C. - Make Em So Proud (Hold Up) lyrics

[Intro] Replaced by the prettier things When I see you with all these girls I just don't understand I guess I'm not like the rest of them [Verse 1: A.G.] Many people tell us our style is terrific It is quite different now let's get specific I'll focus on a lyric - mind, body, spirit Inspires when you hear it, so you feel it I'm birthed in the Apple, Bronx is the cradle Fighting off demons, embracing all the angels Mastered all the angles, you should do the same too Before your inner self blame you, came through With the same crew - D-I-double-G-I-N 'till the end Fill a pen, k** again with the will to win Nah, we're not like the rest of 'em In the same sentence don't mention 'em, hold up I said we make 'em so proud, this that loud, n***a roll up See, Andre's a giant, Joey got that crack Finesse is the Lord, Mush shine on a track Buck got the heat, Show got the street L is still with us, best producer with lyrics Is D squared, so you better beware So lit with the sh** 'till we leave here, yeah [Break: Fat Joe] Often imitated, never duplicated D.I.T.C. n***a [Verse 2: Fat Joe] I was at the castle, Dapper Dan on Finesse on stage, I'm like put your fans on Ever since the shotgun flew over the sofa Been building the empire, preserving the culture Life's what you choose it, crack before music I put that on the wall, now my name's on the Hall of Fame Next to L and the rest of the crew I had to board therefore I was destined to shoot I'm like Vince with his arm in the rim, tell ya honor with 'em That I'm never going back, but it's still cook coke crack She stash the dope where I showed you at Don't make me have to give a soul cla**, n***a [Verse 3: Diamond D] Uh; and now you got all these non-descripts Looking for an angle - all dressed up Like they looking for a bangle - I'm pressed up I'm just looking for a strangle Cause these lames wanna hook and entangle (uh) In the League of Extraordinary Men All blessed with extraordinary pen Fans screaming now they want the more live six sh** That uncut 1-0-4-5-6 sh**, yeah Bodacious (uh) so gracious I don't talk much, but the flow is loquacious (Diggin') rough beats and rough raps The vanguards of boom bap, f** that