DJ Premier - Friend Or Foe Pt. 3 lyrics

[Intro] I been waiting 20 years sh**, I been waiting 20 years Waiting 20 years [Hook] You was thinking Cold Crush back then on the move But you gon' rethink it all when I'm finished with you You was thinking Cold Crush back then on the move But you gon' rethink it all when I'm finished with you [Verse 1] Friend or foe yo, state my biz? They always said revenge is slow so, here it is 20 years in the making I been waiting more or less More so to draw slow And Pica**o your chest, let me back track '96 flexing, you ran across a bredren Hands on a trunk full, tap dance stepping Perico stretching, small town juggling Tryna do the 1st to the 15th and be done with it He was down in Newport, you was on your way there Both of y'all from New York, one of y'all should've stayed there Both tryna play there A come up was a given But when the aim's the same You shooting at a collision, so you stick him Caught him on the humble on his way out Surrounded him, reached on your waist and pulled the trey out Room keys led to a few ki's That's how the game go, none of that sh** confuse me But like a year later he was back south, motel 6'ing You was juggling Rap City and stove whipping You found him, gave him demands over the business Then clapped him, one in the stomach like "good riddance" And this is, where the story change on the dial Cause he died saying "all he would ever miss is his child" And speaking of, know that that child ain't been a child in forever 20 years just decided to catch up And here we are And the look on your face is so upsetting Cause I was looking for Iceberg based on your records Come on, where the cool at? Where the "cough up a lung" face screw at? What's up with the panic? You don't do that But you never would've knew that The dude you was booking Had a baby 10 minutes away from you in Brooklyn Cause me? I'm from Tompkins The same ones you said run their mouths just like y'all And was foul just like y'all Is it foul that I got in here by leaving a rack with the receptionist? You'd call it money well invested And I'm with, two heaters, Bluetooth speakers My theme music blaring Serenade you with "Ether", let's do it You was catching bodies and escaping Then bragging about it to 20,000 on stages Imagine, having to grow up without a dad and Being reminded of how you lost him through a playlist And waiting, to be in this office with all your ranks And all your Basquiats and your floor seats and all your bank And all your goons, lined up in adjoining rooms Are now alumni from Harvard Why would you even bother? So it's me and these two 9's Rounding up applause And yea I thought about how you might have one in the drawer But I was like "nah, duke Lemonad'ing with his woman And he ain't been tough since like '98 or something" And something gotta give I'm like, "this mu'f**a went and took a father from his kid So now I'm walking him from his" And "him" being YOU Either that, or empty out them Swiss's you done you grew Like a Swisher on the stoop Stop itching when you move Keep it De La cool Or all of this will turn into reverse déjà vu And you from Marcy, and Marcy don't raise no rats So you gonn' keep your mouth closed while I take these plaques And I ain't old enough to buy yo' spade But I'm old enough to yap it from inside yo' place, throw me a case See my mind's like a flower in bloom They celebrating while I'm dedicating Guess I'm outta the loop 20 years I been plotting for now, call it war 20 years outta pocket and now? I'm all in yours And money comes in quick but leaves out faster So I'm paying Dame tomorrow for them Reasonable Doubt masters Now do something... [Hook] You was thinking Cold Crush back then on the move You gon' rethink it all when I'm finished with you You was thinking Cold Crush back then on the move But you gon' rethink it all when I'm finished with you Friend or foe, right?