DJ Premier - Nothin Alike lyrics

[Sample Scratch Intro] You don't know you better ask somebody What, you think you like me? You ain't like me [Verse 1] In a rap game full of fake n***as, I'ma stand out Homey, we nothing alike. Don't put ya hand out Came up in a time when…they'da touch you for dimin' Now it seems that we stuck in an environment Where dudes turn puppets for diamonds, other than rhymin Homey/you and I have nothing in common/nah Swear it make me wanna demonstrate How this fo-five set a f**in demon straight But i rather enlighten/but it's so hard cuz all the Trash yall be writin be lackin excitement Fake jacks but wit a fraud you send syn-onymous Ain't no threats you send ominous/I'm in this To let you all know: more than likely He who act hard as a scram that be showin off for the cam Talk like he spark it and blam…but when it's On he get tweet beef/I just mark it as spam [HOOK] You keep that rachet/you be clutchin it tight? You put in that work/earned a couple a stripes You only live that live when you clutchin the mic What you rhyme ain't your reality/we nothing alike PREEM [Sample Scratch] You don't know you better ask somebody What, you think you like me? You ain't like me Anyway [Verse 2] Never sell your soul/that remain the slo-gan No matter what you attain/it's just a slow gain Y'all portray an image….that the label presented Y'all say that it's business/I say it's a gimmick They say that the minute you really live what they order you To say like you meant it…then they'll throw you away in a minute You mean to tell homey if a fell-ony Fell on me….they a flip and tell on me? What I'm supposed to do?….when they want real and it's Only a few who…..can show it to you The soul of Guru is flowin thru you Carry that torch/that what they holdin you to I long for longevity…..but if it All wasn't meant to be/it's all good. I'll let it be Can't be the one they say threw away all Morals/integrity…all for celebrity [HOOK] [Verse 3] Everybody's a gangsta/till it's time to be a Gangsta/yall are so inconsistent Front like y'all poppin off/when it's time to Pop em off/y'all all turn b**h in an instant Everybody a thug/till the time come to thug For real/pop off a slug and k** You gambling wit ya life when you playin them games Homeboy you better stay in ya lane (word up) [Sample Scratch Outro] You don't know you better ask somebody x4 What, you think you like me? You ain't like me x2