DJ Premier - Status lyrics

[Intro: Sample from the motion picture War Games] McKittrick: See that sign up here - up here. "Defcon." That indicates our current defense condition. It should read "Defcon 5," which means peace...because of those stunts you pulled "Wow we got something" "We're in" [Verse 1] This is music mimicking images Vividness versus timidness Giving what I've been living with lately can make you finish it I've been waiting and plotting, we vacating your spot Trey eight by the bulletproof wallet I cook with Chef n***as shaking babies, shook to d**h Wu-Tang Forever, they literally hooked on Meth I Capadon' abracadabra Strapped and wore prosthetic limbs My co-workers are packing arms Don't sleep without a job at the vet And I only hustle hard just to rob my connect Got a problem with debt Can't resolve it with checks Or evolve with the threats until I'm involved with a d**h And I'm heavy in any and every area aware of me Legends and lost souls only people compare to me My energy Size 'em and penalize 'em By jeopardizing the rest of they lives as soon as I recognize 'em [Scratch Hook] {x2} "Double up your bets, come and rumble with the vets" "Getting papers by the layers" "Ready to roll, play the upper hand" "Show love to me, status is irrelevant" - CL Smooth 'Ask About Me' [Verse 2] Timing is perfect Bound to resurface with the 4-5 on my person Rhyme like it's urgent Plus if the vibe isn't perfect I'm violent and nervous All my people liable to burst this, survival is worthless So my Daily Operations, spend my life high Now my Moment Of Truth is my No More Mr. Nice Guy You can favor odds, gotta play your cards Autism flow, everything I say is hard On drums, I got Primo drums and guns that's illegal Was the plug of my people, we do it all There's laws of the underground fool with the 100 rounds Got something to prove? Homie we prove 'em all Career investment, that's A.I.G Got a strap on my sneaker like the A.I.3 So the way I see Either harming me or honor me My army be in harmony with armories in foreign seas [Scratch Hook]