[Intro: 9th Prince] Yeah, 9th Prince, BP [9th Prince] Yo, I was locked up for one thousand days In the yard blowing haze, life was like a maze n***as walk through with a twelve gauge of rage Turn the front page, it's me with an AK Summer time, walking with twin nines When I rhyme, I blow like land mines This ain't a Broadway play, sh** is rough Like the hallways of raw way, verbally your a** get laid n***as out of bounds on my stomping grounds The power of the trey pound, is loud like a thunder sound b**h n***as is my target, yeah, and I take no bargains I leave n***as on the 'trailblaze' like Portland, warlord sportsman b**hes come in the clubs with minks on, hopping out of Honda Accords What type of sh** is that for a broad, fake stink a** who*es Things covered with swords Yo, 9th about to hit that, yo, yo, chill whoad' [Interlude: Anti-Social speaking in Urdu (9th Prince)] Translation: 9th Prince has come home, money is ours in 2009 Don't come in our way, f**ers, these streets are ours, money runs this world (Yeah, word up, 9th Prince is back, muthaf**as Ya'll n***as get a hold of yourselves, about to blow) [9th Prince] Aiyo, k**army for life, even after d**h, peppermint breath While I'm shaking your right hand, I'll shoot you with my left The 9th Prism, yeah, I shine like a ray of light through the Iron Mic Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane No, it's me, high as a f**ing kite Catch me in the 40 Deuce, sipping on Hennessey and juice I had to smack this 'cat in the hat', looking like Dr. Seuss The Great Adventures of the Granddaddy Flow, watch me blow like a snow blizzard Smart as a computer wizard, plus exquisite And my girl got an a** like Deelishis I 'rock boats' like Aaliyah, twin desert eagles I call 'em Tamera and Tia Granddaddy Flow sneakers, yeah, low dark Caesar Vagina pleaser, hit her from the back then skeet all over Playboy Mansion, in the back of the Range Rover True rap genius, menage a trois with Serena and Venus Smack your girl in the face with my daddy long penis [Chorus: Thea Van Seijen] I'm on the rise, on the rise I'm on the rise, on the rise You seem to challenge me And there is so much that you don't know about me I'm on the rise, on the rise I'm on the rise, on the rise [RZA] They smile in your face, now with trials on your case On the prowl is the jake, the wise owl and the snake Loose lip and sink ships, force fingers to grab clips Bullets jump in all direction, you can't trust it Total devastation, now face the separation of your head From your shoulder, there's no reperations Zig Zag Zilla came, voice blow like a hurricane Don't love a ho, but I'm in love with Mary Jane Or marijuana, you run like Sarah Connor Pursued by the Terminator, carrying a pair of bombers Grenades and C-4, head for the detour Be picking real simple, Simons sails from the seashore Bob Digital, God squad is lyrical See the Digi mask on your iPod Video I'm on the rise, like ninety quarter dies Sling a thousand crack, found the cause in arms and pots In N.Y. City where it's gritty and groggy We still get that Cash Rule, windy or foggy Snowy or breezy, for me it's so easy To move on up like George and Weezie Just looking out of my window, watching them ask for dough Can It Be All So Simple, I'm getting paid for my flow [Chorus]