L.I.F.E. Long - L.I.F.E. (Living in Full Effect) lyrics

[Hook: Samples with Mista Sinista Scratches] (x2) “Spread the word ‘cause I'm in E-F-F-E-C-T” - Sample from Rakim on Eric B. & Rakim's “Microphone Fiend” [Verse 1: L.I.F.E. Long] I come with the heat—it's too cold Fa**ies but they iced-out, claiming that they ball Watch me pull cords, rip frames, expose souls Reveal the b**h in you, make you fold Cats is speaking like they're really that undefeatable L.I.F.E. Long, I'll smash you something terrible Too many cliques in the industry is edible I'm bloated off being served and then eating crews How it feel to get battered up, bruised? Woke up out of Slumberville smashed with lowly villes Ill in this game, so I play winning Sonning my opponents in third quarters and innings Crossing the finishing line blind off this karma L.I.F.E. Long swings iron hammers, cracking armor My Writers Guild throws your body in the harbor Psychotic, crazed. Forth I stayed writing the drama [Hook: Samples with Mista Sinista Scratches] (x4) “Spread the word ‘cause I'm in E-F-F-E-C-T” - Sample from Rakim on Eric B. & Rakim's “Microphone Fiend” [Verse 2: L.I.F.E. Long] Let's get blind, pa** the Dutch, twist ganja Leave the place smoked out ‘til, like, mañana Work it out. It's living in full effect All live cats can wreck on a set, crack your necks False moves will get you jabbed in the mouth Your girl? She's a smart-mouth. My brain's in her mouth Make us speak with intelligence. Words dispensed Out of my mental j**el box pure listening edutainment Every day, I keep creating, innovating Annihilating foes infiltrating. I'm like a detonating Explosion heard up close. Heard all over the coast Does L.I.F.E. coach? Yes. Come on, come all To your big fall. We stomp out platoons In rhyme knuckle brawls. Y'all don't want to verbally spar With lethal bars. Aim, shooting with darts That leave many scarred. The sniper of rap k**ing off shiny stars, leaving the airwaves clean Clearing up the smog [Hook: Samples with Mista Sinista Scratches] (x4) “Spread the word ‘cause I'm in E-F-F-E-C-T” - Sample from Rakim on Eric B. & Rakim's “Microphone Fiend” [Verse 3: L.I.F.E. Long] Putting things back in order, sheriff's in town Smacking clowns acting up, make them kiss ground I'm licensed to spit with a rhyme permit Y'all b**h cats is all p**y, sweet sherbert Dessert to my cypher. Weak sh** makes me hyper Shows most the industry belongs in diapers On top, steady building, crafting with sk**ed Writers My Guild will smoke out your teepee, chief Pa** the rollie, crush up the hashie I'm in the belly, slicing through the beast Trying to make out the hole, climbing out. But, at the same time Keeping soul. That's the main purpose Stay being me. L-I-F-E living in full effect Leading on new grounds. Terrorizing, but still Satisfying ear can*ls with surrounding sounds [Hook: Samples with Mista Sinista Scratches] (x4) “Spread the word ‘cause I'm in E-F-F-E-C-T” - Sample from Rakim on Eric B. & Rakim's “Microphone Fiend” [Outro: Sample from [?]] Because, when people say we have all of the diamonds, we have all of the gold and all of that in Africa, yes, that's true. But we have something even more important value-wise. And that's our culture. Our culture is more valuable that all of the diamonds, all of the gold, all of the minerals, all of the resources that are in the ground in Africa. And you can see that all over the world. It is our culture that people have stolen and expanded all over the world and get millions of dollars every thirty seconds for advertising on our culture. All over the world. The greatest a**et that we have is our culture. People talking ‘bout, “Well, uh, we are a poor people.” No. We're not poor at all. We're just poorly organized. We got all the wealth in the world and everybody is aware of that