NYC (Original)

Lyrics

2Face (A-Butta & L-Swift) - "NYC" [Emcee(s): L-Swift and A-Butta] [Producer(s): The Creators (Juliano and Si Spex)] [Scratches: DJ Mayhem] [Intro: Samples with Scratches by DJ Mayhem] "The Bronx" - Sample from Biz Markie - "A One Two" "And all over the world" - Sample from Biz Markie - "A One Two" "And Manhattan" - Sample from Biz Markie - "A One Two" "And all over the world" - Sample from Biz Markie - "A One Two" [Hook: A-Butta and L-Swift] NYC, to all the Five Boroughs I be L-S-W-I-F-T NYC, to all the Five Boroughs I be A-Butta from the Natural E [Verse 1: L-Swift] First of all, Natural E murder shit Lick a shot if you actually heard of it. I put my Word in this, A insert a clip, bust Yo, I don't give a fuck—what, what?!? Duck now Ain't running but running broke, punk niggas fronting, hoes Nothing goes past me 'cause, every day, something goes. Ask me How I feel: yo, this life ain't for me. I put My words on the paper, hoping I might make some cheese But fuck it. If I don't, I die trying. I stick a nigga See if he got dough. If he don't, I slide by him Make him run two blocks, I'll run the opposite two, so we'll be Four blocks away (From who?) the cops in the blue. Y'all niggas Feel this realness. I'll make you suffer like terminal illness Fuck who you deal with. I bust on you real quick Natural Elements close and seal this for all my niggas in the Northeast Bronx. Ayyo, bust your steel shit. What? [Hook: A-Butta and L-Swift] (x2) NYC, to all the Five Boroughs I be L-S-W-I-F-T NYC, to all the Five Boroughs I be A-Butta from the Natural E [Verse 2: A-Butta] All my NYC Uptowners, Queens, Bronx Bucktowners, Staten Island, gunpowder-blasting My brain be acting like a chain reaction. I'll focus Like the main attraction, riches, and latest fashions Ghetto wars, graffiti mansions. My mind's corrupt like Anglo- -Saxons and city sanctions. Creators scratching this beat (True) So I could do what I'm 'posed to do. It's A-Butta And L-Swift, son, coming close to you. I'm flowing Through your speaker, rising like smoke from the reefer I'm tired of living single, need a Queen like Latifah I fiend for the green and success. If I don't get it, then fuck it Give me the keys to a Lex. Niggas be thieving for Less than a dollar. Relieve my stress without a holler, dropping Jewels like a scholar. A-Butta's gonna rock ya up In NYC up on this M-I-C. It'd be the Natural E. Bring in the hook after me [Hook: A-Butta and L-Swift] NYC, to all the Five Boroughs I be L-S-W-I-F-T NYC, to all the Five Boroughs I be A-Butta from the Natural E [Verse 3: L-Swift] NE definitely. I represents my Elements Like they represent me. Don't got no time for fronting Honey, (just) pay me respect. When you see me, just (Just) Give me a pound like London money. In the ghetto There's no smiling (Why?) 'cause ain't nothing funny. You could Feel the pressure. I kill a stresser. The real finesser Don't got no time for Rikers. I'm receiving letters. Life Is short as your last breath. You're busting me? I'm busting Back through your bullshit ass-fest. I gots to see more numbers Than a math test. Y'all niggas kill me with that tough talk Rough walk bullshit. My snub bump when I pull shit. It'd be Natural Elements 'cause this is how we do shit [Verse 4: A-Butta] Yo, my Perception of this world is fucked up: less money, more poverty And hoes getting stuck-up when their luck's up. Where you gonna Run to? Point your gun to? Nobody love you Nobody trust you. Niggas'll hustle, plus they bust you Yo, that nigga Russell Simmons is who I want to live like My mind gets darker than alleyways at midnight, and while I Grab the microphone, your wife'll grab my dick tight (Right, right) You know my function: strictly bust raps. Ayyo, I Show love to New York, so, yo, show some love back. Ayyo, I Show love to New York, so, yo, show some love back [Hook: A-Butta and L-Swift] NYC, to all the Five Boroughs I be L-S-W-I-F-T NYC, to all the Five Boroughs I be A-Butta from the Natural E NYC, to all the Five Boroughs I be L-S-W-I-F-T NYC [Outro: Sample with Scratches by DJ Mayhem] "And all over the world" - Sample from Biz Markie - "A One Two"