Rise and Fall

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Rapper Big Pooh] Cold as the cold in the wintertime Slow rhyme when I rhyme, no beginner, I'm City walk when they sin, tryna make a dime They don't ask for too much, just a lil' shine Lil' time on the grind, tryin' get that gwap Weren't worth eight years for your first time pop Now you back rehabilitated, punchin' the clock Old neighborhood witnessin' your man and 'nem drop Got the drop on that nigga, said he runnin' the block Graduated from the greens to servin' up rock So you plot, and you think and you sin on the plan On some scheme-ass shit, but – that's your man I'm sayin', you tryna push reason to the front And put a block on that other shit you want But the streets keep callin' ya name And 9-to-5 slave to the rhythm ain't bringin' you fame So it's back to the game, round up a lil' gang Set it up to stick ya mayne, but he stick you first Goodbye! [Hook: Rapper Big Pooh] I seen 'em rise, seen 'em fall (Seen 'em fall) Seen 'em come, seen 'em go, seen 'em all (Seen 'em all) Seen stars wit' dey name on the wall 'Til the money get tight and the limelight's gone (Light's gone) 3 A.M. in the backseat, leanin' Thinkin' 'bout all the things I've seen, man [Verse 2: Phonte] Remember... before niggas was on the bandwagon... I fell asleep 'til the sound of hand cannons Leavin' holes in souls the size of Grand Canyons Late nights, Bingham Street with my man Brandon Fast forward, twelve years now, we grandstandin' Because I'm maintaining, without Mantan'ing And it made me an ani-mal But I need another quota book for the catalog I could dumb down and rap for bitches and alcohol But I'm too loud, and too proud to tap-dance for these crackers, dawg So, won't be no Gregory Hine-in' When Tay get hostile, he in the Gospel like he in The Winans And right now, he in there finding A new platform for the rhymes that I arranged A new ideas for the lines that I exchanged 'Cause I can't be – a laughing stock, homie, that'll be a crying shame All I need is six bars and an intro 'Cause I relate to these beats like it was kinfolks And the flow's so fresh like Mentos And this is all real talk, that's for your info 'Cause that's where I been, yo – ho! [Hook: Rapper Big Pooh & Phonte] I seen 'em rise, seen 'em fall (Seen 'em fall) Seen 'em come, seen 'em go, seen 'em all (Seen 'em all) Seen stars wit' dey name on the wall 'Til the money get tight and the limelight's gone (Light's gone) Uh, 3 A.M. in the backseat, leanin' Thinkin' 'bout all the things I've seen, man [Verse 3: AZ] Grindin', time in, muh'fucker Back up, stepped-up, muh'fucker So quiet, I coulda crept on a sucker (Ahhh!) From behind, and blew the breath out the busta (Poooow!) But instead, held my head like a hustler Pumped up, and get the sound of the muffler Heard him clown 'bout his pounds bein' fluffier Tellin' niggas outta town they be luckier It get sad when the hood had enough of ya Broke niggas buck at ya, poke you in ya jugular But when you high, you feel niggas can't fuck wit ya I'm surprised a nigga still had customers Shut my eyes and inhaled my smoke Tryna decide – should I let him slide? But, nope! He broke ties when he spoke his lies Tellin' spies that he hope I die, so my reply is "To keep it real, I hope you could fly" 'Cause I'ma send him to them open skies (Gah! Gah! Rrraaah! Rrraaah!) [Hook: Rapper Big Pooh & AZ] I seen 'em rise, seen 'em fall (Seen 'em fall) Seen 'em come, seen 'em go, seen 'em all (Seen 'em all) Seen stars wit' dey name on the wall 'Til the money get tight and the limelight's gone (Light's gone) 3 A.M. in the backseat, leanin' Thinkin' 'bout all the things I've seen, man I seen 'em rise, seen 'em fall (Seen 'em fall) Seen 'em come, seen 'em go, seen 'em all (Seen 'em all) Seen stars wit' dey name on the wall 'Til the money get tight and the limelight's gone (Light's gone)