In the A

Lyrics

[Hook: Big Boi] I keep it playa while some choose to play it safe Boy, check the resume, it's risky business in the A, uh I keep it playa while some choose to play it safe Boy, check the resume, it's risky business in the A In the A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh [Verse 1: T.I.] I'm a Bankhead nigga, you can bank that, nigga Looking for a sucka? Well I ain't that nigga I'm looking for the money, where the bank at, nigga? I'm triple OG, outrank that nigga I'm cold, riding through the city on vogues 30 karats in the Rollie for the bitches and the hoes Hanging out the window of a Bentley I just met my connect, dropped off snow in the bluff On James P. Brawley, ain't we ballin'? Got a problem with it? Nigga bang that 40 Niggas nowadays just ain't like shawty Don't spit that cocaine like shawty Set it on fire, they flame ain't like shawty Flow don't go insane, I'm mental Blowing presidential, twenty bricks off in the rental We official ATLiens with plenty yay' to sell again DEA on our tail again, well tell amigo, "Mail again" Dope boy trap nigga shit, I did it Say you want a hundred bricks? Well I bet I get it Tell them other sucka niggas tryna rep my city K-I-N-G bitch, best get with it All I know is go get it, swag so silly Checks on deck, I'm racked up with it Got a house in College Park, stay stacked up with it Got a Louis V bag, stay sacked up with it Big diamonds in my Cuban They won't be where we go shooting, mane In the A, it's undisputed We some legends, best to do it, mane [Hook: Big Boi] I keep it playa while some choose to play it safe Boy, check the resume, it's risky business in the A, uh I keep it playa while some choose to play it safe Boy, check the resume, it's risky business in the A In the A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh [Verse 2: Big Boi] King shit, Buckingham Palace 'Til I'm bucking on a motherfuckin' beat goddammit, I Ain't lost a step, but some of y'all niggas flawed to death Since Player's Ball, I was called the best And now they only call me Daddy Fat Saxxx In uh, the Cadillac-a with the diamond in the back Got the sunroof top My doctor said I'm lackin' the vitamin D I need, the sun won't stop Shine brighter, rhyme tighter Than anybody in your top ten my nigh-ga My nigga, like a postman, I deliver See I'm the letter with the anthrax in it, pass that, hit it Sniff it, snort it, then gon' take a bump, shawty I take a number 'cause I'm serving the chumps That wanna jump up and get beat down, I'm Brand Nubian Brand new again, never get old When I was little, boy they said I had a old soul Old gold, riding with some pimps on a ho stroll, now that's loco And you're local, and I'm global That means worldwide like a rising tide I'm gonna subside and rise again like clockwork C-Bone is gonna show you how the Glock work (Brrat) Nonviolent though, no violence, just styling ho From the birthplace of MLK where everything ain't okay but KKK I'm more Malcolm than Martin, come get some, be a target Standing in the kitchen with the AK, a.k.a, this Georgia! [Hook: Big Boi] I keep it playa while some choose to play it safe Boy, check the resume, it's risky business in the A, uh I keep it playa while some choose to play it safe Boy, check the resume, it's risky business in the A In the A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh [Verse 3: Ludacris] Now this is the A-Town, come on the premises if you wanna Play with death, you get stung like the Crocodile Hunter Got them racks, slanging them packs And no, we can't leave them sacks alone Hired an assistant 'cause my weed need a chaperone (Luda!) And then Big Boi will pass the lighter I'm convinced that we started the California brush fires One, two, and it don't stop; So many whips at my crib Ya chick came, the bitch thought it was a road block Spending cash so fast, you'd think I'm foolish And I love chicks with ass so it arch like St. Louis Who's it? Got chicks hugging my nuts like a speedo 'Cause when I'm on the mic, I go for broke like T.O But we know I'm rich and pay the bills at my mother house Atlanta cribs jealous 'cause I'm chilling at my other house Yeah, you may be able to out-trap me But none of you niggas will ever out-rap me, gone! [Hook: Big Boi] I keep it playa while some choose to play it safe Boy, check the resume, it's risky business in the A, uh I keep it playa while some choose to play it safe Boy, check the resume, it's risky business in the A In the A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh A, in the A, in the A, in the A, uh [Outro: James David Manning] What is this that you say?! What's this you say? Is that what you say? Is that what you say?! Is that what you say? They stay out all night on the basketball court Practicing, and practicing their jump shot Practicing their hook-shot, and practicing and practicing And then they're qualified for the majors Well, why can't you stay up all night practicing your multiplication Practicing your chemistry, practicing your physics? Why can't you stay up practicing that?! If practice makes perfect, why do you just specialize in fun things And not in the things that require effort, commitment and sacrifice?