Holdin’ It Down

Lyrics

[Carlito Brigante] "Somebody's pulling me close to ground I can sense but I can't see I ain't panicked, I've been here before Same as when I got popped, on a Hundred Fourth Street Oh, look at these suckers, scrambling around, what for? My Puerto Rican ass ain't supposed to have made it this far Most of my crew got washed a long time ago Don't worry....my heart, it don't ever quit" [SonDoobie] Taking back from that which it came from Holding it down, now what son, say something Holding it down, how you holding it down, holding it down Taking back from that which it came from Holding it down, now what son, say something Holding it down, how you holding it down, holding it down [SonDoobie] The organized, fortified, SonDoob's immortalized Rap acts borderline, M.C.'s is horrified All the while glorified, those can't demoralize My chorus line mesmerized, notify All my peeps, keep your nose clean Between you and me, Redeem cash for dreams Take care of your team, ill self-esteem The green, make the world go round or so it seems -"What's going on L?" -"Yo, what's the deal daddy?" -"Nothing papi, what's going out there in the East?" -"Yo maintaining, getting this money Yo what's the deal up in the West?" -"Same this papi, not trying to get up" -"Yo love is love, maintain" -"It's all family right?" -"It's all family." [Derelict] I be that rifraf lounging on the Ave, scrambling Getting money gambling, Celo, betting Hamiltons Every day, I'm on the money hunt, I smoke twenty blunts Ass out with smoking honeys blunt Me and my peoples burn to keep destroyin' evils From attractin' from the way we be acting They call me derelict and say I roll with spics In a clique too thick, it makes it hard for them to ride my dick You don't need to, cuz I don't need you Just a weed to keep me from flipping, cuz it's lethal [Krumbsnatcha] The industry fears me I touch a track down with eight bars severely You know the dealy, for really I get you open like act doors and worldwide rap tours Everything I wrote soak through brown and black pores Be familiar, thick like we was pasta La Raza, Ricans and Rastas splashing casas Who's the imposter, talking beef I'll cap his teeth like polar Wisdom to the molars Spics that real, like solars Taking back from that which it came from Holding it down, now what son, say something Holding it down, how you holding it down, holding it down Taking back from that which it came from Holding it down, now what son, say something Holding it down, how you holding it down, holding it down [Tony Touch] Ay yo, you know me, Tony, representing cultura All star like Fania, Johnny Ventura Ay yo, SonDoobie, papi tengo la cura Rap over wax, and scratching my aguja That's how I hold it down, for my corio P.R, out in the beach, up in luqiyo Watch out for them sharks, you know, Piyos Bite on the next man's formats and stilos But we know, who out there's the bandido Tainos, like me, remain brown-dido [Easy D] Clowns!, I'ma holding down, with the four-pound To the crown, lying face down, on the ground Not making a sound, now in case shit jump off Lyrical sawed-off, got you caught off guard While hard niggas u run with, run off Ready to flip, fuck up a shit, word to my brother Hang with a gang, ready to bang, regardless of color I'm color blind, I heat the track like summertime When is it mine?, in case I got to bust a rhyme Bait the rhyme, maybe rape the rhyme or fuck the rhyme Marry the rhyme, cuz Easy D, love the rhyme Taking back from that which it came from Holding it down, now what son, say something Holding it down, how you holding it down, holding it down Taking back from that which it came from Holding it down, now what son, say something Holding it down, how you holding it down, holding it down