Back Where I Belong

Lyrics

[Intro: LL Cool J] Yo, yeah, aight after this particular practice run I'ma practice both verses, after this, I want you to find a spot That's close to when the beat drops to the rewind point, locate point You ain't gotta be on that all night, this the soundtrack Yo, yeah, check it Okay, alright, huh okay [Verse 1: LL Cool J] The other night I was up at Farmers, politicking with some Bloods They told me, "Yo L, in the streets you ain't gettin' no love And ever since the X's and the Jigga's came out My niggas ain't tryna hear that smooth shit you talk about" "What's up with that cat Canibus? Son played you out Why you didn't answer back correctly, fuck was that about?" As I sip on some Henny, and try to explain some things About the life of a legend, and all the drama it brings Been gone a long time, had a lot of shit on my mind I decided I don't want to reach my goal if it means losing my shine Streets is Hip-Hop, and I'm Hip-Hop, so the streets is mine Balling as long as you been living, that's a long time Hard to stay hungry when your pockets are so fat You hit a hot one in every city on the map And niggas keep sleeping and you keep coming back You know better than the gat, but niggas still wanna clap [Chorus: Ja Rule] It feels so good to be back where I belong The streets is where I belong They had me locked down much too long Hey hey It feels so good to be back where I belong The streets is where I belong They had me locked down much too long Hey [Verse 2: LL Cool J] Some say, "L, that's cool, but, see – times have changed Niggas got red bandanas, and the grill in the Range That gold shit is dead, niggas rock platinum chains Trade O.E. for Henny, Colt 45 for champagne Hustling niggas found they way into the game Extorting all these so-called ballers with big names And you gotta have a squad, 'cause running for delf ain't safe I know you living good, but ain't no smile up on our face" I'm like a villain, I'm representing on my lyrics And force feed the world, even if they don't want to hear it As far as Canibus go, my man is hitting his ex-broad I'm getting head from his new piece, while 20 gang-bangers applaud You came up with that bullshit, some heads sucked it up Then you dropped that garbage album and totally fucked it up I coulda told ya I knew your mom's from the after-hours spot When I used to be up in Canada with the dreads on a black block Before you dick rode Lost Boyz, for a ticket out to Jersey But being the man I am, I tried to show ya mercy I coulda told the world the way ya label hates your guts And how me and Wyclef, got together to set you up And how he gave me half your budget, don't believe me? Look it up Your A&R promotion niggas, they helped me hook it up I hate to be responsible, for destroying your career A one-hit wonder, huh, no wonder you disappeared I coulda told the world, you get your lyrics from the internet Then spit 'em word-for-word like you really a rap vet How you take metaphors from books, and put 'em in your rhyme And how you really from Canada, and you been fronting all this time I heard your second album, that shit is garbage too LL Cool J and I did this to you On that note he said, "Yo, L, you the man" I said "Peace, one love," and drove off in the Lex Land [Chorus: Ja Rule] It feels so good to be back where I belong The streets is where I belong They had me locked down much too long Hey hey It feels so good to be back where I belong The streets is where I belong They had me locked down much too long Hey [Outro: LL Cool J] Yea nigga, the jig is up, nigga, huh ha You know what I'm saying? All that bullshit you was talking Don't mean shit, you finished now I'm still the man, nigga The Vanguard Award is in my motherfucking living room You know what I mean? Come get that shit, fuck, what Mic still on my arm, nigga, word up Both arms, I'ma get another one, nigga You know what I'm saying? This LL, you know how I get down You should have known, when you did it He probably did it to get some fame But is this really what you want? Hahahahahahahaha