What Up Cousin (R.I.P. Nick)

Lyrics

[Intro: Ludacris, DJ CapCom & Johnny Juliano] Check this out, this is Ludacris, and we throwin' 'bows all over the NYC (Johnny Juliano on the beat) DJ CapCom has full control of this mixtape game So rep your set [Chorus] What up cousin, how are you feelin'? I heard that you been raised high above the ceilin' I'm just makin' music, I hope you feel it But now I got a couple things I got to deal with So, what up cousin? [Verse 1] How you been, homie? What it is, homie? Uh Without you here, your family feel lonely But it's all good, cousin, we gon' carry on Although it seems so unfair you're gone People nowadays never focus on the positives 'Cause life now only good when the guap is big They talkin' shit, hatin' for no reason And haters is stupid, maybe my flow leave 'em So confused 'cause they all about this dumb shit Lisa said she love it and the other shit is rubbish So I'ma make my time here worth it, real good for you Lookin' back like there's nothin' that I couldn't do And there's nothin' that I wouldn't do to bring you back Poetry, heart and soul, sing and rap I've been thinkin' that I found my passion Rappin' 'bout the future in a old-school fashion [Chorus] What up cousin, how are you feelin'? I heard that you been raised high above the ceilin' I'm just makin' music, I hope you feel it But now I got a couple things I got to deal with So, what up cousin? [Verse 2] They say my style ain't different, I'm just like everybody else They say my pitches got to change up But all those people is just hatin' 'cause they don't know how to love they-self Mad when someone bring my name up And it's unfortunate 'cause I'm just here comin' from the heart, shit I'm just tryna find somethin' for the market And I ain't sayin' that I'm from the worst hardships But my life ain't no walk in the park It's been a shark pit, dark with no harvest Drivin' in a car but can't find a place to park it I got some people that I really need to part with That must've been what got this shit started There's been some people that I had to say goodbye to But my life got to go on, and it don't mean that we forget Because we dedicate our lives to, that's why I wrote this fuckin' song [Chorus] What up cousin, how are you feelin'? I heard that you been raised high above the ceilin' I'm just makin' music, I hope you feel it But now I got a couple things I got to deal with So, what up cousin? [Verse 3] Shit's real out here, ain't nobody playin' 'round I got some bangers and some druggies that I hang around Everybody do they own thing And you can find me on the corner makin' money when it's snowing I sell a lil' weed, get my pockets fat But I talk to cats who been movin' lots of crack It ain't the good life, it ain't the bad, it's just makin' the best of what we have I'll put the dollars down and move into the lab That's how much I want this music shit to last And some days I feel it's movin' too fast School's gon' pass, not rememberin' a class Suddenly, before you know, it's time to grow up Focus on the real, try not to get your hopes up So far I've had some hard work and a little luck Once I make it to the money, I ain't gon' give it up [Chorus] What up cousin, how are you feelin'? I heard that you been raised high above the ceilin' I'm just makin' music, I hope you feel it But now I got a couple things I got to deal with So, what up cousin?