Lyrics of ' Crosstown Beef (com Mos Def) ' by Medina Green

Mos def:
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Medina green
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Dcq
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Long i too(?)
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The mighty mos def
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Can't forget cess
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Mercenary from the de la
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Lace the beats up tight
Yo tell 'em dee

Dcq:
Four a.m.
Laid up at the res
Got a call made my heart
Jump out my chest
My man's got beef
At the dance
Exits is blocked
Enemies outside
With they heat on cop
He's says
That if he goes outside
He knows he gone get clapped
My man from way back
Ain't going out like that
He got peoples in the club
And his ties is strong
But he know
That they can only hold it
Down for so long
So now hes trapped off
And he's calling on me
To come
And represent
Like i'm g.o.d.
Of course i must agree
Cuz this is family
If tables was turned
He would do it for me
So now
I'm hopping out my bed
Ready put a nigga
Never seen 'pon dead
Guess a black man
Can't have no peace
Pull out my heat
Woke up out my sleep
Over crosstown beef

Chorus:
Crosstown beef
Be like crosstown traffic, thick
Brothers be on some real shit
Everyman get scared
And prepare for confrontation
When the slugs penetrate
You feel a burning sensation
Crosstown beef
Be like crosstown traffic, thick
Brothers be on some real shit
Everyman get scared
When prepared
For confrontation
Getting closer to god
In a tight situation

Mos def:
Yo check it
It was a friday
In the month of may
Around the time
When everybody
Put they game on play
See my girl was out
In deesa it was all on me
I figured i would hit
The metro on the mad l.d.
Now everybody know
What the spring time is about
Players polish up they game
Cause the shorties be out
I was rocking jew-els
And my wears was crisp
My man said there was a jam
That i shuould not miss
I hopped in the livery
Without a moment to spare
And when i rolled up
On the function
Everybody was there
I was catching sexy stares
From the shams in the rear
Saw my peers and heads
I haven't seen in years
Now i was getting caught up
In the nightlife mix
Then i see my main man
From my old time clique
Oh shit, not my nigga
Mos def in the house
Oh shit baby-paw
I ain't know you came home"
We talked about that
And this and way back since
When i seen a caravan
Sporting wild dark tints
It's window half cracked
And they was crusing slow
And was circling the block
Like they was po-po
Said i was jibbing with my man
So i paid it no mind
That's when the shots rang out
From the passenger side
It was a forty-five bark
That made us all duck down
Girls was letting out screams
As shells hit the ground
I was looking for my man
So we both could split
That's when he turned to me
And said "yo mos i'm hit"
I guess the street life
Don't leave a nigga alone
Laced up at the party
And he just came home
If he survive
I know he goin' retaliate
If he don't, they bought
They self a burial plate
Either way situation
Status on code red
I'm on the horn to tell
The fam its on like con ed

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Dcq: cash rule
Peace: peace
Who dis? the god 2
Yo whattup son?
Nothing much, maintaining you?
Right
I just came out the bing
And shit is mad real
This shit ain't bout nothing son
(son i know how you feel)
My girl is in the world
Trying to raise my seed
There's mad shit
That she want
And mad shit
That she need (true dat)
Plus she got some nigga
Knocking at her door (who dis?)
Some crab-ass cat
That she messed
With before (from where?)
Always acting wild
Disrespecting my g (stop playing)
I think he gotta go
What's the verdict dc

Dcq:
Verdict guilty
Left hand on the scene
You might be locked down
But you're part of the team
If you say gotta go
Then that's what he gotta do
Ain't nothing sweet son
Yo you know i'm here for you

Cash:
No doubt, come check me
On the day of knowledge born
Cause this phone shit ain't real
Yeah that tap shit be on
Plus the god wanna see you
So pull his name too
Cause he soon come home son
You know how he do

Dcq:
Yeah, the god get down
So i see you on the v-i
I'm a do my best
To get this broad
To bring you some lye
Peace to the gods
Read your math, hold your head
And as far as that kid goes
Remember what i said- peace

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