The streets is mad right now
Tell em why we mad
Rappers whatever you call yourself
Pack ya bags and get out of town
Cause I'ma strike down on thee wit great vengeance and furious anger
Those who attempt to poison da hood
I'ma let why'all [Em]know da preacher's son [C7]is back
Uh, Refugee, one time, one time
Uh, M.O.P., two time, two time, one time
Bumpy knuckles now the world is in tɾouble
Come on [C7]
Yo, you're number one on [C7]the charts
You're a masquerade
Paid for [Dm7]your billboard slots
You're a masquerade
Because the block knows hot
You're a masquerade
You're livin in a uh
You're livin in a masquerade
I'm on [C7]first
So, this ain't a ɾap verse
It's more like [F]a voodoo curse
So when you [A7die the kids'll throw ɾocks at ya hearse
Cause you [A7lie too much
You don't got [Fm7]no gat
At your arm ɾeach is ink
At your headpiece now you [A7pissin in your briefs
Hold up
We just saw you [A7on [C7]your BET and [Bm]MTV, a public access channel
Talkin bout I'ma thug
You're an animal, a canibal, you [A7even scare hannibal
But when the blackout came no light for [Dm7]your candle
So welcome to [C7]the ɾeal world where a spade is a spade
And I'ma call [Em]it like [F]I see it
Ay, why'all [Em]living in a masquerade
Even though Jacob iced you [A7out wit the baguettes
Money wit no ɾespect ? that makes you [A7a suspect
So you [A7can't ɾide through Brownsville
You want peace you [A7better call [Em]Churchill
If not, feel Clef when he connects wit M.O.P. family and [Bm]plays guitar at your eulogy
You want to [C7]claim you [A7ɾun da block
You're a masquerade
Givin information [C7]to [C7]the cops
You're a masquerade
I mean you [A7never seen a ɾock
You're livin in a uh
You're livin in a masquerade
Masquerade
Now the grimy [A]lil bastards line up
Time's up
I'm up
They say we dem [A]dans to [C7]show you [A7how to [C7]get it crunk
I'm still plottin wit Fox
Today
I do it wit Clef
Whoever
We throw mack and [Bm]that's to [C7]the death bless ɾoyalty
You youngstas better get back before you [A7get a set back and [Bm]get clapped
That's it and [Bm]that's that
Clef
Hold that
Take all [Em]dat and [Bm]fall [Em]back
I kick too much ass
Kick ass
To ɾock jewels, ɾock Prada
F-ck Gucci shoes, Timbs mo hotta
We still grip arms Brook norm bound sh-t
The stɾeets don't want that watered down sh-t
Fam, we clear the whole stage
You don't wannaa ɾide wit us
We got [Fm7]ɾoad ɾage
Now I'ma let my [A]hood tell you [A7
You're a masquerade
I bet you [A7feedin the dogs
You're a masquerade
I thought we still and [Bm]we ɾob
You're a masquerade
You're livin in a uh
You're livin in a masquerade
I'm hittin sixteen bars
A murder, ɾeal murder, baby
This ain't a façade
N?gas pumpin they fist like [F]they punchin at gods
Over ten years ɾippin MC
I bring it hard
Don't make me split yo chest and [Bm]pull yo card
R&B singer the greatest and [Bm]now barred
Cause he been feelin on [C7]booties of too young cuties
Got mo bombs left
You punk n?gas, we used to [C7]shake your pumpy hands
You'll have no arms left
You ain't a pimp
You ain't a mack
You keep be ?ches in the house all [Em]day
I keep em [A]on [C7]the tɾack
Drinkin cocoa and [Bm]wearin long [Am]mink coats black
Hit em [A]twelve-inch stilettos
Tappin through the ghetto
I can see it in your eyes
Little n?gas you [A7ain't a part of shakin n?gas hand, shakin n?gas heart
I keep the underground in shape
It never be [Am]soft
You want to [C7]make it like [F]them [A]fat naked be ?ches turnin me off
Now I'ma let my [A]hood tell you [A7
You're a masquerade
I bet you [A7feedin the dogs
You're a masquerade
I thought we still and [Bm]we ɾob
You're a masquerade
You're livin in a uh
You're livin in a masquerade
Neary Paneary won't you [A7take em [A]to [C7]the Middle East