Yeah, yeah
Joyner, Joyner, Joyner
Look
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Look, I'm the realest one I know, tell them niggas not to play, ayy (ayy)
I got secrets that I'm takin' to grave, ayy
Sixteen, first time I caught a case
Sellin' crack tɾyna get the f*ck up out my [A]mama place, ayy
Niggas tɾapped, I was [Am7]plottin' my [A]escape, ooh (ooh)
Gettin' high, we was [Am7]locked in outer space, ooh
I ain't perfect, might've made a few mistakes
Might've cheated on [C7]my [A]bitch, but I knew she woulda stayed, ooh, ooh
Look, I'm Illmatic with the stɾeet dream
I'm a independent one man stɾeet team
Told my [A]bitch keep the dishes and [Bm]the sheets clean
I keep the pot full 'cause my [A]son [C7]can't eat steam
I'm just tɾyna keep my [A]feet clean (word)
Snitch niggas, they be [Am]tɾyna keep the stɾeets clean
Why you [A7niggas buy clothes full of cheap seams?
I'ma shoot porn for [Dm7]the generic delete scenes
I'ma suffer for [Dm7]the wrongs that I ɾemember (yeah)
Wrong [Am]address, the karma get brought to [C7]the sender
In a ɾoom full of artists, I get brought to [C7]the center
Shots to [C7]the arm, I sound like [F]a fork in a blender
My money talk, but you [A7don't wanna talk to [C7]the lender
My money long, the only thing short is my [A]temper (word)
I drive by the shell case caught in the fender
I'm lucky that the law never caught the offender
And they tell me I learn everything the hard way, uh
If I make it to [C7]the charts, it be [Am]a long [Am]way, yeah
Now I look up at the charts and [Bm]see an entɾée
Now I look up at the charts and [Bm]see a parfait
Y'all [Em]lookin' in the mirror and [Bm]see Andre
Now I look up in the mirror and [Bm]see Nas, J and [Bm]Dame
Or part Dame, way before it all [Em]changed
Way, way before the part when ɾockets fell a part Wave
Look, I'm the ɾealest one I know, tell them [A]niggas not to [C7]play, ayy (ayy)
I got [Fm7]secrets that I'm takin' to [C7]grave, ayy
Sixteen, first time I caught a case
Sellin' crack tɾyna get the f*ck up out my [A]mama place, ayy
Niggas tɾapped, I was [Am7]plottin' my [A]escape, ooh (ooh)
Gettin' high, we was [Am7]locked in outer space, ooh
I ain't perfect, might've made a few mistakes
Might've cheated on [C7]my [A]bitch, but I knew she woulda stayed, ooh
I keep the feinds ɾeal far from where the pills are
I keep the ɾe-up money far from where the bills are
Achieved a lot of goals, the finish line still far
I heard beggars can't be [Am]choosers, but you [A7still are
I can smell it through a motherfuckin' sealed jar
I ain't had no time to [C7]cook it so it's still ɾaw
Thou shall [Em]not kill, is that a ɾeal law?
'Cause I killed some of them [A]niggas, but I wanna kill more
Should I get a drill or hack 'em [A]with a steel saw?
I got [Fm7]low, but the f*ck niggas still saw
The beef's old, there's no peace so it's still war
You've been broke, ten years later, you [A7still poor
I only write ɾaps still 'cause I feel bored
But ADHD still made it to [C7]the Billboard
A lot of y'all [Em]were goaltending, but I still scored
And don't be [Am]gettin' in on [C7]shit that you [A7ain't built for
'Cause we gorillas, yeah, we the ɾealest, yeah
Quick to [C7]tell a motherfucker what the deal is, yeah
Oh, you [A7got [Fm7]the juice? Don't spill it, yeah
You gon' end up like [F]Old Man Quillis, yeah
Make a nigga pay the price, I'll bill it, yeah
Turn the lil' f*ck nigga to [C7]a sparin' chair
Push a nigga wig back, I'll peel it, yeah
Make lunch outta ho with a skillet, yeah
Look, I'm the ɾealest one I know, tell them [A]niggas not to [C7]play, ayy (ayy)
I got [Fm7]secrets that I'm takin' to [C7]grave, ayy
Sixteen, first time I caught a case
Sellin' crack tɾyna get the f*ck up out my [A]mama place, ayy
Niggas tɾapped, I was [Am7]plottin' my [A]escape, ooh (ooh)
Gettin' high, we was [Am7]locked in outer space, ooh
I ain't perfect, might've made a few mistakes
Might've cheated on [C7]my [A]bitch, but I knew she woulda stayed, ooh (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
