[Round 1: Calicoe]
Lux, you are a grown man. You brought a casket with you?
Either you had dyin' in your plans
Or you have an excessive amount of time on your hands
But let me talk, on the real, Smack
The media just tried to fuck my life up, shit almost got real, Smack
But I'm a man of my word ācause I'm real, Smack
Ain't no fuckin' animals gettin' killed, Smack
Ain't no pitbull or roosters gettin' killed, Smack
If I was the head of an operation, y'all think I woulda filmed that?
Now I guess they think Cal is just that ruthless
Now I'm disappointed in my fans for even thinkin' I'm that stupid
So I'm supposed to say some shit that I don't really do
So I ain't hot, son?
I mean Shotgun say he a gangbanger, but he not one
Bill Collector say he got the burner, but he ain't got one
That was just a situation from a n***a to learn a lot from
But then you got n***as like Arsonal got the nerve to tweet
"Cal must don't give a fuck about his career."
I guess I give a fuck about yours
At the end of our battle when you was whisperin' in my ear
Sayin', "Calicoe, can you please get me the fuck up outta here?"
You got the nerve to laugh and joke about some shit that can land me behind bars beggin' for my rights
But you was in the middle of my city beggin' for your life
Surf got knocked, you didn't give a fuck
You was beggin' for your flight
But I was thinkin' drop everything and bail him out tonight
But you know why these n***as can't get with me?
āCause I went from the bottom to the top
I'm officially the smartest n***a in Smack history
If you disagree you probably a n***a that don't mean shit to me
I went from Lux to Nuborn within a year? I make history
Remember Goodz was talkin' about a patent leather vest
Or Calicoe versus Cortez or somethin' I wanted y'all to get to see
It's funny how shit change, right? āCause now I'm the n***a that send them through other n***as to get to me
It ain't a mystery, Lux, we know you been here
But you ain't take a shot at a motherfucker in ten years
So when I expose him they all gon' hate me
What I'm sayin' is, it don't matter if you loaded, Lux
When that gun on safety
They told me I had you, I said: "I'ma box that boy."
They say he be gettin' loud, well fuck it, I'ma stop that noise
For the last 10 years them legends been livin' through us
āCause they got no voice
Only reason they back in the URL is ācause all their careers failed
And they ain't got no choice
That K clap, it'll push your shit way back
You think them jewels rocky, that's why I'm takin' them ASAP
I got some shit that'll make a n***a lay flat
The silencer on it, call it Pat ācause it don't say jack
You don't make the rules, my n***as be shakin' tools
Make a move, BOOM!
His brains spread everywhere like breakin' news
No disrespect to y'all city, but I'm just sayin'
In my city that type of shit right there don't even make the news
Y'all know who I'm with
BMF, that sign stitched, read it in the fine print
I'm kidnappin' your whole family
I'm even duct-tapin' your mom, bitch
And we'll never see his son again, turn that n***a to Don Trip
I see the games he play; officer Hoyt, this your training day
You thought this the method to the top, this the dangerous way
Y'all saw what I did last year, well fuck it, I'll do the same today
It's obvious I've been eatin' n***as
āCause I ain't lost since I've been gainin' weight
But you say the fastest way through Harlem is the A train
That's how I know he never had a chance
āCause I'm shootin' without a cameraman
So when I pop, the fastest way through Harlem is in an ambulance
But we ain't never see him sparkin' up the chrome
I'll catch him in his crib, they'll have to chalk him in his home
Or I'll catch him on his block while he's walkin' all alone
And put the pound on his chin like he talkin' on the phone
You a great rapper, Lux, I'll never tell you to give it up
But if you ain't sayin' some shit they can relate to
They don't give a fuck ā Landslide!
[Round 1: Loaded Lux]
This for the brothers up north gettin' full on that Jack Mac
First Smack back, we got a n***a to backsmack
And you gon love it. Itās gon' be a lot of head rolls
Breath hold 'til the death toll
You know, you Detroit n***as came to get divided
But yāall gon' always come together at funerals
Youāve even now decided
But why is this done every time that the preacher signs in?
Well itās a sign in
Look at all these portraits of my corpses
Iām just waitin' on you n***as sizes
I can have the pain in your pit paned into a tweet frame
Get Eminem to 8 mile by 10 it, or Royce to 5ā9 it
Though hip hop donāt need any more
Of these n***as dyin' behind it
You keep tryin', but all you n***as is good for is deep fryin'
They told your daddy, in him a great gene was hidin'
Well he shoulda kept it in his jeans
Your life woulda had a better fight on a bed sheet dryin'
(Hold on, let me just say this, save it for the end. Let me work; please let me work)
Rather than tryin' to beat the mind as deep as a minin'
African diggin' passages halfway into China to reap a diamond
Let me be honest
When they break down every round that Iāve sketched, bouts
Thereās nothin' tougher than smooth
As the rusty tools in a shed house
You n***as came here playin', itās cool
But yāall gon' leave givin' head counts
They didnāt even book you n***as rooms
I told 'em Harlem Hospital givin' beds out
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[Round 2: Calicoe]
New York City, is this how yāall gonna try to play me?
Math was shakin' his hand like, āGoddamn, somebody saved me!ā
But guess what, you thought he was gonna come up here
And treat me and make me look like a joke, n***a?
Sorry⦠Sike! He choked, n***a!
But Iāll beat your bitch-ass
And then make my bitch beat your bitch ass
See we aināt got to always talk 'bout how weāll let a clip blast
Letās talk about some personal shit about your snitch-ass
You told Smack⦠what, you know what?
I donāt even like when n***as do all that personal shit
Boy, weāre face to face, how personal can personal get?
After I rob you Iām takin' all your personal shit
Tell your bitch to get out the car and leave her purse in the whip
Iām thirsty with clips
Let me find out he workin' with bricks
Iām squirtin' some shit that can leave him with a reversible hip
I swear to God, every bar and every verse that he spit
It just be all wordplay, sound like some nursery shit
Yāall like wordplay? Alright, fuck it, Iāll give him wordplay
Itās Tuesday, Iāll give him a week to pay me, but by the third day
Iām showin' up for that easy money, yeah you heard, Jay
Youāre like, āItās only Thursday.ā
I donāt give a fuck what that herb say
Iām lettin' the chopper rumble like an earthquake
āCause I just wanted a reason to kill him
I aināt want the money in the first place
Do you snort coke or is you a crackhead?
Yo, he aināt gonā fuck with me, tell him it donāt matter
āCause when that MAC spread, itās gonā hit back heads
And if he donāt die, he better lay down and act dead
I clap lead, roll with a chopper longer than Shaq leg
I got a shooter named Smokey
I tell him: āHit everything on the list, my n***a,ā thatās Craig
And if my n***a didnāt get locked up, he woulda killed you
Free Hollow, them n***as actin' like Hollow dead
Fuck Loaded Lux, Iāll get Lux loaded with all hollow-heads
But youāre a gangster, Lux? How?
Well back in the day I heard you was extortin' n***as? Nah
You was goin' down to the police station and was reportin' n***as
But I got Detroit shooters thatās ready to cross that border, n***a
So when they come with the extendos
Them clips hangin' like Florida, n***a
So it aināt no coincidence when he missin' in action
MIA, see most of yāall n***as missin' the action
We donāt play, itās only one reason Iām grippin' the ratchet
First n***a to take the stand will forever sit in that casket
If I clip it, I blast it; if I live it, I rap it
That K flyin', no K Shine when heās zipped in a plastic
Iām ābout to flip on some nasty shit mainly ācause I hate n***as
Itās amazin' how I draw somethin' just to erase n***as
He thought I was a paid dentist, the way I left him rotten
And every tooth comin' out his mouth if I put the K in it
Nicky Barnes, Frank Lucas, Alpoātheyāre all from Harlem, right?
And they all eventually turned into rats
And from the looks of things, Loaded Lux wanna turn into that
āCause in his song called āLove Tapsā
When he was dissin' Math Hoffa, he clearly stated that Math was a student and he was the proctor, right?
You think him being a proctor, or you being a proctor make you the professor? Nah, let me teach you a lesson
The proctor, a n***a that monitors a student
And makes sure he or she doesnāt cheat during an examination
So basically, everything he talks about is a fabrication
You bein' a proctor only make you a bitch, and proves that you followin' Harlem footsteps will make you a snitch
So who do you think you convinced?
Like youāre some intelligent mobster
If Smack had a top five you wouldnāt make the roster
Boy, donāt think itās Olive Garden when I spot ya
Over cheese them shells hittin' his noodle, no pasta
Iām somethin' like a shotter
And n***a, you donāt wanna sit here
Iāma squeeze until it click, click, then Iāma switch here
Ever since I battled Math youāve been actin' like a bitch here
They told me I had Lux, I said: āFuck it, he can pick where.ā
Iām so raw and I put the smack down, letās get shit clear
This is the big show and yāall wonder how I get here
Heard your mans got the pounds in his crib, Iām tryna get there
For the peopleās elbows Iāll rock him and let that ric flair
Youāre a great rapper, Lux, Iāll never tell you to give it up
But if you aināt sayin' some shit they canāt relate to
They donāt give a fuck
[Round 2: Loaded Lux]
I apologize
I'll finish the first verse
I'll beat you with a verse and a half
Said Harlem Hospital giving beds out
You was reachin', baby, you was climbin' to be implyin'
My sneakers slidin' like Iām slippin'
Well let me get a grip then
Round this n***a motherfuckin' neck
Iām gon' put that pressure on it all night and keep applyin'
You people buyin' we equal-sided
This would seem a devised scheme disguised as a match
Thatās what happen when Smack he donāt screen the clients
All this work you put in, n***a
And you get the same simple assignment
And every time you line these n***as up, I got to do realignments
And Beasley, you lyin'
These kids paid for a bout on the big stage
And you gave 'em a rib cage to feed sheep to lion
Why wake the sleepin' giant?
With a need for diet, a mean for green divided
A rap league of tyrants and a child bein' defiant
Oh, Iām in battle mode
This shit preferably to show a prior professor the precise calculated correct methods of math, n***a
This is how you kill-k-k-kill-kill Calicoe
Talent show, this is Godās call
Youngin, youāve got to learn how this works: Job Corps
Itās hardball with an oddball
When the shots you throw through do car door like itās cardboard
I feel like Iām at your momās door
With a convoy full of armed boys from Darfur
My heart core colder than the shoulders on a US soldier on āNam shores, but you can sense it, n***a
The tension thicker than German guard dogs
My beloved Iron Shiek say 'Allahu Akbar'
It used to be, chopper to street
Two Tupacs for the fleet, oh Iām humbled
You know Iāve learned the science of rockets
As my thought process at meek
Youāre a hobby at peak, Iām like the league doctorās doctrine
Youāre adopted, incompetent, weak
Iām about to pull every compliment out of confident weak
I can see you boppin' the beat box on repeat
āYo, this fuck n***a Lux n***a not in my league, he got to be seen.ā
Well what you mean, n***a, optical reach?
Iām too much of an optimum leap
Ever since Hoffa you think you can swap with elites
What you n***as got to compete, not to retreat
Get beat 'til you drop to your feet when you in the opposite seat
They donāt know who they with, yāall didnāt think it exists
I think yāall thought maybe I was a myth
That waited in the abyss and came up out of the mists
But I get to aimin' and I donāt miss
Iām about to put it all in your Catcherās Mitt
Dyin' in this ring is a sure thing and youāre the death in it
Can you see the difference between metaphors and real raps? How a n***a with metaphors can really rap?!
Your slogan? That shit a propped-up scheme for the skill you lack
Now I get it, why you did it
Personal shit, why you diggin'
But if you find any skeletons in my closet, n***a
Well that should tell you how long it had bodies in it
They wanna know what happened
I said some captain turned Judge Mathis
Cut your pops off in the middle of drug traffic
You stole the role, heart cold, blood Aspen
With the pump plastic, in front Math just
Talkin' all crazy at events, some madness
'Bout how you gon handle Lux tactics
Too much for your young actress
All that fake-ass gun clappin'
āLandslideā⦠thatās for caskets
You know I kill, you can read, everything in my bio has it
How yāall disrespect God? How did yāall disrespect God?
Aināt it evil to live backwards?
Let me bring that back ācause I need yāall to grasp it
Aināt it evil to live backwards?
Iām just askin', what you thought?
What, ācause you had more battles than me?
You dropped 30 in a couple of games?
N***a, I wasnāt even on the court
Look, it aināt about how many fights you had, itās who you fought
This what champions look like
And we donāt look like, you look light
Iām Floyd with you boys' battle verses
You Jim Lampley, Larry Merch, n***a you just talk a good fight
I heard they rathered Verb in a clash with words
I said word, they have some nerve, he donāt have the nerve
You see, deep in they hearts, the three from the Arc
Wouldnāt risk gettin' snapped with Larry Bird
Chill young, this your lil' manās fight, you canāt cover that
Besides, Miles couldnāt even do a block with me
Iād be lyin' about another lap
The trouble back, Iāma get you right when the traffic thick
I let a Nuclear Reactor hit
Lot of active lip while I was away
You n***as had all this tongue and canāt rap a lick
Let X Factor trip, I wonāt even drag the script
Weāll just lock that n***a in a room
And keep showin' him the match with Clips
Terraneo, you donāt know who terrain you on
The conditions we done trained along, traditions I was raised upon
This new shit here for chumps
Thatās why Iām up here just doin' what I want
I used to battle on the roof, the loser had to jump
But you know, he got dreams of that Learjet
But he gon' lean like Aaliyah jet
We could bet I brought somethin' out a little normal
Just in case n***as with you doubt Iād do you awful
Oh, but itās gon' cost you
You can tell Trick Trick the only address heāll have left is the email
He put the house on you
But three things⦠You, X-Factor, Miles
Yāall better learn to like the gym
For you might could spend
The rest of your battle career tryin' to win a fight to live
Secondly, I woulda thought Heartless
Woulda made you care who you put your life against
First of all, only thing you gon ever have over me is your height but then Iāll slash a hyphen in
When your hype begins, your night can end
Iāve been killin' since they paid in shillings
These dealings I got a license in
To say I see the sights of men
Thatās like pretendin' the dicks of the dyke was thick
In the slit when she piped a chick
Thereās about 50ccās of Vicodin in my writin' pen
Youāll get scraped crazy like a M80 before they light the stem
In fame vote, me in or not, I should be named dope
For the most and wrote the game quote
What you brought for me, a bunch of motherfuckin' train jokes?
This shit no laughin' matter
When in the end our cake mixed and you aināt even half the batter
How you gon' get the pitch? We donāt even have a batter
Youās a waste of my motherfuckin' time, n***a
And youāre cuttin' into your motherās fuckin' time, n***a
[Round 3: Calicoe]
Murda Mook, Iron Soloman, Serius Jones, Loaded Lux, E Ness
Smack, thatās your start five?
These n***as really got me stressed
Fuck them! We vets, them n***as aināt got shit
Yeah, they sold a couple DVD's, but we the reason you got rich
The same n***as that youāre claimin' as your pioneers
Is the same n***as that showed up that was dyin' here
What you woulda did without that Landslide? Easy before me
What you woulda did without Ball Game?
How could you work without priorities?
K Shine zipped n***as up when he got it clear
DNA told Smack to get these old n***as the fuck outta here
So Iām speakin' the truth so Iām sayin' somethin' wrong today?
Yeah, yāall started this shit, yāall the reasons the labels think battle rappers canāt make songs today
But your man got the longest face
He like he wanna try somethin'
The first n***a who says he got his back gonā die frontin'
Any problems with my n***as, them 9's dumpin'
All my n***as quick to suit up: theyāre job huntin'
You show out, get show down, donāt lie sucka
Die like Evel Knievel if he arrives stuntin'
Since when Lux was a threat in the game?
Fuck this battle, Iām here for the check and my name
They said the feds was on me
Shit, I thought it was some stretch and some 'caine
But nah, it was for some shit that had nothin' to do with me
But I told you, itās a big difference between you and me
This aināt the funeral, Iām just plannin' your eulogy
So when he wake up with his face on the news
Itās not for no animal cruelty
His mind flowin', Iām stoppin' traffic I said
Two dome shots will put a road block in his head
And I aināt even got to shoot at your man
I could put the loot on your man
I can retire, I found youngsters thatāll shoot for a grand
So if you donāt get your mind right, they push your brains left
I get them what Smack givin' me, I got change left
Then I hit the club with only n***as that been with me
And blow the rest of it at Jersey girls at Sin City
Thereās only one time Iāma ask for respect and Iām blastin' the TEC
And thatās word to the tat on my neck
Thatās my mama by the way
If thereās drama in the way
Iāll lift that llama off my waist and start piranha:in' his face
Yeah, you battled one n***a that come from the D
No disrespect but at the time he wasnāt as hungry as me
That day, bar for bar, my bro Miles didnāt stand a chance
But I bet you, man to man heāll beat you hand for hand
Twiz can leave, we donāt even need this camera man
Iāll fuck you up on stage, n***a, right now
Now the fans lookin' like, "Damn, Cal aināt gotta rhyme."
But I told you, when itās real shit it aināt gotta rhyme
Check his pockets, Smack, I bet to you he aināt got a dime
Over my paper, he aināt even get his chicken scratched for gettin' outta line ā chicken scratched, paper, out of lineā¦
Thatās Big Tās shit and he started it
But the line so smart the shit sound like some retarded shit
Let him try me tonight, he gonā get his shit peeled back
Drag him across the stage like Stevie J and Lil Scrap
After a n***a battle me, I made him feel wack
āCause thereās a difference between metaphors and real rap
[Round 3: Loaded Lux]
Letās get to choppin' this fable
Youāre a fake new 2Pac and weāre fatal
But youāre a gay whoās really a softy
Starbucks coffees, moccasins, bagels
I begged you, come get your thing popped at your cable
Man shit, but since we couldnāt get your pops at the table
If youāre able, please tell him that hand that rules the world
Thatās the one thatās finna rock your cradle, n***a
If you notice, I mentioned Verb in the other round
Iām guessin' now, subconsciously, possibly, you probably
āCause he favored this problem I had to step around
You remember that Holla beef, where he checked a child?
Iām bettin' Cal and Hitman are stickmen
And you wear the weddin' gown
All Iām sayin' is yāall married yo, the scenario, same def and style
But why are your expressions foul?
I get this feelin' like, you feelin' like
What I said was down⦠low, like āYo, like, that was wild!ā
But thatās funny, ācause Iām a little skeptical
Had my peoples investigate you, pal
Instagram for you Calicoe fans that have yet to browse
July 17th, 8:40 PM, you posted up
Aw, n***a, you know whatās up, we kept the file
Youāve got some explainin' to do, can we address the crowd?
Exhibit A
So thatās how Detroit gangstas do? Skinny dippin' gone wild?
Well we aināt judgin' though, you aināt on trial
My beloved T-Rex says
āGrown man bars is somethin' you got to deal with.ā
So all of that collaborated, fabricated
It aināt gon' equal up to this real shit
Check it out, I want yāall to picture this as I paint the slide
Tombstone grain inscribed, here lies my beloved, grave this wide
I mean I had that much love for you
I know that ācause you got that much hate for I
Donāt want you to hang your eye
Not for a second, lil n***a, catch it, brace your vibe
Be froze, for death is cold
I wanna search your soul
And hold onto whatever holes exposin' the pain you hide
Bring me mine, n***a!
Now I donāt wanna break this bond, I just wanna break the cycle
Thank your moms I'd like to
For the nights she didnāt write you
She stayed in line, so your days could shine
I might do one better, with a letter to tell her
How I appreciate in kind, how strong a queen she is
And any man would be lucky for her to be made his bride
You see, I take in mind your situation
And though I never met your father
I see a lot of his ways in your stride
I mean, you got that ātalk it like I walk itā kind of attitude
And you know itās real good he gave you pride
Every son should be proud of his father
And I look at my little one and I want the same for mine
Thatās why when I look up at you
I see what it can go through when a father donāt take the time
You know what I think is fucked up?
(Hold up, he gone get this work)
I think itās real fucked up when those people gave him all that time
You wanna know whatās even more fucked up?
Itās for all them years that he got away from you
Has only been a way for you
To be more together with him in a cage in five
Thatās why Iām angry, guy
āCause he didnāt take the steps, now you chase his rep
But them runnin' shoes aināt your size
They say: "Donāt whine over spilled milk."
But what a man 'posed to do when his babyās cryin'?
Oh, he say shit like, you know, āYou know it costs to be the boss.ā
What, he too good for a payin' job?
What was wrong with bein' a cable guy?
A real estate agent? Why
Was that n***a to cool to go to flight school
And learn how to fly planes through the friendly skies?
But nah, he told you he had to do what he had to do
To put food on yāall plate to dine
You mean you tell me all that slangin' and bangin'
Was to give yāall greater lives?
When God gave him drive?
And that Big Meech backup singing-ass n***a left your mom out here alone for the latest ride?
That donāt plague your mind?
(Hold up, he gone get this work. He gone get this work, n***a. Hold up. Hold Up, hold up. He ain't even get the second verse, but you n***as gone get this work)
Them mistakes aināt guides? And you wonder why them Shotgun Suge shells still ache your spine?
Look what Ray Ray got Lil Jimmy out here in New York doin'
Tell your OG Bobby Johnson
He tried to steal the wrong radio this time, n***a
Hey, if you see South Central
When you see this again thatās gonna be one of your favorite lines
Somethin' to think about next time you on stage wavin' signs
Tryin' to be like the only daddy you got
And I understand you wanna keep his name alive
But youngin, Iām tryin' to save you from your demise
You said it yourself, āMy pops was a real n***a.ā
Youngin, that aināt no lie
He was in the business that the system perpetuates on the side
To keep us in the condition where we aināt made to survive
But you think he a god? Well let me ask you this
Would you kill the world to save yourself, n***a?
Yeah, I ain't think that was wise
Somethin' to think about the next time yāall thuggin'
Drinkin' and druggin', hard liquor, yāall full of killas
Remember, I tried to give him the large picture
(Hold up, man. He gone get this work. He gone get this work. Hold up. Hold on, B. He gone get this work.)
Your pops wasnāt no gangster, he was just another lost n***a
You think itās gangster to let a mother love that dope more than her daughter?
Shoot a father from his son, then turn around and put that boy on the corner?
Or leave your son out here alone to fend for himself knowin' he need order?
Is your money bein' long worth your lifespan bein' shorter? Huh?
But Iām just tryin' to give you the large picture
(Hold up, man, let me work. You gone get this work, n***a. Watch me work)
Your pops wasnāt no gangster, he was just another lost n***a
Gangstaās brothers like Marcus Garvey
Who when he performed lectures
Raised consciousness up from doin' wrong
To puttin' us in uniforms, makin' us soldiers in Godās army
All them Garveyites, Nat Turner
When the man had us on the back burner
Facts further steady he lead one of the greatest revolutions of freedom slaves you ever heard of
But then he got murdered
You know what? Harriet Tubman was more of a man than your father would ever be, n***a!
I mean, your daddy, your daddy, that father title get deployed
You know, a wise man told me that a wise man understands
In this life you gon' either build or destroy
And since it takes a father to raise a man-child
Well itās no wonder you talk all that young shit, you a lil boy
That donāt get the large picture
Your pops wasnāt no gangster, he was just another lost n***a
Look at me, King! Look at me!
He was so lost⦠you lost, n***a
(He gone get this work. He gone get this work. You could never work with me, ever in your life. Look at you, emotional)
Look how they got you, Fox 2, CNN
Youāre supposed to be one of the leadin' faces in battle rap
Look how you represent
They told me, I said stop lyin', yāall hype him
You in the crib with pissed alligators and shit
Not to mention everybody else
But you damn near got yourself indited
Then you showed the chickens
I thought about you and your man in that picture
āThese Detroit n***as still cockfightin'.ā
[UNHEARD 2ND VERSE: Loaded Lux]
Cal, you say I didnāt put you on
That was Miles and the n***a Norbes
I say how did he get it wrong? Wow, yāall been misinformed
You gotta explain then
Who put together that weigh-in that you was on?
You see I was in New York but got it done in Detroit
When Miles couldnāt orchestrate it, Moe Dirty would get the calls
Real raps, let's kick it off; you gon' tell it then tell it all
Instead of yellin' all I did was put my logo
My brand, on every clip that went forth
Well hello n***a, switchboard
Then God said "Let there be light!"
So I ain't gotta guess that you bright
But I'll put pieces of you everywhere, n***a
If it's gon' help me collect your life
Now correct me if I ain't right
But donāt the press get a price
For every time they run with the hype?
Donāt HBO 24/7 pay Floyd every time he dress up to fight?
When Grant was on the Hill, wasn't he collectin' from Sprite?
But soon as n***as start thinkin' they Jordan
And jump, man, you put 'em in front of Nike
I get back to checkin' you n***as mics
See, I fought to get that D verse Chicago battle goin', Miles know it
But n***as in your own city didnāt wanna have him hold it
I threw alley oops to the "No Fly Zone"
Well youāre the last one I'm throwin'
If I give you n***as shots, then what's a Calico if it ain't loaded?
You see, before the URL, me and the good folks over at Lionz Den
We took battle rap, revamped and new breeded this department
You know, I even had a couple legends
Come meet us off their starships
I showed how bad Goodz was, I let K shine
ICE would freeze a n***a before the sparks went
Remember where you seen it first
Arsonal and Clips both cleanin' out their cartridge
Gave Rich Dollaz a lean target
Goddamn it, we got Big T started
Word, if it wasnāt for us, shit, n***a Verb'd still be in the flea market
But youāYOU! Youāre my greatest creation
You would think we were two nation when it was war declared
But you canāt send boys who crawlin' scared
To men who walk through dares
Itās an insult to compare; Detroit, we canāt even score this fair
I just came to show him, that I planted this here notion
Way before you were long or where
Oh, you be in Chicago? Well thatās funny
'Cause I came to break down this Hightower
That thinks heās tall as the Sears
Now peep, we call it dressin' rappers
You know, you like lettin' them endorse your gear
Give āem shorts to wear, you know, start āem bein' active
Get somebody from a whole other region
Different city, younger demographic
This helps with the different markets youāre tryin' to tap in
Let them get about ten taped battles
I'm guess-timatin' about seven million views
Whooo! I'm not accurate, but thatās traffic
Goddamn it, thatās classic!
'Cause see, what happens
Is you help a man to build an empire, then you attack it
Let me ask this: you read the Bible, Mr. Hightower?
I mean Calicoe, uuh, perhaps you donāt
The reason I'm askin' for
You see, in the book of Exodus, chapter two, verse ten
I canāt quote the passage though
Thereās a part in there where God
Is speakin' to Moses regarding Pharaoh soul
He says to Moses, about Pharaoh:
"I purposefully hardened his heart just so my wrath could show
The signs of my work
So that afterwards you would know, I am Hov."
So tell your daddy, n***a, if I got to start gettin' rid of first borns
Well, you gon' let my people go
You see this plan Iāve spawned and spearheaded
With a friend of mine since I retired, it was all a dare
A lot of yāall would ask
"How did Calicoe get Lux with so many losses near?"
But I have purposefully pushed this pawn
Across the board this year, you see
It didnāt matter if his victories were HD or Walkman clear
People are biased, I'm not gon' say they all were fair
But the fact they talked about him in gamblin' spot and barber chairs, I know n***as saw you there
This is why a mind like mines has long been feared
This is compensation for helpin' jump startin' your career
This is payback for every match of yours that aired
You canāt see how in this one night, I got in front of every camera that youāve ever been on for years
So that would mean for you, all ends here
It's like the farmer told the potato:
"I'ma plant you now, dig you later."
You see, we break them then deflate them
With this battle shit itās battleships
Sometimes you gotta blow 'em up to sink 'em
It took patience, I was stakin', scoutin', casin'
The door racin' between the couch potato
Window when the house was vacant
And it's pretty clear to me now
Look how many people I brought to crowd your space with
I could have caught you out one night with the wife
When you had reservations and left yāall both late
Brings a new meaning to "outdated"
Speakin' of your girl, I remember the Summer Madness before
When you and Math was at war
I wanted to ask her before
You brought her out from the back of your boys
You showed her to the crowd, we was like, āWow!ā
You know, clap and applause
Cute in the face, ass was galore
I must say sheās attractive for sure
That boy Calicoe got good taste
Baby girl, well we just wanna know what happened to yours
They told you to chill, Cal
Now you in here with a real bow
Uphill battle with a hundred pound wheel barrow
Kneel, how? Shit turn to pressure like a steel valve
You crack on me like I deal vials
This ain't even beef, you ain't real, Cal
See them people from PETA put this young boy in a cold storm
With no clothes on, thatās why n***as got told on
I think he tried to hold on and was like, āHold on!ā
Whatās gonna happen if keepin' it real goes wrong?
Not killa-ma-gilla-go-rilla Cal, always down for the riot
But now Big T come in the house, gotta tell him āQuiet!ā
FB eyein' till they build stacks
Thatās when they come and get ya
Disfigure your member, then give you your grill back
Like, we just wanna see where your skills at
We understand your tongue is your weapon
But you 'posed to conceal that
You know once you give 'em control it's hard to get that will back
Money moves used to light your fuse, they killed that
Tell Ice Cube we done found his chill pack
Letās reveal facts
They put a offer on the table, you pushed the deal back
I need to speak to my lawyer or point me to my cell
Anything else, then heāll rat
You took 48 hours and made the 48 seconds flat
If you a Calicoe fan, you supposed to feel wack
Now we already know the answer, but we gon' still ask
When they had you in that room
Did you give them metaphors or real raps?