Street Knowledge
BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah feat. Tree Lyrics

Made money, watch for the cops that go a hundred, crazy summer
Earned money during a hot summer and must be cautious of the fast driving police presence

Moved on up, Fivers are on it, that or a shooter
Advanced through life while being watched by dangerous gang members or sharpshooters

Who I'm around, every hoovers want a new block
People in their social circle are all seeking new territories to control and claim as their own

These is the projects, let me screw you top of the day
Living in poverty-stricken housing and committing petty crimes to make ends meet

Thermometer hot, niggas a shoot bruh and be up
The intense heat is causing people to act irrationally, leading to violence and frequent shootings

More gun shots than in Felluajah, call it Chiraq
There are more gun-related deaths and shootings in their area than in a warzone like Fallujah, Iraq

Hundred-g lines, no time to lye back want a Maybach
Working hard to sell large amounts of drugs and gain wealth and status by purchasing luxury cars like a Maybach

Get a real junkie to test the product, hold the ice pot
Finding an experienced drug user to test the quality of their product before selling it and keeping it cold to prevent spoilage

Warm up the pot, let it rock up, stay on your grind
Heating up drugs to solidify them for distribution while continuing to work hard and push their product

Get that shit jumpin', start off with dimes and on the week days
Making their product more popular by starting with small amounts and selling more during weekdays

Take 25 give 'em all three bags
Giving away three drug bags per every 25 sold to entice buyers

Within a week you're gettin' money, the cliché
Their approach to drug dealing is successful and makes money quickly, despite being a common strategy

Come through bumpin' your head and he say / They all say that he paid / And now people wondering what he made
Showing off their financial success by flaunting it in public and causing people to question how much money they have really made

And if your weak eh, can he be robbed, beast hey / Now he gotta go Mobb Deep on me
If someone is perceived as being weak, they become vulnerable to being robbed, prompting them to become violent and defensive like the rap group Mobb Deep

Don't let 10 miles get you oxed up, boxed up in the cage
Avoid getting caught and imprisoned by law enforcement by not getting too comfortable in one place for too long

On some bruja shit, bitches burning bundles of sage
Women using witch-like practices, such as burning sage, to mask the smell of drugs being sold

Your crack rock too pure, they gonna set you up / Chain too big on your neck, they calling you King Tut
If the drugs they sell are too strong or if they display their wealth too publicly, they become a target for police or other criminals

Trust the one who's sweat bands is narc ID's
Relying on someone who is likely an undercover police officer, identified by their sweatbands with 'narc' printed on them

And run for the hills, if you hear anybody yell freeze
Running away from any situation where someone yells 'freeze', as it could be law enforcement or another dangerous individual

Stash your cheese better, them shoe boxes don't work
Finding better hiding places for their money, as using shoe boxes is too obvious and easily discovered

That's some old school shit, like money in the mattress
Using traditional methods of hiding money, like putting it inside a mattress, is outdated and ineffective

Bitches is actresses, just screw 'em and leave
Women involved in the drug business are only interested in making money and should not be trusted or considered as romantic prospects

They fuck up your whole operation like Adam and Eve
Women can ruin the entire drug dealing operation, like how Eve in the Bible ruined everything for Adam

Don't play the roof tops, change the color of your blue tops
Avoid being on rooftops, as police helicopters can easily spot any suspicious behavior, and changing the color of drug baggies to avoid police detection

And them bags with the smiley faces, get new stocks
Getting new drug baggies without the smiley faces to avoid being easily recognized by law enforcement or other criminals

You can't run in skinny jeans, serve fiends my any means
Wearing skinny jeans restricts mobility, making it difficult to escape danger, but they must do whatever it takes to sell to drug addicts

Sprinkle coke in the dust blunt to spice up your greens
Adding cocaine to marijuana joints to increase their potency and make them more appealing to buyers

This the school of street gems from your boy Tony Yano
Providing valuable, unconventional knowledge about the practices of the drug-dealing world from their friend Tony Yano

You wanna check for it nigga, slide across the Verrazano
If someone is skeptical of their information, they can confirm it by crossing the Verrazano bridge to see the reality of the drug trade

Street knowledge, we puttin' these books to the test
Applying the lessons learned from real-life experience to their drug dealing business

We puttin' two to the chest for niggas who rock vests
Using violence to protect themselves and their business from those who try to harm or rob them, especially those wearing bulletproof vests

Food for though, spittin' out verbs for sport
Providing insightful advice and knowledge about the drug dealing world as a form of entertainment or boasting

In these streets you better walk the walk or come up short
Being in the drug selling business requires not just talking the talk, but also being able to walk the walk and back up their words with actions