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Cappadonna Lyrics

Yeah ninety six Park Hill style
Representing the Park Hill neighborhood and the style of music from 1996.

Burial ground sound in it forever Dunn
The music they make has a lasting impact.

Politic
Navigating the music industry with strategy and diplomacy.

Here we come right through your eardrum Dunn
Their music is coming straight to your ears.

Cherry head catch feel the draft of the aks
People who are unprepared will feel the impact.

You catch one trying to pretend you could win
People who are pretending to be successful will fail.

Headlock show the block kid counterattack
Be aggressive and respond to any attack.

Don of mine stay connect 4th Disciple trife
They have connections to important people in the industry.

Ain't nuthin ice cream, kid you get blown like steam
Things can get violent and dangerous quickly.

Park Hill Projects, the black Idi Amin
Park Hill is a rough neighborhood and they are in charge.

Ninety-six era, not the crossover lever
They are not following current trends, but sticking to the style from 1996.

chain swinger talk swing, probably wardrobe king
They are talking about someone who thinks they're important, but they are not.

So what now? Industry kids'll lock it down
The music industry is controlled by a few people.

Only two loyal, dustin that find you there for
There are few people in the industry who are loyal.

You wanted to enter thirty-six in the soil
They are talking about someone who wants to be buried in Park Hill, which is associated with violence.

My technique is speak have you knocked out weak
Their style is powerful and can knock out someone who is weak.

Forever in it, my slang dick goes so deep
They are confident in their style and have been doing it for a long time.

Thirsty for hip-hop, Staten Isle niggaz can't stop
Staten Island artists are passionate about hip-hop and won't be stopped.

Runnin wild like a child till we reach the top
They are determined to succeed and won't stop until they reach their goals.

Stapleton, New Bright, and West Brighton the harbor
Listing neighborhoods on Staten Island where they're from.

Connect, me for vet, Don King and a tech
They have strong connections in the industry.

Thug cats'll get done up on black man's sun up
Those who are violent and cause problems will be dealt with severely.

Cap the imperial, bring out new material
They are innovators and create new music.

You hold me down, analyze all cherry-head
People are trying to block their success and judge them unfairly.

Wu is in town, catch the hand-off
Referring to the Wu-Tang Clan being in town to make music.

Prepare for my dancehall standoff
Bracing for conflict in the music industry.

Mercy when I come blow your mic-hand off, sorry I touched him
If you challenge them, they will destroy you and won't show mercy.

Here they come again through customs
They are traveling and coming back to make music.

Mad ways to dead the wax one way to bust him
They have different ways to approach making music and can destroy those who try to compete with them.

If it's alright with you it's alright with me
They are willing to collaborate and work with others in the industry.

We can take this rap game to a higher degree
They are confident in their skills and want to make better music.

We can do this Spike Lee or how you want it to be
They can make music in different styles and ways to suit their audience.

Check it, Golden Arms plus new Cappadon
Introducing themselves as performers.

These ninety-nine powerful circling swords
Referring to their strength and power in the industry.

Impact from all the heat dug deep and locked on
Their impact is long-lasting and intense.

Chip off the bone, hard face and hard fists
They are tough and strong, physically and musically.

Chop off your option, have you felt a neck twist
They can limit your choices and harm you physically.

Cassette disc and wrist, meltdown your pistol mist
They can destroy your music and harm you physically.

Burnt to a crisp, bombarded my pistol grip
They can harm those who try to compete with them.

Tongue gripped the nigga, raw tone the jawbone
They are powerful with their words and can make others submit to them.

Leaning Tower Pisa sounds of the Mars zone
Their music is powerful and influential, like the Leaning Tower of Pisa or sounds from Mars.

Chef dropped that bomb, the takeout will still linger
Referring to another member of the Wu-Tang Clan making powerful music.

Twenty crazy christians, to lock in hole and heat up
Referring to their strength and power in the industry, and their ability to make powerful music.

Who the finger rap singer with hip layers of phlegm
Referring to someone who is not a good rapper and has a weak style.

Caused by blunt smoke, heart disease plays the friend
Referring to the health risks of smoking and how it affects people's voice.

I ran out emotion, my rap style's devotion
They are passionate about making music and have nothing left to give.

I got hosts for you Soviet peoples across the ocean
Referring to their international fan base and ability to make music that people from different countries enjoy.

My path releases, volcanic acids
Their music is powerful and can overwhelm people.

Engage in the page activity is autographics
Their music is a form of art and is visually appealing.

Fraction of my busting microphones start to lust and
Their music is passionate and intense.

words plays over power practice might bust em
Their words are powerful and can dominate others.

The black male persuasion known to hunt you for sane
They are powerful and can overpower those who try to compete with them.

The Big Apple verbal concert, for the occasion
They are referring to the music industry in New York City and their performances there.

The vital snap, now insert my Spinal Tap
Their music is powerful and can cause physical harm, like a spinal tap.

I got forty more swipes to pipe, thirty slapped
They are confident in their ability to make more music and have already made a lot.

The power from the cram broke the bottom of the pan
Their music is so powerful that it can break things.

With Earth Wind and Fire, ice water dead grams
Referring to the elements of Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water and their ability to make music that is powerful and intense.

American hustler up and coming with a vengeance
Referring to their determination and passion for making music.

Makes no magnet charge, plug vivid my extension
They are not concerned with material possessions, but with making powerful music.

one lesson motivation for my pistol profestation
Their music is motivating and inspires others.

Slang person nailed, now we move on a motation
They are successful in the industry and can continue to make music that people enjoy.

Location, point-blank, on point be the vessel
Referring to their location and their ability to make powerful music.

Politic the defecit measure, point the decibel
Using diplomacy and strategy to navigate the industry, and creating powerful music.

We're credible, renaissance, eatin off the barrel
They are respected in the industry and have a good reputation.

Advanced chemo, Die Hard to my demo
Their music is powerful and can be overwhelming.