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Chino featuring Stephen "Di Genius" McGregor Lyrics

Big up to the friends, the fans, the fakers and the enemies
Acknowledging all those who support, pretend, and oppose him

Forever keep me bredda Craig Dennis inna me memories
Remembering his friend Craig Dennis who passed away

Tink me nuh remember nuff a dem come wid agenda say
Claiming to not remember many who had ulterior motives

Dem got you still dem chat you tell me now what kinda friend dem is
Asking what kind of friend talks behind someone's back

Nuff a dem did hot now dem a pop down an a reminisce
Noticing those who used to be popular but now are forgotten and looking back

True we gone a lead now dem a pree we as dem nemesis
Recognizing that he is a leader now and others who envy and oppose him

Lyrics to the beats, we have the streets, we have the leverage
Boasting about his talent, popularity, and influence

Dem try fi give we poison spliff or alcoholic beverage
Pointing out how some try to harm him with drugs or alcohol

Hater dem, dem nah've nuttn fi do dem have a terrible case of boredom
Describing how haters have nothing to do but be bored and cause trouble

Everyday dem write up fuckry pon dem forum
Saying how haters spend their days online spreading negativity

'Bout Chino dis, Stephen dat, wah fi see we slow down
Mocking those who gossip and want them to fail

A chat a bag a ting but tell dem we nuh 'fraid a no tongue
Saying they are not afraid of what people say or do

True dem bad mind dem a try stop we glory and
Acknowledging that some have bad intentions and want to stop their success

Dem never know half of the story when
Suggesting that others don't know the full details of their struggle

Dem a fight we, we still nuh worry
Asserting that they are not afraid of those who oppose them

'Cause dem never know we protected
Explaining that they feel protected

Him only buss because him ride offa di boss name
Dismissing the idea that his success is only because of his father's influence

When me just a buss me never
Saying he didn't rely on his father's fame when he started his career

(Advertise me last name)
Implied that he didn't use his last name to gain fame

Me nuh inna music fi nuh hype nuh fast fame
Stating that he's not in music for hype or fame

Dem nuh plant nuh corn and want fi reap up every last grain
Pointing out how some are lazy but still want to profit from others' hard work

Nuff a dem sell out fi try live life inna di fast lane
Calling out those who compromise their integrity for a luxurious lifestyle

See say dem nuh firm dem weaker than me Gucci glass frame
Noting that they are not strong and more fragile than a pair of glasses

Me see right through dem is like dem have a glass frame
Saying he can see through their lies and deceit

Try fi bruck me medz but tell dem me nuh have nuh glass brain
Saying he is not easily manipulated or influenced by others

Dem say we bread butter true we a di captain offspring
Saying they are the offspring of the captain and have money and influence

Dem nuh know we struggles or we past pain
Saying others don't know about their hardships or past experiences

(Street respect)
Implied that they have respect in the streets

Crazy love anytime we go cross Spain
Saying they receive a lot of love whenever they visit Spain

Nuff a dem can't go Fletchers, Drewsland or past pain
Noting that some people cannot enter certain areas because of safety concerns

Ask frame! Who fah music the streets been blasting
Asking who is responsible for the popular music in the streets

Everything irie me zip lock hits ask fame
Saying that everything is going well and asking for fame

Haters been asking how him a play so often
Acknowledging that his haters wonder how he can perform so frequently

Wuss true Nestle and Coca Cola start endorse him
Saying that even big companies like Nestle and Coca Cola support him now

Dem a try stop we glory and
Recognizing that others want to stop their success

Dem never know we protected
Emphasizing that they feel protected