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Chino ft. Di Genius Lyrics

Big up to the friends, the fans, the fakers and the enemies
Shoutout to everyone, even those who pretend to be supportive or are outright against us

Forever keep me bredda Craig Dennis inna me memories
Remembering our dear friend Craig Dennis who has passed away

Tink me nuh remember nuff a dem come wid agenda say
Some people come with ulterior motives or hidden agendas

Dem got you still dem chat you tell me now what kinda friend dem is
What kind of friend talks negatively about you behind your back?

Nuff a dem did hot now dem a pop down an a reminisce
People who used to be popular but are now irrelevant are trying to bring us down to feel better about themselves

True we gone a lead now dem a pree we as dem nemesis
Now that we're successful, they view us as their enemies or competition

Lyrics to the beats, we have the streets, we have the leverage
Our lyrics and music are popular and influential among the people

Dem try fi give we poison spliff or alcoholic beverage
They try to bring us down by offering us drugs or alcohol

Hater dem, dem nah've nuttn fi do dem have a terrible case of boredom
Haters don't have anything better to do with their time and are just bored

Everyday dem write up fuckry pon dem forum
They spend their days writing hateful comments on forums

'Bout Chino dis, Stephen dat, wah fi see we slow down
They talk negatively about us and want us to fail

A chat a bag a ting but tell dem we nuh 'fraid a no tongue
We're not afraid to speak our minds and respond to their negativity

True dem bad mind dem a try stop we glory and
They have bad intentions and want to prevent our success

Dem never know half of the story when
They don't know the full story or what we've been through

Dem a fight we, we still nuh worry
Despite their efforts to bring us down, we're not worried

'Cause dem never know we protected
We have protections and support that they don't know about

Him only buss because him ride offa di boss name
They think we only got famous because of our connections, not our talent

When me just a buss me never
When we were starting out, we didn't advertise our family name

Me nuh inna music fi nuh hype nuh fast fame
We're not in the music for hype or quick fame

Dem nuh plant nuh corn and want fi reap up every last grain
They didn't put in the work like we did, but still want to benefit from our success

Nuff a dem sell out fi try live life inna di fast lane
Many of them have compromised their morals to try to achieve success quickly

See say dem nuh firm dem weaker than me Gucci glass frame
They lack conviction and are weaker than a pair of Gucci glasses

Me see right through dem is like dem have a glass frame
We can see through their fake personas

Try fi bruck me medz but tell dem me nuh have nuh glass brain
They try to bring us down mentally, but we're too strong for that

Dem say we bread butter true we a di captain offspring
They say we only got ahead because of our family, but we're actually talented individuals

Dem nuh know we struggles or we past pain
They don't know about the difficulties we've faced in the past

(Street respect)
We have respect and recognition from the people on the streets

Crazy love anytime we go cross Spain
We have a lot of love and support even when we travel abroad

Nuff a dem can't go Fletchers, Drewsland or past pain
Many of them couldn't handle the struggles of the places we've come from

Ask frame! Who fah music the streets been blasting
Ask around and you'll find out whose music the streets are really playing

Everything irie me zip lock hits ask fame
Everything is good, my hit songs are all over

Haters been asking how him a play so often
Haters are surprised at how often our music is being played

Wuss true Nestle and Coca Cola start endorse him
Even major companies like Nestle and Coca Cola are supporting us

Dem a try stop we glory and
They're trying to prevent our success

Dem never know we protected
They don't realize we have help and protections on our side