Face Off
Ghostface & Scarface Lyrics

I'm creatin' a masterpiece for niggaz
I am making something great for the people

Doin' it Kay Slay, all day, ev'why day, steady up in the 12 gauge
Working with Kay Slay, all the time, every day, and always armed with a shotgun

I'm fuckin' your house up, you and your spouse up
Causing destruction to your home and harming both you and your partner

You open your mouth up, guarantee you I douce ya
If you speak up, I will eliminate you

Have 'em writin' about ya, daily I'm in the papers for doubtin' a motherfucker
Making the media write stories about you after I eliminate you for doubting me

Stankin' the speculation, you want it, you got it, baby
Ignoring any rumors or doubts and asserting myself as the best

I'm at you a lifetime, the nigga washin' your window shorten your lifeline
I will always be after you, even the person washing your windows will contribute to your demise

You're fuckin' wit white wine, I'm fuckin' wit nitrate
You are dealing with something small, I am dealing with something explosive

Ain't impressed wit status or jewelry, I'm on some street shit
I am not impressed by superficial things like status or jewelry, I care about street credibility

Don't believe in sit in front of a jewelry, that's weak shit
I do not respect those who flaunt their jewelry, it is a sign of weakness

You talk it, you gotta live it, I live it, that's why I speak it
If you talk about something, you have to back it up with actions; I live my words, which is why I speak them

Exposin' these niggaz weakness', Kay I got 'em sleepin'
Revealing the flaws of others, making them vulnerable and unprepared

Reality, fuck a record, don't believe in disrespectin'
I deal with reality, not just music records, and I don't tolerate disrespect

And niggaz will be to see you while your people got you rested'
People will come to see you only once you are already dead and at rest

I'm reckless
I am unafraid and not concerned with consequences

Mama used to take trips to face to face
My mother used to take me on trips to meet people in person

Now it's face-to-face, Ghost & Face, Scar & Slay
Now it's me and Scarface meeting in person with Ghostface and Kay Slay present

We gon' walk the path that mama laid
We are going to follow the same path that our mother took us on

We fail, we gon' see a skull on dollars grave
If we fail, we will be buried in the same cemetery as our mother

I remember bustin' out the house from police duckin' the vans
I remember escaping from the police while I was leaving my house

Wit them taped-up broken revolvers stuck to my pants
With revolvers that were taped together and barely functional attached to my pants

That was '88, around the time of Slick Rick era
This happened in 1988, which was around the time that Slick Rick was popular

Day to day, rolled chains wit them thick knit sweaters
Every day, I wore chains and thick knit sweaters

Who gives a fuck what the D.A. say, they want to see me pay
I don't care about what the District Attorney says, they only want to see me punished

Motherfucker this is G.F.K.!
I am Ghostface Killah, show me respect

I settle crimes wit metal 9s and I ain't gonna stop
I take care of problems with guns and I will continue to do so

'Til your brains all over the street like ?
I will keep going until I cause fatal damage to my enemies

Marshmellow dimes, brick be the size of cobblestones
I deal with big amounts of money, with some of my product being the size of cobblestones

Acknowledge the throne, it's Pretty Tone
Recognize my power and authority, I am Pretty Tone

I'm legendary and compared to my work on the strip, why'all secondary
I have made a name for myself and my work is superior to yours

I'm hittin' these fiends lovely, my shit be extra heavy
My drugs are high-quality and I have a loyal customer base

Like construction workers in Timbs, and plus they two box
My associates are tough like construction workers and also carry two guns each

Two glocks incase I gotta bump a few cops off
I am always armed with two guns in case I need to take out some police officers

You know how we do in Staten Island, this is Gaten Island, nigga
This is how we operate in Staten Island, don't forget it

Not a non-violence sticker
We are not promoting non-violence here

I gave you a chance to eat, but you chose to bite the hand that fed
I gave you an opportunity to succeed, but you betrayed me

You took your shit, nigga, lay in your bed
You made your choice, now you must face the consequences

Who'd ever thought this nigga that we sat down at our table and fed
We never thought that this person we helped would turn on us

Would roll on the street and on wit the feds
Would become an informant and work with the government

I used to love this nigga
I used to have affection for this person

Now I roll around wit a mask and a strap and a grudge for that nigga
Now I carry guns and wear a mask while holding a grudge against this person

Fuckin' wit me, this adds the fuel to the fire
Crossing me is only going to make things worse for you

And I'm about to snap that wire!
I am about to take action against you

We want them new 20s and 100s, Ziplock money
We want fresh, new bills in large denominations, and we want it in cash bags

why'all gon' fund it, we gon' eat big like Big Pun did
You will provide the money, and we will profit greatly from it like Big Pun did

And we goin' all out like Hussein's sons did
We will go to extreme lengths to get what we want, like Saddam Hussein's sons did

We stickin' niggaz like New York cops wit plungers
We are attacking people like New York cops who use plunger devices to disable people

So take some advice, there's three bears
Listen to my advice, there are three dangerous people here

Cashmere down wit 12 gauges under the table
We are all wearing soft and expensive clothing, but we also have shotguns hidden under the table

Slay got the shotty, ain't that your label
Kay Slay has the shotgun, which also happens to be the name of his label

And them other two bears, yo, theys the one that paid you buddy!
The other two dangerous people here are the ones who paid you, so watch out