Respect
I-Robots Lyrics

No big up our gun men, seen? (Big up, big up)
Let's not glorify the gunmen or make them feel superior.

Cuh dis ah 94' when ah RAA fi kill people and kyaan dun
In 1994, there was a gruesome game of killing where people were dying rapidly.

Nuh waan pussy hole hold di kaanah
We don't want a coward to hold a gun.

Watch this, lawd
Keep an eye on this, Lord.

Me holla respect, to all the gun men dem
I show respect to all the gunmen.

Gun men alone, keep gun men friend
Gunfighters keep other gunfighters as friends.

Fire bun, fi all the informer dem
I don't appreciate informants and wish them ill will.

Informer lone keep informer friend
Informants gravitate towards other informants for friendship.

Nineteen seventy somethin' nigga I don't sweat the date
I was born in 1970-something and don't bother about the exact date.

My moms is late so I had to plan my escape
My mom was late, so I had to make an escape plan.

Out the skins in this world of fly girls
I was out of great situations with attractive women.

Tanqueray and Hennessy until I cold hurl
I drank Tanqueray and Hennessy excessively until I had to vomit.

Ten months in this gut what the fuck
I was the womb for ten months, what the hell.

I wish moms'd hurry up so I could get buck
I wanted my mom to hurry up, so I could start living.

Wild juvenile rippin' mics and shit
As a juvenile, I sang rap music and dominated all other performers.

New York New York ready for the likes of this uh
The people from New York were waiting for someone like me, uh.

Then came the worst date May 21st
May 21st was the worst day of my life.

2:19, that's when my momma water burst
At precisely 2:19, my mom's water broke.

No spouse in the house so she rode for self
My mom went to the hospital alone.

To the hospital, to see if she could get a little help
She went to the hospital for some medical assistance.

Umbilical cord's wrapped around my neck
The umbilical cord was wrapped around my neck.

I'm seein' my death and I ain't even took my first step
I thought I was going to die before taking my first step.

I made it out, I'm bringin' mad joy
Luckily, I made it out and am bringing great joy.

The doctor looked and said, "He's gonna be a Bad Boy"
The doctor predicted my career as a bad boy.

Now I'm thirteen, smokin' blunts, makin' cream
At thirteen, I was smoking marijuana and making money.

On the drug scene, fuck a football team
I was in the drug world and didn't care for any football team.

Riskin' ruptured spleens by the age of sixteen
At sixteen, I was at risk of multiple ruptured spleens.

Hearin' the coach scream ain't my lifetime dream, I mean
Hearing the coach yell wasn't my life-long dream.

I want to blow up, stack my dough up
I wanted to gain success and make a lot of money.

So school I didn't show up, it fucked my flow up
Skipping school messed up my workflow.

Mom said that I should grow up and check myself
My mom said that I should be more mature and examine my behavior.

Before I wreck myself, disrespect myself
Before I destroy myself, I should stop disrespecting myself.

Put the drugs on the shelf? Nah, couldn't see it
I couldn't imagine putting drugs on hold.

Scarface, King of New York, I want to be it
I wanted to be like Scarface, the king of New York.

Rap was secondary, money was necessary
Money was more important than rapping.

Until I got incarcerated, kinda scary
It was scary when I got locked up in jail.

C74-Mark 8 set me straight
Mark 8 of C74 corrected my ways.

Not able to move behind the great steel gate
I was stuck behind the strong iron gate and unable to move.

Time to contemplate, damn, where did I fail?
I examined and pondered where I made a mistake.

All the money I stacked was all the money for bail
All the money I made went towards paying bail.

Ninety-four, now I explore new horizons
In 1994, I started exploring new possibilities.

Mama smile when she see me, that's surprisin'
It was surprising that my mom smiled when she saw me.

Honey's is tantalizin', they freak all night
Women were tempting and wanted to have sex all night.

Peep duckin' cops on the creep all night
I had to avoid cops and be sneaky all night.

As I open my eyes and realizin' I changed
I awoke and finally recognized that I had changed.

Not the same deranged child stuck up in the game
I was no longer that insane kid caught up in the game.

And to my niggas livin' street life
To my friends living on the road.

Learn to treat life to the best, put stress to rest
Treasure life, avoid stress, and enjoy the moment.

Still tote your vest man, niggas be trippin'
It's important to wear a bulletproof vest because some people are unpredictable.

In the streets without a gat? Nah, nigga you're slippin'
Don't go on the streets without a gun because your safety is at risk.

If I'm trippin' on The F with weed on my breath
If I'm high on the F subway with marijuana on my breath.

Original hustler with the muffler on the TEC
I'm the original hustler with a muffler on the gun.

Respect to the Mack's and the Ac's
I show my appreciation and honor to the Mack's and Ac's.

To the freaks in the Jeeps, lick shots to my peeps
To the women in Jeeps, I respect my friends and aim my gun.

Now this is Diana King doing a Yankee thing
This is Diana King doing an American thing.

In a Biggie Small's thing, do it, Jah
In a big Biggie Smalls event, do it.

Have mercy
Please have mercy on me (general statement).

The gunman inna di party
The gunman is at the party.

And everybody feel irie
Everyone is feeling good and positive.

And everybody just follow me, follow me, follow me
Everyone just follows me wherever I go.

The wul ah we in ah di party
We, as a collective, are at the party.

And everybody look irie
Everyone is looking and feeling good.

Now di man them sexy, sexy, sexy
The men there are all very attractive and sexy.

Do it!
Just do it (general statement).

No mercy fuh nuh big up unnu self
No mercy for those who boast too much about themselves.

Cuh we nuh watch nuhtin to say or see
We don't see or say anything around here.

Hardcore ting we ah deal with
We're dealing with hardcore things.

Oh yes, we are the best
We are the best, no doubt about it.

No other guy cyaan
No one else can do it like us.

Say it mami, damn, why you actin' like that man?
Say it, girl. Why are you behaving like that?

'Cause I don't be doin' this
I don't usually do this.

I'm sayin', you know it ain't nothin'
I'm just saying that it's not a big deal.

It's just part of sex, ya know'm saying
It's just a normal part of sex, and you know what I mean.

But you know I don't do this, I don't even know how to do this
But you know that I don't usually do this, and I don't even know how to do it.

I'm just sayin' mami, jus-just a little peck mami, for daddy
I'm just saying, girl, a little kiss for me won't hurt.

Just a little peck
Just a small kiss.

Like that?
Do it like that?

That's what I'm sayin', yeah
That's what I'm talking about.

You know I don't be doin' this though tho', you know that
You know that I don't usually do this, right?

Whatever bitch, damnit
Whatever, girl, damnit.