Story To Tell
Lloyd Banks Lyrics

Listen up I got a story to tell... (yeah!) {Whooooooooooooooooooooo! }
Pay attention because I have an interesting account to share.

Listen up I got a story to tell... {"MONEY IN THE BANK"... DAMN! }
You won't believe the tale I have to tell, which includes a significant amount of money.

This one's about Puerto Rican ruiz gold covering two teeth (uh-huh!)
I will begin my story with a description of a Puerto Rican named Ruiz, who has gold caps on two of his teeth.

Unpredictable nigga - always in some new beef.
Ruiz is known for being volatile and frequently involved in new altercations.

At school he plans robberies on his loose leaf,
Even at school, Ruiz spends his time plotting thefts on his notebook paper.

Only 17 - with' the mind of a true theif. (yeah!) {NONE STOP! }
Despite only being 17, Ruiz already exhibits the tendencies of an experienced criminal.

Never had the patience required to make it
Ruiz lacks the patience needed to succeed through honest means.

So he takes it! - Flossin' with' the next man bracelet.
Instead of waiting for success, Ruiz takes what he wants, as evidenced by his flaunting of another man's bracelet.

Playin' the block wasted (uh-huh!)
Ruiz spends his time drunk or high, loitering on street corners.

And nobody'll smoke with' 'em, cause 9 times outta 10; he laced it!
Ruiz is not someone others like to smoke with because he tends to lace their drugs with lesser substances.

Revolvers in his backpack
Ruiz carries guns in his backpack.

Money blendin' in cause he half black, movin' through the hood like a lab rat.
Ruiz's mixed-race heritage and suspicious movements make him blend in well on his block.

Never been a good student (no done!)
Ruiz has never been a good student.

Cause his whole wigs poluted, similar to the niggas he recruited.
Ruiz's mind is polluted with negativity, like the others he associates with.

Like nappy head Chris - Pretty Ricky and Ronnie.
Ruiz's friends include Chris, Pretty Ricky, and Ronnie, who all have rough appearances.

Became best of friends, cause everyone of 'em grimey,
The group's shared delinquent behavior helped them forge strong bonds of friendship.

Before they met, they all did they share of dirt, (dirt!)
Each person in the group had their own history of wrongdoing prior to coming together.

Now that they together situations only got worse.
As a group, they only continue to engage in worse activities than before.

See brew? (uh-huh!) He the mastermind (uh-huh!) always got a mission (uh-huh!)
Brew is the leader of the group, always with a plan of action.

But his trigger finger itchy, (uh-huh!) so the average nigga listen! (uh-huh!) {Whooooooo! }
While Brew is the leader, he is quick to resort to violence, so others are quick to follow his lead out of fear.

He said his neck glisten, cause he caught a nigga slippin' (uh-huh!) (yeah!)
Brew's necklace is particularly shiny because he stole it from someone off-guard.

In the Benz with' a system with his lady friend kissin'; (uh-huh!) (*gunshot*)
Brew was in a car blasting music and making out with his girlfriend when he suddenly fired a gun.

But now this niggas sittin - breakin' down chumps on top
After getting arrested, Brew has to bide his time in jail while thinking about future crimes.

Of they textbooks - gettin' ready for they next jokes. (yeah!)
While Brew is in jail, his friends are studying up on future heists and planning pranks on others.

And he a big timer.
Brew sees himself as a top-tier criminal.

I know his girlfriend Rolanda! She live Uptown by Pearl's Diner. {G-UNIT! }
The storyteller is familar with Brew's girlfriend, who lives uptown by Pearl's Diner, a reference to the G-Unit hip hop group.

The only thing left now is to find her
The only outstanding task for the group now is to locate Rolanda.

And get in her vagina.
The group plans to have sexual relations with Rolanda once they find her.

And send Ricky,
The group plans to send Ricky to carry out a task, though the nature of the task is not specified.

The bitch picky.
Rolanda is considered difficult to please.

Weeks passed with her is no quickies - and walkin' through the city; (uh-huh!)
The group has yet to have any sexual encounters with Rolanda after spending weeks attempting to do so while walking through the city.

His eyes tattooed {GOD-...! } on her titties. {DAMN! }
Brew has a tattoo of the word 'God' on Rolanda's breasts.

They stopped for drinks, drinks led to the crib
Eventually, the group was able to convince Rolanda to come back to their dwelling with them after drinks at a bar.

Crib led to the bed, bed led to a head.
Once back at the apartment, sexual actions took place, eventually leading to oral sex.

He popped the question, she said exactly where he stayed at
After the sexual encounter, Brew asked Rolanda where one of his enemies lived, and she complied with the information.

Cause he cheated on her twice and this is a way of payback. {Whoooooo! }
Rolanda only gave Brew the information as payback for him cheating on her twice previously.

Now he on his way back, to Queens (wha'?)
Brew is now en route to Queens to take revenge on his enemy with the information Rolanda provided.

Weapon in his jeans, goin' over the directions to the cream.
Brew has his gun concealed in his pants and is reviewing his plan of action to get to the money he desires.

But while he was gone, Ronny and Chris got arrested, (yup!)
While Brew was away, two of his accomplices were caught by authorities.

Doing a side jynx nobody really expected. (yo!)
The reason for Chris and Ronny getting caught was a surprise to the rest of the group.

Now shits gettin' hectic - a four man army
With two members arrested, the group is now reduced to four people.

Turned to 2 niggas - four arms and two triggers.
Despite the reduced manpower, each remaining member has two arms and a gun on them.

But they ain't care, they can smell the money in the air; bust in the house,
The group is aware that money is within reach and does not hesitate to break into the desired location.

Loaded chrome stuffed in his mouth.
One of the members has a loaded gun in his mouth as he raids the location.

Made him sit the fuck on the couch,
The group forces someone to sit on a couch during the robbery.

Snuffin' him out!
The group kills the person on the couch.

And ran to the back room,
The group quickly moves towards the back room of the location.

Punchin' holes through the bathroom.
The group is violently breaking through walls while searching the location.

They found the stash (uh-huh) - ziplock bags
The group ultimately finds the desired cash stash.

Full of cash! Along side of some potent ass hash. {Whooooooo! }
The money is accompanied by some particularly strong drug hash, which excites the group members.

A week passed! - Brew actin' funny,
After a week of enjoying the spoils of their robbery, Brew is acting strange.

Cause he ain't like the idea of another nigga with' money. - YEAH!
Brew is unhappy with the consumption of their money, fearful of others acquiring equal amounts of wealth.

DAMN!
An expression of surprise or shock, common in hip hop music.

"MONEY IN THE BANK"... PART 1!
The title of the song or a subtitle for the story being told in this first section.

IT'S NOT FAIR!
An exclamation of frustration or disappointment over an unjust situation.

LLOYD BANK$!
A reference to the artist performing the song and telling the story.

NEXT ON LINE!
A preview or foreshadowing of what is to come next in the story.

SADA POP!
An expression of confidence or enthusiasm, similar to 'Let's go!' or 'Yeah!'