Vitamins
N.O.R.E. Lyrics

Yea, you smell like bud, like Kermit the Frog fingers
You have a strong odor of marijuana, like the scent that would come off of Kermit the Frog's fingers

Know some broad lingers, they as hard as God singers
I know some women who can stick around and hang with the best of them, like the strength of God's choir singers

I got a price on this chain, call it mark Cuban (why?)
I put a value on this chain, referencing the businessman Mark Cuban (why?)

'Cause when we see the mark, we gon' snatch his Cuban
If we see the target, we're going to grab his Cuban chain

Rick Ruben, rocking role shots, gold pots
Referencing record producer Rick Rubin, with the line following to show off riches or luxury

Pyrex, baking soda, killer combination
A combination of Pyrex glass and baking soda, commonly used to prepare drugs

Right before your safe clear combination
Before we're able to clear your safe of valuables

Know it's off water flow congregation
I know how much money is flowing through this operation

Nighttime, hoodie on, think champion
At night, wearing a hoodie, thinking like a champion

Your cocaine do the opposite of ambient
Your cocaine does the opposite of making you calm like the drug Ambien would

Life's a bitch, a playin the sand
Life can be hard and unpredictable, like playing in sand that shifts and moves underneath your feet

Boss, Rush Hour, Chinese, Ricky Tan
Referencing the character Ricky Tan from the movie Rush Hour 2

I heard the opposites attract though
I've heard that opposites attract

Skinny bitches to a fatso, gas flow, that slow
Attraction between thin women and overweight men, the gas flow may be the slowing of time

My cuban niggas still not fans of Castro
My Cuban friends still don't like Fidel Castro

The dictatorship, still call him Asshole
Calling Fidel Castro an Asshole, referencing his leadership style as a dictatorship

White Guinness, blue Heineken
Types of beer, suggested to be consumed together

Red Corona, take it like a Vitamin
Drinking a Corona beer is like taking a health supplement or Vitamin

Pete Rock, let the records stop
Referencing music producer Pete Rock, suggesting to stop the music to hear what I have to say

Yea, matter fact let the record drop
Actually, let's drop the music so I can speak

Jose Luis, smooth ambiance
Referring to a man named Jose Luis, creating a calm and soothing environment

For my audience
For the people listening to me perform or speak

Since strange fruit, we ain't do recordeons
Since the time of the song 'Strange Fruit,' we haven't used the instrument accordion in our music

Legendary nigga, legendary status
I have a revered and iconic reputation

See the mic is like my wife, it's a legendary marriage
The microphone is like a spouse to me, a bond that will never be broken

Put up with mecca and it's so verva
Deal with the bustling and energetic nature of New York City

You already know
You're already aware of what's going on

Town C, I'm still cold brother
I'm still cold or unbeatable like the rapper Ice T, who used to go by the name Town C

See it's the changing of the guard
It's time for a new generation to take over

These newer niggas wanna sap
These new rappers want to be the best, similar to the desire of a tree's sap to flow to the top

These one hit single niggas and they always out
These artists with only one popular song don't stick around for very long

See I survive through the era of the shiny suits
I made it through the time when everyone was wearing flashy clothing

Throwing them hardy boots and we had them army suits
Wearing work boots and military outfits, showing a tough and rugged appearance

Survive through the Big and the Pac shit
Making it through the deaths of rappers Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur

Just think about that before you pop shit
Consider what I've been through before you talk trash to me

Shootouts in front of radio stations numerals
Gun battles happening in front of buildings with numbers assigned to them, such as radio stations

We had to move bitch like Ludacris
We had to leave quickly, referencing the line from rapper Ludacris' song 'Move Bitch'

Victor, Papi, Superthug, slime father
Referencing his own nicknames as well as those of fellow rappers

Love a friend Jose, no way, Poyo Loco
Referring to another friend named Jose, who is wild and crazy

Move the local poyo
Sell drugs in the local area

Black and I'm worth a lot of money like some raw oil
I'm wealthy, comparing myself to the value of crude oil

Expect the technique but I don't battle rap
People expect me to battle other rappers, but I don't do that type of music

I put the metal to your head, you could battle that
I will threaten you with a gun rather than battle rapping

Split the real stuff, where the sour at?
Dividing up the actual drugs, asking where the poor quality version is

I never sleep, I take power naps
I don't need much sleep, taking short power naps to keep myself energized