Respect
O.C.BLUES Lyrics

Blood pulsatin, adrenaline flowin
I was extremely anxious and pumped up.

Full moon at night, on the stoop gettin right
We were hanging out on the porch, chilling.

I'll never forget the day before
What happened still haunts me to this day.

Son told me to tuck my ice in cause niggaz was triflin
My friend warned me to hide my jewelry because people were being shady around us.

We did what he said but the habit in me
I followed my friend's advice, but I couldn't resist showing off my chain.

was to show it off, I still let my chain swang free
I couldn't resist flaunting my necklace.

Not really thinkin 'bout a set up, or even gettin wet up
I didn't think about someone robbing me or shooting me.

that summer night from such advice
It was on that summer night when I ignored my friend's warning and showed off my chain.

So I proceed to parlay, like I do in BK
I continued to hang out and chill like I normally do in Brooklyn.

But this wasn't home, and niggaz shoulda known
I was in an unfamiliar neighborhood, and people there should have known better.

to stay on point, niggaz shoulda been on point
People should have been more alert and aware of their surroundings.

And the price paid was lookin down the barrel of a joint
The consequence was staring at the end of a gun.

We was dead meat, and them niggaz was wolves
We were defenseless prey, and they were predators.

But they didn't want our flesh, dem niggaz wanted the jewels
They weren't interested in killing us, they just wanted our jewelry.

It happened so quick, no time to get afraid
It all went down so fast that I didn't have time to be scared.

First instinct was to run like a slave
My first reaction was to run away as fast as I could.

Me and Schoolly Boy was boxed in
My friend and I were trapped with nowhere to run.

My man Hugh's a few feet away, with a pound at his face
My friend Hugh was nearby, held hostage with a gun pointed at him.

I looked, son in his eyes cause I know how he is
I made eye contact with my friend because I knew he would do something reckless.

While the other faggot nigga had the gun in my ribs
The other guy with the gun was pointing it directly at my side.

I thought - fuck, shit 'bout to get buckwild
I realized things were about to go south very quickly.

Popped off my chain, threw it with a Coke and a smile
I quickly took off my chain and threw it, trying to defuse the situation with a smile.

Thinkin leave already, but them niggaz wasn't done
I wanted to leave as soon as possible, but the robbers weren't finished yet.

They went in our pockets for change, numbers and bubblegum
The perpetrators searched our pockets for small items like coins, phone numbers, and gum.

Now - how low can a lowlife get, askin what size are my kicks?
It was shameful how low the robbers had sunk, even asking about the size of our shoes.

Like I'ma say 8 and shit
I wasn't going to answer truthfully out of fear.

To myself I was sayin I'ma MURDER this kid
I was quietly enraged and contemplating violence against the robber.

But thank the Lord they didn't peel back my wig
I was extremely grateful that they didn't shoot me or injure me in any way.

The jux wasn't longer than a minute to Mush
The robbery didn't last longer than a minute or two.

Then them niggaz tried to tell us, do the Carl Lewis
The robbers instructed us to run away quickly, like the Olympic sprinter Carl Lewis.

No backshots buddy, I began to walk backwards
I didn't want to get shot in the back, so I slowly walked backward instead of running away.

And bust my ass, it all happened so fast
I slipped and fell because everything unfolded too quickly.

He thought I was shot, starin at me in shock
One of the robbers seemed to think I was shot when I fell, and was surprised to see me move.

Turned around, them niggaz was gone, vanished up the block
When I got up, the robbers had already vanished and ran away.

There was no escapin what not
I had no choice but to deal with what had happened.

With toasters in your face, maintain and respect the drop
When someone has a gun pointed in your face, you need to stay calm and cooperate to avoid getting hurt.

Word up
Understood, got it.

You hear that?
Do you understand what I'm saying?