Salute the Dream
Papoose Lyrics

Game that nigga you was tellin' me about from California
I'm going to confront the person from California that you were talking about.

I'mma handle him in the flesh
I will deal with him directly and in person.

Salute to Jim Jones, salute to Juelz Santana
I pay respect to Jim Jones and Juelz Santana, who supported me.

Everybody who embraced me man, it take real
I appreciate everyone who supported me in my journey.

To recognize real
It takes a real person to recognize someone else's realness.

DJ Enuff, Sunny, Clue, Green Latern
I dedicate this track to DJ Enuff, Sunny, Clue, and Green Latern.

The big homie met a lot rappers and artists who could sing
The person in a higher position met many rappers and singers.

But he chose Papoose cause he had a [dream]
Out of all of them, he chose Papoose as he had a dream.

Now the name of my album is the Nacirema [Dream]
My album is named the Nacirema Dream after my dream.

Straight into rotation monopoly's the theme
My album got into rotation and its theme is monopoly.

I wrote Monopoly to show the people my mind's great
I wrote Monopoly to showcase my great mind.

We gon rise like the crime rate
We will rise aggressively like the crime rate.

United States is not 52 states, I'mma tell you just why it ain't
The United States is not composed of 52 states, and I will tell you why.

It's 53 states if you count my mindstate
If you include my mindstate, it's 53 states in the USA.

The mirror ain't show me 2005 face
The mirror does not reflect me from 2005.

I'm just gettin' started, I wrote these rhymes in 9-8
I'm just beginning, and I wrote these rhymes in 1998.

Straight tru is drugs that make me hateful
To be honest, drugs make me hateful.

You don't understand what they put my mindstate through
You wouldn't understand what drugs have done to me mentally.

I wanna smoke witch'ya lame crew
I want to smoke with your crew of losers.

Cause sometimes when I blaze a L it make me wanna blaze you
Smoking can sometimes make me angry enough to want to set you on fire.

Hennessy's an enemy when I drink it straight through
When I drink Hennessy straight, it becomes my enemy.

Probably shake you
It would probably shake you too.

I taste blood when I taste brew
I taste blood when I drink beer.

Snakes prey on rats from the streets to the state zoo
Snakes prey on rats from the street to the zoo.

That mean you a rat if you let a snake, snake you
You're a rat if you let a snake deceive you.

Turn ya back and I'mma have to lace you
If you turn your back, I'll attack you.

But don't call me a backstabber, I'll stab you in your face too
Don't call me a backstabber; I'll stab you in the face instead.

It just stopped raining, so the weather is kinda damp
It just stopped raining; the weather is still damp.

We tryin' ta make a couple links, me and my camp
Me and my group are trying to make some connections.

Police wanna rush us so they drive by and glance
Police want to apprehend us, so they drive by and observe.

Every fiend I've seen, I licked him like a stamp
Every drug addict I've seen, I have exploited or extorted.

The mother weight sellers givin' work in advance
Drug dealers who have more drugs than they need give them to others in advance.

But it's garbage so you gettin' jerked in advance
The drugs are worthless, so you're being cheated in advance.

Now in the first you gotta reimburse grants
Now, in the beginning, you need to repay debts.

Say Pap comin', they murk in advance
When they hear I'm coming, they get rid of evidence of wrongdoing beforehand.

They leave like a tree when I come, none of them herbs gotta chance
They flee like a tree when I show up; none of them have a chance.

Cause they know I keep birds on me like a branch
They know I'm associated with criminals and keep firearms with me.

They hatin' but we ride right up on 'em like a ramp
They hate us, but we still confront them head-on.

They run like it's ants in they pants
They run like they have ants in their pants (very quickly).

These rappers always sayin' they the champ
These rappers always claim to be the champion of rap.

Until you pull out the 4-4 and sit it on his chest like a lamp
Until you pull out a gun and point it at them to show they're not the champion.

Real gangbangers is what they is for life
Real gangbangers are what they will be for the rest of their lives.

Why they fake niggaz switch they stripes
Why do fake people change who they associate with?

Yesterday you was a blood but you flip tonight
Yesterday, you were a blood, but now you've flipped your allegiance.

You like that shit that killed Superman, cause you a +krip-tonite,+
You've switched to becoming a Crip, just like Kryptonite weakened Superman.

Road rage, niggaz be gettin me that fanned
I get angry when other drivers cut me off on the road.

When drivers cut me off I wanna clap land
When drivers cut me off, I want to shoot them.

So nigga was drivin' that new cadillac grand
I saw a man driving a new cadillac.

He cut me off then black-fled
He cut me off, then ran off in his car.

I pulled up on him with the screwface that nigga dropped his fat hand
I drove up to him with an angry expression, and he was scared.

Cause I +screw+ +drivers+ like +Phillips+ and +flathead+
I hate bad drivers.

I don't drop pills but the haze on me
I don't sell pills, but I have marijuana with me.

You like an empty gas tank, you on E
You have no energy, you're on E like an empty gas tank.

Challenge me for some bread, you can't afford me
If you challenge me for money, you can't pay me anyway.

Get crossed out, you crossed me
You betrayed me, so I crossed you out of my life.

Let's do it on +the Drama Hour+, but don't start yellin'
Let's fight it out on the radio, but don't start shouting.

A lot of you yellow belly ass niggaz is yellow like lemons
Many of you are cowards.

When I spit off ya melon
When I shoot you, a bullet will hit your head like your brain is a melon.

Slay gon say 1-800-223-9797
Slay will call the number 1-800-223-9797.

Lousy slouch, yeah by the thous we count
You're a lazy slouch, and we count by the thousands.

But my money long enough to buy route these out
My wealth is vast enough to own many things.

Go get ya clout renounced
Go get rid of your influencers.

A drunk person speak with a sober mind, so why pounce an ouki out
Drunk people speak the truth, so why attack them?

Lot of people counted me out
Many people expected me to fail.

So if you got your +Thug-A-Cation+ identification have ya ID's out
If you have your ThugACation ID, get it out.

All these loud mouth rappers tryin' to drown me out
Many rappers are trying to silence me with their loud music.

I hear him mumbling I doubt if he can knock me out
I hear someone talking quietly, but I doubt they could beat me.

Listen if he doubt he doubt
If he has doubts, then he has doubts.

Let him keep actin' like a boxer, I'mma knock his mouthpiece out
If he keeps pretending to be a boxer, I'll knock out his mouthguard.

This is for all of y'all who don't wanna recognize real
This is for everyone who doesn't want to acknowledge authenticity.

You makin' me stronger because I exercise skills
You are making me stronger because you challenge me to exercise my skills.

The eyes never lie, the naked eye's real
Your eyes don't lie, and the truth is obvious.

That's why it take real to recognize real
That's why a genuine person can recognize another equally genuine person.

Papoose, Thug-A-Cation
I'm Papoose, and I'm a part of ThugACation.

Let's go man
Let's do this!

Most versatile
I am the most versatile.

Most ambitious
I am the most ambitious.

The most dangerous.... MC on this mother fuckin' planet...
I am the most dangerous MC on the planet.