The Game
Pete Rock feat. Raekwon Ghostface Killah & Prodigy Lyrics


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[raekwon]
Wall to wall.. that's my word
I want approximately.. everything you got
The verdict.. that's right

Yo...
Call me the black champion guess down, wanna test now
So let's grab the mack and vest, bless him if he stressed out
Amazin glazin purple haze patients
Blazin asians in mercedes benz stations
Yo moving through the tavern, guns that burn, sons that learn
Stabbin an intern, corporate book of words
Iceatollah motorolas, gun reloaders, broads with rollers
When wet lense stolers, lex glowers who owe us
Call up comissionary gordon, son go warn the warden
That the lord is back, rollin with his sword again
Mix tape, masturbation mate rate plates ice traits
Guns wit bitches jumpin outta white cakes
It's on for real, indeed, lex leonardo
Shells that's hollow, six whipper through the 52 globe of horror
Carry the stainless steel armor
Nurture the church avenue drama, yo, african gold from ghana
Puffin these marijuanas make allah catch alzheimers
Feedin bread to birds yellin fuck old timers

Chorus: raekwon

It's called game, game get ya life kilt, game recognize
Write wills, game slight chills things stay the same
Game, subliminary mill's smash grills night chills
Regardless what pah things won't be the same
Game'll get ya life kilt game rcognize
Write wills, game slighht chills things stay the same
Game, subliminary mill's smash grills night chills
Mic skills baby pah won't be the same
Game

(check this out, one two, yeah yeah this is me p no doubt)

[prodigy]
Segregate those fake punks
Separate the bullshit from the authentic
Vintage rhyme division got the globe listening
My rap scroll belittled your goals and visions
Prohibition got my whole block pissin christians
One-fifty-one dunn'll have you off balance walkin
Don't let your e-motions get involved talkin
To the wrong culprit, the killer be the soft spoken
So what's ya intentions, you want to glow for the moment?
Throw on ya two pennys then you boltin
I rock for the few chosen, who got they third minds open
Write a page that'll engage war and encite fights
Be on the look for the bright lights and north winds
The trumpets be the mics ya size malevolent
You don't be long in my evesight, pee's a powerful soldier
Of the light and things won't be the same
The game's over

Chorus

[ghostface]
Mc ultra high-brolic bank roll alcahol vulture
Garlic balls dice the shield of ocre
Tally ho pitty-pat backgammon pro
Pink salmon five spring rolls know me, you love my intro
Half a face wig sewed together like manhattan chase
Lookin like statue of praise, check behind the drapes
Castor troy layin for travolta mic gun pump
Layin on the floor clark's bleedin watermelon chunks
Hold up... sprinkle the hash, tony chapstick
Snatch rza last piece of fish right off the glass dish
Butter roll beats bagel tracks wavey hair decks
Lay it down straw hat style, butterball crown
Time life investments, when broke I wrote the old testament
Crashed domes now perform excellence
Words with the president, brunch with yeltsin
Gorbachev under meth's nuts, he out in belgium
Six and a half monkeys, twelve nazis
Four disappear, three eight two one flash to thin air
God's replica no wheel drive motionless mind cresica
Tilt the hat like esther

Chorus

[pete rock]
Aiyyo, I rumble into action, son I'm right on target
Legendary status with the way the track started
It's on, at any second with the high stakes
Drama, the game's teeth sharp like pirahana
There's a million style biters who try to create
Make no mistake real niggaz challenge the fake
Most valuable sp-1200 gold medals
Rae progidy ghost rhyme professional
The original, pete rock is like soul on ice
Dynamite with the mic device




Now roll the dic, for the game of death
Snake eyes baby pah, the boy wonder's a threat

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song Tha Game highlight the world of the black champion gangsters, who are all about living the high life and reveling in the power that comes with controlling the streets. Raekwon opens the song and sets the tone with a demand for everything the other person has. He then talks about moving through a tavern full of people with guns, sons learning how to use those guns, and using corporate words to fend off any legal problems they encounter. The chorus uses the term “game” to describe what goes on in this world, where you need to be a true player to survive. Prodigy raps about making fake punks visible, while Ghostface brings up specific references to other movies and characters while maintaining the same tone.


The song is all about highlighting the lives of gangsters and criminals, who live life on their own terms and thrive in their dangerous world. The lyrics showcase how their lives are a game, where the stakes are high, and only those with sharp teeth can survive. The different mentions by each rapper on this track help to construct this world better and provide a view into what it takes to make it here.


Line by Line Meaning

Wall to wall.. that's my word
I want everything from you, and that’s final.


I want approximately.. everything you got
I want just about everything you have.


The verdict.. that's right
The decision has been made in my favor.


Call me the black champion guess down, wanna test now
You can call me the champion of the African American community. Do you want to test me?


So let's grab the mack and vest, bless him if he stressed out
Let's get our guns and bulletproof vests. I'll ask God to bless him if he's feeling overwhelmed.


Amazin glazin purple haze patients
I am surrounded by people who are smoking a strain of medical marijuana called Purple Haze.


Blazin asians in mercedes benz stations
I see Asians driving around in their Mercedes-Benz station wagons, smoking weed.


Yo moving through the tavern, guns that burn, sons that learn
I am walking through the bar with guns ready to shoot. My sons are learning the ways of the street.


Stabbin an intern, corporate book of words
I am stabbing an intern, and I have the vocabulary of the corporate world.


It's on for real, indeed, lex leonardo
It's real and happening. I have a Lexus with a Leonardo da Vinci theme.


Shells that's hollow, six whipper through the 52 globe of horror
I have ammunition with hollow shells, and I am driving through the 52nd globe of horror.


Regardless what pah things won't be the same
Despite what happens, things will never go back to the way they were.


Segregate those fake punks
Let's separate the fake people from the real ones.


Separate the bullshit from the authentic
Let's distinguish lies from the truth.


Vintage rhyme division got the globe listening
My old school rap style is getting attention worldwide.


Prohibition got my whole block pissin christians
Police checkpoints are making the whole street angry.


The killer be the soft spoken
Those who talk less are often the ones who do more harm.


The game's over
The competition is over. We have won.


The original, pete rock is like soul on ice
I am the original, unbeatable. Pete Rock is as smooth as ice.


Dynamite with the mic device
I am powerful on the mic; I have explosive energy.


Now roll the dic, for the game of death. Snake eyes baby pah, the boy wonder's a threat
Let's roll the dice for the dangerous game of death. If I roll snake eyes, I'm still a threat; don't underestimate me.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: COREY WOODS

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@raycolion9627

"I wrote the Old Testaments crash domes now I perform excellence!!" Ghostface be on some god mode spittin

@khayalethumakosi6678

Bar is fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@dropagemonem

P got himdelf grittiest voice in whole rap universe

@philipkhatana4227

Very very Well said Dropagemonem

@reginabrown912

No doubt ❤

@km3618

One time for Prodigy....we miss you RIP

@biglee8832

Raekwon went crazy on this!!!

@permitted_277

one of the hardest beats of all time...period

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@georgemaitland

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