Prior to becoming affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan, Sunz were known as Da Last Future and included rappers Shabazz The Disciple and 7th Ambassador, along with producer Supreme. 7th Ambassador retired before the group's Wu-affiliated days really got started, and soon before the release of their debut album The Last Shall Be First in 1998 both Killah Priest and Shabazz began to clash with Wu leader RZA, both eventually effectively cutting their Wu ties and leaving the group for solo careers. Supreme was kicked out of the group in late 2000, when it was discovered he had been heavily bootlegging the group's music, including leaking a whole album titled The First Testament. Killah Priest, who was absent from the recording of the group's second album proper Saviorz Day in 2002, has began to rediscover his Wu-Tang ties and is expected to work with the group again soon, while Shabazz made his official return to Sunz Of Man in early 2003.
Discography
* The Last Shall Be First (1998)
* The First Testament aka Elements (1999)
* Saviorz Day (2002)
* Elements (2004)
* Freedom Of Speech (2004)
* The Old Testament (2006)
For the Lust of Money / The Grandz
Sunz of Man Lyrics
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We?re supposed to be into this together man
You know I'm fuckin? can't be layin? on me man
Yo I just gave you twenty dollars man
What the fuck I just hit you off yesterday wit seventy cent man
Aight I hit you off mofuckin? thirty minutes ago
You ain't seen the other shit that that happened and shit
That you was already connected
Aight
You know what I'm sayin? You got a idea to get some grands? Huh?
So stop fuckin? askin? me for money man - word up
You can sell some grams
Grands man I said grands man
You got some grams mo?fucka I?ll sell you some grams
Man just fuck all that man I ain't livin? like that man
I got grams of knowledge what you got man?
Come on I'm tryin? to get money man the positive way
Fuck all that negative shit
Man listen man you gotta get the grand grandz nigga
Who got money for the takin??
Who got money for the takin?
What?? Sunz of Man
You know what I'm sayin??
Four of us, about to just spit on this track
True master shit
Word up
Ya?ll niggaz move back
Sunz get this money this year
Chorus: Sunz of Man 2X
This be the Sunz of Man jam
Catch it if you can can
Blast this in your house, jail cell, or your Lex land
We got the Benjaminz now we got to see some grand grandz, grand grandz!
Yo Sunz of Man
60 Second Assassin:
Yo check how we charge card manag' a 'trois
All on his repertoire fifty-two block
Avoidin? hisself from gettin? shot
Skill a kill any deliver
Matinee track prostitution whole money go get her
Collaborate real rap
From overseas track
Jury cars, heaterz, dime plane tickets
Passports, charge cards, and visas
Shareholders and stock brokers
Sex pleasers, play ya older
Stop short, oh no you ain't know Sunz sees ya
Under and over, walk soft we tap ass
don't talk Sunz be about this made cash
Flip ass certified endorsement
Bobblin? for the playahaters
Loan sharkers and money faders
Non-believers from New York to Massapequa
Hondura to Peurto Rock to Puerto Rica
To gray Caesar?s , come greet ya
Risked on this blood clot leaker
The hasta la vista
This be the Sunz of Man (Sunz of Man) What
Chorus: 2X
Prodigal Sunn:
Check the world premiere
I'm loud and clear in ya atmosphere
From Philly to Cali, Crooklyn we show no fear
This be that deep knocker shit
DJ?s keep rockin? it
ain't no stoppin? it
Yo my topic is logic
You may say toxic
But I rain rain from the grain grain
Sustain maintain my name name
In this rap game, I'm out to stack cream like Russel Simmons
I love my black women from Erykah Badu to Robyn Givens
How you livin??
This crack I'm feelin?
It?s blood spillin?
Wildin? in ya crib and four wheelin? a thug villain
Fuck the world dealin?
Fuck the drug dealin?
Fuck the drug dealin?
Hell Razah:
So we can teach our people what's right from what's wrong
If you miss that bring it back Brooklyn?s my home
Sunz of Man jam now kings of the throne
When you see me salute me
I'm where the loot be
Dollar bills be my groupies
Some kill for jewelry
Black businessmen move interestin?
Too quick to see us sentenced in
This criminal court
My money talk keep my lawyer listenin?
Gold cheddar lyin? glitterin?
Brooklyn citizen
Women smelling like cinnamon
The street theme song
Lose your life if you scheme wrong
They wait for you to get your drink on
And put your link on
If clubs was the jungles we the hyenas
Mindreaders 1999 leaders
Who watch what they feed us
Cash in my corporation, infiltration
From genesis to revelations
Same nation no lyin? my team slam like Kobe Bryant
Young lions strappin? through New York holdin? irons
Smoke weed, a twenty sack through tracks
See our money back this year?s apocalypse
ain't no time for your funny raps
Medina to L.A.
To Marina del Rae
Never do what Simon say
Stay original
Israel break the spell
Records sellin? clientel
Next world Mexico Roswell
Free the jail cells
Chorus: 6X
This be the Sunz of Man jam
The lyrics to Sunz of Man's song For the Lust of Money / The Grandz tells a story of two people discussing the need to acquire money. The lyrics begin with the two people arguing about money, and one of them becomes frustrated and angry at the other for constantly asking for money. They then discuss the idea of obtaining "grands" or a large amount of money, and they speak about how they can get it. Each member of the group takes a verse to speak on their ambitions to gain wealth through either illegal or legal means, and they assert that they will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. They also emphasize the importance of obtaining money, as it seems to be the only way for survival in their environment.
The song's lyrics depict the struggle for survival in a society where money is the only means of survival. The lyrics also depict the idea that money can be obtained through both legal and illegal ways. The artists also emphasize the importance of staying true to oneself while striving for success, as they make references to high-profile members of the black community such as Russell Simmons and Kobe Bryant.
Interestingly, the song's single version is titled For the Lust of Money while the album version is titled The Grandz. The song features prodigious intros to each verse by rapper 60 Second Assassin. It features a sample from Wu-Tang Clan's classic track "Ice Cream." The four members of Sunz of Man each take a verse in the song. Killah Priest, who was an exclusive affiliate of the Wu-Tang Clan, produced the song with the group. The song's beat features a melancholic piano melody and a bassline with a good rhythm. The song's lyrics have a deeper meaning, and it's up to the listener to interpret them. The song's official music video was released on YouTube in 2013.
Chords: Unfortunately, the chords to the song are not available as it is sung mainly with the accompaniment of rap.
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Adam Gordon
Tru Master killed this beat 🔥
Strabo
Dude is ridiculous
Adam Gordon
How 60 Second Assassin opens this track is so dope 🔥and reminds me of ODB ( R.I.P. ) 🙌🏾
Adam Gordon
@Let's Talk With Patrick Podcast : 12 O’Clock and Murdock were both ODB’s cousins. R.I.P. to both of them ✊🏾
Let's Talk With Patrick Podcast
12 O Clock and ODB cousins
Dale Cumberbatch
I thought it was his brother
Adam Gordon
Pthriller22 : R.I.P. Popa Wu ✊🏾
Let's Talk With Patrick Podcast
@Adam Gordon Oh yea they related to Papa Wu too. I forgot to mention that. Yessir fam! Wu 4 Eva
Rodrigus Knight
This is my favorite track off that album. Tru Masta 💣 on the production
Strabo
Right there with me favorite producers, catalogue is elite