It's Different (feat. M.O.P. & Cormega)

Statik Selektah Never catch me stylin' with a lot of people 'Cause if you knew the way they talk behind your back You stop smiling with a lot of people It's nothing I condone (so what you do?) I learned how to walk up outta them dark tunnels alone I love being a great It's fucked up how people get judged for being real and love for being fake And no, I'm not a yes man 'Cause if you knew how quick they forget the dead You'd probably stop living to impress them Fuck a blue check, I'm something different fam I was valid and certified before Instagram And you don't take care of your youngins, fuck is with you fam? You fuckin' on a thot, you threw that bitch a grand Started stuntin' on the block, turned to a different man Them chuck boys on you, now you caught up in a jam Whatever happened to them people you was ballin' for? Guess who we came back callin' for It's different (this is business) Here's the, here's the secret It's different (this is business) Here's the secret I'm a product of King's County, born with a bounty on my head To a psycho who's like me to drown me with lead Surround me with kings instead of vultures That'll do anything for bling and take up my culture I mean, how many more losses can we take 'Cause you ain't got the heart to have faith? Wasted years, soaked it in fear Chokin' as the town cheer for the hero Mad 'cause your drive is on zero (what you do?) Become the reason for the mural on the wall So his kid can see everybody loved him but you This what it came to be, blood stain the street No connection, disconnected where the angles meet You ain't Big Meech, you ain't Larry Hoover We honor the memory of Tookie, what you out here provin'? The money game don't let the felons in You devalue the melanin, you the winner at losing It's different (this is business) Here's the, here's the secret It's different (this is business) Here's the secret I require distance from plotters, liars and snitches This foul trinity breeds compromising positions Bars I write are prolific in every sense of the word As art aligns with rhythm and reminds the listener I'm different I ascended an era where many Invested in substance from Colombia with economic stimulus Yet detrimental when revenue used to purchase weapons Eventually claimed lives of beloved that were cherished Honor the dead and living who didn't bow to the Feds Everything you been through is essential To get to new heights Remember the lowest points that built you What don't kill you makes you stronger even if it takes longer, be patient Today is yesterday, tomorrow pay it back to the creator Every day is borrowed Live in the moment, don't limit yourself Merely existing, time is money, that's infinite wealth It's different (this is business) Here's the, here's the secret It's different (this is business) Here's the secret