[Intro: DJ Premier cuts]
"Money ain't a thing if I got it" (x2)
[Hook]
Before the money, there was love
But before the money, it was tough
Then came the money through a plug
It's a shame this ain't enough, yo
[Verse 1]
Sitting back plotting, jotting information on my nation
Really started from the bottom, boycotting
But they still planting plantations, we keep buying in
Closed-minded men, pride is higher than the prices on your Pradas and
Balenciagas, balance my soccer with the henny agua
Me and my n***** tryna eat, you p****** empanada
The flow like plenty lava
With just a penny I could multiply my worth
And make you work for me for twenty hours
I swear these n***** love to copy, thanks for listening
This kid ain't been the same since Biggie smacked me at my christening
Watch your tradition and please play it safe
Cause your position on the top is switching right in front your face
Rocking on this bass with rhymes, I'm bustin' out
He duckin' down, got some missiles now, headed for your house
So put the pistols down, got that red dot on your nose
Who put the clown on lock, jaws like the blue knows
Froze, keep your mouth closed or you can see the solar
I got connections that guaranteed to see closed doors
You hear that underground sonar
The way I flows, this wisdom
The Pros been on a mission
Listen into the chamber, get hyperbolic
They raisin' max, I raise stakes to keep the brolic
My visions is macrocosmic, pass the chronic
The mastered sonics is light years above your conscious
You're novice, but I got notes that strike nerves
I promise your minds ain't sharp like my swords
So cut the BS, and don't worry where my jeans is
And PS: Your b**** a genius, learnt from my p****
I got dreams selling arenas and breaking brackets
Tenants racket, while I'm cracking a Serena
God d***, God bless the heaven that sent you
But now I'm breezing out, baby, cause my rent's due
[Verse 2 (DJ Premier cuts)]
s*** is really real out here
I said s*** is really real out here (It ain't easy)
Just trying to get a deal out here
(Money ain't a thing if I got it)
Yo, I'm screaming cream
Who f****** with the rap supreme?
Joey Bad, the Big Preem came to collect the green
I got a dollar and a dream, know what I mean?
And I gotta get my mama off the scene (X2)
(Joey Badass) cause
Cash ruined everything around me (x3)
(Won't sign to no major if no wager) (money ain't a thing)
They say money is the root of all evil
I see money as the route of all people
Cause we all follow paper trails, paper trails
And everybody gotta pay their bills, pay their bills (x2)
(It ain't easy)
It's the dollar dollar bill, y'all
It's the dollar dollar bill, it's the dollar bill that kills, y'all (x4)
[Hook]
"Money ain't a thing if I got it" (x2)
[Hook]
Before the money, there was love
But before the money, it was tough
Then came the money through a plug
It's a shame this ain't enough, yo
[Verse 1]
Sitting back plotting, jotting information on my nation
Really started from the bottom, boycotting
But they still planting plantations, we keep buying in
Closed-minded men, pride is higher than the prices on your Pradas and
Balenciagas, balance my soccer with the henny agua
Me and my n***** tryna eat, you p****** empanada
The flow like plenty lava
With just a penny I could multiply my worth
And make you work for me for twenty hours
I swear these n***** love to copy, thanks for listening
This kid ain't been the same since Biggie smacked me at my christening
Watch your tradition and please play it safe
Cause your position on the top is switching right in front your face
Rocking on this bass with rhymes, I'm bustin' out
He duckin' down, got some missiles now, headed for your house
So put the pistols down, got that red dot on your nose
Who put the clown on lock, jaws like the blue knows
Froze, keep your mouth closed or you can see the solar
I got connections that guaranteed to see closed doors
You hear that underground sonar
The way I flows, this wisdom
The Pros been on a mission
Listen into the chamber, get hyperbolic
They raisin' max, I raise stakes to keep the brolic
My visions is macrocosmic, pass the chronic
The mastered sonics is light years above your conscious
You're novice, but I got notes that strike nerves
I promise your minds ain't sharp like my swords
So cut the BS, and don't worry where my jeans is
And PS: Your b**** a genius, learnt from my p****
I got dreams selling arenas and breaking brackets
Tenants racket, while I'm cracking a Serena
God d***, God bless the heaven that sent you
But now I'm breezing out, baby, cause my rent's due
[Verse 2 (DJ Premier cuts)]
s*** is really real out here
I said s*** is really real out here (It ain't easy)
Just trying to get a deal out here
(Money ain't a thing if I got it)
Yo, I'm screaming cream
Who f****** with the rap supreme?
Joey Bad, the Big Preem came to collect the green
I got a dollar and a dream, know what I mean?
And I gotta get my mama off the scene (X2)
(Joey Badass) cause
Cash ruined everything around me (x3)
(Won't sign to no major if no wager) (money ain't a thing)
They say money is the root of all evil
I see money as the route of all people
Cause we all follow paper trails, paper trails
And everybody gotta pay their bills, pay their bills (x2)
(It ain't easy)
It's the dollar dollar bill, y'all
It's the dollar dollar bill, it's the dollar bill that kills, y'all (x4)
[Hook]