All Black Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Yo, once again, it's the Big L, that kid who got much props
From killin' corrupt cops with motherfuckin' buck shots
So don't step to this, 'cause I got a live crew
You might be kinda big, but they make coffins yo' size, too
I was taught wise, I'm known to extort guys
This ain't Cali — it's Harlem, nigga, we do walk-by's
No one can match me, tax me, or wax me
If you want me to write you some raps, G, just ask me
'Cause on the shelf is where your LP cold stood
Because it was no good, that shit ain't even go wood
I'm not the type to take sluts out, I just fuck they guts out
Get my nuts out, then break the fuck out

Me bein' a virgin? That's idiotic
'Cause if Big L got the AIDS, every cutie in the city got it

Once a nigga tried to stick me for six G's
And I put more holes in his ass than Swiss cheese

[Chorus]
(Thugs better scat when the gat goes click-clack!)
Or I'ma have your family dressed in all black
(Thugs better scat when the gat goes click-clack!)
Or I'ma have your family dressed in all black


[Verse 2]
I steal lives like a stone thief, so leave me alone, chief
Or catch a buck shot to your dome piece
I must warn — I got it goin' on, word is bond
Ducks be gettin' thrown off platforms like PM Dawn
I'm catchin' bodies like a villain's supposed to
And I squeeze triggers — not just on niggas, but hoes too
So don't try to test me, 'cause I can't stand testers
Fuck around, I'll introduce you to your ancestors
Step to this and get left with a face full of tears, pal
But man, you've been rappin' for years now
And ain't made a hit yet, you flop in a split sec
In the shower's the only time you get your dick wet

I roll with scary crews, I come outta wars barely bruised
I'm puttin' motherfuckers on the Daily News
I was a gangsta from the get-go
Leavin' fags in body-bags with tags on they big toe
[Chorus]
(Thugs better scat when the gat goes click-clack!)
Or I'ma have your family dressed in all black
(Thugs better scat when the gat goes click-clack!)
Or I'ma have your family dressed in all black
(Thugs better scat when the gat goes click-clack!)
Or I'ma have your family dressed in all black
(Thugs better scat when the gat goes click-clack!)
Or I'ma have your family dressed in all black


[Outro]
This goes out to all y'all bitch-ass niggas! So if your mother ain't ready for a funeral, don't fuck with me, 'cause I know a good way to get your family together, and I ain't talkin' 'bout a reunion, motherfucker! Yo, I'm 'bout to sign out, but before I go, I gotta say peace to the NFL crew — you know who you are! And all y'all niggas talkin' that gun shit and won't bust a rhyme: stop fakin' the funk! Word! I'm 'bout to get up outta here! Yo, I'm out, B! Yo, peace, man! I gotta get this money; so all y'all niggas on my hit list — get your suits ready! Hahahaha!

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Genius Annotation

Off Big L’s magnum opus, Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, he warns other rappers to watch out or he will attempt actual murder. All black referring to the suits worn at funerals when Big L murders the victim.

Lord Finesse expressed fondness for the track, telling HipHopDX that:

I love that [track]. [At] that time I was doing real tremendously dark, soundtrack, gutter, gangster-ish type music… And I always wanted them sinister-type, cut-through horns. I don’t even know where I got those horns from, but I know most of the stuff that I did at that time was real Jazz-related, dark Jazz-related, like Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, soundtrack dark [sounding]. And with the sinister piano glare [underlying those horns].

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