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Respect Tha Drop

O.C.
Track 10 on Bon Appetit 

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Apr. 24, 20011 viewer

Respect Tha Drop Lyrics

[O.C.]
Blood pulsatin, adrenaline flowin
Full moon at night, on the stoop gettin right
I'll never forget the day before
Son told me to tuck my ice in cause niggas was triflin
We did what he said but the habit in me
Was to show it off, I still let my chain swang free
Not really thinkin 'bout a set up, or even gettin wet up
That summer night from such advice
So I proceed to parlay, like I do in BK
But this wasn't home, and niggas shoulda known
To stay on point, niggas shoulda been on point
And the price paid was lookin down the barrel of a joint
We was dead meat, and them niggas was wolves
But they didn't want our flesh, dem niggas wanted the jewels
It happened so quick, no time to get afraid
First instinct was to run like a slave
Me and Schoolly Boy was boxed in
My man Hugh's a few feet away, with a pound at his face
I looked, son in his eyes cause I know how he is
While the other faggot nigga had the gun in my ribs
I thought - fuck, shit 'bout to get buckwild
Popped off my chain, threw it with a Coke and a smile
Thinkin leave already, but them niggas wasn't done
They went in our pockets for change, numbers and bubblegum
Now - how low can a lowlife get, askin what size are my kicks?
Like I'mma say 8 and shit
To myself I was sayin I'mma MURDER this kid
But thank the Lord they didn't peel back my wig
The jux wasn't longer than a minute to Mush
Then them niggas tried to tell us, do the Carl Lewis
No backshots buddy, I began to walk backwards
And bust my ass, it all happened so fast
He thought I was shot, starin at me in shock
Turned around, them niggas was gone, vanished up the block
There was no escapin what not
With toasters in your face, maintain and respect the drop
Word up
You hear that?

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Release Date
April 24, 2001
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