Released: September 14, 2004

Featuring: Ghostface Killah

Songwriter: Cormega Ghostface Killah

Producer: The Feil Brothers

[Verse 1: Ghostface Killah]
I play hard for nine innings, dressed in fine linen
‘Cause pussy is the best next thing besides winnin'
All the positions I've been in couldn't explain how I'm livin'
My vision, my intuition has risen
Here, take a listen, I'm hittin'
Up to bat with precision; see, I'm back in the kitchen
Slinging crack to these pigeons, for the fact that I'm driven
My linebackers is blitzin', send you packing, good riddance
Trapped in this prison where snakes and rats is forbidden
Keep my gun hitting, niggas is bitches signing petitions
And they providing convictions
See, I survive through the system under the livest conditions
My riders ride on a mission
For snitchin', you get your back blown right out of commission
You'll be missin' like them crazy Christians
And swimming with all the fishes
Your Ms.'s will come and witness your body with hugs and kisses
Now, tell me, is that nutritious?
We party with chips and liquors
Your wizzes is coming with us
For real, kid, they bought me presents
The difference is this is business, big biscuits, big figures
We click on religious niggas for acting too superstitious
Move, ‘cause the Coupe is vicious
Shoot if you want your wishes to blow
See Trife in the Bentley with a group of bitches

[Hook]
My design is already made
So young and so strong
And just waiting to be saved

[Verse 2: Cormega]
My life's no longer in the hands of district attorneys
Or envious niggas who thirsty ‘cause I'm OT with bricks for 30
Moving like Magic, but niggas ain't worthy
Like Michael Cooper; when I shoot I aim sturdy
Mother made or motherfuck 'em
Rhymes so dope I hope I make it through customs
We can take it to the streets, like a game at the Rucker
They claim they love us, but all that changes
When you on and they fucked up, dog
Ain't no flaws in a hustler
I'm no longer in state greens and chuckers
Waiting for the beach port and the breaks
Streets oughta relate
I see it all in your face the window to your soul ain't tinted
You wanna see me falling from grace; no way, nigga!
I'm stretching my weight, like cocaine dealers
What they gonna say now? The flow way iller
If dough change niggas I'm no longer the same
But what I became does not conflict with from where I came
I was dealing with 'caine like cold chilla
Back when lyricist reined and dope was killing 'em
Any MC who think they ill as me
Or real as me should chill, I mean, that's your opinion
But my raps is relentless like a MAC with an infra
And I'm back with a vengeance
Like Sprewell smashing the Knicks
After they shipped him despite the fans resistance
Big and Pac is up top, so the nicest man living is right here
It's quite clear, like diamonds that glisten

[Hook]
My design is already made
So young and so strong
And just waiting to be saved

Cormega

A veteran of New York hip-hop, Cory McKay (born. Dec. 3, 1970), better known as Cormega, established a reputation as one of Queensbridge’s finest rappers despite never achieving the same mainstream success as his fellow peers. Growing up in the Queensbridge Housing Projects, he made friends with Nas, Nature, AZ, Mobb Deep, and Tragedy Khadafi.

In the early 1990s, Cormega was known for being the greatest rapper in Queensbridge—in 1994, Nas shouted him out by name on “One Love” off of Illmatic, and Prodigy of Mobb Deep noted in his 2011 memoir that Cormega was considered QB’s number one. Despite his homegrown support, Cormega’s rap career was put on hold following a four-year stint in prison for a drug charge. Upon his release from jail in 1995, Cormega inked a deal with Def Jam Records and featured on Nas’ 1996 posse cut, “Affirmative Action,” with AZ and Foxy Brown—together they formed The Firm, managed by Nas. However, Cormega later left the group due to creative and financial issues, which led to a decade long feud between him and Nas. During this time, Def Jam also shelved Cormega’s debut album, The Testament, and he was forced to wait out his contract—the album was eventually released in 2005.

Cormega resumed his music operations in 2000 by establishing the independent label, Legal Hustle, through which he released his lauded albums, The Realness and The True Meaning—all in a matter of two years. In 2003, ‘Mega won a Source Award for Independent Album of The Year. Since being with Legal Hustle, Cormega has released five solo albums, two compilation albums, and one EP—2018’s Mega.

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