Released: August 12, 1997

Featuring: Rakim Big Noyd

Songwriter: Havoc Prodigy of Mobb Deep Rakim Big Noyd

Producer: Mobb Deep

[Verse 1: Havoc]
Sometimes it feels like the whole world's against me
But is it the Henny that bent me? I be in the zone
Gazin' at the walls, depressed, iggin' the phone
They take it personal
But only a minor few can understand what this nigga feelin'
41st 'til I die, motherfucka (No doubt) I'm still breathin'
You a mutt, son, we full bred, you ain't my dog
Tryin' to infiltrate my clique, is you? I get wit' you
Handle that on a later note
We o'er-dose, every day the death is so close
I'm tryin' to tell these cats, but I let 'em do they thing
Ready for the bad news 'til the phone ring
Son is dead, now I'm in way over my head, seekin' revenge, son
Bent, son, on your behalf tryin' to laugh

[Verse 2: Prodigy]
Check out the drill, dunn, conceal guns, play the hum
For real, son's leanin' back, checkin' out the action
On the benches, we drinkin' Xs
Yo, twirl dat shit, while I spark this chocolate
Burn it down like an arsonist
Pull out the miz 'cause its time to bring the biz to kids
And blow all hell fire out ya empire
Your livest wire couldn't make my Mobb expire or retire
I'm lettin' off 'til my arms tire
I sit quiet wit' my head full of riot
Our buyers, it's clear for your ear to hear
I declared only live niggas rap this year
'96 - I lost my dun, '97 - It got worse
Fuck it, somebody out the team gotta get murked
And sat down, you play the background when shots sound off
Flashin' back on how my mans is gone
K.B. forever in my memory
I spill some Henny then I keep it movin'

[Chorus: Havoc]
Yo, do our thing, hold it down, we got this, lockin' this
Ain't nobody stoppin' this, Rakim and Infamous
Rep the hood for you and yours, no doubt, crash the boards
And you don't really wanna go against the source

[Verse 3: Big Noyd]
Surprise, open your eyes, peep the foulness, the wildness
It's bugged, niggas thugs in the projects, you holiday thugs
Ease up, all that illin' and grillin', get ya melon lit up
Y'all niggas is butt, you want me? I'm right in QB, what?
Where you find me at, sippin' Cognac from a cup
With my heat next to my nuts
Never afraid to pull it and bust
Slug rushes to your head like dust, but that wasn't enough
This one was kind of tough, he squeezed back
Better believe he no longer breathe, black
Fuckin' with these Queens cats
I got dreams raisin' my little queen
And nobody gonna stop that
In fact, black, if you come at me, don't come sloppy
All my baby girl got is a papi
To guide her through this world of hatred
And I'd die to see that she make it
And die to let the next man take it? Is you stupid?

Verse 4: Rakim
Yo, you wanna come test? Son, it's massive stress
Penalties of death, pay your last respects
We harass your rep if you slept or half-step
We adapt to see what we can master next
After sex, pass the bless for after effects
Relax the stress, do math and set mad connects
Cash the check, to get assets we blast TECs
Dealin' with the mental aspects of chess
So retreat your troops, if you dunns come to shoot
Get greeted by a twenty-one gun salute
I keep 'em leery of the deadly '7 MC' theory
Soon as they hear me, I release "Lyrics of Fury"
And quick to say a poem that ricochet in your dome
My clique made me leave the nickel-plated at home
So I can get the cheddar and be the better trendsetter
The 18th Letter forever, what!

[Chorus x2: Havoc]
Do our thing, hold it down, we got this, lockin' this
Ain't nobody stoppin' this, Rakim and Infamous
Rep the hood for you and yours, no doubt, crash the boards
And you don't really wanna go against the source

Mobb Deep

Mobb Deep members Havoc and Prodigy represent the Queensbridge projects in the borough of Queens, New York. Their style is very dark, but Havoc’s sinister productions along with sharp lyricism from Prodigy on their sophomore album The Infamous and its first single “Shook Ones Pt. II” put the Mobb on the map and helped bring hardcore New York hip-hop back into the forefront while also influencing the hip-hop scene in France. Their two follow-up albums, Hell on Earth (1996) and Murda Muzik (1999) helped further solidify their status in the rap game as they received gold and platinum plaques.

The two released a number of projects as a duo as well as solo projects, and both of them released their own collaborative projects with their frequent collaborator The Alchemist.

Sadly, Prodigy passed away on June 20, 2017, in Las Vegas after being hospitalized during the Art of Rap Tour. May he rest in peace. See here for the Mass Appeal obituary.