The Illest Brother-Gang Starr

[ti:The Illest Brother] [ar:Gang Starr] [al:Daily Operation] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Illest Brother - Gang Starr [00:09.60]Gotta be the illest brother to claim respect [00:12.00]It takes the illest brother just to get respect [00:14.48]Got to be the illest brother when its time to get wreck [00:16.75]Got to be the illest brother when I get my mic check [00:19.47]I'm one of the illest brothers known to man [00:21.60]But if you don't understand see I'm a grown man [00:23.71]And I stand 58 and 3 quarters [00:26.41]Giving orders to my sqaudron cuz I'm like the sergeant [00:28.79]Or general but let me keep this minimal [00:31.46]I used to hang with kids who like to live trife with a knife [00:34.21]Cutting kids for fun and pulling out much guns [00:36.02]And like riflery champs fellas start to get real amped [00:38.62]Dead bodies lay stamped to the pavement so I gave it some thought [00:41.69]Remembering the brothers who are gone now [00:43.32]I will make a strong vow to make things right [00:45.77]Ignite the mic get hype and all that [00:48.16]Suckers try to menace but they always fall [00:50.36]Flat to the ground as I astound come around [00:52.96]Ill put you down about the brothers who think theyre the boss [00:55.35]Think theyre getting large but in the end they pay the cost [00:57.38]Of their lives and that ain't the way to go out [00:59.79]Even take their boys with em cause they know their boys will go out [01:02.88]But when it comes to facing some time [01:04.34] [01:04.94]Theyre like crying like weeping wanna call mom dukes [01:06.85]But mom dukes is fed fed up with the sh*t you did [01:09.84]She knows that you shot and she knows that you cripples kids [01:12.45]But whos to judge when you're trying to survive [01:14.15]The one who moves first might be the one to stay alive [01:16.82]So when you think you're hard and dominating the set [01:19.24]Just remember the illest brother claims respect [01:21.48] [01:40.54]Like I said I'm an ill kid so never dare test me [01:43.22]They wanna arrest me cuz I'm causing a frenzy [01:45.56]Fake gangsters come and fake gangsters go [01:47.50]Real gangsters chill cuz real gangsters know [01:49.86] [01:50.40]That quietly you stalk your prey on the down low [01:52.84]Cuz too much talk will get you beef on the street [01:55.26]And brothers in the city have to live this way [01:57.49]It may cause dismay but imma tell it anyway [01:59.96]Yo guns are easy to get and like a puppet [02:02.39]Some young kid is gonna be the subject of internal oppression [02:05.65]An example of hard times [02:06.78]Cuz to make it out the trap in your mind its a hard climb [02:09.40]But even if you change and come right and exact [02:11.68]Theres another brother scheming so just watch your back [02:13.81] [02:14.57]I know a brother who thought he had it all [02:16.57]But little did he know he was bound for a down fall [02:19.19]Hed pick up the heater and go stick somebody [02:21.48]He wouldn't give a damn if he killed somebody [02:23.59]Cuz if somebody would get in the way of him getting loot [02:26.21]Thered be no hesitation hed just shoot [02:28.59]Its like the good the bad and the ugly [02:30.54]Except its reality and you don't see it on tv [02:33.54]Brothers keep dying in the streets cuz the streets are designed [02:36.45]To keep you from having peace of mind [02:38.02]I know an old man hes got a rifle to stifle [02:40.48]Any young punk he hides it under his bunk [02:43.06]And I know a kid whos been to jail [02:44.93]And he told me that the system had failed him [02:47.13] [02:47.68]So now hes out the joint and hes like flippin on kids [02:50.40]And the people in his neighborhood are flippin their wigs [02:52.43]But you gotta check the move cuz theres a reason [02:54.77]A method to the madness and you know what I'm meaning [02:57.44]Cuz rather than being the herb vic or chump [02:59.34]You can be just like my man cold holding the pump [03:01.87]But living like that you take a chance with your life [03:04.51]But some things in life sometimes will make you uptight [03:06.48]I'm like an avalanche of knowledge pounding down all fools [03:08.79]All fakes all snakes [03:09.98]And ones who try to break the rules and regulations [03:12.14]Stipulations made by the gangstarr [03:14.11]You try to flex muscle but you know you can't hang ha [03:16.56]You're making me vexed but yeah you can go next [03:18.75]Just remember the illest brother claims respect [03:20.67] [03:30.82]Gotta be the illest brother to claim respect [03:33.06]Takes the illest brother just to get respect [03:35.15]Got to be the illest brother when its time to get wreck [03:37.78]Got to be the illest brother when I get my mic check [03:40.40]Yo money don't front you know you blew your chance [03:42.77]And now its my turn so imma take command [03:45.04]Cuz I'm like the one whos got all the juice [03:47.44]I always get loose I got the balls to reduce your crew [03:50.35]Very easily I got more ammo [03:52.18]I'm like the ill kid the psycho man yo [03:54.77]Cuz now I'm past the point and I ain't gonna return [03:56.83]And when it comes to your destruction I ain't really concerned [03:59.23]About the consequences cuz I'm living day to day [04:01.75]So who are you to comment about me and my ways [04:04.24]I get my attitude from living and I never forget [04:06.23]You got to be the illest brother just to claim respect