What You Be About-E.C. Illa

[ti:What You Be About] [ar:E.C. Illa] [al:E.C. Illa L.P.] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]What You Be About - E.C. Illa [00:14.68]For about as long, as I can remember [00:17.56]From January on, through to december [00:20.16] [00:20.69]Motherf**kers in chi town been bangin [00:23.58]They had they little blocks [00:25.01]And you could find 'em all hangin [00:26.79]The year was eighty-one, del plains and broadway [00:29.13] [00:29.69]Vicelords and eagles, strappin in broad day [00:33.04]I heard this braud say call the cops [00:35.79]They swingin bats and chains, and they throwin rocks [00:39.10]And that was as bad as it got back then [00:42.04]Noone was servin blows pullin glocks or mack tens [00:45.16]So I kept to myself amongst the pimpin, and hoein [00:48.36]Gang population consistantly growin [00:51.37]Years went by and that sh*t got tight [00:54.32]Half my homies went left and the other half right [00:57.02] [00:57.54]Despite all the past, they heads got swoll [01:00.42]And with the increasin age came the loss of control [01:03.02] [01:03.63]We all knew better, but some didnt care [01:06.65]Like 'F**k the next man ima get my fair share' [01:09.82]And with that came the shootin and sellin [01:12.19]And in the grade school hallways [01:14.26]You could always hear 'em yellin [01:16.10]What you be about, What you be about [01:18.42] [01:19.14]Some choose the people, some choose the folks [01:21.24] [01:22.39]What you be about, What you be about [01:24.40] [01:25.19]Some choose the people, some choose the folks [01:27.48] [01:28.24]Now age 16 came and everyone had dropped out [01:31.36]And as far as beef goes, getting knocked out [01:33.80] [01:34.40]Was cool, cuz you coulda got shanked, or blasted [01:37.64]In Chi town the gangbangin art had been mastered [01:40.59]At last it was just too far gone [01:43.61]The year was eighty-nine and it wouldnt be long [01:46.73]Till sh*t got as bad as it could get [01:49.22] [01:49.78]Cuz wit no conscience, theres no regret [01:52.20] [01:52.91]False flaggin techniques, were bein perfected [01:56.01]And fist to fist combat had long been neglected [01:59.02]Infected by the plague, of crazy a** shortys [02:02.03]Doin more dirt than men in their 30's and 40's [02:04.27]The more these kids did, the more they wanted to do [02:07.84]And if you got to catch a slug hope [02:09.99]That its a twenty-two [02:11.05]Cuz survivin nowadays is a task [02:13.42] [02:14.09]So you best know what to tell them when they ask [02:16.64] [02:17.77]What you be about, What you be about [02:19.87] [02:20.57]Some choose the people, some choose the folks [02:22.92] [02:23.73]What you be about, What you be about [02:26.01] [02:26.68]Some choose the people, some choose the folks [02:29.63]Now the present day is in effect [02:31.44]And I cant walk down the street [02:33.01]Without some type of sh*t to put walks in retreat [02:35.98]Cuz these sets got the addicts acting dramatic [02:39.02]And in the summer time its even more sparatic [02:41.30] [02:42.09]Cuz heat makes marks straight tameless [02:43.50] [02:45.30]And all things considered, [02:46.30] [02:46.93]Shits gettin outrageous [02:47.57] [02:48.40]New sets poppin up like everyother day [02:51.24]Motherf**kers claimin sh*t cuz they know no other way [02:54.35]Sayin either flip this sighn, or hear a poppin sound [02:57.24]Im like I cant throw it up let alone throw it down [03:00.66]I done lost track on whos who and whats what [03:03.57]So to simplify sh*t I be layin in the cut [03:06.66]While my homies out there raisin hell cappin sh*t [03:09.61]Im creatin it my best wit this rappin sh*t [03:12.65]But if you think that you can hide then you dreamin [03:15.78]Cuz just chillin in my crib I can still hear 'em screamin [03:18.56] [03:19.23]What you be about, What you be about [03:21.41] [03:22.08]Some choose the people, some choose the folks [03:24.74] [03:25.52]What you be about, What you be about [03:27.57] [03:28.20]Some choose the people, some choose the folks [03:31.34]What you be about, What you be about [03:33.54] [03:37.59]What you be about, What you be about [03:40.30] [03:43.75]What you be about, What you be about [03:45.83] [03:49.89]What you be about, What you be about [03:52.28] [03:56.35]What you be about, What you be about [03:59.10] [04:02.46]What you be about, What you be about [04:04.43] [04:08.54]What you be about, What you be about [04:10.63] [04:14.67]What you be about, What you be about [04:16.81] [04:18.94]What you be about