The Pledge
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The Pledge
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There's no me
In the beginning it was me... Nas, Blasting
I stood alone...but now, Blasting
Don't you know that I will never leave
Murder Inc. y'all
It's Murda, niggaz!
It's over now - get on that right
Irv Gotti - Ill Will Baby
It's murda....for life
It's murda
My enemies want sorta the same respect I was born with
Godson, tatted on my chest its permanent
The rap album Anastasia
You cowards y'all wanted the crown from the black power man of Asia
Snap out your dreams and prayers and takin a king's paper
Ask another rapper how it feels to lose his whole gangsta (How it feel?)
You's a no namesta, your little man's no threat
You make me upset I might stank ya (blastin)
Inc is the Murder Ill Will merger lit my cash
Make sex with your cash it can't hurt us
Phones ringing off the hook
Bush and Bloomberg calling me constant
Streets wanna know the cause of that gossip
Nas was born in the projects till the coffins drop
And the oceans like a Amistad slave overboating
Its a new day y'all shook and scared I'm back wit stout
South side, Queensbridge, the hoods in here
There's no me, without you (Theres no me y'all)
I can't be without you (I.N.C. - Ill will y'all)
Know that I can never leave, leave you (It's no me y'all)
All I need, need is you
There's no me (Ya - you talk to these niggaz gotti)
I'm Blastin'
I'm Blastin'
What up, Suge?
And lord knows I DIE
Pledge allegiance to homicide
And murda be the case when I kill 'em why
Would they get a nigga likely started
I'm regarded the hardest-working artist since Pac niggaz!
And I ain't talkin if I'm liked or better
I'm sayin if he was here we'd probably ride together
On this chick ass nigga with curls
Bitch dog
Get at me dog
Rule nigga the boss
You always been a pup now, ain't it a pity
That you running to I.G., dying to be me
But I pledge I.N.C. and for the love
I'll bleed it in blood and die from hot slugs, motherfuckers!
There's no me, without you (Theres no me y'all)
I can't be without you (I.N.C. - Ill will y'all)
Know that I can never leave, leave you (It's no me y'all)
All I need, need is you
Murder I.N.C. - You know that I can't see myself
Living without you, breathing without you, being without you, baby
What you done to me, you know that I can't see myself
Living without you, breathing without you, being without you, baby
There's no me, without you (Theres no me y'all)
I can't be without you (I.N.C. - Ill will y'all)
Know that I can never leave, leave you (It's no me y'all)
All I need, need is you
(The only man I fear is God)
It's Murda, for life
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