Rewind

[chorus: royce da 5'9"]

Yeah, the streets got a code, cause bein loud is old

Silent is gold, smile and unload

No police gotta know, cause when your problem is told

Your problem is again told, that's a no

I'ma tell a couple stories about, the notorious route

That niggaz take when they thirst, hear me out

In 5... 4... 3, 2, 1

[royce da 5'9"]

Here's a little story, i got to tell

About, a couple dudes you didn't know so well

They didn't get a chance to blow but they can flow so well

This is the perfect time for you haters to go "oh well" (uhh)

Let's take it down to the nolia where them boys is warriors

They notorious for orderin more than just hits

So take heeeeed, i seen dude in a v in the d

He musta been movin with b.g. (whattup)

Before "slow motion" i heard dude was so focused

On his street credibility, he's a +soulja+

Would he rather have beef or exposure? i don't know

I never met him; i just know that i ain't tryin to forget him

As soon as he went hoooome, the place he got the most love

Niggaz popped up and shot him in cold blood

At the worst time and they crept up, behind him

And uhh, just rewinded him

(story two) i said boyyyy, would you +boss up and get this money+

For my niggaz who ain't here (yeah)

Bring the trees, and blow a huge cloud in the air

For niggaz who move without fear (yeah)

Gotta pour more than a beer, nigga pour out a fifth

Fuck it we rich, nigga pour out some cris'

A young nigga got shot up once, put in a wheelchair

Still liked to light up blunts like "look, i'm still here"

It's so truuuue

He came outta the hospital with way more money, way more jewels (yeah)

Roll throuuuugh, any hood that you want

In the city of detroit they playin one of his tunes

He probably should've been with a goon

He stopped at a car wash, i guess the dude he was with ain't know what to do

They crept up on the side of him and, put the nine to him and

Just rewinded him, yeah

(story three) we 'bout to take it to the n.y.c.

They know about him in the n.y.c., but they don't know him in the d (uhh)

As far as emceein this nigga was crazy

Motherfuckers used to say he was better than jay-z

The first time i heard him was 9-5 "ebonics"

I played it and all my niggaz was high tryin to rewind it

Them niggaz was like daaaamn

This nigga said that a snotbox was a nose without stoppin the flow

And i was, like maaaaan, i swear to god

That this nigga's a problem, i think he better than nas (damn)

He's so ahead of his time

You play his music in '06, this nigga sound regular now (for sho')

I heard that he was thuggin, had a brother who was thuggin

He was sittin on a stoop and he didn't see it comin

They crept up in front of him and, put the gun to him and

Just rewinded him

[chorus] – 6th line change "hear me out" to "r.i.p."