Canibus - Benny Riley lyrics

DJ's, cuttin up beats and stuff like that and
That was my first exposure to the whole
Artistry in Hip-Hop
There is nothing in this music
That I don't wanna hear there is words
That are kind of syncopated and rhythmic
And there's this hot drum track, it's great!

"This is, this is great! This is
This is great!"
And I could hear, this enormous
"This is, this is great! This is
This is great!" this is music
I've been waiting all my life to hear

Aiyyo! I don't give a fuck
If you gettin some cash or gettin some ass
If I was there I'd pick up the tab
Talk to a rag
Tell you to wipe your stinkin ass
Get back to the lab, make sure Hip-Hop last
Through death or dishonor
I do this cause I wanna
Your body armor don't protect
You from your karma
I'm ready for the encounter like
A titty bar bouncer
Or Muhammad at the Mini-Mart
Counter with four-pounders
Quick Draw McGraw spitter
Let me see your hands jitter
I'll hit'cha where the good Lord split'cha
You faggot-ass niggas are see-through
I treat you like we in the same cell
But I'm Bugsy Siegel
Smack your teeth loose, the street juice
Go to court in cheap suit's
Givin testimony over beat loops
Take 'em to my hood, show the evil I'm from
They can't blame me for the evil I done
Now they see where I run
And why I keep a tight leash on the gun
Why my speech is so revered by the young
Cause my spirit is young
A nigga spittin LIKE THAT, got SERIOUS LUNGS
Yo I'm serious SON, he a FURIOUS ONE!

"This is, this is great! This is
This is great!"
And I could hear, this enormous
"This is, this is great! This is
This is great!" this is music
I've been waiting all my life to hear

Yo, the name Benny Riley
The trip took twenty-eight days
From New York to Cali, drivin through alleys
My mom mad at me, my dad laughs at me
My life's a track meet
I need this record deal
Precious, she got the freshest breast-es
And the ass from heaven 36-24-37
She the second broad I ever humped
Under a bridge
But she the first broad I ever
Fucked with in the record biz
Desi told her I was crazy
And she called the feds
The bitch didn't know any better
I let her live
She don't know Desi is a greasy fuckin pig
And he's settin me up for somethin
He knows I never did
When I see him I'ma put the
Smith & Wesson to his head
To change his outlook on life
Maybe I'd show him what it's like to be DEAD
Like the way I look at lyrics
I kill it 'til they DEAD
It's that vivid got skills to
Kill the rap business
Got bills to put a contract on
The witness if he rat-snitchin
You niggas in the back
Thinkin holds 'til your next actin role
Get buried wit'cha cash and gold
Acts that sold, family of Marlon Brando broke
Shattered hopes, rappers choked
Took it like a man though
Benny Riley is the closest
Thing to Canibus yo
Niggas just don't be understandin his flow
Until the hammer let go
Grab the mic and cold damage the show
Get split with bananas
Flows of the Canibus blow

"This is, this is great! This is
This is great!"
And I could hear, this enormous
"This is, this is great! This is
This is great!" this is music
I've been waiting all my life to hear

This is music
I've been waiting all my life to hear
And I didn't know it