Mobb Deep - The Illest lyrics

Yeah, say it (say it) uh huh i'm the illest
Yeah, yo

I gotta be a ill nigga, with no denyin
How the fuck I get this
Crowd movin' without even tryin'
Made it out the projects, against all odds
Went from
Ridin these trains to coppin expensive cars
And even so, all this shit don't make
Me better than y'all
It only means that I work
Harder than the average nigga
Never sat around for handouts
I watched and observed
Then quickly rubbed my eyes
If my vision got blurred i coulda sold drugs
(yea yea) 'til I got bagged and jailed
Out of sight, out of mind
Niggas locked feel me like braille
(Feel me) While everybody was chillin'
I was broke like a motherfucker
Loyal to my vision
Knowin' that I'd be on top
Or somewhere close to it
Nigga, my livin' quarters'll be the
Thing to prove it and vowed once I got there
To never ever lose it let my head
Get big and slack off on my music
I'm the illest

(P) "We done seen it all
Done been through it all yo"
I'm the illest
(P) "Let y'all niggas know right now
Word to mother for real"
No doubt, cause I'm the illest
(P) "We done seen it all
Done been through it all yo"
Cause I'm the illest
(P) "Let y'all niggas know right now
Word to mother for real, for real"

You know I
Come through with that seven-four pound I
Voice activated
Know these whities just hate it
Thinkin' I'm a drug dealer
How else could he cake it
Bitch my shit's legit
Plus I invested in stocks
So if this rap dough stop
(yea) the show won't stop (uh uh)
Believe me there's more ways than a
Few to make it pop (word)
You gotta have it in you
Bring it out once it's needed (yea)
Be strategic, live it, shit it and breathe it
I won't stop 'til I'm famous
Hostin' shows with Regis (that's right)
It's my world, my game won't be defeated
(C'mon, give it to me give it to me)
Keep them checks comin', thoughts flowin'
Words blowin', hoes goin'
Havoc always holdin'
First one to fuck in back
Of the Porsche truck
Lord knows how many babies
That chick coughed up
If you asked my enemies they would
Say it was all luck that's why you see
Mixed emotion once my name's brought up
Cause I'm the illest

Yo, you know you ill when
You can kill two birds (yea)
With one stone alone and slowly emerge
From the deep depths of
Jealousy and envy's domain
Make chips then stash for the days it rain
Never cry and survive the pain
(that's right)
Though shit looked impossible, to an
Eye untrained
Nothin to lose, and know the game
Be proud of yourself
Remind yourself, say it to yourself, say it
I'm the illest