Chorus:   Gotta be the illest brother to claim respect   It takes the illest brother just to get respect   Got to be the illest brother when it's time to get wreck   Got to be the illest brother when I get my mic check      I'm one of the illest brothers known to man   But if you don't understand, see I'm a grown man   And I stand 5'8" and 3 quarters   Giving orders to my sqaudron 'cause I'm like the sergeant   Or general but let me keep this minimal   I used to hang with kids who like to live trife with a knife   Cutting kids for fun and pulling out much guns   And like riflery champs fellas start to get real amped   Dead bodies lay stamped to the pavement so I gave it some thought   Remembering the brothers who are gone now   I will make a strong vow to make things right   Ignite the mic, get hype and all that   Suckers try to menace but they always fall   Flat to the ground as I astound come around   I'll put you down about the brothers who think they're the boss   Think they're getting large but in the end they pay the cost   Of their lives and that ain't the way to go out   Even take their boys with 'em cause they know their boys will go out   But when it comes to facing some time   They're like crying like weeping, wanna call mom dukes   But mom dukes is fed, fed up with the shit you did   She knows that you shot and she knows that you cripples kids   But who's to judge when you're trying to survive   The one who moves first might be the one to stay alive   So when you think you're hard and dominating the set   Just remember the illest brother claims respect!      Like I said I'm an ill kid, so never dare test me   They wanna arrest me 'cause I'm causing a frenzy   Fake gangsters come and fake gangsters go   Real gangsters chill 'cause real gangsters know   That quietly you stalk your prey on the down low   'cause too much talk will get you beef on the street   And brothers in the city have to live this way   It may cause dismay but imma' tell it anyway   Yo guns are easy to get and like a puppet   Some young kid is gonna be the subject of internal oppression   An example of hard times   'cause to make it out the trap in your mind it's a hard climb   But even if you change and come right and exact   There's another brother scheming so just watch your back   I know a brother who thought he had it all   But little did he know he was bound for a down fall   He'd pick up the heater and go stick somebody   He wouldn't give a damn if he killed somebody   'cause if somebody would get in the way of him getting loot   There'd be no hesitation he'd just shoot   It's like the good, the bad and the ugly   Except it's reality and you don't see it on tv   Brothers keep dying in the streets 'cause the streets are designed   To keep you from having peace of mind   I know an old man, he's got a rifle to stifle   Any young punk, he hides it under his bunk   And I know a kid who's been to jail   And he told me that the system had failed him   So now he's out the joint and he's like flippin' on kids   And the people in his neighborhood are flippin' their wigs   But you gotta check the move 'cause there's a reason   A method to the madness and you know what I'm meaning   'cause rather than being the herb, vic, or chump   You can be just like my man cold holding the pump   But living like that you take a chance with your life   But some things in life, sometimes will make you uptight   I'm like an avalanche of knowledge pounding down all fools   All fakes, all snakes   And ones who try to break the rules and regulations   Stipulations made by the gangstarr   You try to flex muscle but you know you can't hang ha   You're making me vexed but yeah you can go next   Just remember the illest brother claims respect      Chorus repeat      Yo money don't front you know you blew your chance   And now it's my turn so imma' take command   'cause I'm like the one who's got all the juice   I always get loose I got the balls to reduce your crew   Very easily I got more ammo   I'm like the ill kid the psycho man yo   'cause now I'm past the point and I ain't gonna return   And when it comes to your destruction I ain't really concerned   About the consequences 'cause I'm living day to day   So who are you to comment about me and my ways.   I get my attitude from living and I never forget   You got to be the illest brother just to claim respect!