Sip the juice 'cause I got enough to go around   And the thought takes place uptown   I grew up on the sidewalk where I learned street talk   And then taught to hawk New York      I go to Queens for queens to get the crew from Brooklyn   Make money in Manhattan and never been token   Go Uptown and the Bronx to boogie down   Get strong on the Island, recoup and lay around      Time to build my juice back up   Props back up, suckers get smacked up   Don't doubt the clout, you know what I'm about   Knocking niggaz off, knocking niggaz out      Shaking 'em up, waking 'em up   Raking 'em up, breaking 'em up   Standing on shaky grounds too close to the edge   Let's see if I know the ledge      Corners' trifling 'cause shorty's here   I get cock-d liffin' forty's of beer   Here's a sip for the crew that's deceased   If I get revenge, then they rest in peace      Somebody's got to suffer, I just might spare one   And give a brother a fair one   Stay alert and on "P's"   And I do work with these like Hercules      Switch to southpaw, split your right jaw   'Cause I don't like y'all, I'm hype when night fall   Smooth but I move like an army   Bulletproof down in case brothers try to bomb me      Putting brothers to rest like Elliot Ness   'Cause I don't like stress   Streets ain't a place for innocent bystanders to stand   Nutting's gonna stop the plan      I'll chill like Pacino, kill like DeNiro   Black Gambino, die like a hero   Living on shaky grounds too close to the edge   Let's see if I know the ledge!      Shells lay around on the battleground   Dead bodies are found throughout the town   Tried to put shame in my game to make a name   I'm-a put it on a bullet, put it in your brain      Rip the block like a buckshot   Who cares where it goes, just keep the casket closed   No remorse when a life is lost   I paid my dues- paid the cost      And my pockets are still fat   Wherever I'm at, I get the welcome mat   Even if my crew steep with one deep   I attract attention, people like to peep      So come say hi to the badguy   Don't say goodbye, I don't plan to die   'Cause I get loose and I got troops   And crazy juice      In control of many like Ayatollah Khomeini   Hang out wit Smith and Wesson, don't try to play me   I'm at war a lot, like Anwar Sadat   But no warning shot, my gun is warm a lot      When I cook beef, the smoke will never clear   Areas in fear but this here's a fear!   Living life too close to the edge   Hoping that I know the ledge      A brand new morn, no time to yawn   Shower's on, power's on   Late for school, I catch the train   Girls sip, "Cristal" and whisper my name      I push up like an exercise   Check the intellect and inspect the thighs   Select the best one, pull her to the side   Keep her occupied for the rest of the ride      Read my resume she's know I'm 'ready cool   Just meet me after school   We can moan and groan until your mom come home   And you be calling me Al "Dope" Capone      Sweatin' me, she didn't want to let me loose   Come get me, that's if you want to sip the juice   'Cause the streets await me, so I take my gun off safety   'Cause a lot of niggaz hate me      Coming out of the building, they set me up   Sprayed wit automatics, they wet me up   In a puddle of blood, I lay close to the edge   I guess I didn't know the ledge