I once knew a nigga whose real name was William
His primary concern was makin' a million
Bein' the illest hustler that the world ever seen
He used to fuck movie stars and sniff coke in his dreams
by Sanderlei Silveira - 09/04/2023 - US
I once knew a nigga whose real name was William
His primary concern was makin' a million
Bein' the illest hustler that the world ever seen
He used to fuck movie stars and sniff coke in his dreams
A corrupted young mind at the age of 13
Nigga never had a father and his mom was a fiend
She put the pipe down, but for every year she was sober
Her son's heart simultaneously grew colder
He started hangin' out, sellin' bags in the projects
Checkin' the young chicks, lookin' for hit-and-run prospects
He was fascinated by material objects
But he understood money never bought respect
He built a reputation, 'cause he could hustle and steal
But got locked once and didn't hesitate to squeal
So criminals he chilled with didn't think he was real
You see, me and niggas like this have never been equal
I don't project my insecurities on other people
He fiended for props like addicts with pipes and needles
So he felt he had to prove to everyone he was evil
A feeble-minded young man with infinite potential
The product of a ghetto-bred capitalistic mental
Coincidentally dropped out of school to sell weed
Dancin' with the Devil, smoked until his eyes would bleed
But he was sick of sellin' trees and gave in to his greed
[Hook]
Everyone tryin' to be trife never face the consequences
You probably only did a month for minor offenses
Ask a nigga doin' life if he had another chance
But then again, there's always the wicked that knew in advance
Dance forever with the Devil on a cold cell block
But that's what happens when you rape, murder, and sell rock
Devils used to be God's angels that fell from the top
There's no diversity because we're burnin' in the melting pot
[Verse 2]
So Billy started robbin' niggas, anything he could do
To get his respect back in the eyes of his crew
Startin' fights over little shit up on the block
Stepped up to sellin' mothers and brothers the crack rock
Workin' overtime for makin' money for the crack spot
Hit the jackpot, and wanted to move up to cocaine
Fulfillin' the Scarface fantasy stuck in his brain
Tired of the block niggas treatin' him the same
He wanted to be major like the cut throats and the thugs
But when he tried to step to 'em, niggas showed him no love
They told him any motherfuckin' coward can sell drugs
Any bitch nigga with a gun can bust slugs
Any nigga with a red shirt can front like a Blood
Even Puffy smoked a motherfucker up in the club
But only a real thug can stab someone 'til they die
Standin' in front of them, starin' straight into their eyes
Billy realized that these men were well-guarded
And they wanted to test him before business started
Suggested rapin' a bitch to prove he was cold-hearted
So now he had a choice between goin' back to his life
Or makin' money with made men up in the cyph'
His dreams about cars and ice made him agree
A hardcore nigga is all he ever wanted to be
And so he met them Friday night at a quarter to three
[Hook]
Everyone tryin' to be trife never face the consequences
You probably only did a month for minor offenses
Ask a nigga doin' life if he had another chance
But then again, there's always the wicked that knew in advance
Dance forever with the Devil on a cold cell block
But that's what happens when you rape, murder, and sell rock
Devils used to be God's angels that fell from the top
There's no diversity because we're burnin' in the melting pot
[Verse 3]
They drove around the projects slow while it was rainin'
Smokin' blunts, drinkin' and jokin' for entertainment
Until they saw a woman on the street, walkin' alone
Three in the mornin', comin' back from work, on her way home
And so they quietly got out the car and followed her
Walkin' through the projects, the darkness swallowed her
They wrapped her shirt around her head
And knocked her onto the floor
This is it, kid, now you got your chance to be raw
So Billy yoked her up and grabbed the chick by the hair
And dragged her into a lobby that had nobody there
She struggled hard, but they forced her to go up the stairs
They got to the roof and then held her down on the ground
Screamin', "Shut the fuck up, and stop movin' around!"
The shirt covered her face, but she screamed and clawed
So Billy stomped on the bitch until he'd broken her jaw
The dirty bastards knew exactly what they were doin'
They kicked her until they cracked her ribs and she stopped movin'
Blood leakin' through the cloth, she cried silently
And then they all proceeded to rape her violently
Billy was made to go first, but each of them took a turn
Rippin' her up and chokin' her until her throat burned
Her broken jaw mumbled for God, but they weren't concerned
When they were done and she was lyin'
Bloody, broken and bruised
One of them niggas pulled out a brand new .22
They told him that she was a witness of what she'd gone through
And if he killed her, he was guaranteed a spot in the crew
He thought about it for a minute, she was practically dead
And so he leaned over and put the gun right to her head
[Sample]
I'm fallin' and I can't turn back
I'm fallin' and I can't turn back
[Verse 4]
Right before he pulled the trigger and ended her life
He thought about the cocaine with the platinum and ice
And he felt strong standin' along with his new brothers
Cocked the gat to her head and pulled back the shirt cover
But what he saw made him start to cringe and stutter
Cause he was starin' into the eyes of his own mother
She looked back at him and cried 'cause he had forsaken her
She cried more painfully than when they were rapin' her
His whole world stopped, he couldn't even contemplate
His corruption had successfully changed his fate
And he remembered how his mom used to come home late
Workin' hard for nothin', because now what was he worth?
He turned away from the woman that had once given him birth
And cryin' out to the sky, 'cause he was lonely and scared
But only the Devil responded, 'cause God wasn't there
And right then he knew what it was to be empty and cold
And so he jumped off the roof and died with no soul
They say death takes you to a better place, but I doubt it
After that, they killed his mother, and never spoke about it
And listen, 'cause the story that I'm tellin' is true
Cause I was there with Billy Jacobs, and I raped his mom too
And now the Devil follows me everywhere that I go
In fact, I'm sure he's standin' among one of you at my shows
And every street cypher, listenin' to little thugs flow
He could be standin' right next to you, and you wouldn't know
The Devil grows inside the hearts of the selfish and wicked
White, brown, yellow and black — color is not restricted
You have a self-destructive destiny when you're inflicted
And you'll be one of God's children that fell from the top
There's no diversity because we're burnin' in the melting pot
So when the Devil wants to dance with you, you better say never
Because a dance with the Devil might last you forever
[Part II: "I"]
[Intro: Immortal Technique]
Oh, y'all motherfuckers thought it was over, huh?
Well, it’s not, you didn’t count on a fallen angel gettin' back
Into the grace of God and comin' after you
Y’all niggas ain’t shit, your producers ain’t shit
Your fuckin' A & R ain’t shit
I’ll fuckin' wipe my ass with your demo deal
Yo, Diabolic, take this motherfucker’s head off!
[Verse 1: Diabolic]
Go ‘head and grip Glocks
I’ll snap your trigger finger in six spots
You’ll have to lip lock with hypodermic needles to lick shots
I’ll watch you topple flat
Put away your rings and holla back
Can’t freestyle; you’re screwed off the top, like bottle caps
Beneath the surface
I’m overheatin' your receiving circuits
By unleashin' deeper verses than priests speak in churches
What you preach is worthless
Your worship defeat the purpose
Like President Bush takin' bullets for the secret service
Beyond what y'all fathom, I shit on cats and jaw tap 'em
Show no compassion, like havin' a straight-faced orgasm
Tour jack 'em, have his half-a-10 bitch suck my friend’s dick
In the meantime, you can french kiss this clenched fist
Diabolic: a one-man brigade spreadin' cancer plague
Fist-fuckin’ a pussy’s face, holdin' a hand grenade
So if I catch you bluffin', faggot, you’re less than nothin'
I just had to get that stress off my chest like breast reduction
[Verse 2: Immortal Technique]
You motherfuckers are nothin', you cannot harm me
I’ll resurrect every aborted baby and start an army
Storm the planet, huntin' you down, 'cause I’m on a mission
To split your body into a billion one-celled organisms
Immortal Technique’ll destroy your religion, you stupid bitch
You’re faker than blue-eyed crackers nailed to a crucifix
I’m 'bout to blow up, like NASA Challenger computer chips
Arsenic language transmitted revolutionarily
I’m like time itself: I’m gonna kill you inevitably
Chemically bomb you, fuck usin’ a chrome piece
I’m Illmatic, you won’t make it home, like Jerome’s niece
I’ll sever your head diagonally for thinkin' of dissin' me
And then use your dead body to write my name in calligraphy
This puppet democracy brain-washed your psychology
So you’re nothin', like diversity without equality
And your crew is full of more faggots than Greek mythology
Usin' numerology to count the people I sent to Heaven
Produces more digits than 22 divided by seven
You’re like Kevin Spacey: your style is usually suspect
You never killed a cop, you, not a motherfuckin' thug yet
Your mind is empty and spacious
Like the part of the brain that appreciates culture in a racist
Face it, you’re too basic, you’re never gonna make it
Like children walkin' through Antarctica, butt-naked
Min carekê Nigga nasnameyek ku navê rastîn William bû dizanibû
Xema wî ya bingehîn Makin 'mîlyon bû
Bein 'The Illest Hustler ku cîhan her dem dîtî
Wî di xewnên xwe de stêrên fîlimê û sniff dixapîne
Mindek ciwan a xirab di temenê 13 salî de
Nigga qet nebû bav û dayika wî feneral bû
Wê pîvaza xist, lê her sal ew hişk bû
Dilê kurê wê bi hevdemî sar bû
Wî di projeyan de dest bi darên 'derve' derxist
Checkin 'Chicks ciwan, li lêgerînên hit-û-run binêrin
Ew ji hêla tiştên madeyên madî ve dilxweş bû
Lê wî pere fêm kir ku tu carî rêz nekir
Wî navûdeng ava kir, 'sedema ku ew dikare hêşîn û diziyê bike
Lê yek carî girtî bû û ji squeal dudilî nebû
Ji ber vê yekê sûcdarên ku wî bi xwe re çirûsk difikirîn ku ew rast bû
Hûn dibînin, ez û nîgarên mîna vê yekê qet wekhev nebin
Ez li ser mirovên din nekevdar im proje
Wî ji bo propsên mîna adetên bi pîvaz û hewcedaran re rû bi rû ma
Ji ber vê yekê wî hîs kir ku ew neçar ma ku her kesê xerabiyê bike
Xortekî feqîr-hişmend bi potansiyela bêsînor
Hilberê giyanî ya kapîtalîst a ghetto-bred
Cînav ji dibistanê derket ji bo firotina we
Dancin 'bi theblîs re, ku çavên wî xwîna wî xwar
Lê ew ji darên sellîn nexweş bû û di ber xwe da zeviya xwe
[Çengel]
Her kes hewl didin ku ti tinekirinê qet nebe encamên
Dibe ku hûn tenê mehek ji bo sûcên hindikayan kir
Heke ew şansek din bû, jiyanek Nigga Doin bipirse
Lê dîsa dîsa, her gav mirovên ku di pêş de dizanibû
Bi Devblîs re li ser blokek hucreya sar
Lê tiştê ku hûn destdirêjî, kuştin, û firotina keviran diqewime ev e
Devils ji milyaketên Xwedê re bûn ku ji jor ket
Ji ber ku em di potîna meltingê de şewitîn tune
[Ayetek 2]
Ji ber vê yekê Billy dest bi Robbin 'Niggas kir, her tiştê ku ew dikare bike
Da ku rêza xwe di çavên ekîba xwe de paşde bistîne
Destpêkê li ser bloka piçûk şer dike
Gav avêt ku Dayik û birayên keviran Rock Rock
Workin 'Overtime ji bo Makin' Money ji bo cîhê Crack
Li jackpot xist, û xwest ku bi kokainê ve biçin
Fermî 'Fantasy Scarface di mejiyê wî de qewimî
Tîrêj ji bloka Niggas re derman dike
Wî dixwest ku meriv mîna qirika birrîn û qulikan mezin be
Lê dema ku wî hewl da ku gav bavêje 'em, Nîgas ji wî re hezkirin nîşan neda
Wan ji wî re got ku her cûdahiyek dayik dikare dermanan bifroşe
Anyu Bitch Nigga bi Gunek dikare dirûşmên bust bike
Anyu Nigga bi kincê sor dikare mîna xwînê
Tewra puffî di klûbê de dayikek zikê xwe kişand
Lê tenê çuçek rastîn dikare kesek bikuje
Standin 'li pêş wan, stêrk' rasterast di çavên wan de
Billy fêm kir ku ev zilam baş bûn
Û wan dixwest ku berî karsaziyê wî ceriband
Rapîn a pêşniyar kir ku bitchek îspat bike ku ew dilê wî sar bû
Ji ber vê yekê niha di navbera goin 'de vegeriya jiyana xwe hebû
An Makin 'pere bi mêran re di cikheyê de çêkir'
Xewnên wî di derbarê otomobîlan û berfê de wî li hev kir
Nigga Hardcore her tiştê ku wî dixwest ku bibe
So bi vî rengî wî şeva Fridaynê li çaryeka sêyan bi wan re hevdîtin kir
[Çengel]
Her kes hewl didin ku ti tinekirinê qet nebe encamên
Dibe ku hûn tenê mehek ji bo sûcên hindikayan kir
Heke ew şansek din bû, jiyanek Nigga Doin bipirse
Lê dîsa dîsa, her gav mirovên ku di pêş de dizanibû
Bi Devblîs re li ser blokek hucreya sar
Lê tiştê ku hûn destdirêjî, kuştin, û firotina keviran diqewime ev e
Devils ji milyaketên Xwedê re bûn ku ji jor ket
Ji ber ku em di potîna meltingê de şewitîn tune
[Ayets 3]
Wan dema ku baran bû, ew li dora projeyan hêdî bûn
Smokin 'Blunts, Drinkin' and Jokin 'for Entertainment
Heya ku wan jinek li kolanê, Walkin 'tenê dît
Sê di sibehê de ji karê xwe vegeriya, li ser riya malê
So bi vî rengî ew bêdeng derketin û li pey wî çûn
Walkin 'bi projeyan, tarîtî wê şil kir
Wan li dora serê wê shirtê xwe xist
Û ew li ser masê xist
Ev ew e, zarok, naha hûn şansê xwe xav bûn
Ji ber vê yekê Billy ew rabû û çîçik bi porê xwe kişand
Û xwe avêt nav lobiyek ku li wir kes tune bû
Wê dijwar têkoşîn kir, lê wan neçar kir ku ew biçe ser pêlekan
Wan gihiştin ber çavan û piştre wê li erdê girtin
Screamin ', "Fuck Up bikin, û Movin' li dora xwe rawestînin!"
Kincê rûyê xwe da, lê wê qîriya û qul kir
Ji ber vê yekê Billy li ser çokan sekinî heya ku ew devê xwe xist
Kulîlkên qirêj bi rastî dizanin ka ew çi dikin '
Wan ew xistin heta ku ribên xwe şikandin û ew sekinî '
Xwîna xwînê 'bi navikê, wê bêdeng kir
Then wê hingê wan gişt bi tundî destdirêjî kirin
Billy hate çêkirin ku pêşî biçin, lê her yek ji wan zivirî
Rippin 'wê up û çok' wê heya ku qirika wê şewitî
Jiya wê şikestî ji Xwedê re mumk kir, lê ew ne eleqedar bûn
Gava ku ew hatin kirin û ew Lyîn bû '
Xwînxwar, şikestî û birrîn
Yek ji wan nîgarên nû derxist .22
Wan jê re got ku ew şahidê tiştê ku ew ê bi rê ve çû bû
If heke wî ew kuşt, ew di ekîba de cîhek hate misoger kirin
Ew ji bo deqeyek li ser wê difikirî, ew bi pratîkî mirî bû
So bi vî rengî wî li ser xwe gerand û çeka xwe li serê xwe xist
[Mînak]
Ez Fallin im 'û ez nikarim vegerim
Ez Fallin im 'û ez nikarim vegerim
[Ayets 4]
Rast e berî ku ew zalim derxist û jiyana xwe bi dawî kir
Ew li ser kokainê bi platîn û berfê difikirîm
He wî bi birayên xwe yên nû re standîn 'bi hêz kir
Li ser serê xwe kemil kir û pişta xwe vekişand
Lê tiştê ku wî dît ew ji wî dest pê kir ku ji cring û stutter
Sedema ku ew stêr bû 'di çavên dayika xwe de ye
Wê li wî mêze kir û qîriya 'Sedema ku wî dev jê berda
Wê ji dema ku ew Rapin 'wê jî bi êş dikirin
Tevahiya dinya wî sekinî, wî nikaribû bifikirin
Korebûleya wî çarenûsa xwe bi serfirazî guherandibû
Û ew hat bîra xwe ku dayika wî çawa dereng tê malê
Ji bo Nothin 'dijwar' dixebite, ji ber ku niha ew çi hêja ye?
Ew ji jina ku carekê ji zayînê daye xwe zivirî
Cry Cryn out to the asîman, 'Sedema ku ew tenêtî û ditirse
Lê tenê şeytan bersiv da, 'Ma Xwedê ne li wir bû
Rast rast wê hingê wî dizanibû ku ew çi vala û sar bû
So bi vî rengî ew ji çokan vekişand û bê giyan mir
Ew dibêjin mirin we li cîhek çêtir digire, lê ez guman dikim
Piştra wan, wan diya xwe kuştin, û tu carî li ser wî negotin
Û guhdarî bikin, 'sedem ku ez behs dikim' rast e
Sedema ku ez bi Billy Aqûb re li wir bûm, û min jî min tecawiz kir jî
Û naha şeytan li pey min her derê ku ez diçim
Bi rastî, ez bawer im ku ew standin e 'di nav yek ji we de li pêşandanên min
Û her koletiya kolanê, guhdarî 'to flowsên piçûk
Ew dikare li milê rastê be, û hûn nizanin
Devblîs di nav dilê xwe û xeraban de mezin dibe
Spî, qehweyî, zer û reş - reng bi sînorkirî ye
Gava ku hûn lêxin, we çarenûsa xwe-destkeftî heye
You hûn ê bibin yek ji zarokên Xwedê yên ku ji jor ket
Ji ber ku em di potîna meltingê de şewitîn tune
Ji ber vê yekê gava ku şeytan dixwaze bi we re dans bike, hûn çêtir dibêjin
Ji ber ku dansek bi şeytan re dibe ku we her dem bimîne
[Part II: "i"]
[Intro: Teknîka Immortal]
Oh, dayikên y'all difikirîn ku ew qediya, huh?
Welê, ew ne ye, we li ser milyaketek ketî paşde hesab nekir
Li kerema Xwedê û li pey te tê
Y'all Niggas ne shit e, hilberînerên we ne shit in
Fuckin we A & R ne dihejîne
Ez ê bi peymana demo ya we re bişewitînim
Yo, diabolîk, ev serê dayikê bavêjin!
[Verse 1: Diabolîk]
GO 'SER AND GLIP GLOCK
Ez ê tiliya xwe ya trigger li şeş heban bişewitim
Hûn neçar in ku bi hewcedarên hîpodermîk re lêv bikin ku guleyan lîn bikin
Ez ê te temaşe bikim topavêjê
Rêzikên xwe û paşiya xwe bavêjin
Nikare azadîxwaz; Hûn ji topê ve hatine qewirandin, mîna kapikên şûşeyê
Li binê erdê
Ez overheatin 'Circuits we
Ji hêla ayetên kûr ên kahînan ve ji kahînan di dêrê de diaxivin
Ya ku hûn pêşgotin bêwate ye
Xebera we armancê têkbirin
Wekî Serok Bush Takin 'Guleyên ji bo Xizmeta veşartî
Ji derveyî tiştê ku hûn Fathom, ez li ser pisîk û jaw tap 'em dihejînin
Dilovan nîşan neke, mîna havin 'orgazmek rasterast-rû
Tour Jack 'Em, Half-A-10 Bitch-ê Dîkelê Hevalê min bişewitînin
Di vê navberê de, hûn dikarin fransî vê fistika kemandî maç bikin
Diabolîk: Zehfek Kanserê ya Yek-Man Spreadin
Fist-Fuckin 'Face Pussy, Holdin' Hand Grenade
Ji ber vê yekê eger ez te bluffin bikim ', fagot, hûn ji nothin kêmtir in'
Tenê min pêdivî bû ku ez stresê ji zincê xwe hez bikim mîna kêmkirina pêsîrê
[Verse 2: Teknîka Immortal]
Hûn dayikên xwe ne nothin ', hûn nikarin zirarê bidin min
Ez ê her pitikek aborted vejînim û dest bi artêşê bikim
Planet, Huntin 'hûn dakêşin,' Sedema ku ez li ser mîsyonek im
Da ku laşê xwe li mîlyar organîzmayên yek-hucreyî dabeş bikin
Teknîkaya nemiro dê ola xwe hilweşîne, hûn bitenê bêaqil in
Hûn ji şikilên çavên şîn ên ku li ser xaçerêzekirî ne faker in
Ez im 'Bout To Blow, Like Chips Computer Computer Nasa Challenger
Zimanê Arsenîk bi Revolutionally veguheztiye
Ez mîna wext bixwe me: Ez ê te bi neçarî bikujim
Bi kîmyewî we bombebaran dikin, bi me re parçeyek chrome Fuck
Ez Illmatic im, hûn ê wê malê nekin, mîna birayê jerome
Ez ê serê xwe bi difikirim
Û paşê laşê xwe yê mirî bikar bînin da ku navê min li kaligrafiyê binivîsin
Ev demokrasiya kovî ya psîkolojiya we şuşt
Ji ber vê yekê hûn nebêjin ', mîna cûrbecûr bêyî wekheviyê
Û ekîba we ji mîtolojiya Yewnanî pirtir fagotan e
USIntolojiya Usin 'ji bo hejmartina mirovên ku ez ji ezmên re şandim
Ji 22-ê ji hêla heftê ve bêtir hejmar hilberîne
We çu carî çuçek nekişand, hûn nehatiye avêtin
Hişê we vala û berbiçav e
Mîna beşa mêjî ya ku çandek di nijadperestan de xweş dike
FACE FAS, hûn pir bingehîn in, hûn ê çu carî nekin
Mîna zarokên ku dimeşin 'bi antarctica, butt-tazî