5 boroughs

Singer:krs-one

yo yo brand new krs y'all

maximum strength

5 boroughs of death we rep to death

yo kris

set it for the bronx. we hit em and get em

we stick em and jig em

we pick em and kick em

flippin them whip and i'm wing-clippin them lip

cause i'm cold sick of them

much quicker than them lyrically trickin and my tribe

be on a quest like tip and them

on every avenue puttin the full clip in em

splittin and strippin em down while spittin a round

into them soundclash see winnin them

just begginin them

get rid of ev-ery bit of them with them negative idioms

i don't even consider them

in the new millenium we killin them

breeze deep

kenny and will and them

krs-one we thrillin em

many battles we been in them now we rebuildin them

we blaze

fulfillin them

keith

jesse

jamil and them

we originate styles

other be stealin them

you got a good rise in your rolodex

who flow is next?

comin out to {fuck} with the best

put it in your chest

inhale it and hold that

blow it out when i say let go; let's see

if you can hold your breath

by the time i flip to the next flow

this sho' is real

this is the deal

guns i'm runnin

gotta make it out of town to flip my {shit} and keep it comin

then bring it back

with another stack

of raps to blow your back out

how many of y'all wanna go for yours i keep my dogs in the crackhouse

let's take a walk through crown heights

steppin through the city at night

with the and two mic

form a little lynch mob

and stomp through the five boroughs

head back to brooklyn in the expo

back on the block

i see the cops everybody clockin

buckshot

when you see the rocks

me i got you shocked

why not? you see the recipe

buckshot

i represent brooklyn and my {nigga} biggie

i'm from c-i

l-i

f-l-y

where the {niggaz} and the {bitches} stay paid fly and high

where a slut'll get mad if you call her a {bitch}

and a rat'll get mad if you call her a snitch

where the rich emerge

with the {niggaz} from the ditch

and it's a myth

they get {niggaz} from the suburbs

that's herbs

yo this is for my {niggaz} on the block all day

who don't give a {fuck} waitin for crime to pay

put your money on it

yo we never fronted

long island got some of the best {niggaz} that ever done it

from riverhead to c.i. to brentwood to wyndanch

{niggaz} comin through will not stand a chance

from roosevelt to freeport to hempstead to uniondale

comin deep from the depths of hell

i'm dead serious

even though you see me smilin

rough enough to break new york from long island

we destroy {niggaz}

need advice

cause i heard em sayin jesus christ

you should see the sight

cookin ox-tail

peas and rice

makin about a g a night

they can't read or write

but i got every creed and type

you need a dyke

babygirl i see the light

but sometime y'all get crimey crimey

grimy grimy

but those with a tiny hiney they get whiny whiny

so guard your girl

harlem world

cock the gun

pop it son

fila fam

illa players

killa cam is still the man

uptown massive

uptown the borough

uptown let the kali

no sorrow

uptown trestle

uptown of course

i grab you they got me turn up to north

and if dem turn up north hurt no tell de boss

and if dem tell me off dey are a bunch of ghosts

and if dem gal are up

well den dem know da gal are boss

de rap dancehall try on de mossinos

and if dem tie me off

dem can call me cedro

i put a rap to singalong in all de crew

and if da gal a bitch the rainbow

yo

hit you with the force of an iron horse

tear your face off the planet

leavin one-third damaged

witcha back cracked the earth canvas

leavin mountains slanted

rock the earth of the axle

crabs who

polar bears beneath the sea gravel

thoughts be runnin wild like the lil' rascals

puttin dinosaurs inside of figure fours

rip you with nine inch claws

chasin {motherfuckers} through malls

and clash in halls

beatin {motherfuckers} through walls

stompin through floors

and jumpin down elevator shafts

searchin for they {ass}

stayin low in the grass

wearin a gas mask

wrappin their hands up in plastic bags

on stage like a savage goin mad

what? yeah yeah

sooooooooooooo!

yeah

by all means you know you gotta put queens on it

put cream on it

q.b. we rep often

take over your party

slamdance witcha hood

took your ladies back to the projects with us

then sent her {ass} back on the q-train home

satisfied

she learned the words to my thug song

see we one big borough of dons with firearms

and we never use those

til the man act

other than he's 'sposed to

{nigga} what i'm 'sposed to do?

shots whistle

damn near missed dat

shoes get pissed at

from the

tip of my timbs

to my eyebrows

the hostile

english

olde e widemouth

get pcp fiends

jumpin off cliffs

and if you had the balls

you'd be walkin off stiff

my paragraph alone is worth five mics

a twelve song lp

that's thirty-six mics

and while you win un hype i spit on your snipe

and tell you {fuck you} and that {bitch} on your bike

brick city!

aiyyo. now bust it

never try me crimey i'm grimy so don't deny me

i be little like your rascals and stymie to fly that hiney

buy me keys

to my benz and my coupe

like jay and run and d.m.c.'s

that's the name of my group

beat to the rhythm of the rhyme

i'm givin up a dime

there go another line you figured

never drivin by nine

never givin up a dime if you was

never been that {nigga}

if you really wanna test me

brother don't stress me

or you just be bowlin

it's reverand like a jesse

brother that's just me

and that's just my colon

the five boroughs of death

we rep to death

step aside little {niggaz}

show time yep

it's goin down the moment we inside the spot

let's rock'n'roll

you know the m.o. it gets real

when the five boroughs of death

we rep to death

step aside little {niggaz}

show time yep

it's goin down the moment we inside the spot

let's rock'n'roll

you know the m.o. it gets ho