Fat Joe]YeahThis is goin out..to all the live motherfuckers, knowhatI'msayin?All the real niggazBronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, QueensCaliforniaLaBella Puerto Rico, wherever the fuck you fromKnowhatI'msayin? YeahThis story takes place, back in the South Bronxwhere at the age of 14 I was already knockin off punks (yeah!)And suckers were scared to death -- every time I walked byI hear them niggaz take their last breath (ahhh..)See I just didn't give a fuck - and if you had a C-skina leather bomber, you was gettin stuck (word!)That was the way it wasOne day I went to visit my aunt, and stuck up my cuzSee shit was fucked up back thenNo matter what the fuck I did I never had no endsAnd my moms was on walfareAiyyo I knew I had a father, but the nigga was never thereSo what the fuck was I to doI'm sick and tired of bein the bummiest nigga out the crewI gotta get mine, I gotta get cashI see an old man, I'm gonna rob him with the quick-fastGive me your motherfuckin loot, papiI'm gonna get paid, and can't a damn thing stop meSee, I'm tired of this poor shitAnd who the cops? Well they can suck my motherfuckin dickCause all them niggaz ever do is harassThat's why I get glad when I hear somebody smoked that ass (*gunshot*)Just to let ya know how I feelWord em up, the fuckin shit is realHey yo, it's realChorus: (*cuts Down on the reel to reel*)Aiyyo the shit is realAiyyo it's realWord up, the shit is real[Fat Joe]Now I'm sixteen and there's a brand new sceneI'm makin mad loot, gettin paid off the dope fiends (word)Keep the shit in check, in orderand my main man Tone was fuckin everybody else's daughterSee everybody knew in townthat Joe and Tone had shit locked downAnd a nigga wouldn't test meIt seems like every other day the fuckin cops arrest me (yea!)But the shit will never stickI make one phone call and be out like quickCause Uncle Dan had my backAnd now niggaz gettin jealous cause they know I'm livin fatTalkin shit around the way and on the blockBut never in my face, cause they knew I packed a glockAnd my crew is mad deepA bunch of crazy Puerto Ricans, so aiyyo don't sleep (word!)And all you bitch ass niggaz know the dealCheck it out, the fuckin shit is realHey yo, it's realChorus: (*cuts Down on the reel to reel*)Aiyyo it's realThe fuckin shit is realYeah.. aiyyo it's real[Fat Joe]Check it outLet me let ya know why I made this song (why?)Brothers can't deal with the real, word is bondI'm sick and tired of these fake ass niggazsayin that they catchin bodies when they never pulled a triggaI know your style, I've seen it beforeYou wear an army suit, now you think you're hardcoreDrinkin on your 40's, smokin on your bluntsCan't afford a chain so you wear gold fronts, yeahYou're fakin the funk, kidAnd you'll be gettin it up the ass if you ever did a fuckin bidIt's time to separate the real from the phonyThe name is Fat Joe, punk, act like you know meI come equipped with the ruff shitNowadays I can't believe the bull rappers come up withAnd all ya bitch-ass niggaz know the dealCheck it out, the fuckin shit is realHey yo, it's realChorus: (*cuts Down on the reel to reel*)Aiyyo the shit is realAiyyo it's realThe fuckin shit is real[Fat Joe]Word up!I wanna say peace to my peeps, The BeatnutsMessengers of Funk, Strickly RootsMy man Funk Flex, Zulu NationJazzy J in the houseDiamond D, the whole Diggin' in the Crates crewAnd rest in peace to my man Tony MontanaAiyyo, I'm out, word is bondThe shit is real(*cuts Down on the reel to reel*)Aiyyo
Lyrics by Fat Joe
(Ha Ha) Slow Down (Ha Ha) Slow Down [feat. Young Jeezy] 300 300 Brolic 300 Brolic 9th Wonder About All That Ain't Sayin' Nothin' Ain't Sayin' Nothin' Aint Sayin Nuthin (Remix) Ft. Lil Wayne & The Game All I Know All I Need All The Way Up All The Way Up (Remix) Aloha Angels Say 2 Angels Sing Another Day Another Round Another Round (remix) Another Wild Nigga From The Bronx Another Wild Nigger From the Bronx Around The World Bad Bad Man Ballin Ballin' Beat Novacane Bendicion Mami Bet Ya Man Can't Bet Ya Man Can't (Triz) Bet Ya Man Can't Born in the Ghetto Brave in the Heart Breakaway Breathe and Stop Breathe And Stop [Clean] Bring It On Broken Dreams Bronx Keeps Creating It Bronx Tale Brown Paper Bag Bust At You C2G Capicu Ceilings To The Sky Chasing Papi Cocababy Cocababy Cohiba Congratulations Crazy Girl Cross Bronx Expressway Crush Tonight Crush Tonight [Album Version] Crush Tonight [DVD] Crush Tonite Cupcake Cupcakes Da Fat Gangsta Damn Dat Gangsta Shit Dedication Definition Of A Don Dirty Diana Do Your Thing Does Anybody Know Don Cartagena Dopeman Drop Drop A Body Envy Envy [Instrumental] Everybody Get Up Everybody Get Up [DVD] Fat Joe Fat Joe Featuring Notorious B.I.G. Fat Joe Love Me Long Time is a new single featurin... Fat Joe's In Town Fat Joe's In Town Fight Club Find Out Fire Water Firewater Firewater [#] Firewater [Instrumental] Flow Joe Freakalude Fuck 50 Games & Things Gangsta Get It For Life Get It Poppin Get It Poppin Featuring Nelly Get It Poppin' Get It Poppin' (Feat. Nelly) Get It Poppin' Ft. Nelly Get Me Off Get On Up Get the Hell On With That Girl I'm A Bad Boy Girl I'm A Bad Boy Glamour Life Go Ahead Go Ahead Go Crazy (Remix) Good Times Good Times - Featuring Layzie Bone/Krayzie Bone Grand Hang Out Grimey In The Early 90s Ha Ha Hard Not To Kill Hard Not To Kill [Clean] He's Not Real He's Not Real (Intro) He's Not Real Heavenly Father Heavy Weights Hey Joe Hold U Down Hold U Down Featuring Jennifer Lopez Hold You Down Hold You Down (Remix To The Remix) Hold You Down [Album Version] Hold You Down [DVD] Hold You Down [Radio Edit] How Did We Get Here How U Luv Dat Hustlin' Hustlin' I Am Crack I Can Do U I Don't Care I Don't Care I Got This In A Smash I Want You I Won't Tell I Won't Tell I'm A Hit That I'm Gone I'm A Hit That Ice Cream If It Ain't About Money If It Ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t About Money Impatient Instagram That Hoe Intro Intro (All Or Nothing) It's Nothing It's O.K It's O.K. It's Nothing It's O.K. J O S E J.O.S.E. Jealousy Joey Don't Do It John Blaze John Blaze (Ski Remix) (feat. Nas, Big Punisher, J... John Gotti Jon Blaze K.A.R. Kilo King of N. Y. King Of N.Y. King of New York Kissalude La Rhumba (Remix) Lean Back Lean Back Lean Back (Current Radio Edit) Lean Back (Remix) Lean Back (Remix) (Clean) (f/ Ma$e, Remy Martin, E... Lean Back (Remix) (Clean) (f\/ Ma$e, Remy Martin, ... Lean Back (remix) Fat Joe Lean Back (remix) Fat Joe Ft. Eminem, Mase, Lil Jo... Lean Back (Remix) Feat. Tego Calderon Lean Back (remix) Featuring Lil Jon, Eminem, Mase,... Lean Back (Unedited) Lean Back [DVD] Lean Back [DVD][Mix] Lean Back [DVD][Version] Lean Back [Explicit] Lean Back [Multimedia Track] Lean Back [Remix] Lean Back Feat. Remy Lean Back Remix Let the Games Begin Life Goes On Listen Baby Listen Baby (Feat. Mashonda) Listen Baby [DVD] Listen Baby Featuring Mashonda Livin' Fat Livin' Fat Love Me Long Time Love You To Pieces Loyalty Madison Squares Make It Rain Make It Rain (feat. Lil' Wayne) Make It Rain (Remix) Make It Rain [Dirty] Make It Rain [Explicit] Make It Rain [Instrumental] Mas Maiz Me Dediqué a Perderte Misery Needs Company Money Over Bitches Money Showers Motherload Murder Rap Music My 44 My Conscience My Fo Fo My FoFo My Lifestyle My Lifestyle (remix) My Prerogative My World Nada Se Compara Contigo New York New York [DVD] No Country No Drama No Drama (Clap & Revolve) No Drama (Clap & Revolve) [Clean] No Problems Not Your Average Joe Okay Okay One One [Instrumental] Opposites Attract Opposites Attract (What They Like) Part Deux Pendemic Play No Games Porn Star Pornstar (Feat. Lil Kim) Preacher on a Sunday Morning Preacher On A Sunday Morning Pride & Joy Pride N Joy Pride N Joy (Remix) Prove Something Pushing Keys Put Ya In The Game Rappers Are In Danger Reggaeton Latino Respect Mine Rock Ya Body Romeo Ronca Safe 2 Say Safe 2 Say (incredible) Safe 2 Say (The Incredible) Safe 2 Say (The Incredible) [DVD] Say Word Sexy Feline Machine She Likes To Party She's My Mama She's My Momma She's My Momma [Clean] She's My Momma Shit Is Real Pt. III Shorty (put It On The Floor) Shorty Gotta Fat Ass Slow Down Smack That Shit So Fly So Hot So Hot (Feat. R. Kelly) So Hot Featuring Rkelly So Much More So Much More [DVD] Still Real Story To Tell Story To Tell [Clean] Stressin' Stressin' Success Success (Dj Premier Remix) Take A Look At My Life Take Me Home Take Me Home Take Me Home [DVD] Tamale Tamale (Remix) Temptation 1 Temptation 2 Temptation Pt. 1 Temptation Pt. 2 Temptation Pt.1 Temptation Pt.2 Terror Squadians That White The Crack Attack The Crack House The Crackhouse The Cypher The Darkside The Fugitive The Fugitive The Hidden Hand The Love I Need The Profit The Shit is Real The Shit Is Real (DJ Premier Remix) The Wild Life They Got Me Thicker Than Blood Think About It Thug Love Tight Toma Triplets TS Piece Turn Me On Valley Of Death Victim (Explicit) Walk On By Walk On By (Feat. Charli Baltimore) Watch Out Watch The Sound We Global We Ridin' We Ridin' We Run This Sh*t We Run This Shit We Thuggin We Thuggin (Remix) We Thuggin Feat.R.Kelly We Thuggin Remix Welcome To The Darkside What Is Sexy What's Love What's Luv What's Luv? What's Luv? - Featuring Ja-Rule & Ashanti What's Luv? (Dirty) What's Luv? When I Die Where's Your Head At? Where's Your Head At? Who's That Who's That Winding On Me Yakap Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah [DVD] Yellow Tape You Ain't Sayin' Nothin' You Must Be Out Of Your Fuckin' Mind You Must Be Out Of Your Fuckin' Mind You Was Wrong Your Honor