Royalty Songtext
von Gang Starr featuring K‐Ci & JoJo

Gang Starr has gots to be the sure shot (And it′s like that)
Gang Starr has gots to be the sure shot (And it's like that)
Gang Starr has gots to be the sure shot (And it′s like that)
Gang Starr (Represent)
(Ooh yeah)


One of the meanest and the cleanest
And still I'm kind of fiendish when I'm at this
Been doin′ this for eons, peons best to catch this
Vision of excellence, precise rappin′ ability
Bout to make some dead presidents, macking a million G
The money though, it's got people actin funny yo
As soon as some niggas get some light, they be like dummies yo
Products and puppets and pawns, gettin′ played out
When authentic niggas step up, respect be laid out
Major effect to your sector, I'm the corrector
Live and direct, waving my mic like a scepter
Supreme exalted, universal leader
Descendants of the kings and queens, the overseer
The overlord, cream of the crop, creme de la creme
Spent years buildin′ with cats in the streets, so they my men
Again, Gang Starr has done it
Remember too much jewels back in the days? You'd have to run it
Check it, the ground be hot under our feet
So we be listening to beats to keep the cypher complete
Whether you kids be holdin′, on the block all day
Or you be puffing lye, out in the back hallway
Or whether you being schooled, or in the library
Wherever you are Baby Pah, realize that your essence
Is divine son, and let it shine son
As we refine son, ayo, this shit'll blow your mind son
We're royalty

Wherever I go
I want to take nothin′ less than the best
Whatever I choose, I choose to do
I have to stand out from all the rest
Whatever I do, wherever I go
I want to take nothin′ less than the best
Whatever I choose, I choose to do
I just wanna stand out from all the rest


And all the girls they wanna spoil me
My honey anoints me with oils G
After work she greets me, and treats me like royalty
Works with me, giving herself, by my side
She don't sweat me for loot, my fame, or my ride
A lot of ladies out there, be lookin′ lovely
But they don't got no control of the their life, inside they′re ugly
Word to Bugsy, and to Red Alert
Sway and Tech, and Funkmaster Flex to make your head jerk
Chicks go berserk when they see us in the spot
K-Ci, JoJo and Primo, creepin' to the top
And to the sweethearts out there breaking hearts
While we′re takin' part of this hip-hop art
Listen yo, the best way, it ain't always the fast way
And yes the best way, it ain′t always to act nasty
I′ll open up the door always before you pass me
Baby Doll, because you're royalty

Whatever I do, Wherever I go
I want to take nothin′ less than the best
Whatever I choose, I choose to do
I have to stand out from all the rest
Whatever I do, wherever I go
I want to take nothin' less than the best
Whatever I choose, I choose to do
I just wanna stand out from all the rest, yeah

Gang Starr has gots to be the sure shot (And it′s like that)
Gang Starr has gots to be the sure shot (And it's like that)
Gang Starr has gots to be the sure shot (And it′s like that)
Gang Starr has gots to be the sure shot (And it's like that)

Tell me
Whatever I do yeah
I only want the best
Somebody out there want the best
Don't you settle for less
JoJo, Guru, Premier, beak it down

To whom it may concern
This goes out to anybody who′s doin′ the bullshit, straight up
Yo everybody's callin′ me, my lawyer, everybody on this
"Yo did you scratch such-and-such name?" or "This, that and a third on a record for a hook"
Y'all keep callin′ me on that shit, and y'all supposed to be hip-hoppers and all that
Lettin′ the industry control the rule of the hip-hop world that we made
Y'all need to knock that shit off
That's some greedy ass fake bullshit
Knock that shit off for real
Know what I′m sayin′?
And when that shit come and slap you in the face
You know I'm sayin′ that greed?
Imma be right there laughin' at y′all
And one other thing
What's the deal with you break-record cats, putting out all the original records
That we sample from, and snitching by putting us on the back of it, saying we used stuff?
You know how that go
Stop doing that, y′all are violatin', straight up and down!
Word up, man, I'm sick of this shit
Y′all muthafuckas really don′t know what this hip-hop is all about
So, while you keep on faking the funk
We gonna keep on walkin' through the darkness, carryin′ our torches
Underground will live forever, baby
We just like roaches. Never dying, always livin'
And on that note, let′s get back to the program