The first time I hit the wax it was the news of my block
Everybody in my neighborhood said Puba don`t stop
It was a four-man crew, Don Barren
My Mighty Shabazz, Dr. Who, and me, Grand Pu
Things started blowing up on a quick fast
Doing shows, buying clothes, getting crazy cash
I still stayed the same, ran around with my hair nappy
Matter of fact I`m doing good, made the jealous ones unhappy
I knew you would make it was their favorite line
But Fuck that, I hope he fall is really on their mind
Just because I found a way to make my pockets stay fat
Now a new thing: Puba thinks he`s all that
Yes, but there`s a found way to better my condition
Bad luck, bad luck is what the jealous ones keep wishing
Oh a crew broke up? I knew they wouldn`t last
But I refuse to lose so I bounce back on that ass
One for All, Brand Nubian
Yeah, that`s the new thing, now they back up on my ding-a-ling
Run and tell my girl, Yo, Puba did this
He did that, cause they nose is in my crack
Like a reporter, but they don`t earn a quarter
To do that (Yo, they just jealous, black)
You know the flavor, of that jealous behavior
I`m just like Jesus Christ cause I`m you`re modern day savior
So hon knock it off, worry about your own shit
Just because your man ain`t shit, there ain`t no need to rhyme *ahem*
Same ones that used to wave, now they sticking up their finger
But I guess that`s the price you pay when you become a rap singer
I work hard, word to God, with supreme motivation
To find a way out since `85, try to jam my situation
But that`s okay because my old Earth told me
Keep on moving, don`t stop, hon
Now I`ll be damn if Grand Pub don`t get it done
I`ve no time to slow my roll on a jealous one
See I love to help others because Puba cares
I do more for my people than WIC or Welfare
Next time you see a brother down, stop and pick him up
Cause you might be the next one stuck
Word is bond, let`s move on
And we building on the situation of that in lyrics
Always trying to hold the black man back
We can`t live like that, we gotta help each other
You know what I`m saying? Brother to brother
Sister to sister, know what I`m saying?
Stay out my business, worry about your own, know what I`m saying?
Worry about your own, knowledge knowledge
