On “Brothers”, East London rapper Morrisson speaks about the death of his brother Steve, the loyalty of his friends and pays homage to his area of East Ham. He also enlists Salford, Manchester rapper Jordan, who likewise has a lot of history with his brother, Patrick.
[Intro]
It's the Hocus Pocus Harry James
It's just me and my brothers
[Chorus: Morrisson]
I'll ride for my brother
Put my life on the line for my brother
Go jail and do time for my brother
'Cause that's my brother
I'll go to war for my brother
I'll light up the block for my brother
Be wrong and strong for my brother
'Cause that's my brother
'Cause that's my brother
(My family, my brother, my geezer, my akhi's)
'Cause that's my brother
'Cause that's my brother
(My family, my brother, my geezer, my akhi's)
It's just me and my brothers
[Verse 1: Morrisson]
Yo, it's death before dishonour
It ain't just a saying, that's a rule that we live by
2 hands on this 12 like midnight
Man pop smoke we don't know about fist fights
I'm in the weed house that's business as usual
With Chinese workers munching on noodles
The police keep kicking my door down
Doing more searches than Google
I'm in the white house like Trump
But this ones filled up with nuttin' but bugle
I fill up my van with boxes
And drop them off like I'm doing removals
Man try question what I bring to the table
I give him that look, "Like brudda, are you cool?"
I brought the table, the chairs and the food
Now please tell me, what the fuck you brought?
My lifestyle's ever so gang
Now my guns go bang, bang for all my bredrins
The ends is snake infested
Most man value money more than friendship
If you judge a man by a car that he drives
Or judge him by the clothes that he's dressed in
I can put it on my life you ain't seen real money
Furthermore I can put that on everything
Everyone claims to be loyal
Till it's time to be loyal, then that loyalty vanishes
Everyone thinks they're a savage
Till they get drawn out by some real life savages
They say blood's thicker than water
And you can't pick and choose your family
Blood might make you related
But where I'm from loyalty makes you family
(It's just me and my brothers)
[Chorus: Morrisson]
I'll ride for my brother
Put my life on the line for my brother
Go jail and do time for my brother
'Cause that's my brother
I'll go to war for my brother
I'll light up the block for my brother
Be wrong and strong for my brother
'Cause that's my brother
'Cause that's my brother
(My family, my brother, my geezer, my akhi's)
'Cause that's my brother
'Cause that's my brother
(My family, my brother, my geezer, my akhi's)
It's just me and my brothers
[Verse 2: Jordan]
'Round here white boys get tanned
Come Salford bro get blammed
Me and my brothers don't rep gangs
Touch my brother you're a dead man
When they try test like exam
We had 2 hammers up like West Ham
Point black range try dead man
Kane knocked the door, let lead bang
Heart froze when that skeng jammed
Had to knock him out with my left hand
Go hard till I get slammed
Go jail I don't get banged
Lock it off wherever I land
Lock it off wherever I am
15 jails I ran
They can't say that bro, I can
'Cause for my brothers I backed it
Stamped screws in my Asics
Mr Hughes, split his fat wig
Tried to wrap my brother, so he wrapped him
If you're in Hindley go ask him
Me and Ryan Mac on madness
If you're in Hindley go ask him
Me and Ryan Mac on madness
Bro I turned the estate into Baghdad
With a shotgun older than your grandad
Shot up his mum's and his dad's gaff
We don't rock Jordans or snapbacks
Bro this is Salford chill with that fam chat
Got my own city a lotta time, gotta rap bad
4 phones on and I ain't never once rat tracked
Screw for my brothers till Kane and Ryan Mac's back
(It's just me and my brothers)
[Chorus: Morrisson]
I'll ride for my brother
Put my life on the line for my brother
Go jail and do time for my brother
'Cause that's my brother
I'll go to war for my brother
I'll light up the block for my brother
Be wrong and strong for my brother
'Cause that's my brother
'Cause that's my brother
(My family, my brother, my geezer, my akhi's)
'Cause that's my brother
'Cause that's my brother
(My family, my brother, my geezer, my akhi's)
It's just me and my brothers
Brothers was written by Jordan (UK) & Morrisson.
Brothers was produced by Harry James (UK).