Praise Due

[Intro]
Check check, one two
They ain't ready for this
One two, it's J-Treds
Make way, cause here I come
To set it - I come, to set it
All crab rappers
Need to take heed
This is lesson one, it's how I get down

[Verse 1]
Ayo, I be the underweight, iller than tenth aisle, comin' through
You wanna hate? All beef ends now like W
Throw your towel in, back down, looks like it's over
Pull your squad of foot soldiers, 'cause I'm Colin Powell-in'
Through your section never half-steppin', who's fuckin with us?
Try not usin' protection, then you'll catch wrеck
Cause I'm sick with mine, when I kick this rhymе
Bust it off, 'cause in my right lung is a nickel nine
I spit slugs poetic, each one gets love
Cause I be droppin' shit not just anyone thinks of
It's un-common art, for keep it real kids screamin'
"I want hard, but I'm avant-garde"
Pioneering, while crumbs are rockin' their riot gear and
Frontin' tough tryin' to scheme us, kid, why you starin'?
Do I know you? I doubt it, so your face, about it
And take two steps off me and praise due

[Hook]
I'm here to make crews, hear this, and stay true
Cause I'm, a breakthrough, so praise due
Crabs who ain't cool, who front, on J's dues
Get played the fool, so praise due
I'm here to make crews, hear this, and stay true
Cause I'm, a breakthrough, so praise due
Crabs who ain't cool, who front, on J's dues
Get played the fool, praise due

[Verse 2]
Now that you've heard me, you struck gold, I'm precious
Fuck what the rest is they ass out, that's why they butt's cold
Kinda chilly while I stay hot, so that whatever I drop
You feel me, like Tomax and Zabots
See my flow's kinda like G.I. Joe
See I know it's fabulous, don't attempt to battle
It's the war I'm gonna win, cause my flow's so strong
So chew on that suckers, cause it's one to grow on
I serve food for thought, main dish, I'm the best
When you taste it *MUAH* my compliments to the chef
Yes y'all, come and get it, that flavor you're missin'
Take a bite, give me some credit, or I'll sue for plagiarism
So respect mine, or it won't be any next time
I'll make you sorry that you fucked with this like a sex crime
Cause my words are punishing, prepare for the sentence
Twenty-five to life, mandatory attendance
In my shadow you're suspended, trapped and cage
If I let you off, break fast, the pen stays
Consider yourself lucky, that's what friends say
'cause I leave more heads touched son, than Ash Wednesday

[Hook]
I'm here to make crews, hear this, and stay true
Cause I'm, a breakthrough, so praise due
Crabs who ain't cool, who front, on J's dues
Get played the fool, so praise due

{*scratched: "Take these words home and think it through" - Mobb Deep*}
{*scratch: "All praises due"*}

[Verse 3]
My competition is tremblin' in fear cause they know
That their ending is near, and since they can't flow
I ain't tryin to hear 'em, they don't move me
But when I drop heads lend me they ear, like Vincent Van Gogh
And I spit it somethin marvelous, quite exquisite
Nice, isn't it? What I recite is tight knitted
I got it sewn, patchwork, never backwards
'Bout to rip you rap cats so, any last words?
Didn't think so, 'cause how I freak this, leaves 'em speechless
My joint is grade A, chartin' on the dean's list
Valedictory kid, I'm a smart aleck
Think of me as the one with remarkable talent
Who gets pretty fresh, busy the best? Who gets the busiest?
Is it J-Treds? Yes, is he blessed? I confirm it
Without a doubt, you'll soon learn it
That J-Treds, is in the house like a hermit

[Hook]
I'm here to make crews, hear this, and stay true
Cause I'm, a breakthrough, so praise due
Crabs who ain't cool, who front, on J's dues
Get played the fool, so praise due
I'm here to make crews, hear this, and stay true
Cause I'm, a breakthrough, so praise due
Crabs who ain't cool, who front, on J's dues
Get played the fool, praise due

[Outro]
That's right praise due
It's J-Treds on the M-I
Holdin it down
Praise due, Com, shalom
Indelibles, praise due
Co Flow, Juggaknots, TNS my fam praise due
New cats, we won't make the same moves
That's how we get down
And y'all ain't ready for this
And y'all ain't ready for this
It's J-Treds

{*scratched to end: "All praises due"*}