Così, giusto per cazzeggiare aspettando la replica dei Lakers...
Oggi mi stavo risentendo l'album di Jadakiss (valido!!) e mi sono soffermato su questa traccia che prima non avevo notato.. What If con Nas.. e sia il titolo che il testo mi hanno ricordato What If di Fredro Starr (porca mignotta vedo ora che è del 2001.. cosa cazzo invecchio), che al tempo ebbe un discreto successo, anche perchè lui era abbastanza di moda dopo il ruolo in Save The Last Dance.
Anyway, così, giusto per cazzeggiare.. che versione preferite???
FREDRO STARR - WHAT IF (2001)
(*puffin in background*)
yo what up son?
yea happy new years man,you too
yea but its crazy cold out here right about now man
yea I'm jus chillin in the coupe
k'nawm sayin?
windows up,drivin through the city
smokin a elfadolough
you know how we do
this shit I be thinkin about is crazy son
What if Notorious was here?
What if he was around?
would all these niggas claim to be king?
who would wear the crown?
Yo, what if Pac was still thuggin?
What if he was alive?
would all these niggas still be screamin out "ride or die"!
What if Milli Vanilli's record never skipped on stage?
they'd be the illest con niggas in the game today
Yo, what if Jordan never had Scottie?
What if Sammie never ratted Gotti?
What if New York without Giuliani?
What if Mike Tyson fought AlI in his prime?
What if Will Smith got gangsta
and start cursin rhymes?
What if Erik never met Parish?
think they'd be makin dollas?
What if they neva made candy paint for Impalas?
my down south niggas'll wil' out,word up
my west coast niggas'll wil' out,word up
What if computers shut down for the Y2K?
What if NWA neva had DRE?
What if Eminem was black?
would he have sold five mil.
or would he be 1 out of 5 million rappers with no deal?
What if you had to pay for air?
a dollar a breath
half the hood would fuckin pass out and choke to death
What if hip hop was banned in 52 states?
they'd give you 5 years a piece
for wreckin cd's and tapes
What if the world stopped?
no more time,fuck a watch
What if there's no laws
no jails,and no more cops?
shit is crazy
shit I be thinkin about
yo, it's just questions
that I ask myself
when I analyze the world when I'm by myself
I think some bugged out shit when I'm by myself
drinkin weed smokin hennessee all by myself
questions,that I ask myself
when I analyze the world when I'm by myself
I think some bugged out shit when I'm by myself
drinkin weed smokin hennessee all by myself
its questions...that I ask myself
shit is craaazy,shit I b thinkin about,thinkin about
Yo, what if Snoop was the president?
shit we'd all be high
blowin chronic in the white house
smoke in the sky
What if they neva made the Coupe 5
what would I drive?
probly a 430 drop,ruthless,wit buggy eyes
What if Red and Meth freestyled
and battled on stage?
What if Daz had bald head
and Onyx had braids?
What if history was changed?
slavory reversed
would black ladies see white boys
and clinch they purse?
What if Dialo Dege is shot,41 times?
What if the kids was popular
that went to Columbine?
What if Ewing would have dunked it
instead of fading away?
tha knicks woulda been the champs
he wouldnta got traded away
yo What if Front neva met Diggs
would i'a been a MC?
What if its Selow?
you in my rollin 1,2,3
What if the world stop?
no more time,fuck a watch
What if there's no laws
no jails,and no more cops?
shit is crazy
shit I be thinkin about
yo, it's just questions
that I ask myself
when I analyze the world when I'm by myself
I think some bugged out shit when I'm by myself
drinkin weed smokin hennessee all by myself
questions,that I ask myself
when I analyze the world when I'm by myself
I think some bugged out shit when I'm by myself
drinkin weed smokin hennessee all by myself
its questions...that I ask myself
shit is crazy,thinkin about
lookin out the window
all I see is rain
feelin the pain
gunshots out my window
ugh,ugh,ugh
anotha nigga gets slayed
wit a mots to big
drinkin this weed
smokin this Hennesey
aint anotha like,me
craazy
fuck all yall
fuck the world
fuck america...
JADAKISS FT. NAS - WHAT IF (2009)
[Verse 1: Jadakiss]
Take a second, what if we could rewind the hood?
Better yet, what if the L.O.X. woulda signed with Suge?
What if Puffy never signed us?
What if Oprah made them comments
Like Imus?
What if you designed this
Thought like I did?
Said it like this:
What if Peyton was fighting dogs instead of Mike Vick?
What if Arnold would just let Tookie get life?
What if B.I.G. missed the party, what if 'Pac missed the fight?
What if you was caged in?
What would you change then?
What if there was no Rocafella law for +Made Men+?
What if hate ran through me?
And what if Portland
Would've drafted Jordan
Instead of Sam Bowie?
What if you really have to be nice to get a deal?
What if all of these rappers' ice was really real?
What if I hit you with the razor from cheek to chin?
What if Mike Jackson never would have bleached his skin?
[Chorus 2x]
What if you never knew things that you needed to know?
What if you never been places you needed to go?
What if you get there, and learned them as you go?
"What if" is the question, can I ask then once more?
[Verse 2: Jadakiss]
What if the pain went away?
What if you changed in a day?
What if you can eliminate
All the games
People play?
What if Shyne beat the case?
What if Diddy did a dime flat?
What if Nelson Mandela could give his time back?
What if Malcolm was silent?
What if Martin was violent?
What if you could really "sneak an uzi on the island"?
...Yeah
What if I made you kiss the niner?
What if a brick was only just a misdemeanor?
What if Manhattan was hit by Hurricane Katrina?
What if a black man was really controlling Fema?
What if we ain't never let emotions come between us?
What if the last time we rode, someone seen us?
What if...
[Chorus 2x]
What if you never knew things that you needed to know?
What if you never been places you needed to go?
What if you get there, and learned them as you go?
"What if" is the question, can I ask then once more?
[Third Verse: NaS]
Yeah, yea, Yo..
I flow calm
But don't push
What if Saddam
Hung Bush?
What if "One Mic" was called "One Hook"?
What if the Bridge never showed me how to hold a weapon?
What if I ran into that sick chick with no protection?
What if I never wore that army jacket?
Carhard to match it
Unlaced tims, the hood on my first album cover under plastic?
What if I was just another corny rapper?
What if I went first instead of Notorious, who would tell my story after?
What if we loved less and lust more?
If Obama was on Mount Rushmore?
Would Ali give Tyson a busted jaw?
What if I never glared out the project window?
Whenever the the scared for me and the life of my kinfolk?
What if that gun pin broke?
I would have never learned back in Enzo
All red
What if all real niggaz was all dead
What if Hiliary and them
Were reptilian?
And 2012 was the end of men
And all world civilians?
[Chorus 2x]
What if you never knew things that you needed to know?
What if you never been places you needed to go?
What if you get there, and learned them as you go?
"What if" is the question, can I ask then once more?
jp
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