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"Apocalypse" [Intro:] Yeah, I was looking out my window when I heard this sound look up into the sky saw the moon turned to blood looked at my little brother said, "you high as hell maaan" [Chorus:] Apocalypse.. 1,2 the headlines youths just rolled through Apocalypse.. 3, solder, 1!! horsemen at your door Apocalypse.. ",# you wanted dead or ali$e, hit or miss %e we y&all, yeah, we we y&all [Verse One:] Arri$al o' the (arni$al )ew beats, I ne$er recycle %hile your looking 'or samples You might get trampled *urprise, hey I&m back with lightning and thunder I heard you o$er saying that I was a one year wonder You dumb or some, I went to re'ugees *illy 'elony, when I&m done (ollect royalty 'rom record company&s (louds getting darker *uns getting nearer I&ll turn a atheist into a god 'earing belie$er +he back o' a building Your body&s 'ound by children ,layin& hide go seek All we 'ound was his skeleton In the back o' a car You spawned with the wrong guard You know my empire strikes back hard -isten hard, war +his is the day a'ter action ,rojects, cannons .eing launched at the palace /ision, re$elation *ky know apocalypse 0nemy pilots kamika1e into the abyss [Chorus:] Apocalypse.. 1,2 the headlines youths just rolled through Apocalypse.. 3, solder, 1!! horsemen at your door Apocalypse.. ",# you wanted dead or ali$e, hit or miss %e we y&all, yeah, we we y&all, yeah, we we y&all [Verse Two:] Aiyyo, .ack on earth +he party is in the tunnel 2n the west side o' the ri$er %ent mad 3ui$er 4ats get 'ed to the alligator 5un blast e3ui$alent to the bombs in pearl harbor 4escue choppers broke the turn to hiroshima I&m dri$ing to jersey to escape the terror I was on the highway pushing a black $iper A car pulls up, is he a jack or a sniper 6sniper7 A blue range ro$er, he says pull o$er I didn&t know he was a 8+ underco$er I screamed out my lungs +his is discrimination9 :e tried, he said you just robbed a gas station %ho me; not me9 it couldn&t be I was in the 5rammys with .randy 8idn&t you see me on t$; .ullshit, y&all all in the same game :e tried to run me o'' the road -ike he was 4oscoe ,. (oltrane I stayed calm, ga$e him a hell o' a show (ause when its time to go All i gotta press is turbo :eard it on his walkie, road block on 2<! west +hings got serious, that&s when i bust a le't =>+urn, my eyes burned ?y concern was a truck coming :ead on collision within a chase position (lose one, i almost went up in a bla1e 4unning 'rom what appears to be a mas3uerade -east that what i thought, it was all in my mind 4eality stuck when i got to the borderline +he headline reads e$ery ghettos sad story A rookie shoots a boy o$er mistaken identity... 6crash7 [Chorus repeat (2X)] "Guantanamera" 6'eat. -auryn :ill7 :ola9 *oy (elia (ru1 6:i9 I am (elia (ru17 Y estoy a3ui con %ycle', celebrando (arni$al@ A1ucar997 6And I&m here with %ycle' celebrating (arni$al@ A1ucar997 [singing] 5uantanamera [Wyclef] %e out here in ?iami just shining [singing] 5uajila, 5uantanamera [Wyclef] %orldwide [singing] 5uan>tana>mera [Wyclef] .out to bring it to you in stereo [singing] 5uajila $oy, de na meda Yo soy un hombre sincero [Wyclef] +hat was then, this is now %elcome to the (arni$al, the arri$al... c&mon9 [singing] 8e donde crecen las palmas [Wyclef ean] *panish :arlem9 2ahh>eee>ohh9 .oogie 8own .ronA9 2ahh>eee>ohh9 ?anhattan9 2ahh>eee>ohh9 .ack to *taten9 2ahh>eee>ohh9 [Wyclef sings! then raps]

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5uantanamera :ey yo I&m standing at the bar with a, (uban cigar 5uajila, 5uantanamera :ey, yo, I think she&s eyeing me 'rom a'ar 5uan>tana>mera... 5uajila 5uan>tana>mera... [Verse One: Wyclef ean] Yo, I wrote this in :aiti, o$erlooking (uba I asked her what&s her name, she said, &5uantanamera& 4emind me o' an old latin song, my uncle used to play 2n his old 'orty>'i$e when he used to be ali$e *he went 'rom a young girl, to a grown woman -ike a /irgin, so she seA with no a$erage mahn ,eep the 'igure, mo$e like a caterpillar Bly like a butter'ly, let your soul 'eel her glide ,ac %oman better yet *pace In$ader I' your name was (hun>-i, we&d be playin *treet Bighter ,enny 'or your thoughts, a nickel 'or your kiss A dime i' you tell me that you lo$e me [Chorus:] 5uantanamera :ey yo, I&m standin at the bar with a, (uban cigar 5uajila, 5uantanamera Yo, I think she&s eyeing me 'rom a'ar 5uan>tana>mera... 5uajila 5uan>tana>mera... [singing in "panish! with Wyclef responses] *oy una mujer, sincera 6I am a sincere woman7 8o you speak 0nglish; 8e donde crecen las palmas 6Brom where the palm tree grows7 (an I buy you a drink; *oy una mujer, sincera 6I am a sincere woman7 =h>huh uh>huh uh>huh 8e donde creeeeeeecen las palmas 6Brom where the palm tree grows7 You killin me Y antes de morir, yo 3uiero 6And be'ore I die, I want to7 .. cantar mis $ersos del alma 6sing the $erses in my heart7 +e 3uiero mama, te 3uiero99 5uantanamera Aiyyo I&m standing at the bar with a, (uban cigar 5uajila, 5uantanamera :ey yo Cohn Borte, she&s eyeing me 'rom 'ar 5uan>tana>mera... 5uajila 5uan>tana>mera [Verse Two: #auryn $ill] Yo, she was a rose in *panish :arlem, mamacita beg your pardon ?ake stakes at a 'aster rate then she 'ornicates ,ure traits o' genius, 5oddess o' .lack /enus (rab nigga1 angry cause they can&t get between us to no sele>Aion, smooth compleA>ion +he leAicon o' -eAington, parents came 'rom (uba ,art ?eAican, pure sweet, dimes 'ell to her 'eet *he like ?o$ado, and shook her hips like 8elgado And broke nigga1 down 'rom the 5rounds to Apollo and then some, she took her act sent it to dim sum And waited patiently while the businessmen come (all late on purpose, got e$en politicians ner$ous And made plans to in'iltrate the street secret ser$ice +his gentle 'lower, 'ertility was her power *weet persona, /enus Blytrap primadonna Due sera 3ue sera she turned dinero to dinera [Wyclef respon%s to singing again] 5uantanamera :ey yo I&m standing at the bar with a, (uban cigar 5uajila 5uantanamera :ey yo... I think she&s eyein me 'rom a'ar 5uan>tana>mera... 5uajila 5uan>tana>mera... "Pablo Diablo (Interlude)" [#awyer:] Your honor, I would like to call my 'irst witness to the stand. All the way 'rom 0ast -.A., your honor, ,ablo 8iablo. [&a'lo:] :ey9 5uantana mira. :ey, my lo$in& is 'or e$eryone, man. 8o you know it reminds me o' the summertime in the bungalows o' *pain, all night in the park. 0h, you would hear your music. It would be on the eighth 'loor, but the pongos they reach up there, man9 %e used to keep the whole neighborhood up. ["inging] 5uantanamara9 [#awyer:] +hank you, ,ablo, 'or nothing. Cesus (hrist, what a moron. )o 'urther 3uestions, your honor. "Bubblegoose" [Intro: ((st half sung! 2n% half spo)en)] %hen I was young, ?ama played a guitar A microphone and she said I&d go 'ar *he said, "Cust keep all the lyrics hardcore" -isten to my talk and get up, I&m on the corner with my... :ey kids, gather around, it&s %ycle' and ?elky *edeck I got a story to tell, heeeeeeere we go [Chorus: (sung)] *it right back and hear a tale o' a hustler &round my way :e used to clock around the block 'rom where my grandma stayed .lack .?% with rims to match, windows bulletproo' 2ne night, he jumped out the car and caught a bullet in his bubblegoose :e caught a bullet in his bubblegoose :e caught a bullet in his bubblegoose You can be at the party gettin& loose .ut you can catch a bullet in your bubblegoose [Verse (:] :ey yo, hey yo, my pen&s in my hand, what should I write neAt;

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2h yeah, and i' you don&t know, success brings stress I&m $eAed, my phone rings, collect call 'rom Ce'' +he operator say, "I' you accept, say yes" "Yes, what&s the deal, son;" "Yo, I got bad news" Yo, by the tone o' his $oice, I heard the ill street blues "+he 'riends will make you, then too can break you +hey plan an eAecution like Bu ?an (hu" "%ho;" "You know the character 'rom channel " kung>'u 6wahoo7" "*low down, man, Ce'', I&m losin& you" ":ey yo, your cousin 4ohann..." "=h>huh" "%ho used to sell bang" "=h>huh" "8+&s 'ound his hand in the back o' .innigans..." "%hat;" "In a plastic bag with a note attached" "*aying what;" "A million and a hal' or he won&t be back" "*o meet me by the .rooklyn .ridge, 12E!! sharp" "I' not, at the 'uneral, you gotta play the harp" Yo, why they wanna start and make me play my part; 8on&t they know like *ting, I can turn this murder into art; I jumped into my car, there&s gotta be a joke +ra''ic&s backed up, who&s in town, the ,ope; *>s>s>s>someone blew the horn, I turned and looked le't +o my surprise, it was my sis, ?elky *edeck [*epeat chorus] [Verse 2:] You&re shootin& in the opposite position I&m thiniin&, "*hould I 'ire or hold back on ammunition 2n your wig transition;" ?y mission, like +ake #, is to spread lo$e .ut all you screwed mugs got me wearin& black glo$es You up in my 'ace, I see the 'ear in your eyes You wanna 'eel the pain like a grown man gettin& circumcised *halom, shalom, pardon my le't .ut my right hand&s on your throat, massaging you to death You pro$oke the cycle, call ?ichael You&re lookin& in the mirror, well, I&m in your window, oh oh You hear me =rkel, your blood will turn purple -ike the colour, you holler, ballin& 'or your mother )o>one hears you e$en though you knock You used to walk around the block with the daily rock +hings done changed since your spark got hot )ow you got your knot wocked with your $ery own glock [Chorus 2:] *it right back and hear a tale o' a hustler &round my way :e used to clock around the block 'rom where my grandma stayed .lack .?% with rims to match, windows bulletproo' 2ne night, he jumped out the car and caught a bullet in his bubblegoose :e caught a bullet in his bubblegoose :e caught a bullet in his bubblegoose You can be witcha girl gettin& loose .ut you can catch a bullet in your goose :e caught a bullet in his bubblegoose :e caught a bullet in his bubblegoose You can be at the party gettin& loose .ut you can catch a bullet in your goose "To All The Girls" [Intro:] Yo, %ycle', It&s time that I con'ess 64e'ugee (amp7 to all the girls 68on&t do it, don&t do it7 [singing] +o all the girls I lo$ed be'ore [rapping] +o all the girls I cheated on be'ore [singing] +o all the girls I lo$ed be'ore [Verse (] +o all the girls I cheated on be'ore, I tip my hat like %illie )elson You got pressure, take a sip o' this ?olson :ere&s what happened, it wasn&t my intentions +o 'all into seduction while playing a temptation I thought I had it 'igured out, but games don&t last +he hourglass ran out, I got sprayed with the tear gas .ig men don&t cry, hold my 'eelings inside *tress brings me ;, I gotta hold my pride %hen I see you with another guy, jealous thoughts o' homicide (all me sel'ish when I say Abraham has many wi$es You say this is the F!&s, either it&s gonna be me or her I 'ound mysel' in a blur -ookin& into the clouds thinkin& out loud "I&m in lo$e with two women, who is it gonna be now;" [Chorus:] +o all the girls I cheated on be'ore, it&s a new year I got a new change o' gear, I swear I can see clear now the clouds disappeared You 'orgi$e but ne$er 'orget, so the past reappears, uh huh +o all the girls I cheated on be'ore, it&s a new year I got a new change o' gear, I swear I can see clear now the clouds disappeared You 'orgi$e, but you still think that I&m a ho [Verse 2:] *econd $erse is gonna hurt, based on a true li'e story I got married at 2 in )ew Cersey You know the 'eelings start nature take it&s course +wo years later &(le' gets a di$orce %hen I had the cold 'eet, I shouldn&t&$e walked the altar %ith 8ionne %arwick, she could predict my 'uture %ent with my 'eelings e$en though it wasn&t right (reepin& with my secret lo$er in the middle o' the night .ack home, break o' dawn, dinner&s at the table +hin -ine .etween -o$e And :ate is on cable I&m lookin& at mysel' thinkin& out loud "I&m in lo$e with two women, who is it gonna be now;" [*epeat chorus] [+rea): (inclu%es ele,ents fro, *apper-s .elight)]

:otel, 6I&m not a7 motel, :oliday Inn 6you don&t belie$e me though7 And i' your girl acts up at the carni$al, then you take her 'riend :otel, 6I&m not a7 motel, :oliday Inn 6you don&t belie$e me though7 And i' your girl acts up at the carni$al, then you snatch her 'riend [+rea) it %own right here] [Verse /:] 2ne lo$e, you&re lucky to ha$e one lo$e It sounds bugged, drinking wine 'rom the same jug 2ne heart, one mind, one soul *he ain&t a gold digger, she don&t care about your bank>roll Geep your money, she make her own cheddar All she want 'rom me is respect like Aretha (ooked me lasagne, stayed in 'or the winter (hilled to the summer, now I&m gone &til )o$ember :a$e you seen her; I think I did .ut what I did wrong was take a lo$e 'or granted (ause 'irst comes trust, don&t rush into lust 0asier said than done, I lust and I must ,assion is a must, but then we start to cuss %e was just makin& lo$e, now we tearing up each other&s guts -ike species, she called me an animal *o 'eel the tongue o' the warm>blooded mammal [*epeat chorus] [Outro:] I&m not a ho [repeat an% %i,,inuen%o at the sa,e ti,e] 6You don&t belie$e me though7 I know you&re diggin& this Is it 2G i' I play my guitar right about now, is it alright; 6You don&t belie$e me though7 Alright 6you don&t belie$e me though7, alright ,eople in the back, is it 2G i' I play my guitar right about now; Alright, alright, alright, alright ,eople on the side, is it 2G i' I play my guitar right about now; "Anything Can Happen" [Intro:] I got the skully to my 'ace 6hardcore7 I got the skully to my 'ace 6hardcore7 cause anything can happen at the (arni$al 6Yo make room, make room, make room, ?AG0 422?, make room7 You can&t stop the shining Yo, don&t slip ?ike You don&t want to go there is all, trust me I know your girl wit you, but you don&t want to get embarassed +rust me [Chorus:]

Yo, when you&re rolling to the (arni$al, anything can happen %hat, what, say what, say what, anything can happen ?aking lo$e to your girl'riend, anything can happen %hat; *ay what, say what, anything can happen *he&s sleepin wit your best 'riend cause anything can happen %h>a>at; *ay what, say what, anything can happen You roll down the block, come back with your gat and ,2%, cause anything can happen [Verse One:] Beel this composition, it&s a brand new dub Birst thing I did, was went to the pub +e3uila with worm, lemon, salt, and no rocks (ause when it hits my chest >> it gots to be hot =h haha, stop, &(le' can I rock, yo 5et out the bathroom, let me go again 'rom the top Beel this composition, I wrote it in the tub Birst thing I did, was went to the pub +e3uila with worm, lemon, salt, and no rocks (ause when it hits my chest >> it gots to be hot Ahhh, stop, &(le' can I rock I&d like to gi$e a shout out to my people on the block Bor you *illy %illy playin thug cartoon ?y in'rared scope got your mo$ements on 1oom .oom new toon, write songs in my room *leeping with the bride, e$en though I ain&t the groom Your husband assume, come back with his goons ,ut me in the trunk on your way to your honeymoon 4adio my platoon, %ycle' to *e$& &I hear them playing 0l$is, they on they way to 5raceland .ut they don&t scare me, I&m in the trunk, I ain&t sorry )atural born killer, who slept with the enemy& +hink 3uick, what should I do, what did double>oh>se$en do; I pulled a bomb 'rom my shoe 6hahahahaha7 And eAploded the trunk 6blaooww7 I woke up hal' drunk 2$er looked by a bunch o' gypsies wit a bag o' skunk [Chorus:] You got the skully to your 'ace, star, anything can happen %hat, what, say what, say what, anything can happen *ellin crack in the corner, man, anything can happen %hat; *ay what, say what anything can happen I just got laid o'', anything can happen %hat, what, say what, say what, anything can happen You don&t wanna go there, cause anything can happen %hat, what, say what, say what, anything can happen [Verse Two:] Aiyyo, anything can happen, you can&t stop the shining You lookin at my watch, but my mind&s really the diamond )ine to the *e$en, you better o'' steppin %hen I&m writin with my pen, it turns into a lethal weapon 68ing97 +ake this lesson, to your neAt session I suggest, you practice with the 'reshman *ophomore, junior, then come check the senior .y then I would ha$e graduated 'rom the school o' ruckus %ycle' and Cerry %onder, last o' the producers I' the royalty ain&t right, I put a call to 8onny 0ina .ut always stay humble went 'rom bummy to neat

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(ause money break groups up like the Bi$e :eartbeats 8on&t get souped cause you, pushin a (oupe )eAt year you on 'oot, runnin 'rom a lawsuit Bor eAample, I know I&m nice, I don&t 'ront it -east anticipated, to the most wanted Yeah, that&s me in the spotlight %ith a mic and a guitar, like ?.2.,., I like it raw [Chorus:] Yo, when you&re rollin to the (arni$al, anything can happen %hat, what, say what, say what, anything can happen 0$ery man got disciples, anything can happen %hat, what, say what, say what, anything can happen Its all about sur$i$al man, anything can happen :ah, say what, say what, anything can happen You lookin at me wrong, man, anything can happen %hat, what, say what, say what, anything can happen %ill the Gnicks win the championship this year; *ay what, say what, anything can happen %ill we 'ind some peace o' mind this year; *ay what, say what, anything can happen You ready 'or the re$olution this year; *ay what, say what, anything can happen %ill you make lo$e with no condom this year; )o no, no no, that will ne$er happen +he record is not o$er yet +he record is not o$er yet +he record is not o$er yet %here the ladies at; ,ut yo& hands in the air9 And 'or the ladies, we won&t play you I' you proud, shake what yo mama ga$e you, hey9 %hether your 'at or slim, bubble your ting Bellas i' you need help, use ginseng And 'or the ladies, we won&t play you I' you 'at, shake what yo mama ga$e you, hey9 %hether your 'at or slim, bubble your ting 4eBugee thugs hang at the roller rink 4oller skatin baby (arni$al 6?ake room, 'or the (arni$al, make room7 And it don&t, nine>se$en to in'inity 4est in ,eace, 4est in ,eace And the record is not o$er yet, the record is not o$er yet It is not, the record [fa%es out] "Gone Til !o"ember" [Intro: (spo)en)] I dedicate this record, "+he (arni$al" to all you brothers takin& long trips down south, /irginia, .altimore, all around the world, and your girl gets this message that you ain&t comin& back. *he&s sittin& back in the room, the lights are o'', she&s cryin&, and then my $oice comes in ,2%9, in the middle o' the night, and this is what I told her 'or you [Chorus: (sung)] 0$ery time I make a run, girl, you turn around and cry I ask mysel' why, oh why *ee, you must understand, I can&t work a F to " *o I&ll be gone &til )o$ember *aid I&ll be gone &til )o$ember, I&ll be gone &til )o$ember Yo, tell my girl, yo, I&ll be gone &til )o$ember I&ll be gone &til )o$ember, I&ll be gone &til )o$ember Yo, tell my girl, yo, I&ll be gone &til )o$ember Canuary, Bebruary, ?arch, April, ?ay I see you cryin&, but girl, I can&t stay I&ll be gone &til )o$ember, I&ll be gone &til )o$ember And gi$e a kiss to my mother [Verse (: (sung)] %hen I come back, there&ll be no need to clock I&ll ha$e enough money to buy out blocks +ell my brother, "5o to school in *eptember" *o he won&t mess up in summer school in the summer +ell my cousin, Cerry, wear his condom I' you don&t wear condom, you&ll see a red lump %oh oh oh oh You sucker ?(&s, you got no 'low I heard your style, you&re s>o s>o [*epeat chorus] [Verse 2: (rap)] I had to 'lip nuttin& and turn it into somethin& :ip>hop turns to the 'uture rock when I smash a punk 6.I)597 (ommit treason, then I&ll ha$e a reason to hunt you down It&s only right, it&s rappin& season Yeah, you with the loud $oice, posin& like you&re top choice Your $oice, I&ll make a hearse out o' your 4olls 4oyce .esides, I got my girl to remember And I&ll commit it that I&ll be back in )o$ember [*epeat chorus] I know the hustle&s hard, but we gotta enterprise, the carni$al "#ords $% #isdom (Interlude)" [Wyclef:] :ello, boys and girls. %elcome, to %ycle' %ords o' %isdom. :a$e you e$er been sitting in your house at two o&clock in the morning and you get a mysterious phone call 'rom a girl that you don&t know; 6A 'emale begins talking seAy7 )ow, hold on, think with your mind and not with your pistol. (ause i' you in$ite her o$er this is what might happenE 4ape9 4ape9 4ape9 4ape9 4ape9 4ape9 6%hat the... Yo, yo, yo...shit97 4ape9 4ape9

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4ape9 4ape9 4ape9 4ape9 [Cop:] Bree1e9 ,ut your hands in the air9 [Wyclef:] 2''icer, you don&t understand. *he called me. I was sleeping. I was minding my business. [Cop:] I don&t gi$e a 'lying 'uck about two bits about a piss. You&re 'uckin& guilty. 6Yes, yes7 [Wyclef:] )obody&s protected. "&ear $% The Dragon" 6'eat. -auryn :ill7 [Intro:] [sirens] Yo yes yes yo. -ock your door. 8ie die die [01] [Wyclef:] I remember comin& 'rom :ati growin& up in .rooklyn 2n Blat .ush got my 'irst sneakers tooken -earn the game 3uick so I got my 'irst de$ice ?om mo$e to Cersey so we could get a better li'e .ut little did she know a ghetto is a ghetto 5ood time 'ound mysel' like Cimmy %alker sayin& "(ello" [#auryn:] Yellow cheese bus gettin& beatings i' I cuss -ay away another day in stripped -ees and letegrays .ut the lyrical bomber momma tried to stop ,aranoid cause this boy around my neighborhood got shot )ame plate hair straight metal braces on my teeth Bat laces on my 'eet when crack 'irst hits the streets [Wyclef:] I use to push up on a girl *alt &)& ,eppa ,ush It ,ush It 8&s in school cause the music was my 'ocus Cokes in class but when I learned I didn&t pass I knew it was my ass with my mothers leather lash .elt buckle said )elly )el similar to ?elle ?el :its the third rail .eat *treet made 5a11els sells [#auryn:] As the tale gets poetic watch the streets turn magnetic +owanna .alley&s rape is alleged :ang out in hooky places watch streets corners turn to oasis Young men aspire to be *car'aces [$oo):] In the year o' the dragon lots o' men disappear Duiet as it&s kept they won&t be around neAt year [Wyclef tal)ing:] Yo yo watch out 'or the black $an. Yo yo 6last days last days7 planes eAploding yo close your door yo nobody&s sa'e. :alloween. 2ctober 31. Yo close your door yo kids are disappearing. Yo [Wyclef:] -ate at night the light was bright on the a$e I went to pick up cash 'rom my cousin little Ge$ :e told me Coe had a dream in jail he got steamed :is wi'e became a 'iend 'uckin& little 4aheim 8amn, drugs will make you do terrible things :e told me when he get out he&s murdering by any means +he day came I saw him on the train :e pulled his gun and aimed and started 'iring like the son o' Gane I saw ci$ilians runnin& 'or their li'e -ike the de$il on judgement night running 'rom (hrist Ice and Armarretto please as I 'ell to my knees .eing shot by Bergusin the $igilante [$oo)] [Wyclef tal)ing:] *o ()) nawhatI&msayin; Bergusin is at court and he&s his own lawyer youknowmean what&s goin& on. +alk to me. +his is de'inatly the last days. Cewish calendar has already arri$ed the year 2!!!. %atch ya back watch ya back watch ya back 8I0 8I0 8I0 8I0 [#auryn:] (le' it kind o' remind me o' this chick I once knew =se to be a dime now she&s strung out in .elle$ue *ee the serpent played tricks run game like the Gnicks .uild you up just to lose the championship. I seen her reminisce o$er %u>+ang could It .e that *imple *he lost her ,rince cause there were +hie$es In the +emple +ragic depression made her lose all her teeth -ost and turned out ga$e her body to the streets *weet ?ary don&t you weep *till water runs deep *o be car'ul o' the company you keep [$oo)] [Wyclef tal)ing:] Yo I&m 'rustrated youknowhatI&mean; =se to work at ?c8onalds just got 'ired. I' I get in I&m sprayin& e$erybody the boss the manager yo these are de'inatly the last days. Yo here he comes with his gun yo duck duck. .lack ,anther yo nobody&s protected. Yo #>#># watch your back don&t get caught in the rapture yo AI8*, ?oses the pla3ue watch your back. ,haroh let my people go. Yo watch your back. -ast days. -ast days. )obody&s protected. Yo my little sister is 4osey *haren. Yo yo nobody&s protected. )ot e$en 4osey *haren. )obody&s protected. Yo you come try to get my sister I&m a get you 'irst. I&m a be dri$ing a hearse. (ause nobody&s protected. "'ang (e)i" 6'eat. -auryn :ill7 [Chorus] Gi ayisien kap di&m map mache )ew>York san 'e1i

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6%hich haitian says i walk in )ew>York without a gun7 ?wen di ou messie nou menti 6I tell you man y&all lying7 -e bum yo ginbe ou yo de$ore ou se le ou mouri police $ini 6%hen the bum catches you they eat you up it&s when you die the police comes7 ?wen di ou messie nou menti 6I tell you man y&all lying7 ,enden&m kanpe sou 'latbush mwen woue on police ap $ini 6%hile standing on 'latbush i saw the a cop comin&7 -i di mwen map $ann drog 6:e said i&m selling drug7 mwen di mon che ou menti 6I told man you&re lying7 -i $in pou&l $in cheke&m mwen di mwen pa gen anyen 6:e came to check me out i told him i had nothing7 *e nan yon ti bal mwen tapwal la pou& cheke on ti 1en 6I was going to a party to check the 117 .ig up big up phantom mwen renmen tabou combo 6.ig up big up phantom 6haitian band7 i like tabou combo 6another band7 *e sak 'e depwim nan bal la mwen mande kote moun yo 6+hat&s i' i&m in the bal i ask where&s the poeple7 +imtim bwa sek mwen couri lem ou$ri pot 6+imtim bwa sek 6creole salute7 i ran to open the door7 )an yon cimitie pase mwen woue on tet san kok 6In a cemetery cause i saw i head without a rooster7 A b c d ' g siHou $le batay se danje 6A b c d ' g7 i' you wanna 'ight it&s danger ?em si ou kon jwe 'outbol denie gol lan se pou pele 60$en i' could play soccer the last goal i' 'or pele 6bra1ilian soccer player7 ,a joure manmam, manmam se kreol 68on&t diss my mom, my mom is creole7 Besi&m se bousol 6?y gun guides me7 Gompa&m se lakol 6?y direction sticks7 2riginal ayisieeennnn kwa de boukeeee 62riginal haitian (roiA>des>.ou3uets 6%ycle'&s town7 5en neg ki pense brooklyn&m 'et ayiti&m 'et kwa de bouke kwa de bouke 6*ome niggers thinks i was born in brooklyn, i was in :aiti in (roiA>des>.ou3uets7 +ande 6-isten7 [Chorus] ,re1idan mwen pa $le pre1idan ou 6,resident, i don&t wanna be your president7 %ase mikro'on nan mwen se gou$eman ou 65i$e me the microphone i become your go$erment7 .on nom&m se %ycle' yo rele&m 'an'an 6?y real name&s wycle' they call me 'an'an7 ?wen gen on ti se yo rele ro1 salon 6I ha$e a little sister that is called ro1 salon7 ?wen yon che$al ki $ole chak swa 6I got a horse who 'lys e$ery night7 ?wen gen che$e pwa$ mwen pa $le che$e soi 6I got a nappy head i don&t ha$e silky hair7 .ad boy ayisien ki soti en ayiti 6:aitian bad boy straight 'rom :aiti7 8epui mwen gen pwoblem mwen rale ou1i 6I' got a problem i pull a u1i7 -e mal lekol ameriken te kon joure&m 6%hen i went to school american&s used to diss me7 Yo relem neg nwe yo relem ti re'ijie 6+hey called black nigger they called a little re'ugee7 Can yo pale mwen woue yo pa ci$ilise 6+he way they talked i saw they where not ci$ilised7 Can yo pale mwen woue yo pa kon bon djie 6+he way they talked i saw they didn&t know god7 " bo kotem plis mwen gen de pie kole 6 " by my side plus i got bot 'eet together7 si on neg teste&m mape pete de gren 1ie&l 6I' a nigger test me i&m gonna stab his eyes7 2rijinal ayitien ki soti jeri1alem 62riginal haitian straight 'rom jerusalem7 *i on neg teste&m ane sa a ou pap oue nwel 6I' a nigger tests me you wont see christmas this year7 [Chorus] +ande 6-isten7 [,an-s 2oice] Gote moun yo mwen pa woue moun yo 6%here&s the poeple i don&t see the poeple7 [#auryn] +hen you should know +hat one day we are gone *o keep your head to the sky *ee the path we re'use is the path we should choose +hey wont take the world when you die Ayitien tiree 6:aitian 'ire7 -e$e le men le$e le men chante chante 6:ands up hands up sing sing7 Yon bagay yo di&m 'i petyon $il pa $le neg ki gen che$e pwa$ mwen gen che$e pwa$ 6+hey told me something girls 'rom ,etion>/ille don&t want nigga&s with nappy heads well i&$e got a nappy head7 "(resh Interlude" Yo yo, this %ycle', alongside 8C *kribble 6'or the ladies7 Yo *kribble I ha$e one 3uestion (ould you please answer this 'or me; I gotta know this yo %hat makes a 8C [cut an% scratche%] "'resh" %hat makes an ?( [cut an% scratch] "'resh" %hat makes the 4eBugees [scratch] "'resh" %hy are kids getting jealous; (ause we B, 4, 0, *, : Bresh, 'resh, 'resh, that&s, 'resh9 B, 4, 0, *, : Bresh, 'resh, 'resh, that&s, 'resh9 :ey you, player, with the dibble and the dabble

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You wanna battle who; %ycle' or 8C *kribble :old the stickup it&s a 'reestyle session *kribble where you 'rom man [scratche%] "-ong Island" %ell I&m 'rom :aiti, then .rooklyn, then Cersey with a uni$ersal tag, plus I got [scratche%] "money in the bag" You slept on this musician, plus the hip>hop art .ring your best ?(&s [scratche%] "%hat;" (ause e$ery man got disciples i' you e$er want a ri$al *how up, with a mic, and a ri'le %ycle' stuck the bank at mid>day and took all o' *ony money, in a black $an he got away I just got a call 'rom +ommy ?ottola :e said 'orget about it "oh my word" *o I held Cohn Agrassia, at gunpoint :e&s shook, callin 8onny Aiena, while smokin a joint I said, &%ho&s the in'ormer;& +hey say, &?ichael ?alden& I had to take him out "+hree the hard way9" +he moral o' this story don&t blame the record company I' your record ain&t selling you lack creati$ity .ut what you want me to say; %hat what you want me to say huh; Yo I&$e been trying to get a deal 'or, years and it ain&t %hat you want me to say; [cut an% scratche%] "hehehehehehe" [cut an% scratche%] "ju>ju>just shut up" [cut an% scratche%] ".ite it9" [,i0 the a'o2e three] "And I&ll kill anyone, who dares to go against me9" "*ona +isa" 6'eat. )e$ille .rothers7 [Intro%uction] Yo ?ona -isa, could I get a date on Briday and i' your busy, I wouldn&t mind taking *aturday. [Wyclef Tal)ing] 4ight about now, i' you are in your jeep. ,lease turn up your radio. I' you don&t ha$e a Ceep, and you ha$e a little hooptie I still want you to crank up your $olume. %e want all the ladies to sit back, relaA, let your hair out. %ycle' presents the )e$ille .rothers in the house tonight. [3e2ille-s "inging] I know a girl, she ruled my world. %hate$er I need, she supplied. -i$ing in paradise. *he ruled my heart, till death do we part. 6:er lo$e was like esctasy7 [Chorus] Atleast thats how I thought it would be. 6*o )e$ille brothers what you telling me7 Atleast that how I thought it would be 62ne 3uestion, what was her name7 ?ona -isa, you called my name. -aid it apart but I did not respond And you ask me what I am thinking o' In the morning I&ll be gone, no more lo$ing a'ter dawn. )o longer we can share the lo$e that was ne$er there. %hen the moon has lost its light. And the stars no longer bright And no longer can we share, the lo$e that was ne$er there. 6Ain&t no need to cry girl. Its gonna be alright7 5irl don&t you cry. 65irl don&t you cry7 ,lease dry your eyes All you e$er been was 'aith'ul in my li'e. *o I apologi1e I hope the 'uture brings us back together. Atleast that&s how I thought it would be. Atleast that&s how I thought it would be. 6Yo, ne$ille brothers. %hat was her name7 [*epeat Chorus] [Wyclef spea)ing] 4ight about now i' you are in dance, I want you to hold your girl real tight. %e got the ne$ille brothers in the house tonight. Along side %ycle', you know how we do it. I want to apologi1e to you. I ne$er wrote a lo$e song. +his is my 'irst one. "'treet ,eopardy" 6'eat. Cean Borte, 4.2.(.7 [Wyclef (spea)ing):] 5uys, you ha$e to be more gangster, more blood more gun talk, more people dying, more hardcore 0nough, come on, I&m not 'eeling it man ?ore, more, man 6I got you7 Alright, come with it [gunshot] [4an:] +he million dollar 3uestion is, the million dollar 3uestion is... *.. s.. street corner... [Wyclef (singing):] 6this is what he said7 :a$e you e$er heard the sound o' a . , at your door; 6this is what I said7 You got guns 6you got guns7, I got guns 6uh>huh7 ?eet me at the corner store 6this is what he said7 6what does it all mean;7 A'ter school, wild wild west 0$en the teacher got a $est 6this is what I said7 You can ask, on the block, ; 6what does it all mean;7 *treet Ceopardy... 6here we go yo, here we go yo, here we go yo7 :a$e you e$er played Ceopardy... 6here we go yo, here we go yo, here we go yo, here we go yo7 [Wyclef] )ot me, it could ne$er happen to me ,ro'essor says what you wanna do; *ell drugs or get a degree; -ooked at him and smiled with 32 gold teeth And said what you make in a year, I make it in a week 0lementary at the time, I don&t think o' gettin caught *ellin with degrees, pickups at the seaport 6come on7

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2nce caught, you know the drill, it&s military I can&t lie, it gets scary, you screamin& 'or your mommy 6come on7 +ruth or dare, beware, the game is ne$er 'air I&m 'allin and I can&t get up, like a dead hare You stare like you seen me be'ore Yup, you put the gat to my gut, stuck me up in the truck And said, "8on&t nothin mo$e but the goods" (aught an arrow in your back 'uckin wit 4obin :ood [ ohn 5orte] +his street li'e&ll get you i' the hustle don&t 'it you ,aranoid crews don&t choose, nigga stick you Arms and 'oldin macks to ya back tryin&a $ick you .elie' in my crew wishin& 'oes ne$er get through And i' so, *halom, bless my soul, I&m home I li$ed my li'e to the 'ullest, neighborhoods now known A stone 'ace is outta place when discussin ..I. I' I ha$e a second thought, you ought not reply I 'ought hot and sticky summers when the game started heatin (ompetition, mega jail, and the well, who was eatin 6oh well7 And e$ery cell in the bang had a tenant %ith each o' them regrettin they was in it [Wyclef (singing):] :a$e you e$er heard the sound o' a . , at your door; You got guns, I got guns ?eet me at the corner store 6what does it all mean;7 A'ter school, wild wild west 0$en the teacher got a $est You can ask, on the block, ;6what does it all mean;7 *treet Ceopardy... 6here we go yo, here we go yo, here we go yo7 6it&s a shame in the game when you lose, son, they probably stoned ya today7 :a$e you e$er played Ceopardy... 6here we go yo, here we go yo, here we go yo, here we go yo7 6money doubles 'or your troubles though you lose some in the end it&s all pain7 [*6O6C6] Yeah, yeah I got up, sunny day, hood callin my name *trange, I 'eel nauseous, memories o' a pine cau''in *eemed to me that I was dreamin I&d been struck by a cra1ed 'an a'ter the concert, damn *lugs 'orm and I hurt, hopped up, checked my physical .ut the pain was all mental, I slipped into +he shower, hopped out, got dressed, hit the blocks *warmed with cops, mad shots, hot shells dropped You e$er heard the sound o' a . at your door; .e'ore, many times, I answered back with a milli )ow what; )ow gi$e me mine It ain&t no games like ..8.,. ?y F>meter go da>da>da>da>dang>hey hey [Wyclef (singing):] :a$e you e$er heard the sound o' a . , at your door; You got guns, I got guns ?eet me at the corner store 6what does it all mean;7 A'ter school, wild wild west 0$en the teacher got a $est You can ask, on the block, ; 6what does it all mean;7 *treet Ceopardy... 6here we go yo, here we go yo, here we go yo7 6it&s a shame in the game when you lose, son, they probably stoned ya today7 :a$e you e$er played Ceopardy... 6here we go yo, here we go yo, here we go yo, here we go yo7 6money doubles 'or your troubles though you lose some in the end it&s all pain7 "-iller *.C. (Interlude)" [Wyclef:] :ello, boys and girls. %elcome to %ycle' %ords o' %isdom. I am here with an m.c. that e$eryone is scared o'. :e has killed o$er a million people on record and he&s still not locked up. Am, what is your name sir; [7iller 46C6:] )uhmsayin; Am... [Wyclef:] Yeah. .asically, i' you ha$e killed so many people why ain&t you locked up; [7iller 46C6:] I&m sayin& though like, nuhmsayin; [Wyclef:] Yeah, eAactly my point. 8on&t belie$e the hype. "Tryin To 'tay Ali"e" 6'eat. Cohn Borte7 [Wy8Clef ean] %e got the 4e'ugees All>*tars rubba dubbin& in the club %ycle' Cean, Cohn Borte, ,ri1ewell. )ah mean the streets are gettin a little cra1y.. -ooka looka looka looka looka looka looka looka here looka shorty got back should I ask her 'or a dance hold on theres too many in a wol' pack and besides 8irtycash talkin to her buyin& her 'ake 'urs and takin& her to the 'e$er 3uite as his kept that ain&t e$en his .en1 she spends his 'ranklins at the malls with her 'riends material girl, li$in& in a material world but it&s alright cause its *aturday night so mista 'unkmaster pump the .ee>5ees and all you college students bring your ouijas& check the spellin, 4 0>>B = 5 0>>0 get the cd 'rom *am 5oody he he You ain&t e$en close wit the rhymes that you wrote 8on&t be mad cause you broke let me clear my throat ah huh ah huh Cohn Borte grab the mic roots sway it this way [ ohn 5orte] I more than just a rhymer you still a small timer hopin that the game treat that ass a little kinda e$ery step tango&d your beat dont concern me

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I&m eatin mangos in +rinadad wit attorneys 6oh yea7 my crews slang 'low worldwide like a current wit da e$ery spot where nobody get insurance brotha do the math you aint hal' near eAotic my man&s claim true > you > 'orget about it pope hoe just a new stance like my in'luence well recogni1e you a lie tryin do it got juice told your lady oops we nuts baby smooth and chari1matic automatic you gonna sa$e me godbless the day that my sons sur$i$e we stri$e to teach the youth baby and stay ali$e [Wy8Clef] 4e'ugee camp nuts baby Cohn Borte Yo watch your lady [&ri9ewell (.irtycash)] yo watch your lady eh ah special ill rhyme dirtycash [Wy8Clef] yo i' you got more than dollar in your pocket right now put your hands up [&ri9ewell (.irtycash)] yo yo you can tell by the way I roll shorty that I&m a ladies man a business man condos down the shore multi million pension plans but it aint in my plan to make mo$e without the 'am I keep it intact you (le' do the track Cohn play da mack while I pay the taA business as usuall watchin suspects steal my assetts get cut with gillettes we built this concept connect like nyneA drinks at the bar my american eApress [Wy8Clef] yo I cook up cook up the cop a pull up pull up then I cu'' up cu'' up you whos callin blu'' now you shook up shook up cause you lock up lock up when I lo$e up lo$e up you who&s callin blu'' [Wy8Clef] hey yo Cohn is chillin 8irtycash dealin what more can I say we li$in thats what we got we got it good and since you understood we be....... [&ri9ewell (.irtycash)] yeah li$e at the carni$al FI till in'inite ha 4e'ugee All>*tars cant stop the shining, cant stop the shining [20] you wanna stop the shining, you wanna stop the shining [20] cant stop the shining, cant stop the shining "Gunpo/der" I asked my mother why do you cry she said your brother had... he just died %ell I told him not to go outside he said he had to 'ight 'or his country&s right .ut don&t you know that mo>mother don&t you know that we can&t stop the $iolence, no .ecause the war is not o$er until you can 'eel lo$e, peace, and hear silence .ut I smell gunpowder 6pow7 my brother&s been dead e$er since I didn&t belei$e it, but when I saw him I was con$inced +wo shots to the head he was already dead -ord, I headed 'or re$enge in the city o' ,ort Au ,rince *creaming bro>brother don&t you know that we can&t stop the $iolence, no .ecause the war is not o$er until you can 'eel lo$e, peace, and hear silence .ut I smell gunpowder 6,ow7 Jion&s gunpowder 6pow7 -.A.&s gunpowder 6pow7 I wanna know why (hristians pray 'or a new day we don&t need no, we don&t need no, we don&t need no .ut its still the same way I wanna know why ghetto people pray 'or a new day hey, hey, heeey and its still the same way .ut the preacher man told me good things come to those who wait do good things come to those who wait; I wanna know tell me good things come to those who wait do good things come to those who wait; we wanna know, we wanna know, we wanna know [pause] ,e>people don&t you know that we can&t stop the $iolence, no because the war is not o$er until you can 'eel lo$e, peace, and hear the silence but I smell gunpowder 6gunpowder7 .rooklyn&s gunpowder 6gunpowder7 *haolin&s gunpowder 6gunpowder7 =ptown&s gunpowder 6gunpowder7 Cersey&s gunpowder 6gunpowder7 e$en )ew Jealand&s gunpowder 6gunpowder7 Australia&s gunpowder 6gunpowder7 .riAton&s gunpowder 6gunpowder7 e$en )ew :a$en&s gunpowder "0nter The Carni"al (Interlude)"

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[Tropical ,usic playing in 'ac)groun%] Yo yo I wanna gi$e a shoutout to the world this is %ycle' (old chillin out here with my pina colada yeah baby I&m in the islands, cold relaAin 4ight about now +he (arni$al&s gon change phases I' you got your ticket, man, you&re allowed to come with me Yo, 'or right now I&m gon chill at the beach (heck out the pretty girls layin back, you know how we do playa yo I&m out here in the sun baby it&s all good9