Rare Species (Modus Operandi) Mobb Deep

[00:01.57] (Havoc)
[00:04.18] 1-2, 1-2
[00:15.51] (Prodigy)
[00:20.07] Yo, however do u want, however do you need P
[00:22.60] My Mobb bring it back to life, back to reality
[00:25.85] You walk a fine line playin wit mine, the greatest story ever told in rhyme
[00:29.54] We climax in ninety-five, wit demo raw raps is knives
[00:32.75] To skin all ya'll cats alive
[00:34.77] Take your time don't rush the clock, Infamous rock for good now
[00:38.27] Pass like my duns on lock holdin the pot down slow
[00:41.54] But assuring this, spoon-feeding these
[00:43.87] Starvin ass heads catchin shakes, feenishly
[00:45.97] I ball in this, word assortin this, probably recording this
[00:48.58] Of course kids keepin they sights upon this
[00:50.83] Exclusiveness, like some new type of kicks
[00:52.63] We got them things fixed, passed the wrong man in my click
[00:55.88] You get charged wit incense to kick that bullshhh
[00:58.46] Welcome to the ledge of this whole shhh
[01:01.12] Chorus (Havoc)
[01:01.57] Yo, we the men for the operation
[01:03.02] You know the M-O, B-B's, warrior style, rare species
[01:06.27] Catch us on your block, on your wide-screen tv's
[01:08.00] From Jones Beach to over-seas from over there
[01:11.67] It's right back to the beats, longevity to all the great grand CC's
[01:16.33] (Havoc)
[01:21.16] Yo, for my QBC duns, it's all real hold it down
[01:24.16] You bust yours, we bust ours and stand on firm ground
[01:26.71] Pass the dutchie while I, handle the Henny thinkin
[01:29.09] You never catch me sleepin, stay on top of this properly
[01:31.83] I know they watchin me, if not they probably waitin for a downfall
[01:35.42] Scheming on my property, we got the remedy
[01:37.77] Let em get a little cold, let em smell the tree smoke
[01:40.12] Hit em where we blow and don't let nobody know
[01:42.33] The snakes in the grass, you gotta watch where you move
[01:45.14] Son, shots get loaded, don't ever run wit the crowd son
[01:47.33] Stick and move, you hear me?
[01:49.09] And that's the way we rock it, the only way to live
[01:51.29] If you really think about it
[01:52.49] Every move is humble wit precision, careful thought decisions
[01:55.86] And my whole cli-tique the same vision
[01:57.66] 41st till I dearly depart, till then I'll be somewhere gettin bent up in a den
[02:01.83] Sippin gin, while you shook cats just pretend to be something
[02:05.84] That your not and that's not good my friend
[02:07.74] On a personal, I ain't even feelin you cats
[02:09.93] Don't even acknowledge the fact that you weak raps
[02:12.77] We bust gats at, on the reg laughed at
[02:14.68] Son you know we passed that, get em outta here, cuz you could have that
[02:17.80] (Prodigy)
[02:18.45] Four pounds, stumbled off grounds
[02:20.60] Fire off many a rounds, I heard return fire 3% of the time
[02:24.87] Your dogs was wives actin like girls, get feminine when handlin guns
[02:27.96] You could run or take the window, son
[02:29.57] Or feel this hot one, we rip all strifes dun dun
[02:32.47] Without a fight son, we keep the house dope like? pie fendis?
[02:35.63] We twist and pop Henny, gettin wet on the daily, and
[02:38.70] Peers get chilly, turnin macks fully
[02:40.73] Now they bandin, court rehanded and got remanded, faught
[02:44.40] A one to three degree from V-O-P and N-C-C-V
[02:46.62] And send me up a hub to a state facilities
[02:48.83] What could I do but sneak, burn a tree, or tobacco leaf
[02:52.04] Or wait until my time served and get released
[02:54.04] Cool, back on the streets I seen some old drama
[02:56.01] I still hold heat to send your ass straight to trauma
[02:58.66] These kids started to drilling like they ready and willing
[03:01.38] I gave em exactly no time to switch feelings
[03:03.86] Pulled out, to my man, look out
[03:05.59] Commits to warfare, and rock these to sleep like this here
[03:08.97] Seventy-two like as if I was back on the top
[03:11.55] Hours of thinkin about how I'ma tip they ass up out the basket
[03:15.08] Beligerant glass heads, I'm bashing
[03:17.14] No knowledge of the man nor his action
[03:18.72] Class now is session, "Soldiers boys, today's aim is: Never show your heat
[03:23.02] And don't flame it"
[03:24.08] You playin life, wit a man who lives by the sword
[03:26.57] And dies naturally against all common laws
[03:29.44] What, speed on and Peed on
[03:31.76] Chorus
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