“PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE”

THE 6’OCLOCK NEWS GOT ME PARANOID,
SUSPICIOUS OF ANY TAN MAN WHO WALKS WITH A TURBAN
THINK THE MANS PLANS TO HAVE NEW YORK BURNIN
SO I SPIT THE BLAM BLAM WHERE HE STORES HIS LEARNIN
AND Y’ALL CAN BLAME THE NEWSCASTER
WHILE I AIM FOR A NEW DISASTER, AN ARAB NAME IS WHO I’M AFTER
AMERICAN HISTORY’S NEW CHAPTER
THE END, DEFENDIN A MYSTERY OF A FOOLS MATTER
GEORGE BUSH COMES UP, AND THE TOWERS COME DOWN
GEORGE BUSH RUNS AMUCK, AND THE POWER GOES DOWN
GEORGE BUSH DON’T GIVE A FUCK, AS THE HOUR COMES AROUND
SO GEORGE BUSH GETS BUCKED AS I SHOWER OFF A ROUND
A MAN’S CLAPPED FOR HIS CAUSES
AND SEND AN INSTANT MESSAGE CAUSE THERES ANTHRAXX IN THE POST OFFICE
I’M TRYIN TO PUT A PACK IN BOTH BOSSES
SADAMM AND GEORGE W, CELEBRITY GHOST CORPSES

HOOK:
PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE...IT DOESN’T MATTER GET THEM ALL SCARED
PSYCHOLOGICAL LIES…IT DOESN’T MATTER LET THEM DIE
PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE...IT DOESN’T MATTER GET THEM ALL SCARED
PSYCHOLOGICAL LIES…IT DOESN’T MATTER LET THEM ALL DIE

2ND VERSE
I HAILED A YELLOW CAB ON MAC STREET AND MACCOBE
AND LEFT A TIME BOMB IN THE BACK SEAT TO EXPLODE
FOR THE AGENT DISPATCHING THE CODE
AND FOR THE TALIBAN MAN WHO DID EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS TOLD
MADE MY WAY TO THE FBI LOBBY
IN A BULLET PROOF WITH 2 SEMI AUTOMATICS ON ME
SPLATTERED THEM IN A MANNER THAT WAS UNGODLY
AND SHOWED THE FEDERAL PARTY WHAT I LEARNED PLAYIN ATARI
NOW I’M HITTIN THE 6’OCLOCK NEWS DESK
AND GAVE KAITY TONG 2 BULLET WOUNDS TO HER CHEST
SNATCHED UP TOM BROWKAW, THE BLAM POKED HIS JAW
THE DESERT STORM BEFORE THE CALM IS WHAT HE SAW
THAT’S FOR YA FUCKIN TERROR ALERT WARNING AND…
THAT’S FOR ALWAYS SHOWIN THE WORLD TRADE FALLIN AND..
THAT’S FOR MAKIN PEOPLE LOOK EVIL IN PALASTINE AND…
THAT’S FOR BLAMIN HIP HOP FOR EVERY STREET CRIME

HOOK:
PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE...IT DOESN’T MATTER GET THEM ALL SCARED
PSYCHOLOGICAL LIES…IT DOESN’T MATTER LET THEM DIE
PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE...IT DOESN’T MATTER GET THEM ALL SCARED
PSYCHOLOGICAL LIES…IT DOESN’T MATTER LET THEM ALL DIE

3RD VERSE
I’M IN A WAR FIGHTIN THE LAW KNOWIN I GOTTA RHYME
UNSIGHTFUL CORE AND I’M CONTROLLIN YA HOLLOW MIND
DESPITE THE WALL I’M SHOWIN YA HOW TO CLIMB
STANDIN WITH MICHAEL MORE BOWLIN FOR COLOMBINE
THEY GRIP YOU WITH FEAR, THEN SPIT DEATH IN YA EAR
SHED A TEAR FOR THEM TO QUIT, AND THEY’LL PUT LEAD IN YA REAR
I THOUGHT WE WAS AFTER BIN LADDEN, NOW WE SAVIN IRAQ
FOUGHT TERROR WITH BOMBIN THEY KEEP CHANGIN THE FACTS
TAKE THE MONEY FROM HEALTH CARE, PUT IT TOWARDS WARFARE
DRAFT THE NIGAS ON WELFARE AND KILL ‘EM OFF THERE
THE GOVERNMENT SEARCHES IRAQ FOR WEAPONS AND BOMB THREATS
SAME GOVERNMENT PUT CRACK AND WEAPONS IN THE PROJECTS
BAGDAD BOB THE HISTERICAL THREAT
ANOTHER JOKE, HEY GEORGE…FIND ANY CHEMICAL WEAPONS YET?
WANTED TO STEAL THE OIL FROM SADAAM WAS THE PLAN, USING GOD AS A SCAM
IT’S JUST A VIETNAM IN THE SAND

HOOK:
PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE...IT DOESN’T MATTER GET THEM ALL SCARED
PSYCHOLOGICAL LIES…IT DOESN’T MATTER LET THEM DIE
PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE...IT DOESN’T MATTER GET THEM ALL SCARED
PSYCHOLOGICAL LIES…IT DOESN’T MATTER LET THEM ALL DIE



“FATHER’S DAY”

I’M SITTIN IN THE ROOM WITH A KNIFE IN MY HAND
WITH A PLAN ALL NIGHT TO TAKE THE LIFE OF A MAN
A SOUL WITH A DARK HEART AND THE DEVIL IN HIS EYES
PROVIDER AND FATHER FIGURE, HIGH LEVEL OF DISGUISE
HE HAD THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOOLED WITH HIS FATHERLY ACT
THEY DIDN’T KNOW HOW HE LEFT US IN A POVERTY TRAP
DIDN’T KNOW HIS ANGRY FIST WENT ACROSS MOMMIES FACE
OR HIS TWO TIMING WAYS LEFT MY MOTHER A DISGRACE
NO ONE KNEW HOW HE PUT FEAR INTO HIS FAMILY
HIS TEMPER ANGERED RAGE WAS DAMN NEAR INSANITY
TRAGICALLY IT CAME TO THIS
IT’S ETHER HIM, OR THE BLADE CUT ACROSS MY VEIN THAT
WOULD DRAIN MY WRIST
TONIGHT, AND END TO ALL THE PAIN AND FEAR
AND THE CSI IS LEFT CLUELESS AND MY NAME IS CLEAR
TOO MANY UNANSWERED PRAYERS AND I LOST FAITH RAPIDLY
SCREAM TO THE SKY, WHY DID GOD TURN HIS BACK ON ME

HOOK (2x’s)
I KILLED A MAN ON FATHERS DAY, GOD FORBID ME,
I SENT A MAN ON HIS WAY, GOD FORGIVE ME
LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL, WHEN THE HURTS BEYOND CONTROL
THE DEMONS IN MY MIND ARE GONNA HAUNT ME TILL I’M COLD

2ND VERSE
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO HAVE FEAR SIT IN THE PIT OF YA STOMACH
WITH SEVERE PUNISHMENT AS IF HE LOVED IT
MY HEART RACES AS I GRAB THE KNIFE TIGHTER
AND PRAY FOR THE STRENGTH THAT I CAN MAKE HIS LIFE EXPIRE
I’M TENSE AND ON THE EDGE AND MY STRIFE IS DIRE
AND TO PROTECT MYSELF I LIVE MY LIFE AS A LIAR
IT WAS ALL THOSE FUCKIN’ BEATINGS THAT GAVE ME LIES
AND HE THOUGHT THAT BEATINGME UP WOULD MAKE ME WISE
AND I GOT SMACKED IF I STOOD BRAVE
HE’D PUFF WEED IN MY FACE SCREAMIN’ BEHAVE AND GET GOOD GRADES
THE WOUNDS REFLECTED THROUGH THE MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM
AND I COULD’NT CONNECT WITH ANYONE SITTIN’ IN THE CLASSROOM
YOU FUCKED ME UP BAD MAN, AND YOU CHUCKLE LIKE YOU GLAD
SMILE ACROSS YA FACE BUT I’LL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH
IT’S YOUR 1ST BORN WITH A HEART FULL OF ENMITY
HOLDIN THE SHANK RAZOR SHARP KILL THE ENEMY
HOOK (2x’s)
I KILLED A MAN ON FATHERS DAY, GOD FORBID ME,
I SENT A MAN ON HIS WAY, GOD FORGIVE ME
LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL, WHEN THE HURTS BEYOND CONTROL
THE DEMONS IN MY MIND ARE GONNA HAUNT ME TILL I’M COLD

3RD VERSE:
MY ANGER’S GETTING THE BEST OF ME
WHILE THE DEVIL POSSES THE REST OF ME
MY LITTLE BROTHER’S AN ACCESSORY
I’VE BEEN ROBBED OF MY CHILDHOOD AND SELF ESTEEM
A LIFE LIMITED BY A SELFISH FEIND
MANIPULATED MY MIND AND SAID MOTHER WAS WORTHLESS
WHEN HE’S HOME FROM WORK I’M NOT GLAD I’M NERVOUS
IT’S FEAR OF THAT UNKNOWN MOMMENT
WHEN HIS ANGER CAN SNAP AND HE CAN NO LONGER
CONTROL IT OR HOLD IT VENGENCE IS MINE DESPITE WHAT SAYETH THE LORD
IT’S THE END OF THE LINE AND I SMITE AND SLAY WITH A SWORD
THE KITCHEN KNIFE SPITS HIS LIFE ON TO THE BEDROOM FLOOR
HIS TWITCHIN LIFE SLIPS AND THEN NO MORE
IT’S FINALLY FINISHED, I FOUND FREEDOM IN THE FORM OF A FALLEN DEMON
SIT AND EXPLORE A REASON
YA HAD A CHANCE TO REDEEM YA SELF AND IT GOT AWAY
AND I LAUGH AT YOU BLEEDIN FUCKER, HAPPY FATHERS DAY

HOOK (2x’s)
I KILLED A MAN ON FATHERS DAY, GOD FORBID ME,
I SENT A MAN ON HIS WAY, GOD FORGIVE ME
LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL, WHEN THE HURTS BEYOND
CONTROL THE DEMONS IN MY MIND ARE GONNA HAUNT ME TILL I’M COLD



“THE DIAMOND IN THE RUFF”

BACK WHEN BREAKFAST WAS A BAG OF CHIPS
BETWEEN MOM AND DAD, THE SADEST TRIPS
A YOUNG MAN WHO HAD A WISH, TO HAVE A PLATINUM DISC
MY PARENTS GAVE LIFE, THE STREETS GAVE A FAMILY
AND WITH THE DAMAGE IN MY LIFE, THE STREETS SAVED MY SANITY
WAS IN A ROOM WHERE THE DOG WOULD SHIT AND PISS IS WHERE WE SLEPT
AND SOON IT WAS ALL HIT OR MISS AND UNFAIR REGRETS
NO ONE EVER GAVE A HELPING HAND OR EVER SHOWED REMORSE
AND DEAR OL’ DAD LEFT US WITH A TAB, WE HAD TO PAY THE COST
OF COURSE THERE WASN’T ANY HELPING RELATIVES TO LEND
A HAND OR A PLATE OF FOOD
WE BROKE AND THEY LIKE Q STAY IN SCHOOL
COULDN’T PLAY THE RULES, HAD TO FIND ANOTHER WAY
SO WHILE MY BROTHER PLAYED, I STRAYED AWAY TO GET A “J”
AND BRIGHTEN MOTHERS DAY
I BROUGHT THE STORM CAUSE I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN IGNORANCE
AND WITH AN ALKOHOLIC STEP DAD, WHO GIVES A SHIT
IN THE END IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO ONE THING
Q-UNIQUE THE DIAMOND IN THE RUFF, NOW WATCH THE SON BLING

HOOK: (2x’s)
THESE… STREETS TEST YA, Q-UNIQUE UNDER DEEP PRESSURE
WISDOM SPEAKS, WHO NEEDS A LECTURE
MY SOUL DARK COAL, COMPRESSED AND SKUFFED
I GUESS STRIVIN AINT ENOUGH FOR THE DIAMOND IN THE RUFF

2ND VERSE:
NOW I KNOW LOTS OF PEOPLE IN HIGH PLACES
BUT THAT DOESN’T EQUAL MY CAREER SPOTTED IN THE RIGHT SPACES
I TALK IT UP WITH LEGENDS AND LAUGH IT UP WITH FAVORITES
THE MOMMENT PASSES UP AND THEN I GOTTA HIT THE PAVEMENT
NO MAN’S RESPONSIBLE FOR ANOTHER MAN’S PATH
BUT IN OTHER CAMPS I SEE OTHER MAN’S INCREASIN’ OTHER MAN’S MATH
A QUESTION OF LOYALTY OR A QUESTION OF GREED
AND IF I QUESTION THE AUTHORITY THEY WON’T LET Q LEAD
CATS HOLD ON TO THEY SPOTS LIKE A NIGA’S GONNA ROB ‘EM
LIKE THE WORLD’LL PASS ‘EM UP AND WHAT THEY DID ‘LL GET FORGOTTEN
AND I HAD BROTHERS BACKS FROM THE BEGINNING
ALWAYS SHOWED SUPPORT, AND ALWAYS CELEBRATED WHEN A BROTHER MAN WAS WINNING
AND I PLAYED THE BACKGROUND FOR TOO LONG
WWF PUT THE SMACK DOWN IN A TRUE SONG
ADDS TO THE PRESSURE WHEN I’M RHYMIN IN THE CUT
MOTHER FUCKERS IS THREATENED BY THE DIAMOND IN THE RUFF

HOOK: (2x’s)
THESE… STREETS TEST YA, Q-UNIQUE UNDER DEEP PRESSURE
WISDOM SPEAKS, WHO NEEDS A LECTURE
MY SOUL DARK COAL, COMPRESSED AND SKUFFED
I GUESS STRIVIN AINT ENOUGH FOR THE DIAMOND IN THE RUFF

3RD VERSE:
AND THE STRUGGLE GOES ON…
BUT NOT WITHOUT THE HELP OF FRIENDS WHO’S FRIENDSHIP
I’M DEFENDING TO THE END
AND EVEN AFTER THEN, IF I SHOULD SEE THE GATES OF HEAVEN AHEAD OF YOU
I’M MAKIN SURE THAT SHIT IS RIGHT FOR YOU RATHER THAN SOMEONE INSTEAD OF YOU
YO SWEL, YOU MY HEART DOG, THANKS FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE
THROUGH THE UPS AND DOWNS, YOU WAS THE ONE WHOS ALWAYS SEEING CLEAR
LEGS PUT ME ON REVAMPED THE ROCK STEADY NAME
WHEN I STARTED OUT HE HELPED A NIGA GET A LITTLE FAME
YOU WAS THERE HOMIE ON THE DAY OF MY SEEDS BIRTH
AND THE GIRL EKA TOLD ME THAT Q SHOULD LEAD FIRST
ILL BILL YOU BELIEVED AND CO-SIGNED
SAW SKILL DROPPED GREEN SO WE BOTH SHINE
AND DREAMED OF THE GOLD RHYME
AND EVEN WHEN SOME SPOKE AGAINST IT
YA PROVED TO ME THAT IT WAS MORE THAN BEATS AND RHYMES AND IT WAS ALL A FRIENDSHIP
SO MANY NAMES I COULD SAY THIS TIME AINT ENOUGH
HERES A THANKS IF YOU DESERVE IT FROM THE DIAMOND IN THE RUFF

HOOK: (2x’s)
THESE… STREETS TEST YA, Q-UNIQUE UNDER DEEP PRESSURE
WISDOM SPEAKS, WHO NEEDS A LECTURE
MY SOUL DARK COAL, COMPRESSED AND SKUFFED
I GUESS STRIVIN AINT ENOUGH FOR THE DIAMOND IN THE RUFF