Artist: Lupe Fiasco f/ Gemstones Album: The Cool Song: The Die Typed by: kirenamloh@msn.com [Lupe Fiasco - Intro] I present... the death... of The Cool! (DIE!!) Well I heard like a group of cows, that all ya enemies wanna shot you down They got AK-47s and a bunch of Mac 11s semi-automatic weapons that produce "Kapows!" Word on the street is, they all got heaters They gon' hit you up and you ain't even gon' see it You got a lotta money, I ain't tryna be funny but they say, "Where you goin, you ain't even gon' need it" They see you ridin 'round, shinin with ya fine round diamonds pretty green-eyed lady Been on the sideline plottin, while you primetime poppin Hungry niggaz want a piece of your pastry I suggest you protect yo' bakery, cause they comin for yo' head And it's a bounty on that chain that's hangin from yo' neck, they said.. [Chorus] I don't know, what you've been told in your ear, but I hear it's goin down Somebody gotta - (DIE!!) Don't know, what you been told in your ear But, business goin round, somebody gotta (DIE!!) [Gemstones] Hit a nigga wit the mini-mac strap Clap any nigga think he gettin Gs' down here Enemy to any nigga gettin money on my honey Man, I heard Micheal Young is the weed clown here Run up on a nigga from the back wit a Mac Gon' be strapped cause a nigga finna squeeze off ten Run up on this nigga 'Lac, RAT-TA-TAT-TAT Click CLACK, where this nigga at? I needs in Shit is goin down ever I see him Bump a nigga out like Oxy-10 And keep a couple of dollars up in the wallet to pay the cops so they can never box me in (DIE!!) - that's what I'm thinkin while ridin around polishin this big pis-tol I'ma catch him in the wind, pray the gun don't jam So until we meet again, nigga it's cool! [Chorus] [Lupe overlapping chorus] Maaan, man...you can't believe none of that, man You need to, you just need to relax man, trust me [Lupe Fiasco] Don't pay them niggaz no mind They hatin on you, ain't nobody witta shotty and plannin on doin a robbery, itchin to catch a body Creepin in a stolen jalopy, out there waitin on you [Gemstones] I'm sittin in a stolen car, finna rob this nigga Should I let the mini-Mac or the shotgun hit him? I been waitin all day, tryna SPOT this nigga I cain't let him get away, I'ma pop this nigga - UHH!!! [Lupe Fiasco] Plus they don't know about the chopper in the trunk The Glocks in a box and the nine on tuck The bulletproof glass, the 40's in the stash You pull the steerin wheel and it pop on up [Gemstones] Forty caliber stashed up in the stash box Bulletproof windows, you couldn't break em wit a padlock Ak in the trunk, where the sounds bump Two twin Glock 40's, and a nine in his damn crotch [Lupe Fiasco] Maaaaaaan, we finna go up in this club, show a lil' love Get a few drinks, holla at some gurls Snatch up a pair, leave outta there Put some 'dro in the air, then go and get some grub [Gemstones] We finna go up in this club, show a lil' love Get a few drinks, holla at some gurls Snatch up a pair, leave outta there Put some 'dro in the air, then catch a few slugs [Lupe Fiasco] Ay...ay, ay, pull over right here, I gotta take a pee and don't go nowhere, nigga wait for me and if some niggaz do kill you in the next few minutes Just remember my nigga, it's a heaven for a G {*music abruptly stops as night air and city ambience is heard*} [Lupe Fiasco - talking] Ay ay, hold this right there I'll be I'll be right back, I gotta take a piss man hold on Fo' sho, ay man, ay don't leave I'll be right back Ay, don't leave I'll be back [car door slams, radio plays Lupe Fiasco's "The Cool"] [Gemstones - talking] Hurry your ass up man, damn! *smokes* Coolest nigga what, Coolest nigga what Coolest nigga what, hustla fo' LIFE!Ay man! *sniffles and rubs nose* Aiyyo..nigga hurry yo' ass up! Man.. *sniffs* Cool ass nigga man *chuckles and coughs*... fuckin three in the mornin Coolest muh'fucker in the world man, niggaz ain't fuckin with me man Nigga high, smokin...Fly ass car...*smokes* I run these motherfuckin streets, niggaz out here lookin for me! Nigga, I wish a muthafucka would - AY NIGGA HURRY YO' ASS UP, NIGGA!!! DAMN! [footsteps approaching and gun clicks] [unknown voice] Wassup now, nigga? *Six loud gunshots* ...Ain't too cool now, is you nigga? ["The Cool" in the background begins to slow down and slowly fade]