[00:00.844]B.I.Vs.Friendship (-Gang Starr/M.O.P. [00:02.271]Written by:Keith Elam [00:07.181]It's like a friendship and a business partnership [00:10.565]And we have to always be concious of the difference [00:13.902]Between em because y'know some things can happen [00:16.501]That'll ruin one or the other so [00:18.503]We alwa we always stay concious of those things [00:21.26]Those obstacles that can y'know trip us up [00:23.631]Because we ain't out like that [00:24.841]Friends business [00:25.948]Friends business [00:27.450]Friends business [00:29.494]C'mon motherf**ker yeah [00:42.781]Gangstarr gangstarr MOP [00:49.876]Ghetto people [00:50.686]Son you're supposed to be my man but you ain't wise enough to realize [00:53.645]This is B I see I wanna taste the whole cake [00:56.602]Some things in this industry sh*t be so fake [00:59.159]Make no mistake if you're my man you'd understand [01:01.791]About the plan to stack hundreds of grands that's right [01:04.704]And how to stand on much more acres of land [01:07.154]And to expand from the days of going hand to hand [01:09.824]So like I was CEO I do my thing son [01:12.440]And turn this underground rap thing to my kingdom [01:15.156]Release a fistful of rhymes for the fiscal year [01:18.692]MC's are wishful f**king with this here [01:20.807]They stuck with the tear for fear they foresake a brother's love [01:23.694]It's clear I'd have to be the better man I'm thinking [01:26.315]The 7th letter man ain't got no time for petty speaking uhh [01:29.114]So we go our seperate ways I see the fork in the road [01:32.108]I know I blessed you with a portion of gold [01:34.139]And some good fortune to hold so keep that [01:36.751]While I keep it moving just like truckloads [01:38.970]Of interstate cargo taxing niggaz like US embargoes [01:42.755]You my man like I said so all the best [01:45.31]You shoulda known we do sh*t differently than all of the rest [01:47.603]Can't afford to let a link be loose in the chain [01:50.225]It's time for us to get mad more juice in the game [01:52.954]You're bugging son that's right that's word to billy and fame [01:55.755]So I'ma stay the game that we play to win yeah [01:58.529]So I don't care what you say to her or say to him [02:01.310]The object son is to excel and lead [02:04.82]And niggaz be bluffing falling for nothing but greed [02:06.630]If it's animosity [02:08.230]Let me know [02:09.95]If you plotting to stop my dough [02:11.135]Time to go [02:11.940]Gangstarr M O P ni**a [02:13.799]Trying to blow [02:14.607]If you my man you could understand [02:17.282]If it's animosity [02:18.732]Let me know [02:19.728]If you plotting to stop my dough [02:21.641]Time to go [02:22.598]Gangstarr M O P ni**a [02:24.570]Trying to blow [02:25.341]If you my man you could understand [02:27.742]I'm true to myself y'all and I'm a down a**ni**a [02:30.998]So don't fool yourself clown a**ni**a [02:33.662]I always been the type of cat that'll put it on ya [02:36.398]Since back in the days when laze snatched me off the corner [02:38.927]And every since then the whole game changed [02:41.842]Everybody's against Lil'a**fame [02:44.606]They wanna see me stretched out with my back smoking [02:47.449]Left for dead in the street with my back opened [02:50.247]So I don't keep friends I just roll with [02:52.670]Niggaz I was raised with went out in a blaze with [02:55.479]In the penile to B Ville down to Grayson [02:57.853]And we thick together in these last days kid [03:01.373]So I don't have what you call friends [03:03.619]Cause when it's on then they gone in the end [03:06.156]But I'ma handle my business indeed [03:08.712]Cause niggaz be bluffing falling for nothing but greed [03:11.139]If it's animosity [03:12.851]Let me know [03:13.745]If you plotting to stop my dough [03:15.590]Time to go [03:16.495]Gangstarr M O P ni**a [03:18.451]Trying to blow [03:19.239]If you my man you could understand [03:22.133]If it's animosity [03:23.721]Let me know [03:24.543]If you plotting to stop my dough [03:26.313]Time to go [03:27.270]Gangstarr M O P ni**a [03:29.223]Trying to blow [03:30.48]If you my man you could understand [03:31.896]Hey yo what happened to the love soldier it never crossed my mind [03:35.340]That you would doubt my love inside and test my pride [03:38.334]I divide anything that I got [03:40.904]With my M O P staff we all and we out [03:43.738]To the first family loyalty is no game [03:46.511]We them type of niggaz that money won't change [03:49.207]We all aim for the big picture [03:51.748]But to me it don't mean sh*t if your dogs ain't witcha [03:54.454]I sacrifice my main arteries why ni**a [03:57.176]Ain't nobody never loved me like my niggaz [03:59.766]See my business is my friendship and my friendship is my business [04:02.626]Can I get a witness preach on ni**a [04:05.207]Hey yo we went through all out wars half assed tours [04:08.38]Travelled'cross this land with heavy contraband [04:11.28]See you my man and you ain't never got to [04:13.556]Second guess or question the love of William danze sho'nuff [04:16.739]I am invaluable to my niggaz [04:18.582]Cause they all rest there in thirty two better than nothing [04:21.351]Think of William when they start busting I hold you down [04:24.283]When them body parts pop up cousin I'll be around [04:26.894]Friends business [04:28.376]Friends business [04:29.885]Friends business [04:32.143]Friends business [04:33.695]Friends business