'Twas the night before twistmas And all through the house We had guns and money around Layin' on the couch We was dressed with black jewelry this time Mmm, c'mon Everybody want me, I created thieves Why I'm almost as important as the air you breathe I been through hard times, when it wasn't enough for me Stick a weak, kid'll have you livin' in luxury I'm the reason niggas sellin' drugs to fiends I'm the reason Mr.Simpson got off clean I'm the reason some parents gotta bury they kids And I'm the reason why your cousin on the run from feds I've been through customs, borders I've been handled by authorities Drove people crazy when they couldn't see more of me I've been saved, I've been buried alive Say my name enough and any nigga testify Who you think lead that whole seller ass that time All by myself, I created black on black crime I'm America's most, I'm tadded up with GhostEven my hand got big, from net to gross I'm emotionless, yet I breathe jealousy and envy People kill for me or die to defend me But in the end am I really worth the sun Rich people make me work for them And poor people work for me Who am I? Nigga I'm money Who am I? Nigga I'm money See the gun wound, went down for you Who ran up in the house, duke Caught one from he and for who When niggas was ready to murder me You stayed up in the crib, like a bitch Lookin' ill, and it's lurkin' me I got stabbed for you Yo, shot up the ass for you Should stop blowin' the cabs for you Chill, some niggas called crabs for you Holdin' them garbage bags for you Ill, blowin' them hags for you I resort to evil, I don't grow on trees I'm called by different names, chips, scrilla, cream And I'm always green whether dirty or clean Gettin' ya hands on me is the American dream I'm more powerful than God, or Razale' Cause when you pray to God nigga, you pray for me I'm an exchange hand to hand, with heavy weapontry This one couple ****ed on me, and slept on me Up in the dice games niggas stepped on me Bet on me, couldn't pay, bled on me I enslaved populations and controlled masses I come in all forms, coins, paper, plastic Even credit, I owe youYou work for me nigga, I own youIf you are smart, you make me work for you All ya life you try and get me and it's hurtin' you See the gun wound, went down for you Who ran up in the house, duke Caught one from he and for who When niggas was ready to murder me You stayed up in the crib, like a bitch Lookin' ill, and it's lurkin' me I got stabbed for you Yo, shot up the ass for you Should stop blowin' the cabs for you Chill, some niggas called crabs for you Holdin' them garbage bags for you Ill, blowin' them hags for you If you had a million of me, what would you do with me yo? Would you blow me in a month and have nothin' to show Or would you invest in me and watch me grow Take me to the streets and flip me from, do' to sto' to do' I under seen things I wish I hadn't seen I came between loved ones and families A nigga kill his old man to get his hands on me Got secret enscriptions, examine me Wanna find me, the bank machine is where I beAnd showed 'em to a hundred grand, F.D.I.C.I'm more notorious than the B.I.G.I'm so money, who don't wanna be like me See the gun wound, went down for you Who ran up in the house, duke Caught one from he and for who When niggas was ready to murder me You stayed up in the crib, like a bitch Lookin' ill, and it's lurkin' me I got stabbed for you Yo, shot up the ass for you Should stop blowin' the cabs for you Chill, some niggas called crabs for you Holdin' them garbage bags for you Ill, blowin' them hags for you See the gun wound, went down for you Who ran up in the house, duke Caught one from he and for who When niggas was ready to murder me You stayed up in the crib, like a bitch Lookin' ill, and it's lurkin' me I got stabbed for you Yo, shot up the ass for you Should stop blowin' the cabs for you Chill, some niggas called crabs for you Holdin' them garbage bags for you Ill, blowin' them hags for you