Respect Lyrics – Diddy , Poke


[Intro: Diana King & The Notorious B.I.G.]
No big up our gun men, seen? (Big up, big up)
Cuh dis ah ’94 when ah RAA fi kill people and kyaan dun
Nuh waan pussy hole hold di kaanah
Watch this, lawd
[Chorus: Diana King]
Me holla respect, to all the gun men dem
Gun men alone, keep gun men friend
Fire bun, fi all the informer dem
Informer lone keep informer friend
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[Verse 1: The Notorious B.I.G.]
1970 something, nigga I don’t sweat the date
My moms is late so I had to plan my escape
Out the skins, in this world of fly girls
Tanqueray and Hennessy until I call hurl
Ten months in this gut, what the fuck?
I wish moms would hurry up so I could get buck
Wild juvenile ripping mics and shit
New York, New York, ready for the likes of this
Then came the worst date, May 21st
2:19, that’s when my mama water burst
No spouse in the house so she rode for self
To the hospital, to see if she could get a little help
Umbilical cord’s wrapped around my neck
I’m seeing my death and I ain’t even took my first step
I made it out, I’m bringing mad joy
The doctor looked and said, “He’s going to be a bad boy”

[Chorus: Diana King]
Me holla respect, to all the gun men dem
Gun men alone, keep gun men friend
Fire bun, fi all the informer dem
Informer lone keep informer friend
[Verse 2: The Notorious B.I.G.]
Now I’m thirteen, smoking blunts, making cream
On the drug scene, fuck a football team
Risking ruptured spleens by the age of sixteen
Hearing the coach scream ain’t my lifetime dream
I mean, I want to blow up, stack my dough up
So school I didn’t show up, it fucked my flow up
Mom said that I should grow up and check myself
Before I wreck myself, disrespect myself
Put the drugs on the shelf? Nah, couldn’t see it
Scarface
, King of New York
, I want to be it
Rap was secondary, money was necessary
Until I got incarcerated, kinda scary
C74-Mark 8
set me straight
Not able to move behind the great steel gate
Time to contemplate, damn, where did I fail?
All the money I stacked was all the money for bail



Featuring:Diana King
Produced By:Diddy & Poke
Written By:The Notorious B.I.G., Diana King, Diddy, Poke, Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
Mixed At:The Hit Factory (New York City)
Copyright:Bad Boy Entertainment
Publisher:B.I.G. Poppa Music, Diana King Publishing, Masong Music, Justin Combs Music, 12 & Under Music, Jumping Bean Music, EMI April Music & EMI Longitude Mus…
Performance Rights:ASCAP & BMI
Recording Engineer:Mario Rodriguez
Mixing Engineer:Mario Rodriguez
Mastering Engineer:Carlton Batts
Label:Bad Boy Entertainment & Arista Records
Recorded At:The Hit Factory (New York City)
Release Date:September 13, 1994
Respect Samples:I Get Lifted by George McCrae & I Get Lifted by KC and the Sunshine Band