Represent

Yo, what up dough?

Y'all listening to Elmatic

Fire that ******* up and put it in the air, yeah

Represent, represent

Represent, represent

Represent, represent

Straight up, *******t is real, and any day could be your last when you pass

Your sand has dropped, now your hourglass in the flash

The corners is where they pitch rock to move into a rich block

Find somebody up in your crib, you gotta switch locks

*******s pull triggers and ditch Glocks over things a ******* jock

It's sick as a Hitch******* flick

To be the big shot looks appealing, the life of crooks

Getting money off the books, ******* a shook civilian

We took the ill and then mistook the feeling, of climbing to the top

Staying when you don't know where the cops laying

Loading guns, pop, spraying

just to get the hands on your clock to stop swaying

Enough to cause both of your knees to drop, praying *******s stop playing

cause I was told to represent

by OGs claiming the D and repping Flint

Pu*******ng old school whips on 20s that kept a tint

Represent, represent

Elzhi,

Represent, represent

Will Sessions,

Represent, represent

no doubt

Represent, represent

Yo, they call me El', I'm not your legal type of fellow

Bong smoker, pipe inhaler, keep a strong poker-

-face, playing my cards right, ******* a case, cops will run in your place

for hard white, treat you wrong, poke ya

with the nightstick, I know these snitches telling, in fact

I'm smelling a rat, and the aroma's quite thick

They shut down your light, lick right quick

Charging you with *******t that might stick

Thought you was Frank White slick, the joke's on

all you little *******s with locs on

counting your figures, downing liquors, getting your smokes on, representing

for the hood, putting your city on the map

Young girls throw they kitty and they ******* on your lap

Catch you slipping while you tricking, stick the clip in

They get paid and leave you sicker than that AIDS symptom

They play a man like fools feel the heat from the tools

Empty out your wallet, take off your jewels, you know the rules

Represent, represent

No doubt, you see my stats is fat, this is what it's about

before that Ice Cube conflict with MC Ren

Around the time when 3rd Bass was dissed by X-Clan

I used to wake up every morning with my ear in a box

Bumping Rakim, Kane, Finesse, Freddie Foxxx

Then I bought the Nas CD, Biggie's and Pac's

Wu-Tang, Jay-Z, Gang Starr and The LOX

Nowadays I need the green and the cash just like the next man

Using my mind to make *******t move just like an X-Man

I'm talking checks, grands, commons and zeroes

Growing up, my heroes bombed firearms at De Niros

Some of 'em went to jail, got life in a cell

Others got death, dwelling in hell, most of 'em fell

When you laying low and the police is hot on your trail

do you think of suicide or are you plotting for bail?

This is words of wisdom from El', try to rise up above

Keep an eye out for snakes, represent, one love

Yeah, yeah, this goes out to everybody around the world

All over, tryna get yours

Detroit, L.A., Atlanta, Chi-Town, New York

Toronto, Paris, London