Mobb Deep - Rare Species (Modus Operandi)

[00:01.57] (Havoc) [00:04.18] 1-2, 1-2 [00:15.51] (Prodigy) [00:20.07] Yo, however do u want, however do you need P [00:22.60] My Mobb bring it back to life, back to reality [00:25.85] You walk a fine line playin wit mine, the greatest story ever told in rhyme [00:29.54] We climax in ninety-five, wit demo raw raps is knives [00:32.75] To skin all ya'll cats alive [00:34.77] Take your time don't rush the clock, Infamous rock for good now [00:38.27] Pass like my duns on lock holdin the pot down slow [00:41.54] But assuring this, spoon-feeding these [00:43.87] Starvin ass heads catchin shakes, feenishly [00:45.97] I ball in this, word assortin this, probably recording this [00:48.58] Of course kids keepin they sights upon this [00:50.83] Exclusiveness, like some new type of kicks [00:52.63] We got them things fixed, passed the wrong man in my click [00:55.88] You get charged wit incense to kick that bullshhh [00:58.46] Welcome to the ledge of this whole shhh [01:01.12] Chorus (Havoc) [01:01.57] Yo, we the men for the operation [01:03.02] You know the M-O, B-B's, warrior style, rare species [01:06.27] Catch us on your block, on your wide-screen tv's [01:08.00] From Jones Beach to over-seas from over there [01:11.67] It's right back to the beats, longevity to all the great grand CC's [01:16.33] (Havoc) [01:21.16] Yo, for my QBC duns, it's all real hold it down [01:24.16] You bust yours, we bust ours and stand on firm ground [01:26.71] Pass the dutchie while I, handle the Henny thinkin [01:29.09] You never catch me sleepin, stay on top of this properly [01:31.83] I know they watchin me, if not they probably waitin for a downfall [01:35.42] Scheming on my property, we got the remedy [01:37.77] Let em get a little cold, let em smell the tree smoke [01:40.12] Hit em where we blow and don't let nobody know [01:42.33] The snakes in the grass, you gotta watch where you move [01:45.14] Son, shots get loaded, don't ever run wit the crowd son [01:47.33] Stick and move, you hear me? [01:49.09] And that's the way we rock it, the only way to live [01:51.29] If you really think about it [01:52.49] Every move is humble wit precision, careful thought decisions [01:55.86] And my whole cli-tique the same vision [01:57.66] 41st till I dearly depart, till then I'll be somewhere gettin bent up in a den [02:01.83] Sippin gin, while you shook cats just pretend to be something [02:05.84] That your not and that's not good my friend [02:07.74] On a personal, I ain't even feelin you cats [02:09.93] Don't even acknowledge the fact that you weak raps [02:12.77] We bust gats at, on the reg laughed at [02:14.68] Son you know we passed that, get em outta here, cuz you could have that [02:17.80] (Prodigy) [02:18.45] Four pounds, stumbled off grounds [02:20.60] Fire off many a rounds, I heard return fire 3% of the time [02:24.87] Your dogs was wives actin like girls, get feminine when handlin guns [02:27.96] You could run or take the window, son [02:29.57] Or feel this hot one, we rip all strifes dun dun [02:32.47] Without a fight son, we keep the house dope like? pie fendis? [02:35.63] We twist and pop Henny, gettin wet on the daily, and [02:38.70] Peers get chilly, turnin macks fully [02:40.73] Now they bandin, court rehanded and got remanded, faught [02:44.40] A one to three degree from V-O-P and N-C-C-V [02:46.62] And send me up a hub to a state facilities [02:48.83] What could I do but sneak, burn a tree, or tobacco leaf [02:52.04] Or wait until my time served and get released [02:54.04] Cool, back on the streets I seen some old drama [02:56.01] I still hold heat to send your ass straight to trauma [02:58.66] These kids started to drilling like they ready and willing [03:01.38] I gave em exactly no time to switch feelings [03:03.86] Pulled out, to my man, look out [03:05.59] Commits to warfare, and rock these to sleep like this here [03:08.97] Seventy-two like as if I was back on the top [03:11.55] Hours of thinkin about how I'ma tip they ass up out the basket [03:15.08] Beligerant glass heads, I'm bashing [03:17.14] No knowledge of the man nor his action [03:18.72] Class now is session, "Soldiers boys, today's aim is: Never show your heat [03:23.02] And don't flame it" [03:24.08] You playin life, wit a man who lives by the sword [03:26.57] And dies naturally against all common laws [03:29.44] What, speed on and Peed on [03:31.76] Chorus [03:53.45]