Back Where I Belong Lyrics - G.o.a.t. (greatest Of All Time) - Ll Cool J

Yo, yeah yeah, alight after this particular practice run 

I'ma practice both verses, after this, I want you to find a spot 

That's close to when the beat drops to the rewind point 

For the locate point 

You ain't gotta be on that all night, this the soundtrack 

Yo, yeah, check it 

Okay, alright, huh okay 

The other night I was up at farmers, politician wit some bloods 

They told me, "Yo L, in the streets you ain't gettin' no love 

And ever since the X's and the jiggas came out 

My niggas ain't tryin' to the hear that smooth shit you talk about 

What's up wit that cat Canibus, some played you out 

Why you didn't answer back correctly, fuck was that about?" 

As I sip on some henny, and try to explain some things 

About the life of a legend, and all the drama it brings 

Been gone a long time, had a lot of shit on my mind 

I decided I don't want to reach my goal if it means losing my shine 

Streets is hip-hop and I'm hip-hop, so the streets is mine 

Ballin' as long as you been livin', that's a long time 

Hard to stay hungry when your pockets are so fat 

You hit a hot one in every city on the map 

And niggas keep sleepin' and you keep coming back 

You know better than the gat, but niggas still wanna clap 

It feels so good to be back where I belong 

The streets is where I belong 

They had me locked down much too long 

Hey hey 

It feels so good to be back where I belong 

The streets is where I belong 

They had me locked down much too long 

Hey 

Some say, "L that's cool, but see times have changed" 

Niggas got red bandannas, and the grill in the range 

That gold shit is dead, niggas rock platinum chains 

Trade O.E. for Henny, Colt 45 for champagne 

Hustling niggas found they way into the game 

Extorting all these so called ballers wit big names 

And you gotta have a squad, 'cuz running from def ain't safe 

I know you living good, but ain't no smile up on our face 

I'm like a villain, I'm representing on my lyrics 

And force feed the world, even if they don't want to hear it 

As far as Canibus go, my man is hittin' his ex-broad 

I'm getting head from his new piece while 20 gang-bangers applaud 

You came up with that bullshit, some heads sucked it up 

Then you dropped that garbage album and totally fucked it up 

I coulda told ya I knew your moms from the after-hours spot 

When I used to be up in Canada with the dreads on a black block 

Before you dick rode lost boyz for a ticket our to Jersey 

But being the man I am, I tried to show ya mercy 

I coulda told the world the way ya label hates your guts 

And how me and Wyclef, got together to set you up 

And how he gave me half your budget, don't believe me look it up 

Ya A and R promotion niggas, they helped me hook it up 

I hate to be responsible, for destroying your career 

A one-hit wonder, huh no wonder you disappeared 

I coulda told the world, you get your lyrics from the Internet 

Then spit 'em word for word like you really a rap vet 

How you take metaphors from books and put 'em in your rhyme 

And how you really from Canada and you been frontin' all this time 

I heard your second album, that shit is garbage too 

LL Cool J and I did this to you 

On that note he said, "Yo L, you the man" 

I said, "Peace, one love and drove off in the Lex Land" 

It feels so good to be back where I belong 

(Yeah nigga, the jig is up nigga, huh ha, you know what I'm sayin') 

The streets is where I belong 

(All that bullshit you was talking) 

They had me locked down much too long 

(Don't mean shit, you finish now) 

Hey hey 

It feels so good to be back where I belong 

(I'm still the man nigga ) 

(The vanguard award is in my motherfuckin' living room) 

The streets is where I belong 

(You know what I mean? Come get that shit, fuck) 

They had me locked down much too long 

(What) 

Hey 

Mic still on my arm nigga, word up 

Both arms, I'ma get another one nigga 

You know what I'm sayin' 

This LL you know how I get down 

You should of known, when you did it 

He probably did it to get some fame 

But is this really what you want? 

Ha ha ha