Don't Call Me Lyrics - Rakim

[Verse 1: Rakim] 

I idolized my father 

He taught me to survive the horror 

Cause times is harder, disguise is darker 

Look through the eyes of a snake, see inside the monster 

To rise they divide and conquer 

If it's all about money I don't respect your power, that's weak 

They deprive and devour, they cowards if you ask me 

Powers that be mistreat us, mislead us 

Thinking eventually we gone bite the hand that feed us 

We son 'em and try to keep all other from 'em 

Novus ordo seclorum, E pluribus unum 

New order of the ages, out of many: one 

While the rest of us is conned out of pennies: none 

I'm starving, it's problems if we ain't fed quickly 

My bread used to beat 'em, ones taking heads with me 

Jealousy, hate, lust and greed is spread quickly 

Don't call me brother if you ain't breaking bread with me 

[Hook: Shontelle] 

Don't call me mother 

Don't call me sister 

Don't call me brother 

Don't call me father 

[Verse 2: DMX] 

Don't call me brother, you ain't get to say mother 

But saying father you get down like the other 

Don't speak on wisdom when you know you don't love her 

Don't shake my hand when you wanna see me under 

Don't talk slick behind my back 

Don't walk like this when you act like that 

You trying to bark far when you let you a cat 

Come to your hood like ''brrap, brrap, brrap'' 

Mess with the kid if you want to 

Cause your mans didn't know to tell you 

It'll be the last day that you go through 

You built like a scooter, I'm built like a Hummer 

I was built like a tank; you don't want it, baby, nah-uh 

Stop playing with [?] I'll get you hurt 

You a girl, you can't play in the dirt, you got skirt 

You don't know a damn thing about putting in the work 

With your whole effing block [?] 

[Hook]