I want the Langston Hughes
and Alex Haley
got blazed before
they told stories
I'ma get blazed before
I tell y'all stories
I saw on tv today
this man lost his son
his son died
So he had him cremated
took his ashes
and then made it
to a Diamond ring
Now he watches his son
shine everyday
I just thought about that
while I sit here ashing
in this ash tray
The makin' of a mad band
Intricate stories of
DeVante Swing
Ava Gardner
the crashin' of James Dean
Bobby Brown influenced by
Rick James and it goes
Prince wanted Alexander O'Neal
to be Morris Day or Jerome
But Alex was puttin'
coke in his nose nigga whylin'
Could be a myth but I swear
that the source was close
Phyllis Hyman
Killed herself it was crazy
mommy was bad they say
Donny Hathaway freefall
from a balcony he swings
As the blunt ash
falls into the ash tray
I could see my whole life
fly past me
Did I did I keep it
gangsta or keep it classy
And will the money and
fame out last me
The blunt's ash falls down
in the ash tray
Will I see my whole life
fly past me
I'm askin' did I keep it
gangsta or keep it classy
Did I anything else you
wanna know
just wanna ask me
Sam trusted Womack
with his main lady
He tossin' in the grave
like this is how you repay me
A change gon' come wish you
didn't trust me so much
Marvin said
no mountain's high enough
fly stuff
David Ruffin was punchin'
Tammy Terrell
gave her concussions
While the Funk Brothers was
layin' down the percussion
When Flo from the
Surpremes died
Diana Ross cried
Many people said that
she was laughin' inside
As the blunt ash
falls into the ash tray
I could see my whole life
fly past me
Did I
did I keep it
gangsta or keep it classy
And will the money
and fame out last me
The blunt's ash falls down
in the ash tray
Will I see my whole life
fly past me
I'm askin' did I keep it
gangsta or keep it classy
Did I
anything else you wanna know
just wanna ask me
John F Kennedy's
enemies dealt with treachery
It interests me
Judy Campbell in Gucci sandals
She's what a temptress be
The death of Ennis Cosby
what a mystery
Or the Chicagoan
Harold Washington
Someone is sabotaging them
Watch out for the traps
Larry Troutman killed
his brother Roger Troutman
Then he killed himself
that's the end of Zapp
And I wouldn't change a thing
mistakes of the greats
This is what
came from their pain
From their hurt we gain
an unfair exchange
I could smell old bogey cigars
Long record perfumes
smellin' just as sweet
Me and my wife K
flyin' in a drop top
like Ruby and Ottis Davis baby
Knaw'mean
yo man I get smoked out
and start thinkin' about
Patty McDaniels
got a Oscar
for playin' Mami in
Gone With The Wind
And she didn't get allowed
wasn't even allowed to
go to the premier
Could'ya
couldn't go to premier
to her joint
they were strong back then man
Blunt from my ash tray
nothin' gon' to live past me