Prodigy - 357 Long

Prodigy keeps it subversive, denounces the bling that he helped popularize. More on his violent jail time over @ hnic2.com.

THE REASON YOU SAY DUN AND THE REASON YOU CALL PEOPLE SHOOK WHEN THEY SCARED TOO DEATH. I’M THE REASON YOU BOUGHT A BIGGER CHAIN & PIECE TO MATCH, AND IF YOU RAP THEN I’M THE REASON YOU MADE YOUR LINES MORE VIOLENT AND YOU TRIED HARDER. I’M NOT TRYING TO SAY I’M BETTER THEN YOU, BUT PLEASE STOP FRONTIN’. I’M THE REASON YOU STARTED DRINKING HENNESSY, E&J PLUS THE SOLE REASON YOU GOT CARHARTT UP AND AVIREX’D OUT. I’M NOT EVEN GONNA GET INTO TIMBERLANDS AND PELLE PELLE’S. DOGS IT’S P, I DON’T GIVE A GOOD GOT DAMN WHAT THE JZ’S AND NASTY NAS’ IS TALKIN’ BOUT. (HELLO) THEY KNOW AS WELL AS MOST OF Y’ALL WHAT P DO AND HOW I AFFECTED YA LIFE. SO WHEN I TELL YOU STOP SPENDIN’ YA MONEY ON ALL THIS GARBAGE, MONKEY, BUFFOONARY BULLSHIT; THAT MEANS STOP NOW!! LET’S SHUT DOWN THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY, LET’S MAKE THIS SHIT REACH CNN, BBC AND EVERY NEWS CHANNEL THERE IS. WE CONTROL THE ECONOMY, CAUSE WE’RE THE ONLY DAMN FOOLS SPENDING OUR LIFE SAVINGS ON A DIAMOND. PEOPLE EVEN IF YA JEWELS ARE FAKE, NOT ONLY ARE WE WASTING OUR MONEY, BUT WE LOOK FUCKING STUPID WITH ALL THAT SHIT ON. WHEN I WAS ON RIKERS WE WERE ALL IN THE CHOW ROOM WATCHING, “I’M GONNA GET YOU SUCKA.” IT WAS JUST SO IRONIC TO ME THAT WHILE THIS MOVIE WAS PLAYING, I HAD THE SAME THOUGHTS. KEENAN IVORY WAYANS MADE THE SAME POINT APPROX. IN 1991 WHEN IT CAME OUT. INSTEAD OF ANY DRUG OVERDOSE, PEOPLE WERE DYING FROM WEARING TOO MUCH GOLD. EVEN ONE CHAIN ON THE NECK LOOKS FOOLISH TO ME. PEOPLE! MY BROTHERS & SISTERS! THE SHIT IS OVER, IT’S DONE, IT’S PLAYED OUT!!! ALLLLL THE WAY OUT!!!! TIME TO MOVE ON. BLACK PEOPLE ARE THE CREATORS AND TRENDSETTERS OF ALL THE NEW STYLES. TIME TO START CREATING & SETTING. I APOLOGIZE TO ALL THE OLDER GENERATION OF BLACKS; THE ONES OUR PARENTS AGE FOR THE YEARS WE MUST OF LOOKED LIKE DAMN FOOLS TO YOU ALL. AND I ALSO APOLOGIZE TO THE YOUTH FOR CAUSING YOU TO LIKE THAT BULLSHIT. I PROMISE TO RE-PAY ALL OF YOU BY TAKING A PERSONAL STANCE AND DE-NOUNCING THAT ENTIRE LIFESTYLE; “THE LIFESTYLE OF THE BEAST.” IT’S A LIFESTYLE OF GLAMOUR AND GLITTER, THE RICH & THE FAMOUS. WHERE PEOPLE JUDGE YOU BASED ON WHAT YOU WEAR, DRIVE, AND THE COST OF YOUR HOME. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING RICH & FAMOUS. BUT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO WITH IT ALL!! I ALWAYS HAVE TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THIS WAY OF THINKING IS NOTHING NEW FOR ME, I’VE BEEN SPITTIN’ ABOUT THIS KINDA SHIT SINCE “HELL ON EARTH.” SO IT’S ONLY NATURAL THAT I GREW TO BECOME THE REBEL THAT I AM TODAY.