20/20 Songtext
von Dilated Peoples

"20/20" - Rakim
"It′s going down" - Rakim
"Not now but right now" - Rakim
"By now you know the sound" - Rakim
"Come on" - Rakim
"It's Dilated" - Rakim
"This cat′s for 20/20" - Rakim

I tell nickel and dimers try not to be dealers
If they deal at least help, try not to be villains
And if they caught dealin', try not to be squealers
If they do, try not to be shocked to see killers
Yeah I'm crazy eyes killer
Triple optic, cold mando, gorilla
Pure with no filler, Rak′ is that realer
Been still at will, eyes open
Wide awake, y′all keep ya eyes peeled


I never ratted, just rat-a-tat-tatted
Fully automatic, your whole aura shattered
I got beats and rhymes, either or it never mattered
Flow fast or slow like I did on "Eyes Have It"
I don't waste days away glued to John Madden
So when the sun sets west, I ain′t mad at it
I gravitate towards those cats who ain't dramatic
And seeing 20/20 money stacks is a habit

Hindsight is 20/20, let′s toast to the past
But here's to the future, time to split this money money
Hindsight is 20/20, a toast to the past
But here′s to the future, 20/20

Last couple years, shit been off the wall
Many tears lost, my mom, I'm staying strong
Regroup myself, dust my shoulder off
We back once again then poof! We gone
I've seen shit go down like Alc′ almost died
Now I see why they say it′s safer to fly
In the same breath, breathe life, accept death
Until then 20/20, one of the best yet


I've had experiences that were outer body
Cops still probably clock me coming out of parties
I′ve seen scandalous verdicts make Los Angeles uprise
Black tail bottoms and cannabis cup highs
Create to devastate taught me how to bomb
From Radiotron to the German Autobahn
Trade money still, different color and shade bills
20/20 Wide awake, y'all keep ya eyes peeled

"It′s going down" - Rakim
"Not now but right now" - Rakim
"By now you know the sound" - Rakim
"Come on" - Rakim
"It's Dilated" - Rakim
"This cat′s for 20/20" - Rakim

Hindsight is 20/20, let's toast to the past
But here's to the future, time to split this money money
Hindsight is 20/20, a toast to the past
But here′s to the future, 20/20

Three eyes wide, I can still see Ali
Say I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee
Now I float like a brother′s high, swing like a beast
I'm from Mid-City, when the bell rings I′m released
Hustling, fighting, and eating still bringing relief
To my people, if they're in your reach, each one teach
Running through so much grass my shoes need cleats
Got that "vente vente" pumping through these streets

Last LP was odd, the score′s even at last
Now we got enough tree to make you take four and pass
Now we got enough in fact, don't even pass that back
It′s free weed on me, you can hold me to that
When you see me in the streets, hit me for that 20/20
Better than diesel, better than kush, it ain't funny
Trust me this Cali, my block's best product
So quick to cop, Dilated Peoples got ′em

Hindsight is 20/20, let′s toast to the past
But here's to the future, time to split this money money
Hindsight is 20/20, a toast to the past
But here′s to the future, 20/20

"This cat's for 20/20" - Rakim
"This cat′s for 20/20" - Rakim
"This cat's for 20/20" - Rakim
"This cat′s for 20/20" - Rakim
"This cat's for 20/20" - Rakim
"This cat's for 20/20" - Rakim
"This cat′s for 20/20" - Rakim