Friend or Foe

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E-40

Earl Stevens (born November 15, 1967) better known by his stage name E-40, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and investor from Vallejo, California. He is a member of the rap group The Click, and the founder of Sick Wid It Records. He has released over ten albums, appeared on numerous movie soundtracks, and has also done guest appearances on a host of other rap albums. Initially an underground artist, his 1995 solo album In a Major Way opened him up to a wider audience. Beginning in 1998, he began collaborating with more mainstream rappers outside of the Bay Area. He rose to even higher mainstream popularity in 2006 with his single Tell Me When to Go which was produced by Lil Jon. more »

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2008

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Anyway it doesn't matter much how you feel 
You know what you got to do I'm here to do it  
How about you?  

Our age five years old 
We were young bucks 
Scrubbin' each others backs in the bathtub 
Babysitter would send you to bed 
But she would make me stay up 
So she could give the young playa some viscious head uh 
Early symptoms of 
Time of nightway 
Gigantic factor from the 
Caukenis bitch tamer 
Some had it all though 
But less unfortunate 
You had an alloy spoke Mongoose 
And I had a Huffy 
You owned a green machine 
Three different lunch pails 
I had a go-cart that I built from a bunch of used nails 
We grew up in the church together nigga 
Sunday school 
Now I heard you off into jackin' nigga 
That ain't even cool 
I used to be conned, racked, fucked around, 
And ripped bad 
Barking up on the wrong tree 
Talking about runnin' up in my past 
Niggas have hateful thoughts 
But they stop me from strivin' 
Suckas be shakin' salt 
All in his gameful so find 
Some fools be gettin' crossed 
Victims of 40-ness 
Man all that drama you come with 
I swear you on some shit 
Whether it's morphine or cocaine 
Doja or dog food 
They had these marks for Tre and Max 
Fuckin' off my high breakin' rules 
You got ya P's mixed up 
You ain't no pimp 
You's a forty 
I spit for major mix 
While you make tapes for ya homie 
And then you work up tha nerve 
To speak fair words 
The pimp, a traitor, we instigators 
That's why I wrote this verse 
For every youngster with his mind on his meal 
Young playa just chill 
And take a look at what these fakers call real 
Nigga 
I trust no man, 
'Cause man will let you down every time 
That's why I take it upon myself to thank god in every rhyme 
'Cause I've seen better times 
And I've seen worser days 
When some of my so called friends 
Wasn't around when I ain't have a verse to say 
I quench my thirst today 
With righteous thoughts of mine 
'Cause righteous thought of mine will leave mark ass niggas far behind 
I seen it every time 
They come and go 
That's why I drop to my knees 
And ask god to distinguish friend from foe 
And what do you know 
By the time morning comes I can see the light 
And then I'm thanking god once again for making everything all right 
He made it tight and now I'm back up on the scene 
Countin' greens 
Straight from H-town to New Orleans 
New human beings puttin' it down like a mic or not 
Replace the slot open up shop 
We 'bout to make it hot 
Stop 
With ya devilish doins 
Because ya devilish doins will only bring forth ya ruin 
Friend or foe, you just will never know 
Who can you trust, in a world that's oh so cold 
Playa hatin' is everywhere I go 
Friend or foe you just will never know 
Listen 
I'm tryin' to tell you my nigga to watch cha back 
And trust few 
Cause ain't no nigga goin' watch ya back for you like you 
When someone is broke and down and out without no clout it's rough 
At least you know who you can and who you cannot trust 
See let me explain myself and clear up the point I'm tryin to make 
Don't want no bustas around me 
Playa hatin' or actin' fake 
Don't ever be wantin' nobody to get to close 
I don't know if it's effects of 
From the marijuana that got me more than trippin'
See nowadays tha nigga be rollin' thick with hella loot 
But if my loot was gone would I be all alone? 
See, my partners who used to ride with me 
And smoke that dank, and f*ck with hoes 
Would they be them same niggas if I didn't have shit to roll? 
Maybe they will, maybe they won't 
Who is to say what a nigga will do 
Who is to say if you help someone it's guaranteed that they'll help 
You 
See what I'm sayin', listen to me and see if you can dig this 
Smilin' faces replaces friends when people receive ends 
Now all of a sudden I'm actin' funny because my moneys loaned 
But there was no drama when I was livin' at my momma's home 
But I'm not tellin' a nigga nothin' you don't already know 
Personal business, you got to watch who you friends is 
I'm thinking about hard times 
Freeing my mind 
Who in the f*ck goin' be my crutch? 
Holdin' me up, helpin' me out 
Makin' sure that I stay in touch 
Where do I sleep, who do I turn to? 
When I be low on my cash 
Who am I down with when fifty niggas be talkin' bout kickin' my ass? 
Who is my friends who is my foes? 
Who do I ask, when I want to know 
Somethin' about somethin' but I don't know nothin' 
My ignorance be keepin' me out in the cold 
Who do I call when I'm in need of a ride? 
In somebody elses car 
How do I get from point A to be	 if be is just to far? 
Where can I get a loan, where can I use the phone? 
Who's goin' to give me the permission to make a decision 
To come up in they house and live 
When will I drive a BMer takin' my clothes to the cleaner 
How can I know 
Will I forever be payin' my dues, will I forever be singing the blues? 
Where will I find a shoulder when I be wantin' to lean 
Know what I mean? 
When I be needin' some justification 
Stuck in the fuckin' same location 
Who is the friend that is helpin' me? 
Who is the busta that's hurtin' me? 
Who can I trust? 
Will you be there when the goin' is tough? 
Will I be hangin' with dick in the dust? 
Who want to share my load when it's too heavy to carry? 
Or will I go crazy pullin' the load alone? 
Constantly gettin' my hustle on 
When will I finally see, kinda suspect 
Or even actually know 
Who is my real friend thick and the thin? 
And who in the f*ck is the foe? 
Friend or foe, you just will never know 
Who can you trust, in a world that's oh so cold 
Playa hatin' is everywhere I go 
Friend or foe you just will never know

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