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7​.​Throw Dice (Held Down mix)

from the Upsetter Mixtape by Jeremiah Dirt

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THROW DICE
('but David strengthened himself in the Lord his God', 1 Sam. 30:6)

I SEEN SOME BROTHAS THROW DICE AND ACT NOT SO NICE
WHEN THEY AINT WINNING
N’ YOU SHOULD SEE THE WAY THAT THEY TREAT WOMEN
I ATTACK TO BLOCK BY BLOCK TAKE MY STREET BACK
BUT IT’S HARD TO ROLL A BOULDER UP THE HILL
SO HAND OVER HAND, I SHARPEN MY SKILL
AND STEP BY STEP, I KNOW THAT ONE DAY I WILL
SEE THE GHETTO MADE INTO HEAVEN AFTER ARMAGEDDON
BUT NOW FOR WE HOLD WEAPONS
CAUSE THERE AINT NO PEACE IN THE STREET
WHERE MOTHERS GOTTA STEAL FOR KIDS TO EAT
N’ MOST FATHERS GOTTA KILL TO COMPETE
YOU HEAR THE HIPHOP, BLOCK PARTY ENDS WITH A GUNSHOT
CAUSE REAL BANGERS USE FEAR AND GUNS TO GET PROPS
….THEY JUST UNLOADED A WHOLE CLIP



IT’S NEVER SIMPLE ON THE STREET YOU GOTTA “HOLD YOUR OWN”
WHEN THEM DUDES COME WITH BEEF, YOU GOTTA “HOLD YOUR OWN”
THROW DICE ON THE CONCRETE, THEN “HOLD YOUR OWN”
WHAT!?…YOU GOTTA, “HOLD YOUR OWN”



RIGHT AFTER TWILIGHT, DRUGS DEAL UNDER THE STREET LIGHTS
SEE THAT BROTHA ON THE CORNER, HE GOT BUST LAST NIGHT
INNA FIST-FIGHT, AFTER ROLLIN SNAKE-EYED DICE
HE GOT PISSED N’ HIS PRIDE WAS DISSED…AIGHT
EBONICS AND OBSCENITIES – PAPER BAGS AND HENNESSEY
A PASTOR COMES DOWN TO SPREAD THE MINISTRY
WITH SOME ‘HOLIER THEN THOU’…
N’ GET SHANKED BEFORE GIVIN PRAISE N’ THANKS, DON-DADOW
SHIRT OFF, SCREAMIN LIKE, ‘WHO’S THE MAN NOW!’
MAYBE RUN LATER? - OOH, BETTER RUN NOW
EVERY OTHER DAY - ONE BROTHER SHORT
THEY EITHER DIE, OR GET PUT AWAY BY THE COURT
SYSTEM - CONDEMNED, SHACKLED AND PUT IN PRISON
SERVE TIME - COME OUT AND DO THE SAME !!! AGAIN
A PEOPLE WITH NO VISION SHALL PERISH (prov.29:18)
IT’S YOUR LIFE, DON’T THROW DICE AND GET CARELESS



IT’S NEVER SIMPLE ON THE STREET YOU GOTTA “HOLD YOUR OWN”
WHEN THEM DUDES COME WITH BEEF, YOU GOTTA “HOLD YOUR OWN”
THROW DICE ON THE CONCRETE, THEN “HOLD YOUR OWN”
WHAT!?…YOU GOTTA, “HOLD YOUR OWN”



COMMITTHE 3RD CRIME TO COVER UP THE 2ND AND 1ST
THE GUNS BURST, THE BLOOD SQUIRTS
IMAGINE WHAT IT’D BE LIKE TO SEE THEM GUNS GO IN REVERSE
STOP BURYIN PEOPLE AND PUT THEM GUNS BACK IN THE EARTH
BUT IT’S PIPE DREAMS, CAUSE DOWN HERE IN THE NIGHT SCENE
LITTLE MEN DO BIG THINGS TO BE SUPREME
CRIME CONCEALS CRIME, CRIMINALS DO TIME
BLIND LEADS THE BLIND, PIDGEONS DROP DIMES
ON THEY OWN MEN, BUT BEFORE THEY GO IN THE PEN
NEVER SEE THAT SNITCH WALKIN THE STREET AGAIN
SLUMS GOT MORE BUMS THAN FOOD N’ JOB, YOUNG DIE YOUNG
IT’S HIGHLANDER ON THE STREET, UNTIL THERE’S ONLY ONE



SHAUN B. YOU GOTTA “HOLD YOUR OWN”
THIRD HEAVEN ZORO-ONE YOU GOTTA “HOLD YOUR OWN”
DANNY, GROWTH PROJECT “HOLD YOUR OWN”
WHAT?…YOU GOTTA HOLD YOUR OWN

ANNA GUIFRIDA. “HOLD YOUR OWN”
SHADOW OF THE LOCUST “HOLD YOUR OWN”
IF YOU’RE LISTENING TO THIS SONG, LEARN HOW TO “HOLD YOUR OWN”
WHAT?…YOU GOTTA HOLD YOUR OWN


YOU GOTTA USE YOUR MIND BEFORE YOU LOOOO…

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from the Upsetter Mixtape, released May 15, 2008

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Jeremiah Dirt (Shadow of the Locust) Odessa, Texas

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Beginning a career in 1999 with the acclaimed album, Plague, after years of touring with, then, labelmates POD, Dirt has kept and keeps his fans loaded up with his unique blend of creative, emotional, revealing lyrical ferocity and love for pure Hiphop.
Founding Father of 'Shadow of the Locust' - he's proven to be an emcee NOT to sleep on. ... more

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