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lyrics

Hook:
Know your NME’s watch how they move
What cha gonna do when they drive by you
“There’s war going on outside”
“Dig it – but you gotta be hardcore to get with it.
Know your NME’s watch how they move
What cha gonna do when they drive by you
“There’s war going on outside”
“It’s the street life baby, you wouldn’t understand”

Verse:
I knew this alley cat/ Matty Matt left his habitat
With fresh jay's prescription shades for cataracts
Always rocked a fanny pack/ where he stashed the cavi at
Hustled night and day 'til he afforded to cop a Cadillac
Around here you could say he’s sort of the man
Chopping quarters and grams clocking orders and scrammed
Courts ordered a warrant kept low on the lam
Matty's nearsighted couldn't see his fall’s at hand
Damn got knocked a couple days later on the grind
Facing such a long bid he couldn't count the time
Folded under pressure coped a deal/ started dropping dimes
If the block knew! He avoided Fed time it's bed time
Deadlines paranoia raced through his fickle mind
Traded in his littles shines to buy a nickel nine
Walking late night heart pounding like a baseline
Knowing the truth trickled down through the grapevine
Still he didn't trip he was back on the strip/ handled his biz
Planed to get rich making grands hand over fist
Re-up in the city/ push it out in the sticks
Shit to this kid chopping weight was a cinch
Quick to flash his chips like he couldn't get hit
His life's been a guilt trip since the moment he snitched
Wolves on the street though can smell it when you're rotten
Them boys Matty ratted out were gone but not forgotten
His rivals started plotting stalking his every move
Patiently waiting to catch Matty slipping on the rules
Ooh! One late afternoon on the avenue
Matty came through with a six pack/ had to laugh at dude
Bragging about his best lay claimed he made a sex tape
When he heard tires screeching saw death's face
And a voice say "remember me Matt - let's play"
Then he caught 4 shots to his chest plate/ checkmate

credits

from Midnight Creep Vol. 2, released May 7, 2015
09. N.M.E.
Track and Interlude Beat, Arrangements and cuts by Browny Beats
(Chad Game/ Rodrigo Munoz)
Shout Outs by Ra the Rugged Man, Planet Asia, Dirtwork, Shame Dawg (RIP), DJ Crowd, Monalisa, DJ Redd Dredd, K-OS, DL Incognito, Sean Price (RIP)

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Dialekt Montreal, Québec

Born Chad Game, this bilingual French Canadian lyricist has maintained an infamous reputation in Montreal since the early 2000’s. Known for his uncanny charisma and vast dexterity with words combined with haymaker punchlines and astute observations. Dialekt’s skills have proven to be quite sharp from street corner ciphers to live battles and performances on stages across Canada.

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