The Count (Interlude)

[James Brown Sample]

Down and out, New York City

Ain't nowhere to be, where can you go?

When you're down and out in New York City

Said I'm never never never gonna get that way again

No

[Fats - talking]

(One, two, three, four, five)

(Six, seven, eight, nine, ten)

[Masta Ace - talking]

God damn that's a lot of cash, yo

[Fats - talking]

(One, two, three, four, five)

[Masta Ace - talking]

I ain't seen that much money in my life

[Fats - talking]

(Yeah, I know)

[Masta Ace - talking]

Crazy

[Fats - talking]

(One, two, three, four, five)

[Masta Ace - talking]

Ayo, how they not gonna' have HBO in this

Bullshit ass hotel, for real yo

[Fats - talking]

(I don't know)

[Masta Ace - talking]

C'mon man

[Fats - talking]

(One, two, three, four, five)

(Six, seven, eight)

[Masta Ace - talking]

Ayo I heard if you fold up a 20 dollar bill, right?

You can see the World Trade Center on fire and shit

[Fats - talking]

(Jesus Christ, would you shut the fuck up?)

(You're gonna' make me lose count again)

[Masta Ace - talking]

My bad, just shooting the shit

[Fats - talking]

(Six, seven)

(Here)

[Masta Ace - talking]

What's this for?

[Fats - talking]

(That's just for letting me go on tour with you)

(Because we just developed this nice little partnership)

(And I gotta' say it was a good summer for me)

[Door Knocking]

[Fats - talking]

(What, you order room service?)

[Masta Ace - talking]

Hell naw', room service?

This is Motel 6 man, c'mon

[Fats - talking]

(Let me see, Uh who is it?)

[Maintenance guy - talking]

(Hotel maintenance, I've come to fix the toilet)

[Fats - talking]

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, just a minute)

(Let me put something on)

(Get that bag over there)

(That bag, don't forget that bag right there)

(Fuck)

[Masta Ace - talking]

Now I know you're probably wondering

What I was doing in that hotel room with Fats Belvedere

Sorrounded by bags of cash and credit cards

And counterfeit cashier's checks

I can't front, I'm asking myself that same shit right now

Well it all started a few months earlier

It was the first day of summer

In the borough of Brooklyn