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Tha Eastsidaz

Connected

Release date: 31st July 2001

From Duces 'N Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way
West Coast Rap
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Hip-Hop/Rap
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About This Track

"Connected" is a track by Tha Eastsidaz, from the album Duces 'N Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way, released 31st July 2001. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Tha Eastsidaz

Tha Eastsidaz

Lyrics

Connected

[Ace MAggikkzz]

Come on man, Eastsidaz

[Daventry G's]

Eastside...

[Prodigy]

Infamous Mobb

[Tray Deee]

Infamous Mobb Deep

[Verse 1 - Prodigy]

Out the muthafuckin' depths of New York, it's P

You couldn't get close enough to even touch the kid

If you did, you wouldn't get far enough to bag

I put my guns to work on your bitch ass

Hold up, niggas fuckin' up the game

Put my name in statements, cooperating with these and talkin'

Fuck it, I'll still buck em and gamble with my freedom

These niggas gonna learn to respect the P-Dub

I don't take no shit off of nobody

No nigga, no bitch, lets get rich and party

Let's not test my gangsta, that's how you get bodied

That's how hearts get took, pride get damaged

Lives is shedded, fuckin' wit these east side niggas

We teach y'all niggas 'bout this murder shit

We got Trey Deee, Goldie Loc, Hav and P

Kokane and my nigga Snoop D-O double G

[Verse 2: Tray Deee]

Big hitters, wig splitters, give niggas the blues

Fools loud mouth we all about spittin' them tools

From the coast of the locs were the Gs was born

And we raise up B.G.s to keep it goin'

In the alleys, not the valleys, killa Cali the zone

Long Beach bringin' heat takin' off when it's on

Killa daventry bringin heat takin off when its on

Fuck pretty, come gritty when we bring the noise

Big boys play for keeps when we bring the toys

Wet T-shirts, we search to put in work, cuz

Come back for ya homies as you gettin ya dirt dug

Congregating, operating Gs and hustlers

You other muthafuckers can't conceive our structure

The DPGC, the M-O-B-B strictly eastside and we ride on GP

Bandanas, hoodies, timbos and chucks

Stay mashing on busters not giving a fuck

[Hook: Snoop Dogg]

Eastsidaz and Mobb Deep

We connected

From the West to the East

Connected

Oh what you got beef?

Connected

Run up on ya while you sleep

Stay connected

My nephews play for keeps

We connected

From the West to the East

Connected

Blast your ass in the streets

We connected

Eastsidaz and Mobb Deep

Stay connected

For life

[Kokane] Yeah (repeat 30X)

[Verse 3: Havoc]

Connect with my dogs be that serious shit

Serious things when MOB and 'sidaz bang

Ice and chains, be best that you hide those thangs

And pressure to that ass we apply those thangs

Told you fucks before, when it rains it pours

Its a cold cold world nigga its Doggy Dogg

Better walk or crawl(for real), cause on the real homeboy

Fuck around and you'll be up in the morgue

Moms praising the lord, rev painting the picture

Of a wise young man who didn't get the picture

We keep it gangsta nigga don't get it twisted nigga

Cross me nigga, you'll wind up a missing nigga

QB and we truly rep for ours

Wars and scars, bitches in a gang of whips

When it came to this game though we changed the shit

And fuck who you with, it's what you up in the club but yo

[Verse 4: Goldie Loc]

Uzis, AKs, Glock 40s and Tech 9s

Tryna take mines, you'll be a dead motherfucker

Come up short, with your life on support

Burning rubber down the street in a black super spoke

Fo' pokes to the neck, five sticks to the dome

Gun powder on my clothes when I smacked him in his nose

Real talk, show you how to walk the walk

All black all times when I scheme and stalk

It's something about being a cold blooded killer

I'm bananas my nigga, like a black ass gorilla

I'm G'd up, smoking all the motherfucking weed up

Drinking on a full cup nigga

[Hook]

[Snoop Dogg]

Yeah, defintely connected

How you love that?

Uh, like I said you can't spell the West with out the ES

East side up Eastsidaz

From QB to the LB

You see what I see and G how I G

Feel me?

Eastsidaz, duces and trayz the old fashioned way

Alchemist

Uh, yeah-yay

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Track details

From Duces 'N Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way

2001
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Duces 'N Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way
Duces 'N Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way
Tha Eastsidaz
1st June 2001
Release year
2001
  1. —Crip Hop
  2. —Break a Bitch 'Til I Die
  3. —Gang Bang 4 Real
  4. —Connected
  5. —Dogghouse In Your Mouth
  6. —Everywhere I Go
  7. —Eastside Ridaz
  8. —I Luv It
  9. —Intro
  10. —I Pledge Allegiance
  11. —Now Is the Time
  12. —So Low
  13. —There Comes a Time
  14. —Welcome 2 tha House
  15. —Late Night
  16. —Sticky Fingers
  17. —Friends
  18. —Cool
  19. —I Don't Know

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer
Big Tray Deee, Goldie Loc, Havoc, Kokane, Prodigy, Snoop Dogg, The Alchemist
Producer
The Alchemist
Mastering Engineer
Brian Gardner
Mixing Engineer
Tracey Brown
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