[00:00.67]They ask me am I okay, they ask me if I'm happy
[00:03.35]Are they asking me that because of the s**t thats been thrown at me
[00:06.66]Or am I just a little snappy and they genuinely care
[00:09.87]Dudey, most of my life its just been me and you there
[00:12.88]And I continuously stare at pictures of you
[00:15.35]I never got to say I love you as much as I wanted to, but I do
[00:19.35]Yeah, I say it now when you can't hear me
[00:22.03]What the f**k good does that do me now
[00:24.31]But somehow I know you're near me in presence
[00:26.24]Oh, I went and dropped some presents off for Easter to them
[00:29.29]Two little beautiful boy of yours to try to ease their minds a little
[00:32.74]And dawg, you'll never believe this
[00:35.54]But Sharonda actually talks to me now, jesus
[00:38.74]And everyone else is just trying to pick up the pieces
[00:41.79]Man, how could you touch so many ******* lives and just leave us
[00:44.98]They say grievance has a way of affecting everyone different
[00:48.74]If it's true
[00:49.95]How the f**k am I supposed to get over you
[00:50.71]Difficult as it sounds, dudey
[00:54.07]I drop a tear in the rhyme
[00:55.46]The day you find it is the day I stop missing Deshan
[00:58.10]Holton, it was written, it was weoven for a soldier to leave so suddenly
[01:02.83]Got me wide open
[01:04.96]How could God take a soul so d**e and
[01:08.16]Turn around, leave us all heartbroken
[01:10.55]Know that you're saying, keep going, be a man, no emotion
[01:13.81]It's your duty, till we meet again, dudey
[01:17.85]Dudey, that's what we'd call each other
[01:19.87]I don't know where it came from but it just stuck with us
[01:22.56]We was always brothers
[01:24.09]Never thought about each other's skin colours
[01:26.43]'Til one day we was walking up the block in the summer
[01:29.47]It was like 90 degrees, I was catching a sunburn
[01:33.53]Tryin' to walk under the trees just to get me some comfort
[01:35.86]I'm moanin', I just wanna get home and I look over and your shirt is off
[01:39.46]I'm like "You're gonna fry", you're like "No, I won't. I'm black, stupid!
[01:43.32]And black people they got melatonin in their skin
[01:46.53]We dont burn". Meanwhile my face is glowing, and I feel like I'm on fire
[01:50.19]And the entire time you're laughing at me
[01:53.29]And snapping at me with your shirt, bastard
[01:55.54]And I still have to get you back for that s**t
[01:58.37]And by the way them playboy rings my mother stole from you, well nate finally got them back
[02:03.01]S**t, that must've been at least 16 years ago
[02:06.47]Well I put them in your cask-ah moving past it
[02:09.42]It still ain't registered yet
[02:11.14]But you can bet, your legacy they'll never forget
[02:13.88]The motor-city motown, hip hop vet, Hip Hop Shop, dreads, it dont stop there
[02:20.55]Yeah, as difficult as it sounds
[02:22.85]Dudey
[02:23.51]I drop a tear in the rhyme
[02:24.83]The day you find it is the day I stop missing Deshan
[02:27.22]Holton, it was written, it was weoven for a soldier to leave so suddenly
[02:32.95]Got me wide open
[02:34.63]How could God take a soul so d**e and
[02:38.12]Turn around, leave us all heartbroken
[02:39.96]Know that you're saying, keep going, be a man, no emotion
[02:43.14]It's your duty, till we meet again, dudey
[02:46.64]And this may sounds a little strange but I'ma tell it
[02:49.24]I found a jacket that you left at my wedding, I picked it up to smell it
[02:52.69]I wrapped it up in plastic, until I put it in glass, and hang it up in the hallway so I can always look at it
[02:59.27]And as for all and me in D-12 we feel like f**k rap
[03:02.67]It feels like our general just f***ing died in our lap
[03:05.72]We shut off all our pages, all our cell numbers, our chains, our 2-ways
[03:09.12]Are in the trash, so some cats'll have to find a new way
[03:12.57]And I know that it feels like the dreams will die with you today
[03:15.31]But the truth is, they're all still here and you ain't
[03:18.77]Purple Gang, you gotta keep pressing on, don't ever give up your dream
[03:22.85]Dawg, I got love for you all
[03:24.98]And dudey, its true you brought people together who never would been in the same room if it wasn't for you
[03:30.83]You were the peace maker dudey, I know sometimes you were moody
[03:34.29]But you hated confrontation and truly hated the fueding
[03:37.39]But you were down for yours whenever it came to scrapping
[03:40.78]If it had to happen, it had to happen
[03:43.68]Believe me I know you're the one who taught me to throw them balls back on Dresden
[03:47.49]From making cars to paintballin' and gettin' arrested
[03:50.77]To sitting across from each other in cells, laughing and jesting
[03:54.00]They tried to hit us for 5 years for that, no question
[03:57.15]I guess them hookers and bums that we shot up didn't show up for court
[04:00.50]So we got off on a technicality, left sweating
[04:03.70]Me you and what's his face, I forgot his f***ing name
[04:06.80]Shame, he even came to your funeral, he betrayed our team
[04:10.28]And if I see him again I'ma punch him in the f***ing face
[04:13.27]And that's on Hailie Jade, Whitney Laine and Alaina's name
[04:16.53]I let the pistol bang once, just to leak a shot in the air for you
[04:20.85]And pour some liquor out with Obie in the parking lot
[04:23.86]Of 54 just before we were supposed to get in cars to come and see you once more
[04:29.13]Difficult as it sounds
[04:30.70]Dudey