Apani B-Fly Emcee - “Laws (Original Version)”
[Emcee(s): Apani B-Fly Emcee]
[Producer(s): Nujabes]

[Intro: Samples with Scratches by Nujabes]
“Attract flocks and wack stop” - Sample from Big Twan on Big Twan ft. Big Kwam - “The Hellgate Rebel” (x4)

[Hook: Samples with Scratches by Nujabes]
“Attract flocks and wack stop, get chopped when my rap drops” - Sample from Big Twan on Big Twan ft. Big Kwam - “The Hellgate Rebel” (x4)
“Hellgate Rebel, Big Twan” - Sample from Big Twan on Big Kwam ft. Big Twan - “The Reunion”
“Apani B”
“Hellgate Rebel, Big Twan” - Sample from Big Twan on Big Kwam ft. Big Twan - “The Reunion”
“Nujabes”

[Verse 1: Apani B-Fly Emcee]
These laws you should remember, above most all, is that
Anything that rises will someday fall, anything
Which can’t often does go wrong. Poor health
Bad sex, and short checks reflect
Reality come true, the blues are sung in chorus
By more than a few. Every human suffer
Hardship and got a point of view. Although the world
Is enormous, it’s gotten much smaller. The one
Thing I’m sure of is that we’re all a bit the same
The answers are plain, though it seems not to nihilist cancer
Evil dance upon my soul, block my flow like
Blood clots ‘til reason can’t circulate. Don’t get pumped
Or jump to conclusions, hype on illusions that
Soon deflate. The worst mistake you can make is not
Stepping up. Your chance might get cut to makeup
Fools, wake up, start, overmake settlement
Aaliyah said it. Cliché but relevant. Dust it off
If at first you don’t succeed, break free
Haters claim settlement, wanna meddle with my biz
But I’m on another level. That’s how it is
[Hook: Samples with Scratches by Nujabes]
“Attract flocks and wack stop, get chopped when my rap drops” - Sample from Big Twan on Big Twan ft. Big Kwam - “The Hellgate Rebel” (x4)
“Hellgate Rebel, Big Twan” - Sample from Big Twan on Big Kwam ft. Big Twan - “The Reunion”
“Apani B”
“Hellgate Rebel, Big Twan” - Sample from Big Twan on Big Kwam ft. Big Twan - “The Reunion”
“Nujabes”

[Verse 2: Apani B-Fly Emcee]
These laws you should obey, come whatever. Don’t rhyme first
For the cheddar. It should bring your life pleasure
Whether or not you get largescale props or rock
Free, practice makes perfect, perfection’s key
My words are reflections of me, and that’s real
Everything I say I feel, everything I say
I want, but with these words I spoke to be true
Biting and ghost-writing insult both me and you. What you
Think I’m doing this for? More for me or more for you?
It’s a combo of the two. I’m writing to
Understand things I be going through, high slopes
In-between, dreams and beliefs, fates and fancy times
I hate to think where I’d be without these rhymes
In the dark of maybe less self-defined
I rep both me and mine, and that’s a lot of pressure, but I
Hold it together ‘cause I better

[Hook: Samples with Scratches by Nujabes]
“Attract flocks and wack stop, get chopped when my rap drops” - Sample from Big Twan on Big Twan ft. Big Kwam - “The Hellgate Rebel” (x4)
“Hellgate Rebel, Big Twan” - Sample from Big Twan on Big Kwam ft. Big Twan - “The Reunion”
“Apani B”
“Hellgate Rebel, Big Twan” - Sample from Big Twan on Big Kwam ft. Big Twan - “The Reunion”
“Nujabes”
[Verse 3: Apani B-Fly Emcee]
This last
Law you should know as if it was your name. Money
Disappears quicker than fame, and fame is fickle. Stay
Humble, count your pennies, nickels, and homies with close
Attention payed. I traded fortune for real hay
Versus fake love, family one thing I hold
Most precious, make a driven woman less selfish
Less restless having mama around, make me
Up when I’m down, and that’s word for real
Listen to these to see if words that I say
Will get you through your struggles, baby, A-OK, and if you
Feel a little tightened, child, lean on me. Where we
Going is the universal place to be
Place to be, place to be
Place to be, place to be

[Hook: Samples with Scratches by Nujabes]
“Attract flocks and wack stop, get chopped when my rap drops” - Sample from Big Twan on Big Twan ft. Big Kwam - “The Hellgate Rebel” (x4)
“Hellgate Rebel, Big Twan” - Sample from Big Twan on Big Kwam ft. Big Twan - “The Reunion”
“Apani B”
“Hellgate Rebel, Big Twan” - Sample from Big Twan on Big Kwam ft. Big Twan - “The Reunion”
“Nujabes”