[00:00.46]They ask me am I okay, they ask me if I'm happy
[00:03.25]Are they asking me that
[00:04.67]Because of the sh*t that's been thrown at me?
[00:13.33]Or am I just a little snappy and they genuinely care?
[00:09.67]Doody, most of my life it's just been me and you there
[00:12.71]And I continuously stare at pictures of you
[00:15.00]I never got to say I love you as much as I wanted to, but I do
[00:18.98]Yeah, I say it now when you can't hear me
[00:21.56]What the f*ck good does that do me now?
[00:23.89]But somehow I know you're near me in presence
[00:26.69]Oh, I went and dropped some presents off for Easter
[00:28.87]To them two little beautiful boys of yours to try to ease their
[00:32.46]Minds a little, and dog, you'll never believe this
[00:35.17]But Sharonda actually talks to me now — Jesus!
[00:38.31]And everyone else is just tryin' to pick up the pieces
[00:41.20]Man, how could you touch so many f*ckin' lives and just leave us?
[00:44.64]They say grievance has a way of affectin' everyone different
[00:48.17]If it's true, how the f*ck am I supposed to get over you?
[00:51.01]Difficult as it sounds
[00:52.58]
[00:52.94]Doody, I dropped a tear in a rhyme
[00:55.01]The day you find it is the day I stop missin' DeShaun
[00:57.70]Holten, it was written, it was woven
[01:00.68]For a soldier to leave so suddenly — got me wide open
[01:04.37]How could God take a soul so dope and
[01:07.46]Turn around and leave us all heartbroken?
[01:09.94]Know that you're sayin', "Keep goin'!
[01:11.87]Be a man! No emotion!"
[01:13.50]It's your duty, until we meet again, Doody
[01:16.58]
[01:17.19]"Doody" — that's what we'd call each other
[01:19.02]I don't know where it came from
[01:20.89]But it just stuck with us; we was always brothers
[01:23.32]Never thought about each other's skin colors
[01:26.07]'Til one day we was walkin' up the block in the summer
[01:29.21]It was like 90 degrees, I was catchin' a sunburn
[01:32.57]Tryin' to walk under the trees just to give me some comfort
[01:35.55]I'm moanin', I just wanna get home and
[01:37.98]I look over, and your shirt is off
[01:39.77]I'm like, "You're gonna fry," you're like, "No, I won't
[01:42.06]I'm black, stupid! And black people, they got melatonin
[01:44.90]In their skin — we don’t burn," meanwhile my face is glowin'
[01:48.75]And I feel like I'm on fire
[01:50.92]And the entire time you're just laughin' at me
[01:53.10]And snappin' at me with your shirt, bastard
[01:55.48]And I still have to get you back for that sh*t
[01:57.85]And by the way, them Playboy rings my mother stole from you
[02:01.40]Well, Nate finally got 'em back, sh*t
[02:03.63]It must've been at least sixteen years ago
[02:05.91]Well, I put 'em in your cask— oww
[02:08.65]Movin' past it, it still ain't registered yet
[02:10.98]But you can bet, your legacy they'll never forget
[02:13.67]The Motor City, Motown, hip hop vet
[02:16.85]Hip Hop Shop, dreads, it don't stop there
[02:19.89]Yeah, as difficult as it sounds
[02:22.06]
[02:22.47]Doody, I dropped a tear in a rhyme
[02:24.44]The day you find it is the day I stop missin' DeShaun
[02:27.48]Holten, it was written, it was woven
[02:30.36]For a soldier to leave so suddenly — got me wide open
[02:33.71]How could God take a soul so dope and
[02:37.14]Turn around and leave us all heartbroken?
[02:39.36]Know that you're sayin', "Keep goin'!
[02:41.39]Be a man! No emotion!"
[02:42.71]It's your duty, until we meet again, Doody
[02:46.10]
[02:46.35]And this might sound a little strange, but I'ma tell it
[02:48.74]I found that jacket that you left at my wedding
[02:51.07]And I picked it up to smell it
[02:52.63]I wrapped it up in plastic until I put it in glass
[02:55.44]And hang up in the hallway so I can always look at it
[02:59.19]And as for all me and D12 we feel like "F*ck rap!"
[03:02.17]It feels like our general just f*ckin' died in our lap
[03:04.85]We shut off all our pagers, all our cell numbers is changed
[03:09.35]Our two-ways are in the trash
[03:10.78]So some cats will have to find a new way
[03:12.44]And I know it feels like the dreams will die with you today
[03:15.63]But the truth is they're all still here, and you ain't
[03:19.20]Purple Gang, you gotta keep pressin' on
[03:21.15]Don't ever give up the dream, dog, I got love for you all
[03:24.33]And Doody, it's true you brought people together
[03:27.25]Who never woulda been in the same room if it wasn't for you
[03:30.41]You were the peacemaker, Doody
[03:32.68]I know sometimes you were moody
[03:34.42]But you hated confrontation and truly hated the feuding
[03:36.99]But you was down for yours whenever it came to scrappin'
[03:40.59]
[03:40.94]If it had to happen, it had to happen
[03:43.19]Believe me
[03:44.04]I know you're the one who taught me to throw them bows back on Dresden
[03:47.23]From eggin' cars to paintballin' and gettin' arrested
[03:50.32]To sittin' across from each other in cells, laughin' and jestin'
[03:53.65]They tried to hit us for five years for that, no question
[03:56.59]I guess them hookers and bums that we shot up didn't show up for court
[04:00.13]So we got off on a technicality, left sweatin'
[04:03.06]Me, you and… what's his face? I forgot his f*ckin' name
[04:06.21]Shame he even came to your funeral, he betrayed our team
[04:09.70]And if I see him again I'ma punch him in the f*ckin' face
[04:12.78]And that’s on Hailie Jade, Whitney Laine and Alaina’s name
[04:17.06]I'll let the pistol bang once just to lick a shot
[04:19.68]In the air for you, and pour some liquor out
[04:21.77]With Obie in the parking lot of 54 just before
[04:24.99]We were supposed to get in cars to come and see you once more
[04:28.53]Difficult as it sounds
[04:30.10]Doody!