(feat. Inspectah Deck & Estelle)





[Kung-fu sample:]

I want them to fight!

Sister... sister, get out of there!

If you kill them, we'll never know who's the best



[Chorus: Estelle]

What are the true keys to being a ninja?

Dressed in all black, perfect vision,

And that movement is in silence, ah

What are the true keys to being a ninja?

Dressed in all black, perfect vision,

And that movement is in silence

This is Shaolin (Shaolin) this is Shaolin (Shaolin)

This is Shaolin, Shaolin, Shaolin

This is Shaolin, this is Shaolin

This is Shaolin, Shaolin, Shaolin



[Intro: Raekwon]

Get away from there... shit

Want to believe it...

Yeah... oh shit

Fresh from the lands of Shaolin, nigga

Check this shit out, man, yo



[Raekwon:]

He threw a kick at me, I back-slapped him, I pulled out the mack

He kicked it out of my hand, how real that?

Yo, a place where niggas get it on at

I think it evolved around three hundred raps, thirty stacks

He had black on, yup, I was dusted, with all of my bengals on

Two rings clustered, shorty black

He was there, this my nigga, check the bullshit, he jabbed China Man

He threw a sword right through his wool shit

Now he throwing stars at the kid, I'm jumping over my car, yo

Trying to get to my glove box and shit

Got the door open, gash in my Caesar, my sneakers got red on it

Know that's blood, he threw a piece of a chain with a long blade on it

And a nigga was buckwild, I'm ducking and dodging

Trying to stick 'em with my little blade, Rae in some trouble

I got to the glove box, I threw two shots, he disappeared



[Chorus: Estelle]

What are the true keys to being a ninja?

Dressed in all black, perfect vision,

And that movement is in silence, ah

What are the true keys to being a ninja?

Dressed in all black, perfect vision,

And that movement is in silence

This is Shaolin (Shaolin) this is Shaolin (Shaolin)

This is Shaolin, Shaolin, Shaolin

This is Shaolin, this is Shaolin

This is Shaolin, Shaolin, Shaolin



[Inspectah Deck:]

I stay there like it ain't nothing to face fear

Flowers by the grave of the niggas who say where

I'm straight tear, tell them don't play fair

Then retaliation, I'm a shake 'em just for scraping my suede pair

He told me "Yo, wait right here, son, I been there"

Rip your pockets off plus nut in your dame hair

Broad day, even with Jake there, serious

Last time you saw me I was rocking the same stare

Do or die, you or I, cousin, I pray for you

Forgive me for my sins, father, this is what they made me do

Nonsense cause me to slay the fool, rather than play the fool

I resort to waving the gauge at you



[Chorus: Estelle]

What are the true keys to being a ninja?

Dressed in all black, perfect vision,

And that movement is in silence, ah

What are the true keys to being a ninja?

Dressed in all black, perfect vision,

And that movement is in silence

This is Shaolin (Shaolin) this is Shaolin (Shaolin)

This is Shaolin, Shaolin, Shaolin

This is Shaolin, this is Shaolin

This is Shaolin, Shaolin, Shaolin



[Raekwon:]

The year of the bullshit, why me? The nigga had Asics on

A three hundred dollar pair, B

You don't scare me, wiping blood, hear me?

He laugh with a sinister grin, the sun went down, this is grim

Now I'm sweating, still repping my square, you probably under a chair

Black hood on and sporting a gray beard



[Inspectah Deck:]

Respect mine, or there go your head line

A nigga got caught up, and left naked sporting a necktie

Skip town slide to west side, CSI riding on my hides

So I'm out til next time



[Hook x3: Estelle]

Ha-ah, ha-ha-ah

Ha-ah, oooh-oooh-ooh-ooooooh