M to the A to the S to the K Put the mask on your face just to make yournext dayI walk the street and camouflage my identity My posse in a brooklyn wear the maskMy crew in a jersey wear the mask Pick up kids doing boogie woogie wear the maskYo, yo, I used to work at Burger King A king taking ordersPunching my clock now I'm wanted by the manager Souping me up sayingYou're a good worker How would you like a quarter raise?Move up to the register Large in charge but you gotta be a spyCome back and tell me who's bagging my fries Getting high on company timeHell no sirree Wrong MCWhy should I be a spy when you're spying me? And you see what you thought you saw but neverseen It missed the last move checkmate crummy kingPulled my .22 pistol whipped him in his face Higher now I'm fired sober now I'm wiredEyes pitch red but the beat bop my head Hit the streets for reliefI bumped in defense I got kidnapped it took me to DCHad me working underground building missiles for World War 3M to the A to the S to the K Put the mask upon your face just to make your next dayBrothers be gaming Ladies be claimingI walk the street and camouflage my identity My posse uptown wear the maskMy crew in the queens wear the mask Pick up kids with the Tommy Hill wear the maskYeah everybody wear the mask but how long will it last?I thought he was the one done I was stung on by his lipsTaking sips of an Amaretto sour with the twistShook my hips to the baseline This joker grabbed my waistlinePutting pressure on my spine trying to get L book to rhymeI backed the ball from the 9th quarter With five fingers to his faceI had to put him in his place This kid's invaded my spaceBut then I recognized the smile but I couldn't place the styleSo many fronts in his mouth I thought he was the golden childThen it hit me that's Tariq from off the street around my gramI haven't seen him since 15 when he got booked for doing scamsI tried to walk away but he wouldn't let me leaveHe ran up quick behind me asking Yo what happened to my ticket D?Steve was like this kid I went with back in grammar schoolI chuckle knucklehead I seen him yesterday He's busted so who you checking for now?Probably some intellectual I kept the conversation straightBut he kept trying to make it sexual And his old lady tried to play meWaved her hands up in my face Yo I told her check your manCause if you acting out of placeM to the A to the S to the K Put the mask on my face just to make it next dayBrothers be frontin' Then they be runnin'I walk the street and camouflage my identityMy posse in the Bronx wear the maskMy crew on the isle wear the maskThey've got kids rollin' in the Omni wear the maskYeah everybody wears the mask but how long will it last?3am in the morning On the boulevardI'm still at large Engaged with my entourageMe and Godfather in the 67 DodgeI stepped out the notes that post up my guardSearching for my car that was stolen from Scotland YardMy first instinct was to check the chop shop garageAs I rung the bell someone tapped me on my backI turned around and look it was a rookie in a maskHe said I got a edge on my triggerDon't move again I'm taking you for murderSee cops on two faces like two laces on my revoxMy knees knock as I step back for a clear shotNah kid I didn't have the pauseThat's when I realized I'm bumping too much Biggie SmallsI'm on M to the A to the S to the KPut the mask on your face just to make the next dayRunners be beefing Cops be beepingBrothers be scheming And should be teamingJokers be smoking And staying brokeZiggy be cheesing And money squeezingZiggy be creeping Baby mothers be weepingI walk the street and camouflage my identityMy posse in the Haiti wear the maskMy crew in Jamaica wear the maskStick up kids bumping Fujila wear the maskEverybody wear the mask but how long will it lastM to the A to the S to the K