Sho'Nuff, Shogun of Harlem
Rest in Peace, Master
Shogun of Heaven
Am I the meanest?
Am I the prettiest?
Am I the baddest mofo low-down around this town?
Well who am I?
Sho'Nuff. The Shogun of Harlem.
That's what they called me
back in 1985.
Back when I was tellin' suckas
to kiss my Converse.
Back when I'd say
"Who's da mastah?",
and they'd all shout "SHO'NUFF!"
I was the one and only mastah.
I was the baddest of them all.
I would designate the place,
designate the time
and designate the ass
of anyone that stood in my way.
For dismemberment,
That was all before that skinny lizard,
that bullshit Superman,
that 'WASSAH!" catchin' bullets with his teeth
sucka fool Bruce Leroy came 'round.
But don't be thinkin' I lost to that jive turkey.
You really think that skinny fool
could take on the mastah
and not come away havin'
to drink his meals through a straw?
Hollywood just has a guy like that win
'cuz that's where the money's at.
And you know what that chump Leroy's done
since he became the Last Dragon?
What? Three episodes of 90210 and
a guest spot on Red Show Diaries.
I got 59 entries on my IMDB, son!
It's all good.
Or it was all good up until August 19, 2008.
Not all the mastah's skill,
not even the power of The Glow
could save Sho'Nuff from the big C.
You probably didn't even hear.
The mastah gets no respect
since throwin' that fight to Leroy.
But up here, I'm makin' my OWN respect!
I kicked down those damn Pearly Gates!
I shouted "WHO'S THE MASTAH!",
and the angels called back,
"SHO'NUFF!"
I marched right up to the throne
and said "Fool! You gonna step aside
and let me take my seat,
or you gonna put up a fight?
'Cuz I got somethin' real fo yo ass
in these two hands!"
Because who's the meanest?
"SHO'NUFF!"
Who's the prettiest?
"SHO'NUFF!"
Who's the baddest mofo low-down around this cloud?
"SHO'NUFF!"
Who am I?
"SHO'NUFF!"
I can't hear you!
"SHO'NUFF!"
...Sho'nuff.
The Shogun
of Heaven.