What up, twin I'm just sittin' back, man, thinking about all the good times we had There's a lot of things been going on since you been gone I just thought it was time for me to sit down and write you a letter You know what I'm sayin', a letter from the heart Yo, yo Before I take a shot, I always make a toast to the sky Blow some smoke in the air, so we both can get high At night, I hold my rosaries tight and hope to get by Close my eyes and ask the Lord why he chose you to die Though I believe in God, I chose my own road 'cause of pride I don't abide to no bible, 'cause most of them lie Life's like a roller coaster ride, just try to hold on and drive It's all about surviving, one day, we all gonna die I tried to hide all these feelings I was holding inside 'Cause they always told me thugs ain't suppose to cry And show their emotional side, but it soaked up my eyes 'Cause I never had nobody really close to me die Couldn't understand it at first, so how do this work? You were just here full of cheer, now I'm following your hearse It's outta this earth, I felt like I was damn with a curse Had to light candle in church to handle the hurt In retrospect, I always respect the man that you were A man of your word that always put his family first With talent superb, all you wanted was to be heard And you got your chance, all of your fans are proud of your work You made it outta of the dirt and got on top of the world But you still stood in the hood with your son and to little girls You in iced out chains, your wife was rockin' the pearls You lived a ghetto fabulous life, the Bronx was your borough And when the fame came, you never changed, you kept it so thorough We did the same thing, poppin' champagne to we earled You shocked the world, twin, every time you rapped on a track You had cats like: How this fat dude could flow like that? Is he black? Is he packin' the mack in the back of the acc? The only Spanish rapper to snatch up a platinum plaque That's a fact, it's been written in stones, from here to Rome When it comes to spittin' them poems, you sit on the throne I wish you was home, life is so different alone Spoke to Liza and the kids, little Chris is so grown He's your own spittin' image, it's just like you were cloned You know I treasure Manda and Sesha, like they were my own Liza's still tryin' to get it together, she had your back through the stormy weather For that, I will never forget her, times are tougher than leather As for me, things could be better I needed to clear my head up, that's why I had to write you this letter Since you been gone, Joe's been stronger then ever, still with Laurena How can he go to bed knowing he's stealin' your cheddar? About a mil or better, to me he's as real as pleather We built this together, still, in all he had me set up I should've known better, I let it ride for too long Let it slide for too long, let it hide for too long Now I am tryin' to move on without tryin' to do wrong But my pride is too strong, I'ma ride through the storm With a hundred troops strong, no bullet-proofs on Glocks cocked and locked and ready to shoot form I'm just tryin' to put you on, twin, to what's going on A lot of back stabbin' since you been gone A lot of whack rappin' comin' from the so-called Don A lot of black ballin' happenin', no matter, twin, I'm still going strong Tony's still singin' songs, tryin' to swing it along He's no longer foundation, sayin' Joe put him on He's dead wrong, Armeggedion still ain't on Prospect- back in the projects, livin' with moms Words born, Remys' the realist, she know what the deal is Feelin' like there is still a chance, wishin' you could come and heal us But the thrill is gone, I'm no longer part of that I'm back where I started at That's where my heart is at 'Cause God knows how hard I scrap To try to keep it from this I been a team player, he chose to play at his own risk Sunkiss still comes around, we still get down We puff a pound whenever Chuck and C come into town Toom is illin', he's down in Orlando makin' a killin' Buildin' his own army with soldiers, ready and willin' Me and Seis still be chillin' He's fine as well Still rhymin', still grindin', only time will tell Gilly's stressed out, tryin' to figure out his next route Feelin' left out No more T. S, he checked out Xed out his tattoos, but he still got you B is still with me, Full A Clips our old school crew He stayed true, always been the coolest nigga we knew Booby's up in the videos with you know who You was the glue to the puzzle, the key to the struggle The reason why I even chose to be in this hustle Twin, I love you No matter what or who tries to judge you There's nothing worse than family and friends tryin' to fuck you I stuck through it all, and this is what it all lead up to It's the closest ones to you that will stick it in and cut you So much for being humble, I'm comin' through with the shovels Tombstones and all, and turn the hard rocks to rubble On the double, so you can be at peace with your troubles 'Cause even after death, you stress from all these scuffles Guzzle the liquor, snuffing walls till there's blood on my knuckles Watchin' the devil chuckle, hopin' I break down and buckle In this jungle, it's all about survival of the fittest Though you died, you never rid us Twin, you're still alive in spirit, I can feel it I know you're up in heaven right now Hangin' out in thug's mansion, you and Pac, whilin' out Livin' the kings lifestyle, with platinum wings iced out Bet you and Biggie in the Angels lounge, poppin' Crystal Getting high with Freaky Tah, lightin' up white owls Thuggin' it out with Big L, rollin' dice on the clouds Aaliyah, smilin' down, Left Eye is still type wild Buggin' out, partyin', everybody's up in the house You kickin' freestyles while Master J hypes up the crowd Ain't no fights breakin' out, it's all love right now I'm just writing down how I feel, hopin' you hear me Puttin' my heart and soul in it, so you can see it all clearly I hold you dearly in my thoughts, 'cause like you, there's no other Sincerely yours, Cuban Link, your twin, your brother Baby, I love you! I still got your back, twin Your brothers here You even got your own day up in the Bronx We on top of the world Yeah, I'ma ride with you, baby I'll always ride with you till the day I die That's my word