"Lick Shots" is a core track from debut solo album, A Gangster and a Gentleman , released on July 9, 2002. The song features the full D-Block (and then-Ruff Ryders) roster, including his fellow LOX members Jadakiss and Sheek Louch , alongside J-Hood . Production & Background
Jadakiss closes with his signature raspy flow, shouting out project kids, street dealers, and personal associates like "T in Green" and his uncle in Arthur Kill (a correctional facility). Styles-P Lick Shots Feat. Sheek Louch, Jadakiss and J-Hood
It features an uncredited sample of "Simchat He'amel" by Effi Netzer . "Lick Shots" is a core track from debut
The song serves as a "shout-out" anthem, where "licking a shot" is a metaphorical salute to various figures in street culture. It features an uncredited sample of "Simchat He'amel"
Sheek handles the chorus and a verse dedicated to friends in "the hole" (solitary confinement) and those hustling just to eat.
Focuses on "predicate felons," street hustlers on I-95, and the reality of the ghetto. He emphasizes the "D-Block" code of silence, rapping that "doin' their time is better than tellin'".