[Intro] | |
Listen to me good | |
The artist is the most important person | |
You are the feature | |
People listen to you, they don't listen to their preachers | |
[Verse 1] | |
Exaggerated tales of hustin' we quick to pass judgment and fail our brothers | |
Instead of talkin' bout Lauren Hill talk about Lauren skill, truth be told there may never be a girl as ill | |
Don't gossip bout Dame Dash, give props to Dame hand | |
For the rise of Jay and for signing Kanye, man | |
Niggas is crazy that's why we ain't got shit | |
Rappers hate each other not the labels that got rich | |
Don't care about culture they only want profit | |
If your album sells slow bet you get dropped quick | |
Q-Tip warned us the industries toxic | |
For reference check out B.D.P - "Sex and Violence" | |
When Styles made "I Get High" it was playin' all day | |
When Styles made "I'm Black" it didn't get enough play | |
I guess they got a problem with anything positive | |
Doesn't make sense if it doesn't bring dollars in | |
[Interlude] | |
Those that managed us | |
Those that were our agents | |
Those that were our accountants | |
Those that were the records executives | |
Those that were the owners of the record label | |
You never got true accounting for nothing that you did | |
[Verse 2] | |
What’s the difference between a label and pimpin' | |
You sell yourself, they tell you how to spend it | |
Ho ass niggas slow down, listen | |
Just prey your minds with no ambition | |
They keep you fly — images, promotion | |
They keep you high, so a nigga isnt’ focused | |
You livin’ in a moment, feeling yourself | |
They livin' in plus homes, what’s really success? | |
And what’s swag? | |
I don’t care how you dress or what you drive | |
I want rhymes that really impress | |
You say it’s all about money, do you even invest? | |
Any time in your rhymes, let me guess | |
You’re so nice you don’t write, it just comes to you | |
‘Cause you the shit — nah, you just dodo | |
I lyrically abuse any rapper who choose to step to me | |
I will bring it right to you! | |
[Interlude] | |
Who do you think you are? | |
To them you are nothing but a piece of meat | |
And you are only as valuable as your last hit song | |
And when you make no more hit songs | |
Nobody cares for you no more | |
[Verse 3] | |
Men lie, women lie | |
Numbers can be altered | |
To look high, shareholders hate taking losses | |
This is business, they don’t care about your lyrics | |
The better you sell, the better future for their children | |
Controversy sells so they support conflict | |
Makes more progress means more profit | |
And artists get killed they say they so sorry | |
Meanwhile they tell you the date of his next project | |
What a life, death made it more profit | |
Record companies get paid for your drama | |
And “Beef” DVD is on BET | |
So every artist who was on it was beefin’ for free | |
While the royalties are going to QD3 | |
He Quincy Jones though, what he know about beef? | |
No disrespect intended, I know he got peace | |
But it’s deep how the rich get paid off our grief | |
[Outro] | |
And every one of our great artists they die — with nothing | |
And the record company executives were rich, sending their kids to college | |
You’re not stupid — you are brilliant | |
But the question is: can you put your brilliance in a song? | |
Can you put the conditions of the world in a song and inspire young people all over the world? |
Intro | |
Listen to me good | |
The artist is the most important person | |
You are the feature | |
People listen to you, they don' t listen to their preachers | |
Verse 1 | |
Exaggerated tales of hustin' we quick to pass judgment and fail our brothers | |
Instead of talkin' bout Lauren Hill talk about Lauren skill, truth be told there may never be a girl as ill | |
Don' t gossip bout Dame Dash, give props to Dame hand | |
For the rise of Jay and for signing Kanye, man | |
Niggas is crazy that' s why we ain' t got shit | |
Rappers hate each other not the labels that got rich | |
Don' t care about culture they only want profit | |
If your album sells slow bet you get dropped quick | |
QTip warned us the industries toxic | |
For reference check out B. D. P " Sex and Violence" | |
When Styles made " I Get High" it was playin' all day | |
When Styles made " I' m Black" it didn' t get enough play | |
I guess they got a problem with anything positive | |
Doesn' t make sense if it doesn' t bring dollars in | |
Interlude | |
Those that managed us | |
Those that were our agents | |
Those that were our accountants | |
Those that were the records executives | |
Those that were the owners of the record label | |
You never got true accounting for nothing that you did | |
Verse 2 | |
What' s the difference between a label and pimpin' | |
You sell yourself, they tell you how to spend it | |
Ho ass niggas slow down, listen | |
Just prey your minds with no ambition | |
They keep you fly images, promotion | |
They keep you high, so a nigga isnt' focused | |
You livin' in a moment, feeling yourself | |
They livin' in plus homes, what' s really success? | |
And what' s swag? | |
I don' t care how you dress or what you drive | |
I want rhymes that really impress | |
You say it' s all about money, do you even invest? | |
Any time in your rhymes, let me guess | |
You' re so nice you don' t write, it just comes to you | |
' Cause you the shit nah, you just dodo | |
I lyrically abuse any rapper who choose to step to me | |
I will bring it right to you! | |
Interlude | |
Who do you think you are? | |
To them you are nothing but a piece of meat | |
And you are only as valuable as your last hit song | |
And when you make no more hit songs | |
Nobody cares for you no more | |
Verse 3 | |
Men lie, women lie | |
Numbers can be altered | |
To look high, shareholders hate taking losses | |
This is business, they don' t care about your lyrics | |
The better you sell, the better future for their children | |
Controversy sells so they support conflict | |
Makes more progress means more profit | |
And artists get killed they say they so sorry | |
Meanwhile they tell you the date of his next project | |
What a life, death made it more profit | |
Record companies get paid for your drama | |
And " Beef" DVD is on BET | |
So every artist who was on it was beefin' for free | |
While the royalties are going to QD3 | |
He Quincy Jones though, what he know about beef? | |
No disrespect intended, I know he got peace | |
But it' s deep how the rich get paid off our grief | |
Outro | |
And every one of our great artists they die with nothing | |
And the record company executives were rich, sending their kids to college | |
You' re not stupid you are brilliant | |
But the question is: can you put your brilliance in a song? | |
Can you put the conditions of the world in a song and inspire young people all over the world? |
Intro | |
Listen to me good | |
The artist is the most important person | |
You are the feature | |
People listen to you, they don' t listen to their preachers | |
Verse 1 | |
Exaggerated tales of hustin' we quick to pass judgment and fail our brothers | |
Instead of talkin' bout Lauren Hill talk about Lauren skill, truth be told there may never be a girl as ill | |
Don' t gossip bout Dame Dash, give props to Dame hand | |
For the rise of Jay and for signing Kanye, man | |
Niggas is crazy that' s why we ain' t got shit | |
Rappers hate each other not the labels that got rich | |
Don' t care about culture they only want profit | |
If your album sells slow bet you get dropped quick | |
QTip warned us the industries toxic | |
For reference check out B. D. P " Sex and Violence" | |
When Styles made " I Get High" it was playin' all day | |
When Styles made " I' m Black" it didn' t get enough play | |
I guess they got a problem with anything positive | |
Doesn' t make sense if it doesn' t bring dollars in | |
Interlude | |
Those that managed us | |
Those that were our agents | |
Those that were our accountants | |
Those that were the records executives | |
Those that were the owners of the record label | |
You never got true accounting for nothing that you did | |
Verse 2 | |
What' s the difference between a label and pimpin' | |
You sell yourself, they tell you how to spend it | |
Ho ass niggas slow down, listen | |
Just prey your minds with no ambition | |
They keep you fly images, promotion | |
They keep you high, so a nigga isnt' focused | |
You livin' in a moment, feeling yourself | |
They livin' in plus homes, what' s really success? | |
And what' s swag? | |
I don' t care how you dress or what you drive | |
I want rhymes that really impress | |
You say it' s all about money, do you even invest? | |
Any time in your rhymes, let me guess | |
You' re so nice you don' t write, it just comes to you | |
' Cause you the shit nah, you just dodo | |
I lyrically abuse any rapper who choose to step to me | |
I will bring it right to you! | |
Interlude | |
Who do you think you are? | |
To them you are nothing but a piece of meat | |
And you are only as valuable as your last hit song | |
And when you make no more hit songs | |
Nobody cares for you no more | |
Verse 3 | |
Men lie, women lie | |
Numbers can be altered | |
To look high, shareholders hate taking losses | |
This is business, they don' t care about your lyrics | |
The better you sell, the better future for their children | |
Controversy sells so they support conflict | |
Makes more progress means more profit | |
And artists get killed they say they so sorry | |
Meanwhile they tell you the date of his next project | |
What a life, death made it more profit | |
Record companies get paid for your drama | |
And " Beef" DVD is on BET | |
So every artist who was on it was beefin' for free | |
While the royalties are going to QD3 | |
He Quincy Jones though, what he know about beef? | |
No disrespect intended, I know he got peace | |
But it' s deep how the rich get paid off our grief | |
Outro | |
And every one of our great artists they die with nothing | |
And the record company executives were rich, sending their kids to college | |
You' re not stupid you are brilliant | |
But the question is: can you put your brilliance in a song? | |
Can you put the conditions of the world in a song and inspire young people all over the world? |