| [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? |
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