| Dear Academy, take note!
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| I should get, the Oscar vote
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| If I don’t, I’ll bite your throat!
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| Signing off now, quote unquote
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| Yo, nominated for being underrated; |
| we made a name for ourselves
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| But I guess Common was the only one that made it
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| I clapped when he won his award
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| Him and Black Eyed Peas and them, we was on the same tour
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| And DMX too, you my dawg for life (rrrrrrrrr)
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| I feel for you, I wanna see you get yours tonight
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| Mos Def you on the screen now, followin your dreams now
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| Me you and Spike Lee used to sit and freestyle
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| I said two words, they both got bleeped out
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| If you ever need me again, just reach out
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| I got poses that belong on posters
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| Pour out all my emotions and double what the gross is
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| Everybody in the box office know the flow sick
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| I wanna thank Nottz, the producer that chose 'Bis
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| Motherfuckers!
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| I wanna thank my mother, I wanna thank my brother
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| For makin the film, cause all the support was very important
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| From the beginning I got fans and, y’know cult members
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| That never let me down from day one — I’m just inebriated to be here
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| I wanna thank you all
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| Yo, I don’t wanna bite nobody’s throat, I just want smoke
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| Yo pass the 'dro nigga; |
| yo, I can’t believe
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| I’m sittin with Don Cheadle, Denzel and Russell Crowe man
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| Dave Chappelle yo I really liked your show man
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| Ice Cube, yo he in the next room man
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| D12, me and them struck a pose man!
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| With Slim Shady, yo this must be a omen!
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| I think I’m 'bout to go platinum, I’m EXPLODIN!
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| I’m a fool man, what I’m 'sposed to do man
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| Red & Meth, «How High Part II» man
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| Bokeem Woodbine bump me in his hood all the time
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| I wanna say peace, I’m a fan of yours brah
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| I seen Hov' on a hundred foot boat
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| At the Cannes Film Festival with Sophie and Cope'
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| And Scarlett Johansson, she was with her man friend
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| «Lost in Translation,» number one smash hit
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| (And now, introducing, Can-I-BUSSSSSS!)
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| Yo, I’m in the game now, I ran «8 Miles»
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| I ain’t the same old nigga with the same style
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| The lifestyle of Jermaine is my brainchild
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| Jermaine’s really like the black John Wayne (WOW)
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| Or James Caan, negotiatin some rhymes for the Don
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| I ain’t seen my niggas in so long (so long)
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| We did a short film, «4,3,2,1»
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| It was hot back then when it was new, but
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| I did this other film, «Gone Til November»
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| Me and Wyclef was in the trenches together
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| I did a big movie with him, he put me on soundtracks
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| Back then, I didn’t understand the music business
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| Every agent found it hard to find me
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| In the backwoods of Holly, rehearsin my hobby
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| Shoutout to R.O.C. |
| and State Property
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| I was inside the beast, shoutout to DMP, peace
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| Killa Khan, Sha, Black & Deco, my nigga Starr
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| Nottz, what? |
| Yeah
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| Throw shots, spread out your face like Botox
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| Nigga what? |