| Word to the holes on my socks and my nose full of snot
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| I got dope flows for shows but got no one to watch
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| I got no dough for clothes but got hoes on my jock
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| But they don’t know I’m broke cause I told em I’m not
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| Yo… Who said underground ain’t supposed to be hot?
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| I remember spinnin' records back before people stopped
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| Now they spinnin CDs they download and get props
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| Livin life for the ice like their soul’s on the rocks
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| But … down here shows we know how to rock
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| And on wax we rap for food, like the old one we dropped
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| Look at me! |
| I been eatin Cherios out the box!
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| I’m so skinny I get lost in my clothes when I walk!
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| But … if you relate, press record on ya box
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| Grab a pack of ramen noodles, let it boil in a pot
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| And if you been here before you know not to talk
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| Cause I love the underground. |
| It’s the road to the top
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| It’s just another episode from the independent penniless
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| My D&D studio’s a multitrack minidisk
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| I’m bankrupt for life and past due on all my loans
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| Got these bill collectors trying to reach me through studio phones
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| How can I stress less these damn fools be calling Freshchest
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| Saying they gone put a freeze on my next test press
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| Got an 97 BMW you might say it’s fresh
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| I got it brand new and I ain’t made a single payment yet
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| Be damn if they ass’ll get it as long as I’m athletic
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| But with the Bad Luck I got Seven Years Of bad credit
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| If you see me wit' a TV in the back of my car
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| Don’t get twisted and start thinking I’mma spectacular star
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| I got a TV in the front too it’s packed in the car
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| I’m taking it to da pawn shop but I won’t be back for it tomorrow
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| I got a ton of bills sittin here just chillin for at least a week
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| One day maybe I’ll turn’em into Pete Rock beat CD’s
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| Everyday stuck 'tween a rock and a hardplace (It's that nasty filthy
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| underground)
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| So many obstacles making my heart race (It's that nasty filthy underground)
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| It’s that nasty filthy underground
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| That naaaasty, filthy underground
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| Now, which of you dude’s a vet?
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| When I could drop a double LP from a duel cassette
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| No MIDI to sport for… when I’m bringing the water
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| I get the vocals straight off the tape of my Mini Recorder
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| In your city, with a label budget of 450
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| Empty Oatmeal box, for a kick that’s so gritty
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| A jansport with cds in it
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| With turntables on a floor model with the TV in it
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| You ain’t all that cause you can afford DATs
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| I got more wraps than Claus packs when rollin four tracks
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| And I can only bag beats if them joints is mad cheap
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| Record right into the headphones — son that shit sounds mad street!
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| Y’all take the PC way, let ya CD’s play
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| I rock a 120 Minute TDK
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| Hey! |
| Looking for a way to the hype
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| «Welcome to the underground!» |
| Shit, that’s just a day in the life
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| Rents due, in less than 2 weeks now
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| Label’s calling, claiming they loving my street sound
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| (They on the west coast!) iIm thinking I’m pacific sea bound
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| Days passed, now they’re saying that they’ll catch me on the rebound
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| Next day at my job, clock in and my boss watches
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| Making sure that I properly stack boxes
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| The tick-tock on the clock seems to be moving in slo-mo
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| Waiting on 4-so I can go home and work on my promo
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| I’m writing so many dope songs (but who’s hearing 'em)
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| Deacon hits the open mics (but who’s cheerin' him)
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| Feeling nasty, filthy, or any of those synonyms
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| «Without Me» the games the same, I ain’t Eminem
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| I’m just a broke rapper, southern backpacker
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| Watchin' all these wack niggas and all of their cash stackup
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| So next Thursday when my paycheck is sent
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| Will it be for that studio time or rent… I don’t know yo
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| Everyday stuck 'tween a rock and a hardplace (It's that nasty filthy
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| underground)
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| So many obstacles making my heart race (It's that nasty filthy underground)
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| It’s that nasty filthy underground
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| That naaaasty, filthy underground |