| Word. |
| we stand out, word
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| We don’t wanna sound like that bullshit
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| Let 'em all be aware, not at all will I care
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| You gotta know it’s about the flow when you comin in here
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| Not how long is your hair, but how long were you here
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| How many dues you paid, crews you slayed, yeah
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| How many clubs you done rocked, f’real
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| You ever rocked outside with cats poppin they steel?
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| You fake like Ma-Ma-Ma-Max Headroom
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| You go from the bedroom to the studio back to the bedroom
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| We be on the front line, pavin the way
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| For you to do what you do, get what you get, say what you say
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| Flip what you flip, play what you play at the Grammy’s
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| But you don’t represent our family, you a thief!
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| All up and down the East coast
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| THINGS IS ABOUT TO CHANGE
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| All up and down the West coast, down in the South
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| THINGS IS ABOUT TO CHANGE
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| All up top and in North Canada, make some noise
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| THINGS IS ABOUT TO CHANGE
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| All my cats in London, Birmingham, Brixton, word!
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| THINGS IS ABOUT TO CHANGE
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| Join the campaign to rearrange the rap game
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| Don’t look at me like I’m insane, the facts remain plain
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| You to blame, when you take it in vain
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| The gains and struggles and pains of those that already came
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| From the beginning we tried to attain, the money and fame
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| That’s not new to the game, it’s still the same
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| But what seems to change is the loyalty
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| Rappers degrade hip-hop for a royalty
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| It’s all about me and my click and we ballin G
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| But we fallin, stallin our callin to be free
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| You can’t see, they’re gonna judge our poetry
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| In two-thousand and twenty-three, where will your money be?
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| Where will your Benz be? |
| Your friends be?
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| Your beginnin be? |
| Your end be? |
| Gently
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| You tell me to my face my style you envy
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| But behind my back you condemn me, you a thief!
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| All out in Germany, Africa
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| THINGS IS ABOUT TO CHANGE
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| Word up, hip-hop, join the nation, movin!
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| THINGS IS ABOUT TO CHANGE
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| Word up, all them fake-ass whack rappers, word up!
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| THINGS IS ABOUT TO CHANGE
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| Tell 'em, go to they shows and let 'em know it’s like this
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| THINGS IS ABOUT TO CHANGE
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| For sure, it’s the people that defend me
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| Yeah you on MTV, but did you know Ted Demme?
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| What about Fab 5 Freddy, Red Alert?
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| You not ready. |
| ready. |
| ready. |