Intro fresh wes - talking] Yeah, yeah yeah. I got my man in the studio, mac. what's going on [mac] yo up? chill [maestro] word. I back in the days, you know. I be thinking, you Go in the studio, you a record, you know what i"m saying. that's all I'm saying. you get your porps an dloot the whole nine. (word). i Think brothers gotta wake up and the coffee you know what I'm saying. [mac] brothers gotta up man word, word man
x4 [studio you gotta wake up, you gotta gotta wake up [maestro] it, it's all about makin' records
Everyday I up, I thank god 'cause I never had to kill, had to rob had a job The industry's hard, full of But I pulled a card on the boulevard I just work Ask a vet disaster, you hafta Be to get a label to blast your procraster- Nating the laughter, has to After you pass the snake, stay awake the breaks You wanna make a record, it You need more than your around your way giving you credit 'cause you can have a spectacular, But take your to a lawyer to look after ya 'cause have mastered the Skill of gassing ya, after ya, dropped the like a spatula Snatch your And all the bitches you Are flaunted your riches are at ya Cut you off like a dagger, you like a laddere Your pockets ain't fatter, you be So you have a better strate-gy you see It ain't healthy, could tell me it's hell see Takes more than a dope lp to be Let me show you the path, going too fast choking your promotional staff, ain't no knowing the half They look and laugh, and take time off Cut ya off, no loss you're just a off Now you're neglected and rejected Check it, all about makin' records
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[maestro fresh You to see pandemonia rip Well you're shit You shackle and by chicks, packing like appleonia(? ) six Having the on your jock A smooth individual, videos on yo! and the box Collecting your props, you you're getting your nots Forgetting black man attacks man's upsetting and sweating ya Ringing the bell, 'em hell I'm telling them facts, black be clever you rebel You're here like flash dance You and your wack Regroup from advance, fat chance! You're say that you're only playing with soul You're innovative, but they got creative a puppet on a string, ain't got a fucking thing You can sing so they cling, they know thay going to bring Money with your rhyme but you're def dumb and Don't waste time nigger, sign that line
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[maestro wes] Now in the studio, you got the stupid It doesn't tho, it's who you know You think you got it bad, got it the harder way Labels love to see a black in lingerie What's a broad to say when a say we'll make you millions Buy clothes for children, you know she hit the ceiling They sing for me, we'll you g's But injuries in the industry, could come I see the way make a g a day, but what a fee to pay Throwing and your t and a You're taking a blow, your ass you shake it to Is raking the dough, but played you and make you a ho You're a piece of meat, the sheets 'nuff seek to reach you, to freak or so to speak Your moms can't believe this, her daughter cleavage She's speachless, and says oh help me jesus Exposing the punanny, just to win a But when that ass is flabby, you gone, to daddy the degradation you're facing This I'm raising to the queens of my nation The shit can't prolong, strong And when you sing a slow song (baby keep your on) Times are hard, many hearts are start to smoke, farrakhan ain't joking When he said being setup So black men and keep your head up When makin' records
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Outro - sample "the musicians, the greatest rap stars. the greatest black Artists, are sitting here today. but I you to know, you're being Setup. by the that is coming down."