To some people rap is just a lot of manure Others say the planets sick and hiphop is the cure Some people say commercial rap isnt pure But to me every rapper is an entrepreneur You wanna make a difference? You wanna to make a living? You wanna teach the children? You wanna make a million? Either way, you gotta find a way to get their attention And if you dont then no ones gonna listen I know a few anticapitalist rappers Whose activism consists of selling anticapitalist Raps to their fans in fancy little packages While ranting about how rap is cashobsessed Try to not give yourself an aneurism Or get your panties twisted, just cause your angstridden Antibusiness existentialism Is just a strategy to get more fans to listen Its like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder How I keep from goin under Its like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder How I feed my growin hunger Youre gonna make a lotta mistakes Its okay, you take a hit, you switch lanes Competition is extreme To get ahead you gotta switch Every record gets the fans it deserves Hiphop is a business first You wanna make a difference? Word Then go find yourself some customers A couple artists will hate this for sure And say success is just a curse Sour grapes get squished to syrup Cmon, dont shoot the messenger Hiphop started in the streets And then it spawned a whole industry Sorry if Im bein indiscrete But Im in it for the spinach and it isnt just me So if your songs are interestfree Then I doubt theyre gonna interest me Integrity makes you poor? Interesting I pay for things that impress me Its like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder How I keep from goin under Its like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder How I feed my growin hunger Youre gonna make a lotta mistakes Its okay, you take a hit, you switch lanes Competition is extreme To get ahead you gotta switch Rappers are crabs in a bucket, just ask em Theyre stuck with a tiny fanbase that happens to love it But they cant expand it without angering someone I couldnt handle that, man, I had to do somethin Heres a business plan for you selfpromote And grab onto some driftwood to help you float And when you got enough, built yourself a boat And fill it with likeminded folks to help you row You got two choices, you do it yourself Or you find somebody else with a use for your skills You take the red pill or blue pill Most businesses do fail, but you dont think you will? Im not tryin to say you aint different But it takes creativity to change directions real quick And go where the competition aint headed So if you get stuck in a single lane, switch it Its like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder How I keep from goin under Its like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder How I feed my growin hunger Youre gonna make a lotta mistakes Its okay, you take a hit, you switch lanes Competition is extreme To get ahead you gotta switch
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