[Hook X4] Do you wanna be an MC Ask yourself, ask yourself, ask yourself [Verse 1 Damien] Ask yourself this question Do you want to be One among the few and chosen The title of MC Is harder to achieve than many wanna believe Been deceived in perceiving this MCing with ease Please, paying dues without collecting fees Until your time to shine You probably rhymin for free In places otherwise you wouldnt go Unconcerned faces recognize you as the average Joe With no release date You get the least consideration For crowd participation The people, theyve been waiting For the hottest sensation With a rep and credentials Not someone abusing overused instrumentals Sounding like you never rocked a mic A single day in your life Realizing that youre really not quite as tight As your boys made you think you are Wanna be MC superstar But youre far from the truth The proof is in the lack of applause And a pause Followed by immediate discharge The public at large Is calling you a fraud This is what you gotta take to heart [Hook X4] [Verse 2 Micah] Believe me The rhyming part is easy But in this game It gets greasy Youre looking for the bread But dough here is measly MCs be seeing their CDs as frisbees Need be finding something better with their lives Why Too many rappers sound alike on the mic Mic here to shed light D be my witness Aint no money in this If you aint handling business Even if you sign the dotted line You may find That the rhyme that you say is mine Cause you never mind the fine print Cause the heaven sent gift you got You gave away To a label for a short term thrill Got gypped on your own skill Just to sign a deal Sort of ill Your bonus looking more like a bill Yet and still Goes another brother falling off the cliff Once an MC Now the driver of a forklift It aint where youre from Or where youre at Its about who you know And who did your track Take a step back And look at what you made Now whos the last one to get paid? [Hook X4]
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