| [00:01.53] | What's up Murs |
| [00:02.69] | Ah nothing man you know |
| [00:04.23] | Just doing a little underground shit |
| [00:05.21] | Whatever you know selling these tapes broke ass f**k |
| [00:07.70] | |
| [00:08.68] | Yeah I see you know what i'm saying |
| [00:09.92] | I aint trying to go out like that |
| [00:11.74] | Nigga I'm trying to get signed |
| [00:12.76] | Have a video and shit you know what I'm saying |
| [00:14.37] | So I can get some respect |
| [00:15.39] | And some ends in this motherf**ker |
| [00:16.85] | Oh F'real well you got a little skill you can do that |
| [00:18.85] | But um listen to this story check this out |
| [00:21.16] | Now heres this story about this fool |
| [00:22.61] | I knew from back in the day |
| [00:23.81] | His name was Mike |
| [00:24.69] | He used to kick raps around the way |
| [00:26.62] | I used to see this nigga everyday up at the school |
| [00:28.66] | |
| [00:29.29] | I mean dude was cool type of fool |
| [00:31.34] | Who always said what he meant |
| [00:32.74] | You could peep him at lunch |
| [00:33.91] | Freestyling by the bench |
| [00:35.21] | Now he lived in the hood some called the Danger Zone |
| [00:37.82] | So he was no stranger to own |
| [00:39.49] | Ways of getting a legal scratch |
| [00:41.32] | But for some Strage reason he wasn't living like that |
| [00:43.69] | We used to kick back smoke a sack |
| [00:45.88] | Every now and then but usually |
| [00:47.38] | He was in the house with his pen |
| [00:49.13] | Writing raps that all the homies said was fat |
| [00:51.28] | To match that he got he gots his beats |
| [00:52.94] | From this nigga named Toan |
| [00:54.01] | One day Mike said to Toan |
| [00:55.58] | Lets hook up a demo man |
| [00:56.92] | That shit could be on |
| [00:58.56] | Or thats what they thought shit didn't pop |
| [01:00.80] | Right away they got caught slipping |
| [01:02.48] | And Mike really started tripping |
| [01:04.19] | After a couple months he droped out of school |
| [01:06.73] | Now we all day kicking it getting high |
| [01:08.67] | Smoking blunts even quit his part time J O B |
| [01:11.62] | Tooked the money that he saved |
| [01:13.25] | Put that shit up on the P |
| [01:14.67] | And now he's flipping zits |
| [01:15.97] | Man you know the whole skit |
| [01:17.63] | On how his ass gon quit |
| [01:18.94] | After he's stacked enough chips |
| [01:20.24] | But out the blue he got this call |
| [01:22.17] | From this A&R talking bout it's time to sign |
| [01:24.43] | The first thing that runned threw Mikes mind |
| [01:26.14] | Is that I won't have to grind |
| [01:27.63] | So when he got the contract |
| [01:28.86] | He didnt give it back ignored the print |
| [01:30.24] | That was fine Flashed 50g's in his face |
| [01:33.10] | And said All you have to do |
| [01:34.18] | Is sign on the line to get it |
| [01:35.54] | But Toan wasnt with it |
| [01:36.74] | Thats when the group split |
| [01:38.32] | But Mike didn't trip he knew he could get beats |
| [01:41.27] | From the kids he was on the label with |
| [01:43.14] | So he took the money did some normal rapper's shit |
| [01:45.43] | Bought his ass a new ride |
| [01:46.72] | Tried to buy his moms a home |
| [01:48.40] | But when she said I aint gonna move up out the hood |
| [01:51.14] | He paid off all her loans and hit the studio |
| [01:52.98] | Every single day of the week |
| [01:54.58] | And made the beat hella tight songs |
| [01:56.68] | And after a couple a months |
| [01:57.54] | The album was finished so he gave the masterd |
| [01:59.58] | To the label so they could handle the bissness |
| [02:01.74] | Aww fool I know who you talking about |
| [02:04.66] | That was that nigga that nigga |
| [02:06.22] | Mike yeah that fools shit was tight fool |
| [02:09.09] | He was blowin up fool what |
| [02:11.83] | Happend that nigga got dropped |
| [02:12.68] | |
| [02:13.20] | Or what I don't know I aint never seen |
| [02:15.17] | That nigga no more |
| [02:16.27] | |
| [02:17.70] | This why you aint seen |
| [02:18.68] | That motherf**ker in the hood fool |
| [02:19.92] | |
| [02:22.72] | Now when the single dropped |
| [02:23.51] | It really start to pop |
| [02:25.00] | His shit hit the charts at the top |
| [02:26.79] | You could see his video all day on The Box |
| [02:28.98] | And when he hit the spot |
| [02:30.67] | All the bitches would jock |
| [02:31.58] | Same ones back in high school that didnt wanna speak |
| [02:34.64] | Now they step into Mike tellin him he's a freak |
| [02:37.69] | But he didnt get the big head |
| [02:39.27] | And start to tweak he stayed down to earth |
| [02:41.74] | And kicked it with his homies |
| [02:42.77] | Every single day on the Turf |
| [02:44.63] | So when the album released |
| [02:45.87] | He thought his check might increase |
| [02:47.98] | But he didn't see the loot |
| [02:49.49] | Every time he called the label |
| [02:50.77] | They gave him the same song and dance |
| [02:52.14] | About his advance having to be recouped |
| [02:54.03] | And on the day of his second video shoot |
| [02:56.42] | They told he had been let go |
| [02:58.06] | It seemed the president thought |
| [02:59.45] | Rap artist wernt bringing in enough dough |
| [03:01.91] | You know not enough capital |
| [03:03.60] | So they dropped the whole |
| [03:05.14] | Department of Black Music |
| [03:06.06] | Now most of them artist didn't go on to do shit |
| [03:08.81] | When back to 9 to 5's punchin clocks |
| [03:11.06] | Acceptin weekly checks |
| [03:11.56] | |
| [03:12.24] | But Mike had a plan after a while |
| [03:14.21] | He knew he was getting f**k |
| [03:15.67] | By these record Exec's |
| [03:16.69] | Now it was time to put the plan in effect |
| [03:18.93] | Next day at the building he goes in |
| [03:20.98] | Disguised as the dude from Fed X |
| [03:22.56] | Takes the elevator all the way |
| [03:24.45] | To the top floor no sooner then he steps |
| [03:26.47] | Out the door the secutary asking |
| [03:28.57] | Who the package is for |
| [03:29.82] | He said I'm here to see uh Mr Goldstien |
| [03:31.45] | |
| [03:32.01] | She said Right now he cant be seen |
| [03:34.02] | So he tryed to walk past her and ignore it |
| [03:36.39] | Then she grabed his shirt like |
| [03:37.54] | Nah I could sign for it |
| [03:39.00] | So he gave her the clip board |
| [03:40.56] | Then acted like he was pulling a pen |
| [03:42.47] | Out of his uniform But a rag full of chloriform |
| [03:44.89] | Then placed over her face |
| [03:46.28] | The bitch was knocked out slid her fat ass |
| [03:48.45] | Under the desk just incase no time to waste |
| [03:50.99] | He went into the Big Man's office |
| [03:53.32] | As soon as Goldstien seen Mike face |
| [03:55.42] | He knew something was going on |
| [03:56.56] | So he reached for the phone |
| [03:58.05] | Just as Mike expected |
| [03:58.80] | |
| [03:59.31] | So he healed up the end of the cord |
| [04:01.58] | To show him that that shit was dissconected |
| [04:02.95] | He connected with a knife to his wind pipe |
| [04:05.11] | Now he couldn't scream for his life |
| [04:07.11] | He said none of this had to happend |
| [04:08.50] | If you would've treated your artists right |
| [04:10.09] | Trying to pimp my peoples art |
| [04:11.73] | Never giving us a equal part |
| [04:13.55] | But I was peepin your plan from the start |
| [04:15.59] | It was never to see us be young black and rich |
| [04:17.95] | Yal wanted to be the only muthaf**ker's |
| [04:19.63] | Stacking chips that fool looked like he was |
| [04:21.63] | Honna have himself a heart attack and shit |
| [04:23.45] | But Mike stepped back and stabbed him in the heart |
| [04:25.85] | With the pen he signed his contract with aint that a bitch |
| [04:28.16] | |
| [04:29.17] | I heard that fool moved to Moraco |