Understand the Game

[Intro: A+ & Sample of Erykah Badu's Otherwise of the Game] I understand the game, sometimes Kedar, my nigga [?], Erykah Badu, Group Home, Parkside Full Pound, my man Godfather, hold your head What'd I tell you? Cats never understand the game [Verse 1] Droptop down, huh? It's under the grill Try to escape, but the flight running the grill Got in the game, it's point blank, I wanted a bill Like Aaliyah, as you could say I'm "one in a mil'" Congrats, cuz A+ status: never be the baddest Forget this, ain't nothing wrong with trying to be the richest And with this I maintain Ten hours from now, I'll still rock the same name With different friends, probably Cartier I see em riding with them cars, they're probably hardly there [?] but yo, nobody cares You do your thing, I do mine Cuz see I'm just tryna rhyme till you hate it Now the plaques nickel-plated Understand the game [Chorus: A+ & Erykah Badu Sample] I understand the game, sometimes Understand it Understand the game, you've got to understand the game Understand it Understand the game, you've got to understand the game Word up Understand it Understand the game, you've got to understand the game, uh Understand it Understand the game, you've got to understand the game Come on [Verse 2] A lot of cats got a hard time, accept the change It's like getting shot and still trying to step the same You wanna blow even though you don't respect the game But when you get stripped, the only thing that's left is your name I seen 'em come and go, cop hot Ranges and flooded Rolls Platinum plaques accomplishing goals and closing shows But when the lights go out, you ain't far behind The bank say "the car's mine," and you need the bottom line At first you was the man, now they catch you out of line Now you fresh out of rhymes and you fresh out of shine And you steady trying to put your life in reverse At the breaking point, about to snatch a purse Understand the game [Chorus: A+ & Erykah Badu Sample] I understand the game, sometimes Understand it Understand the game, you've got to understand the game Understand it Understand the game, you've got to understand the game Word up Understand it Understand the game, you've got to understand the game, uh Understand it Understand the game, you've got to understand the game Come on [Verse 3] I'm a player and a coach, baby, not the ref Everything A spit be hot to death You need to fix your face, tough guy, what, are you mad? Cuz all of a sudden somebody must have colored you bad You need to start relaxing and stop acting Because when the scenes gets real, you'll see how I feel It ain't no game, the shells hit your frame and it burn Now you're going six feet deep, surrounded by logs Stiff like a statue, your friends are throwing roaches at you You're praying that God catch you When your foes are laughing at you But it's too late, the only thing you got was an A Because you didn't understand the game But I did [Chorus: A+ & Erykah Badu Sample] I understand the game, sometimes Understand it Understand the game, you've got to understand the game Understand it Understand the game, you've got to understand the game Word up Understand it Understand the game, you've got to understand the game, uh Understand it Understand the game, you've got to understand the game Come on