Rapper Thing

[Verse 1]

Everywhere I go I'm trying to do my rapper thing

I run into a crew of dudes that want to do the same

Well, listen closely, I'mma give you some game

How to get your thing together right and get you a name

The first rule is you gotta be you to the upmost

Bring the listener to your world and pull 'em up close

Let us see how it feels to be in your shoes

Take the journey that you're on, see what you go through

What is it about you that makes you different?

And what about your story makes it interesting?

Can you really make me feel it when I'm listening?

Cause if not then ain't nobody trying to give a shit

There's a lot better ways of making money

So if that's why you're here quit now, take it from me

The first decade or so is gonna be hard

So the work in itself is gotta be the reward

If there's something you could be doing, boy, you probably should

Shit is not how they make it seem in Hollywood

But if you can't sleep at night cause your ass gotta write

Just to feel right, then it'll all be good

[Hook]

Please listen to my demo

I gotta kick a little shit to let my friends know

Never let go, live out your dream

Just know that nothing in life is what it seems

Please, please listen to my demo

I gotta kick a little shit to let my friends know

Never let go, live out your dream

Just know that it's not

[Verse 2]

They call it show business, should've called it business show

It's a business first, ain't that how that saying go?

I say nevermind that shit, just let it grow

Brother, use your common sense and go for what you know

The most important relationship you have

Is between you and your craft, don't ever forget that

Business only matters when your ass is in demand

Your success depends on your connection with your fans

And if you plan on taking money from their hands

You better give them as much in return as you can

Give 'em albums they can listen to for years

Give 'em great live shows, give 'em blood, sweat and tears

I'm not saying these folk won't try to play you

But you stay true, you don't need them to embrace you

Embrace yourself, but then brace yourself

Cause you're gon' be staring in the face of hate itself

Can't get distracted with that kind of shit

Cause fans decide who the real headliner is

If you can't get something without being a bastard

You have to ask yourself if that's really worth having, man

[Hook]

[Verse 3]

It took like 15 years for me to get what I want

But that time would've passed wether I was trying or not

So what's a fella to do?

Your life is gonna be what you dedicate it to

So everytime we celebrate something new

It opens new doors that we get to pressure through

I guess I knew with every level I grew

I expect more from me than I'd ever expect from you

Your work is a reflection of you

So put your whole ass in everything that you do

This is your life, gotta live it your way

And then you gotta let them chips fall where they lay, my man

[Hook]