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Common

The Game

Release date: 22nd May 2007

From Finding Forever
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About This Track

"The Game" is a track by Common, from the album Finding Forever, released 22nd May 2007. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Common

Common

Lyrics

The Game

[Intro: Common]

Uhh

Yeah

[Chorus: O.C., Skillz & Umar Bin Hassan]

"It's only right that I address this"

"Gotta be in it to win it"

"I never come lame, type killin' in the game"

"Like—like—like—like—like" "I get busy"

"It's only right that I address this"

"Gotta be in it to win it"

"I never come lame, type killin' in the game"

"Our music"

[Verse 1: Common]

Raised by game where niggas ain't phased by fame

Come to the crib, get banged, they take your chain

Stay in your lane, Brokeback ain't the way of the game

My brainstorm is like I stay in the rain

My favorite was Kane, now I'm dope with weight in the game

You was hot but can't stay in the flame

Ghetto pain and windows crack, the fist is like a symbol for black

Can tell the real by how the real interact

In the middle of whack my soul sticks to a track

Kickback records get kicked to the back

I want big cribs and my man Ronnie to get his

Child in a good school and know what her gift is

It's global warming, the world is shifting

Watching Sweet Sixteen, Bitchin-ass rich kids

Who don't know in life you gotta go the distance

Whether yoga or doja, we all get lifted in the Game

[Chorus: O.C., Skillz & Umar Bin Hassan]

"It's only right that I address this"

"Gotta be in it to win it"

"I never come lame, type killin' in the game"

"Like—like—like—like—like" "I get busy"

"It's only right that I address this"

"Gotta be in it to win it"

"I never come lame, type killin' in the game"

"Our music"

[Verse 2: Common]

Yeah

I never kissed the ass of the masses, I'm the black molasses

Thick and I lasted past these rat bastards

They try to box me in like Cassius Clay

Hey I'm like Muhammad when he fasted

Opposing the fascist, make cuts and got gashes

Scratches over third eyelashes

Punchlines are like jab hits to rappers

Whose careers now ashes it's too many slashes

In his name, came in the game these gun-clappers

From weak lines to clothing lines to an actress

I seen 'em dashing smash hits

I yell "run, nigga, run" while I cook up classics

The weak hearted, become Babylon puppets

Making it hard for real hustlas

Touch the sky now and then, with a lady friend

Give thanks to the most, that's how the day begins in the game

[Chorus: O.C., Skillz, Umar Bin Hassan & (Common)]

"It's only right that I address this"

"Gotta be in it to win it"

"I never come lame, type killin' in the game"

"Like—like—like—like—like" "I get busy"

"It's only right that I address this" (Yeah)

"Gotta be in it to win it"

"I never come lame, type killin' in the game" (Uh)

"Our music"

[Verse 3: Common]

I just wanna be like Akeelah, an achiever

From the streets of the Chi where some get high for leisure

Selling weed out of cleaners

From rocks to barber shops and beemers

Chicks with blond weaves and strong legs like Serena

The demeanor of the Ghetto, to never stay settled

Aldermen and corrupt mans play Pharaoh

GOOD bring business to the hood like Harolds

Five year olds walking by them self in the street

The young die of cancer, I stop eating meat

Greet the gods on 87th St. like peace

Even though it's war to G, got 'em facing the east

The game ain't tasting as sweet

Cats flow is still, and they complacent with beats

My radio station is deep, so eff 'em

Progression, counting paper and blessings in the game

[Chorus: O.C., Skillz & Umar Bin Hassan]

"It's only right that I address this"

"Gotta be in it to win it"

"I never come lame, type killin' in the game"

"Like—like—like—like—like" "I get busy"

"It's only right that I address this"

"Gotta be in it to win it"

"I never come lame, type killin' in the game"

"Our music"

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Finding Forever

2007
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Album
Finding Forever
Finding Forever
Common
Release year
2007
  1. —Forever Begins
  2. —Intro
  3. —Southside
  4. —The Game
  5. —I Want You
  6. —Drivin' Me Wild
  7. —Start the Show
  8. —U, Black Maybe
  9. —Break My Heart
  10. —Play Your Cards Right
  11. —So Far to Go

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2005
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2005
Hi-teknology - Volume 2
Hi-teknology - Volume 2
Drivin' Me Wild
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Electric Circus
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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer
Common, Kanye West, ሶል ኢኮስ (Soul Ekos)
Producer
Kanye West
Manufacturer
Universal Music Group
Mastering Engineer
Tom Coyne
Mixing Engineer
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Recording Engineer
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Scratches
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