[Verse 1]
Things ain`t always what they seem or cracked up to be
Like all these fakin` ass rappers in this industry
Talkin` bout what they got, and they ain`t got a damn thang
How you own three cars, but you don`t own ya own name?
Get ya business right boys, the first class is in session
Get a entertainment lawyer in the music profession
Start up ya own company, trademark the name
That`s gon` run ya bout a grand so start savin` ya change
Open a bank account quick, and then follow these steps
Sign yourself to yourself and start signin` ya own checks
Hit the booth and start recording at the speed of need
Whatever gets ya juices flowin` could be speed or weed
Get it mixed and mastered, pressed up and plastered
Sell it to ya whole hood out the trunk, ya bastard!
Show all the non-believers what you destined to be
And in just a couple years you could be rich like me
[Hook]
But I can`t hold my tounge
I`ma tell it like it is
This biz ain`t all fun
I`ma tell it like it is
Give it to ya straight, no chase
I`ma tell it like it is
Look you straight in yo face
And I`ma tell it like it is
I can`t hold my tounge
I`ma tell it like it is
This biz ain`t all fun
I`ma tell it like it is
Give it to ya straight, no chase
I`ma tell it like it is
Look you straight in yo face
And I`ma tell it like it is
[Verse 2]
See, mostly all your favorite artists got some serious problems
The money could be the problem, but money can`t solve `em
Some get addicted to drugs and flat out lazy
Some taste a little fame and go flat out crazy
I`m close `cause those close wanna live off my fame
And that type of shit alone will drive a nigga insane
Not to mention all the vultures, the scandelous promoters
Crabs will try to sue ya, magazines will misquote ya
Most of these label-heads, they don`t care nothin` about ya
If you stop sellin` records, they`ll act like they don`t know ya
It`s hard mixin` business with pleasure, so don`t play
Me and my crew argue and fight like every other day
Rappers ain`t above the law, but our life is so fast
That we got a Special Task Force of police on our ass
All that, and this is really just the start of it
Hip Hop, you really wanna be a part of it?
[Hook]
I can`t hold my tounge
I`ma tell it like it is
This biz ain`t all fun
I`ma tell it like it is
Give it to ya straight, no chase
I`ma tell it like it is
Look you straight in yo face
And I`ma tell it like it is
I can`t hold my tounge
I`ma tell it like it is
Man this biz ain`t all fun
I`ma tell it like it is
I`ma give it to ya straight, no chase
I`ma tell it like it is
Look you straight in yo face
And I`ma tell it like it is
[Verse 3]
What`s worse than havin` no money is havin` it and losin` it
What`s worse than havin` some money is grabbin` and abusin` it
We never took no money from Chingy, thought I was cool wit him
I wish his ass well, but I don`t want nothin` to do with him!
Some don`t own they publishin`, me I never fool wit `em
I`m down for my artists, try my best to stay true to `em
`Cause outside my label competition is irrelevant
Unless I`m still in competition with my president
And believe that I`m supportin` the Hova
``Cause the industry`s shady, it needs to be taken over`
But the first rule to accumalation of wealth
Is Don`t trust nobody but ya God damned self!
[Hook]
I can`t hold my tounge
I`ma tell it like it is
Man this biz ain`t all fun
I`ma tell it like it is
I`m give it to ya straight, no chase
I`ma tell it like it is
Look you straight in yo face
And I`ma tell it like it is
I said I can`t hold my tounge
I`ma tell it like it is
This biz ain`t all fun
I`ma tell it like it is
Give it to ya straight, no chase
I`ma tell it like it is
Look you straight in yo face
And I`ma tell it like it is
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