LUDACRIS - Charge It To The Rap Game lyrics
rate me(Hook)
Everybody wants the fortune and fame
The more things change the more they stay the same
This industry's like a crap game
Sometimes you gotta charge it to the rap game
Sometimes you gotta charge it to the rap game
Sometimes you gotta charge it to the rap game, yah
(Verse)
Where do I begin, well, the industry's shady
Now everybody's yo friend
I had to learn that shit the hard way
In and out of bogus contracts since before I was rappin' in the hallways
Everyone out fo' money, executives out fo' blood
If you don't keep the music current, then labels will pull the plug
Get it? Hard to admit when shit don't go the way you plan
When everybody's on Instagram just frontin' like life is grand
Take it back to one of my first tools(?!)
Fuckin' everything movin', thinkin' groupies will neva do somethin' back to us
Kick 'em out the hotel, swearin' I hit my finer things
Lost a bunch of jewelry, from a Rolex to a diamond chain
Bitch, how in the hell did I get caught slippin'?
Meanwhile, on my records nigga talkin' bout he pimpin'
Maybe exaggerated a lil bit, you know, fake it till you make it
Everyone of us rappers gotta talk a lil shit
Yeah, I done smashed some video vixens and some actresses
But brandname pussy don't feel no different on my matrices
Insecure hoes with breast jobs and butt shots
Blame it on us rich niggas sponsorin' shit and whatnot
Now guys are just as big groupies as these women is
Say you break up and the bitch wonder where her percentage is
While these regular hoes will try to play that trap game
And now's the time I blame it on the rap game
(Hook)
(Verse 2)
Listen, this ain't scripted, this reality
It takes some drugs for us to conquer this insanity
Means using our name, promoting these fake appearances
Publishers over charging, taking years for these clearances
I got sues some rapper said I stole their joints, nigga
Spend half a million just to prove a fucking point, nigga
We got the FEDS thinking rappers never lose
Gave a producer 100 grand for a beat I never used, damn
The false stories and being misquoted in magazines
Got a nigga wantin' to go unload a couple of magazines
Enter yo office and shoot up yo whole fuckin' staff
Post that on your website and burn while I fucking laugh
You protesters at my concerts, y'all make me sick
I thought I told you, I would never disrespect a bitch
It's clear to see that hip-hop's under attack man
Is it cuz that no-one wanna see a rich black man?
Really, they want us with no money, hungover and missin' flights
And cuttin' our show money, hip-hop cops still lurkin'
Been tryin' to catch us slippin' and put us in the position
To make some real life decisions
Hmm, or do we just be doin' dumb shit?
Empty or not, these gun clips ain't always on the run, shit
Lifestyle of us entertainment hood niggas
If it's bad to be a rapper, what's good, nigga?
(Hook)
