K naan - If Rap Gets Jealous lyrics

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<b>If Rap Gets Jealous</b> by <i>K'naan</i><br />So good things come to those who wait?

Sure, I've waited about pop, pop, pop, pop

That's four cousins shot

I got grudges, let's discuss this

My music needs no touch ups

I got a long record of fuck-ups, trust me

You don't know a past as weird as mine or a life as hard as mine

I had to hustle, chop, sell drugs, grind

Whatever you want to call it is fine, but just listen

And don't pre-judge, I don't want anyone dismissin' me

As another thug or some shit like that

No sir, if I fall I will get right back

I got circumstances, but let me stop dancin' around the issue

And tell you straight forward that I'm poor

A refugee, been in prison and survived the war

I come from the most dangerous city in this universe

You're likely to get shot at birth

So how could rap quench my thirst?

I don't even hear verses no more

I hear jerkin' off punks with lip glosses and purses

I don't see nobody operating shit anymore, I see nurses

Fuck that, I'm gonna stay alive, I'd rather do a stage dive

And if rap gets jealous 'cause I rock heavy

It don't worry me if motherfuckers don't get it

Yo, if rap gets jealous, cause of where I'm headed

I used to be public enemy, don't forget it

And if rap gets jealous 'cause I rock heavy

It don't worry me if motherfuckers don't get it

Yo, if rap gets jealous 'cause of where I'm headed

Aggression, obsession, where pain live again

So, yeah, basically I gotta release occasionally

I gotta let you know what's goin' on with me and facing me

Are some tough choices, I got a good side and a bad side

Inside my head, I hear screams and loud voices

And I can't lie, I ain't got shit, I ain't got to brag

I'm hard pressed for some cash, 'cause that's where I'm at with that

You're so superficial, of course it's fo' shizzle

Now my choice is to piss on you boys

'Cause my mission is the world

To know my name, my aim is plainly success

But I still gotta come fresh

So how could rap quench my thirst?

I don't even hear verses no more

I hear jerkin' off punks with lip glosses and purses

I don't see nobody operating shit anymore, I see nurses

Fuck that, I'm gonna stay alive, I'd rather do a stage dive

And if rap gets jealous 'cause I rock heavy

It don't worry me if motherfuckers don't get it

Yo, if rap gets jealous 'cause of where I'm headed

I used to be public enemy, don't forget it

And if rap gets jealous 'cause I rock heavy

It don't worry me if motherfuckers don't get it

Yo, if rap gets jealous 'cause of where I'm headed

Aggression, obsession, where pain live again

It's what it is, it's pain, you know what I'm saying?

I don't know, man, it's like

You spend years developing your artistry

And you know what I'm saying, perfecting your skill

And you can't do shit with it

That's gotta be fucked up, you know what I'm saying?

That's gotta be fucked up, you know?

Just imagine like, imagine you build a fucking castle

And you can't live in it

That's what it is, you can't live in it, you know?

And you got problems, you got family to feed

I got family to feed, moment of truth, right?

And I still gotta come fresh

So how could rap quench my thirst?

I don't even hear verses no more

I hear jerkin' off punks with lip glosses and purses

I don't see nobody operating shit anymore, I see nurses

Fuck that, I'm gonna stay alive, I'd rather do a stage dive

And if rap gets jealous 'cause I rock heavy

It don't worry me if motherfuckers don't get it

Yo, if rap gets jealous 'cause of where I'm headed

I used to be public enemy, don't forget it

And if rap gets jealous 'cause I rock heavy

It don't worry me if motherfuckers don't get it

Yo, if rap gets jealous 'cause of where I'm headed

Aggression, obsession, where pain live again

And if rap gets jealous 'cause I rock heavy

It don't worry me if motherfuckers don't get it

Yo, if rap gets jealous 'cause of where I'm headed

I used to be public enemy, don't forget it

And if rap gets jealous 'cause I rock heavy

It don't worry me if motherfuckers don't get it

Yo, if rap gets jealous 'cause of where I'm headed

Aggression, obsession, where pain live again

And if rap gets jealous 'cause I rock heavy

It don't worry me if motherfuckers don't get it

Yo, if rap gets jealous 'cause of where I'm headed

Aggression, obsession, where pain live again