Ludacris Feat. Karma Bridges - Tell It Like It Is lyrics
rate meDaddy is that your car on TV?<br />
You better believe it is baby, now go in the other room<br />
It's 'bout to be some grown folks talkin' here, okay?<br />
All right<br />
<br />
Yeah, things ain't always what they seem or cracked up to be<br />
Like all these fakin' ass rappers in this industry<br />
Talkin' 'bout what they got and they ain't got a damn thang<br />
How you own three cars but you don't own your own name?<br />
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Get your business right, boys, the first class is in session<br />
Get a entertainment lawyer in the music profession<br />
Start up your own company, trademark the name<br />
That's gon' run ya about a grand, so start savin' your change<br />
<br />
Open a bank account quick and then follow these steps<br />
Sign yourself to yourself and start signin' ya own checks<br />
Hit the booth and start recordin' at the speed and need<br />
Whatever gets your juices flowin', could be speed or weed<br />
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Get it mixed and mastered, pressed up and plastered<br />
Sell it to your whole hood out the trunk, ya bastard<br />
Show all the non-believers what you destined to be<br />
And in just a couple years, you could be rich like me<br />
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But I can't hold my tongue, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
This biz ain't all fun, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
Give it to you straight, no chase, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
Look you straight in yo' face and I'ma tell it like it is<br />
<br />
I can't hold my tongue, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
This biz ain't all fun, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
Give it to you straight, no chase, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
Look you straight in yo' face and I'ma tell it like it is<br />
<br />
See mostly all your favorite artists got some serious problems<br />
And money could be the problem but money can't solve 'em<br />
Some get addicted to drugs and flat out lazy<br />
Some taste a little fame and go flat out crazy<br />
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I'm close 'cause those close wanna live off my fame<br />
And that type of shit alone'll drive a nigga insane<br />
Not to mention all the vultures, the scandalous promoters<br />
Crabs'll try to sue you, magazines will misquote ya<br />
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Most of these label heads, they don't care nothin' about ya<br />
If you stop sellin' records, they'll act like they don't know ya<br />
It's hard mixin' business with pleasure, so don't play<br />
Me and my crew argue and fight like every other day<br />
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Rappers ain't above the law but our life is so fast<br />
That we got a special Task Force of police on our ass<br />
All that and this is really just the start of it<br />
Hip hop, you really wanna be a part of it?<br />
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I can't hold my tongue, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
This biz ain't all fun, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
Give it to you straight, no chase, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
Look you straight in yo' face and I'ma tell it like it is<br />
<br />
I can't hold my tongue, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
Man, this biz ain't all fun, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
I'ma give it to you straight, no chase, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
Look you straight in yo' face and I'ma tell it like it is<br />
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What's worse than havin' no money is havin' it and losin' it<br />
What's worse than havin' some money is grabbin' and abusin' it<br />
We never took no money from Chingy, thought I was cool with him<br />
I wish his ass well but I don't want nothin' to do with him<br />
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Some don't own they publishin', me, I never fool with 'em<br />
I'm down for my artists, try my best to stay true to 'em<br />
'Cause outside my label, competition is irrelevant<br />
Unless I'm still in competition with my president<br />
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And believe that I'm supportin' the Hova<br />
'Cause the industry's shady, it needs to be 'Taken Over'<br />
But the first rule to accumulation of wealth<br />
Is don't trust nobody but your goddamn self<br />
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I can't hold my tongue, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
Man, this biz ain't all fun, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
I'ma give it to you straight, no chase, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
Look you straight in yo' face and I'ma tell it like it is<br />
<br />
I said, I can't hold my tongue, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
This biz ain't all fun, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
I'ma give it to you straight, no chase, I'ma tell it like it is<br />
Look you straight in yo' face and I'ma tell it like it is<br />
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Daddy, are you finished this grown folk talk?<br />
Yeah, baby, you can come back in here<br />
Come give Daddy a kiss, you know I love you, right?<br />
And I love you always
