Missy Elliott Feat. Mary J. Blige - Outro lyrics

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Check it, see I don't wanna say that this is the end<br />

I'll end by saying this is where we'll begin<br />

Hip hop is a freedom of expression<br />

It's not a freedom of depression<br />

Can I make my one suggestion?<br />

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Look at how we're labeled 'gangster rappers'<br />

Is that their only impression? Wake up!<br />

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Rap is a craft, art and a rapper's sport<br />

Someone like a game of basketball can't be taught<br />

But yet we accept the name 'Thug', like that's fly<br />

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See how they covered our eyes?<br />

Give us names to separate us<br />

Sit back and watch us beef and make us hate us<br />

Say what? I'm done talking, Mary J. Blige<br />

Let 'em know 'This Is Not A Test', I hear you calling<br />

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What you hear is not a test, I'm rocking to the beat<br />

See me and my crew and my friends<br />

We're gonna try to move your feet<br />

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See, I am Mary Blige and I'd like to say hello<br />

To the black, to the white, the red and the brown<br />

The purple and yellow<br />

But first you gotta, oh<br />

But first you gotta