Whether what I do, you into or not (Not)
I done been to the top (Top)
And I done been through a lot (A lot)
And if I offend you or not (Not)
I might convince you to stop (Stop)
See, I done been in the room (Room)
Watch others bend and assume (Assume)
And I got friends in the tomb (Ooh)
Boy, I done been in the back (Back)
And I have witnessed the axe (Axe)
What kind of business is that? (That)
A slave master's business is black (Is black)
But I have listened
I done been in a compromising position
I done been in they pockets to get on the playlist, I done been in the system
But I hit different (Different)
This industry shyt different (Different)
It's a major motion picture budget, it's lit different (Different)
My wrist different (Different)
And every woman I'm with's different (Different)
Try goin' back to the old you sometime and you'll miss different (Different)
But the corporate is morbid
They wanna put a mark in your forehead
A quake in their handshake
But you fake for the fan's sake
But I'm better than average
And I deserve to have this
And I mean mug the men in the suits and ties looking at me like I'm a bad bytch
But I never lost my religion, so I'm lucky
When a lot of these other artists right here thinkin' to themselves, "Damn, why don't nobody wanna fukk me?"
I'm so glad that I'm ugly
Boy, stop, I'm beautiful
These motherfukkers'll kill you, be in the front row of your funeral
Just want you to know
Remain a man every minute of your hour
A lot of these motherfukkers be all plugs with no power