Lessons (Prod. by Koran the L.T.D.) (исполнитель: R.A. The Rugged Man)
"R-what's the lesson for [bad word] Man" - Sadat X "I am the legendary..R-A" - Sadat X [Verse 1] Yo aiiyo people wonderin' where the [bad word] I been At the VIP section they ain't lettin' me in They say; maybe if you had Dr. Dre or Timbaland They say; a white boy need a black boy to win Uhh Bubba Sparxx did it and so did Slim Just Blaze is hot now why don't you get with him I watch mad rappers bite my [bad word] and blow up And make millions of what I created, that's tough luck I first started gettin' coverage around the same time Steve Stoute used to carry Kid n Play's luggage I seen rappers turned from symbols in heart throbs To bein forgotten now they out lookin' for jobs I seen EPMD break up I seen my little brother Max fall asleep and he ain't never wake up So when I rhyme listen, seriously When I spit I'm givin' you the [bad word] clearly who I really be It's an audio version of reality TV I had deals [bad word] Simmonds to Master P Even five year old white girls be rappin' today On the playground like 'go shorty it's ya birthday' (Go, go, go..) [Hook] "Here's a little story I got ta tell" "I am the legendary" "R-A" [bad word] Man" [Verse 2] Yo yo I seen good days sun rays church sundays Made love made war been rich been poor Lost friends lost lawsuits lost my dough Seen beef between Bad Boy and Death Row I seen disease take the life for my sisters kid Six months on the earth is what he had to live I seen Biggie, Big L, Big Pun pass away Buffy from the Fat Boys, Jam Master Jay I month before they blew up with Mystikal and Jay-Z The Neptunes came to see me at & I knew this chick named Norah a lounge singer year later she a six Grammy award winner I seen Flatlinerz I seen cannabisses I seen Lil Zane yo I seen mad misses You Antoinette [bad word] [bad word] get ten percent disses I seen & R's get fired for takin' [bad word] Stop whinin' and [bad word] nobody listens Who else riskin' they career stickin to be indifferent Switchin' the tradition stickin' to this [bad word] they really livin' I don't care what's hittin Listen this is my [bad word] life that I'm spittin [Hook] "Here's a little story I got ta tell" "I am the legendary" "R-A" [bad word] Man" [Verse 3] I'm at peace with myself now how bout that I hated life I wanted to die a few years back I was mentally ill it's hard [bad word] back from that But I got through it now I got my sanity back Y'all are like H-B-O fighters get the money and fame Get beat up like Klitschko and Sugar Shane Or get beat like Vernon Forrest or Prince Naseem And you all turn [bad word] when you get that green I got love for Havoc from Mobb Deep When I was broke sleepin' in the street He hooked me up with a free beat Alchemist you still my little buddy Even though you stole that Royce da 5'9 "The King" beat from me I ain't down to sign autographs and shake ya hands I don't want trendy [bad word] followers for fans I don't wanna sell records, I don't wanna be big I don't want [bad word] up in my crib I don't wanna be liked in the music biz I don't want fans that don't know who Rap is [Hook x2] "Here's a little story I got ta tell" "I am the legendary" "R-A" [bad word] Man" "Here's a little story I got ta tell" "I am the legendary" "R-A" [bad word] Man" "what's the lesson for [bad word] Man"