[00:03:25] You Need To Know - Master p [00:03:25] If you don't want to hear the truth, then just skip past this one [00:03:25] Keep telling lies because the truth hurt, keep telling lies cause the truth hurt [00:03:25] Signed a deal, then they lie about they net worth [00:03:25] You can't make Forbes and have a 360 deal [00:03:25] I know everybody tryin' to get that water deal [00:03:25] Everybody tryin' to get that Rocawear deal [00:03:25] Evreybody tryin' to get that 80/20 deal like I did [00:03:25] [Hook 2x [00:03:25] This the realest sh*t I ever wrote, This the realest sh*t I ever spoke [00:03:25] This the sh*t they don't want you to know, But if you get money, this the sh*t you need to know [00:03:25] They give us one percent, we think we own the team [00:03:25] Signed a record deal but the money don't match a ni**a dream [00:03:25] Then they put these rookies against eachother [00:03:25] They used to be homeboys, now they tryin' to kill eachother [00:03:25] Don't even read when they sign these deals [00:03:25] Just head straight to -- and holler 'Shine these grills' [00:03:25] And when you hot, they gone let you use their house [00:03:25] And when you not, that's the day they kick you out [00:03:25] While Richard Branson havin' fun flying in space [00:03:25] These artists out here starvin' catchin' a case [00:03:25] I don't know what they did to Mase but I heard Ciroc gave Puffy some cake [00:03:25] And these hoes and these jewels be a young ni**a downfall [00:03:25] They givin' like 50 mil for playin' roundball [00:03:25] Then throw your name in the paper and make it easy access for the haters [00:03:25] [Hook 2x [00:03:25] They got financial advisors just to pay their bills [00:03:25] Dre hit with Beat now every rapper want that deal [00:03:25] How you gone make 50 mil and go kill a ni**a [00:03:25] Too many steroids damn you a silly ni**a [00:03:25] Now these athletes want to be rappers [00:03:25] These rappers make a little money and they want to be trappers [00:03:25] Buy a phantom and don't have no house [00:03:25] These niggas backwards from the inside out [00:03:25] And yall want to be Kobe cause he own the team [00:03:25] I'm tryin' to be that white boy that own the league [00:03:25] And I pledge allegiance to the American dream [00:03:25] And educated myself so they won't kill my dreams [00:03:25] I'm glad Nike gave Lebron a 100 mil but took that same endorsement [00:03:25] Turned into a couple of bils [00:03:25] And rappers losin' to these sponsors [00:03:25] Reality shows think you creatin' stars, they makin' monsters [00:03:25] I ain't tryin' to be the beats to your headphones [00:03:25] [Hook 2x [00:03:25] Why we doin' 360 deals when it's so much technology out there [00:03:25] We could do our own sh*t and why you athletes hookin' up with business niggas [00:03:25] That never even made money before, to watch your money, Sh*t don't make no sense [00:03:25] This the realest sh*t I ever wrote , Wake up man, sign your own check [00:03:25] Invest like one-third of your money just in case you need that for a rainy day [00:03:25] You feel me, these strip clubs and cars don't hold no value, that's a bad investment [00:03:25] You fall down, you get back up, that's how hustlers do it [00:03:25] And if you could help your people, you help them [00:03:25] You don't let them starve, you never know who might be the next you [00:03:25] You get a lot of friends when you got money [00:03:25] But when you don't have sh*t, ain't nobody gone f**k with you [00:03:25] Listen to what I'm sayin' man, don't let this be you [00:03:25] And don't let no ni**a kill your dreams man [00:03:25] Your never too old, never too young [00:03:25] To be able to make music or do what you want to do [00:03:25] You ever seen a rich PD or on-air personality, Anybody ever check their salary [00:03:25] Muthaf**kas always tryin' to kill a ni**a dream [00:03:25] Man don't worry about no radio, I ain't never worried about gettin' my songs on the radio [00:03:25] Get your sh*t in the streets to your people [00:03:25] Ni**a get out there and hustle, do what you do man