所属专辑:Die, Rugged Man, Die
时长: 03:52
Lessons - R.A. the Rugged Man[00:00:00]
R-A what's the lesson for today Rugged Man[00:00:02]
I am the legendary..R-A[00:00:06]
Yo aiiyo people wonderin' where the f**k I been[00:00:18]
At the VIP section they ain't lettin' me in[00:00:21]
They say; maybe if you had Dr. Dre or Timbaland[00:00:24]
They say; a white boy need a black boy to win[00:00:26]
Uhh Bubba Sparxx did it and so did Slim[00:00:29]
Just Blaze is hot now why don't you get with him[00:00:31]
I watch mad rappers bite my sh*t and blow up[00:00:34]
And make millions of what I created that's tough luck[00:00:37]
I first started gettin' coverage around the same time[00:00:40]
Steve Stout used to carry kid and placed luggage[00:00:42]
I seen rappers turned from sex symbols in hard throbs[00:00:44]
To bein forgotten now they out lookin' for jobs[00:00:47]
I seen EPMD break up[00:00:50]
I seen my little brother Max fall asleep and he ain't never wake up[00:00:51]
So when I rhyme listen seriously[00:00:55]
When I spit I'm givin' you the truth clearly who I really be[00:00:57]
It's an audio version of reality TV[00:01:00]
I had deals from Russell Simmonds to Master P[00:01:03]
Even five year old white girls be rappin' today[00:01:06]
On the playground like 'go shorty it's ya birthday' (Go go go..)[00:01:08]
Here's a little story I got ta tell[00:01:14]
I am the legendary[00:01:17]
R-A Rugged Man[00:01:18]
(Verse 2)[00:01:18]
Yo yo I seen good days sun rays church sundays[00:01:21]
Made love made war been rich been poor[00:01:23]
Lost friends lost lawsuits lost my dough[00:01:27]
Seen beef between Bad Boy and Death Row[00:01:29]
I seen decease take the life for my sisters kid[00:01:32]
Six months on the earth that's what he had to live[00:01:35]
I seen Biggie Big L Big Pun pass away[00:01:37]
Buffy from the Fat Boys Jam Master Jay[00:01:40]
A month before they blew up with Mystikal and Jay-Z[00:01:43]
The Neptunes came to see me at D D[00:01:45]
I knew this chick named Norah a lounge singer[00:01:48]
A year later she a six Grammy award winner[00:01:50]
I've seen Flatliners I've seen Cannabisses[00:01:53]
I've seen Lil Zanes yeah I've seen mad misses[00:01:55]
You and tune that a** b**ches get ten percent disses[00:01:58]
I seen A R's get fired for takin' pisses[00:02:01]
Stop whinin' and bitchin' nobody listens[00:02:03]
Who else riskin' they career to stick to being different[00:02:06]
Switchin' the tradition stickin' to this sh*t they really livin'[00:02:09]
I don't care what's hittin[00:02:11]
Listen this my f**kin' life that I'm spittin'[00:02:13]
Here's a little story I got ta tell[00:02:15]
I am the legendary[00:02:18]
R-A Rugged Man[00:02:20]
(Verse 3)[00:02:21]
I'm at peace with myself now how bout that[00:02:25]
I hated life I wanted to die a few years back[00:02:27]
I was mentally ill it's hard to come back from that[00:02:30]
But I got through it now I got my sanity back[00:02:33]
Y'all are like H-B-O fighters get the money and fame[00:02:35]
And you get beat up like Klitschko and Sugar Shane[00:02:38]
Or get beat like Vernon Forrest or Prince Naseem[00:02:41]
Yeah you all turn p**sy once you get that green[00:02:43]
I got love for Havoc from Mobb Deep[00:02:46]
When I was broke sleepin' in the street[00:02:48]
He hooked me up with a free beat[00:02:50]
Alchemist you still my little buddy[00:02:51]
Even though you stole that Royce the 59 The King beat from me[00:02:53]
I ain't down to sign autographs and shake ya hands[00:02:56]
I don't want trendy a** followers as fans[00:02:59]
I don't wanna sell records I don't wanna be big[00:03:02]
I don't want MTV runnin' up in my crib[00:03:04]
I don't wanna be liked in the music biz[00:03:07]
I don't want fans that don't know who G Rap is[00:03:09]
Here's a little story I got ta tell[00:03:13]
I am the legendary[00:03:15]
R-A Rugged Man[00:03:18]
Here's a little story I got ta tell[00:03:24]
I am the legendary[00:03:27]
R-A Rugged Man[00:03:28]
What's the lesson for today Rugged Man[00:03:34]