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[Intro: 8Ball & (Suga Bear)
How do you think it would feel to go around the world in a day?
How do you think it would feel to go around the world in a day?
The artist pays the price, so you won't have to pay
If only we would listen to what they have to say
We all go through changes to get to where we're going
We have to learn of life and sacrifice and keep on going
Life is for learnin', remember this and learn from life
Think about the players in the past who died and sacrificed
Some died in wars for a country that oppressed them
Some died preachin', prayin' for God to bless them
I am one of the blessed, born to bring the world poetry
Hip-hop musically expressin' what's inside of me
Some find me entertainin', some find me marketable
A potential black millionaire so that makes me targetable
Lowlifes and fork-tongued devils get easy access
Flashin' big faces, makin' empty promises
Soggy niggas sign contracts and make deals
Rappin' 'bout who they killed, talkin' 'bout they keepin' it real
Hardcore homicidal kingpins of the century
Need to quit rappin' and leave this shit to the real MCs
But ain't no chance, opposin' forces got the upper hand
Do as they command to keep them from sufferin'
The artist pays the price, so you won't have to pay
If only we would listen to what they have to say
We all go through changes to get to where we're going
We have to learn of life and sacrifice and keep on going
See, I don't know everything but my opinion I will voice
As long as I can choose I'll choose the right or the wrong choice
Addicted to hip-hop beats and hoes and can't stay out the streets
Tryin' to make a dollar without a nigga havin' to rob and cheat
Got me hustlin' 24/7, 365
Coast to coast, mic checkin', keepin' the party alive
Engrave my name in the minds of those who bob to this
Slang and mob to this, jack and rob to this
Herbs and meditation made it pure when I wrote it down
But individual perception will change each phrase around
Different towns, ain't none of this shit like Orange Mound
Players unified, diggin' on my mellow sounds
Execs get big ol' fat checks for makin' deals
While soldiers like me in the field down there gettin' killed
When this is all over, if I could do it again I'd do it twice
Before and after me the artist will always pay the price
The artist pays the price, so you won't have to pay
If only we would listen to what they have to say
We all go through changes to get to where we're going
We have to learn of life and sacrifice and keep on going
The industry full of broke niggas tryin' to make a comeback
Rappin' 'bout that bullshit over them weak-ass tracks
Judgin' me when around the globe ain't nothin' the same
Think how the world would be if none of this shit had ever changed
Ain't like it used to be when hip-hop belonged to you and me
Shit got sugar-coated, modified for TV
Niggas like me don't give a fuck about commercial airtime
Forced underground, ain't nothin' commercial about my rhymes
Rather be broke or slangin' dope than hold my tongue back
Niggas who put on acts get they ass beat up and jacked
I'm not a killer, just a poet tryin' to survive, nigga
Given the choice to ride or die I chose to ride, nigga
I'm payin' the price for all real MCs after me
Be a artist, not a slave for the industry
I'm payin' the price for all the real MCs after me
Be a artist, not a slave for the industry
The artist pays the price, so you won't have to pay
If only we would listen to what they have to say
We all go through changes to get to where we're going
We have to learn of life and sacrifice and keep on going
The artist pays the price, so you won't have to pay
If only we would listen to what they have to say
We all go through changes to get to where we're going
We have to learn of life and sacrifice and keep on going