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INTRO [Maestro Fresh Wes - talking]Yeah, yeah yeah. I got my man in the studio, Mac. What's going on money?[Mac] Yo what's up? Chill[Maestro] Word. I remember back in the days, you know. I be thinking, you go in the studio, you drop a record, you know what I"m saying. That's all I'm saying. You get your porps an dloot the whole nine. Word (word). I think brothers gotta wake up and smell the coffee you know what I'm saying.[Mac] Brothers gotta wake up man[Maestro] Word, word manCHORUS X4[Studio People] You gotta wake up, you gotta gotta wake up[Maestro] Check it, it's all about makin' records[Maestro]Everyday I wake up, I thank God'Cause I never had to kill, never had to robAlways had a jobThe industry's hard, full of fraudsBut I never pulled a card on the boulevardI just work hardAsk a vet about disaster, you haftaBe able to get a label to blast your procraster-Nating the laughter, has to waitAfter you pass the snake, stay awake HobbesThat's the breaksSongtexteYou want to make a record, check itYou need more than your boys around your way giving you credit'Cause you can have a spectacular, vernacularBut take your contract to a lawyer to look after ya'Cause labels have mastered theSkill of gassing ya, after ya, dropped the flip like a spatulaSnatch your AcuraAnd all the bitches you wantedAre flaunted your riches are laugh at yaCut you off like a dagger, support you like a laddereYour pockets ain't fatter, you be sadderSo you better have a better strate-gyCan't you seeIt ain't healthy, nobody could tell me it's hell seeTakes more than a dope LP to be wealthyLet me show you the path, you're going too fastYou're choking your promotional staff, ain't no knowing the halfThey look and they laugh, and take time offCut ya off, no loss you're just a write offNow you're feeling neglected and rejectedCheck it, it's all about makin' recordsCHORUS X2[Maestro Fresh Wes]You want to see pandemonia ripWell you're melodious shitYou shackle and tackle by chicks, packing like Appleonia(?) sixHaving the hoes on your jockA smooth individual, your videos on Yo! and the BoxCollecting your props, you think you're getting your notsForgetting black man attacks man's upsetting and sweating ya popsRinging the bell, ringing 'em hellI'm telling them facts, black be clever you better rebelYou're outta here like flash danceYou and your wack stanceRegroup from your advance, fat chance!You're say that you're only playing with your soulYou're innovative, but they got creative controlYou're a puppet on a string, ain't got a fucking thingYou can sing so they cling, 'cause they know thay going to bringMoney with your rhyme but you're def dumb and blindDon't waste time nigger, sign that dotted lineCHORUS X4[Maestro Fresh Wes]Now in the studio, you got the stupid flowIt doesn't matter tho, it's who you knowYou think you got it bad, girls got it the harder wayLabels love to see a black woman in lingerieWhat's a broad to say when a label say we'll make you millionsBuy clothes for your children, you know she hit the ceilingThey sing for me, we'll bring you G'sBut injuries in the industry, could come instantlyI see the way they make a G a day, but what a fee to payThrowing and showing your T and AYou're taking a blow, your ass you shake it to showIs raking the dough, but they played you and make you a hoYou're a piece of meat, between the sheets'Nuff brothers seek to reach you, to freak or so to speakYour Moms can't believe this, her daughter showing cleavageShe's speachless, and says oh help me sweet JesusExposing the punanny, just to win a GrammyBut when that ass is flabby, you gone, word to daddyStop the degradation you're facingThis information I'm raising to the Queens of my nationThe shit can't prolong, goes strongAnd when you sing a slow song (baby keep your clothes on)Times are hard, many hearts are brokenSome start to smoke, Farrakhan ain't jokingWhen he said we're being setupSo black men and women keep your head upWhen you're makin' recordsCHORUS X4OUTRO - Farrakhan sample "The greatest musicians, the greatest rap stars. The greatest black artists, are sitting here today. But I want you to know, you're being setup. By the smarter that is coming down." Aus Songtexte Mania