Ludacris - Tell It Like It Is

[verse 1]
Things Ain`t Always What They Seem Or Cracked Up To Be
Like All These Fakin` Ass Rappers In This Industry
Talkin` Bout What They Got, And They Ain`t Got A Damn Thang
How You Own Three Cars, But You Don`t Own Ya Own Name?
Get Ya Business Right Boys, The First Class Is In Session
Get A Entertainment Lawyer In The Music Profession
Start Up Ya Own Company, Trademark The Name
That`s Gon` Run Ya Bout A Grand So Start Savin` Ya Change
Open A Bank Account Quick, And Then Follow These Steps
Sign Yourself To Yourself And Start Signin` Ya Own Checks
Hit The Booth And Start Recording At The Speed Of Need
Whatever Gets Ya Juices Flowin` Could Be Speed Or Weed
Get It Mixed And Mastered, Pressed Up And Plastered
Sell It To Ya Whole Hood Out The Trunk, Ya Bastard!
Show All The Non-believers What You Destined To Be
And In Just A Couple Years You Could Be Rich Like Me
[hook]
But I Can`t Hold My Tounge
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
This Biz Ain`t All Fun
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
Give It To Ya Straight, No Chase
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
Look You Straight In Yo Face
And I`ma Tell It Like It Is
I Can`t Hold My Tounge
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
This Biz Ain`t All Fun
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
Give It To Ya Straight, No Chase
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
Look You Straight In Yo Face
And I`ma Tell It Like It Is
[verse 2]
See, Mostly All Your Favorite Artists Got Some Serious Problems
The Money Could Be The Problem, But Money Can`t Solve `em
Some Get Addicted To Drugs And Flat Out Lazy
Some Taste A Little Fame And Go Flat Out Crazy
I`m Close `cause Those Close Wanna Live Off My Fame
And That Type Of Shit Alone Will Drive A Nigga Insane
Not To Mention All The Vultures, The Scandelous Promoters
Crabs Will Try To Sue Ya, Magazines Will Misquote Ya
Most Of These Label-heads, They Don`t Care Nothin` About Ya
If You Stop Sellin` Records, They`ll Act Like They Don`t Know Ya
It`s Hard Mixin` Business With Pleasure, So Don`t Play
Me And My Crew Argue And Fight Like Every Other Day
Rappers Ain`t Above The Law, But Our Life Is So Fast
That We Got A Special Task Force Of Police On Our Ass
All That, And This Is Really Just The Start Of It
Hip Hop, You Really Wanna Be A Part Of It?
[hook]
I Can`t Hold My Tounge
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
This Biz Ain`t All Fun
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
Give It To Ya Straight, No Chase
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
Look You Straight In Yo Face
And I`ma Tell It Like It Is
I Can`t Hold My Tounge
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
Man This Biz Ain`t All Fun
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
I`ma Give It To Ya Straight, No Chase
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
Look You Straight In Yo Face
And I`ma Tell It Like It Is
[verse 3]
What`s Worse Than Havin` No Money Is Havin` It And Losin` It
What`s Worse Than Havin` Some Money Is Grabbin` And Abusin` It
We Never Took No Money From Chingy, Thought I Was Cool Wit Him
I Wish His Ass Well, But I Don`t Want Nothin` To Do With Him!
Some Don`t Own They Publishin`, Me I Never Fool Wit `em
I`m Down For My Artists, Try My Best To Stay True To `em
`cause Outside My Label Competition Is Irrelevant
Unless I`m Still In Competition With My President
And Believe That I`m Supportin` The Hova
``cause The Industry`s Shady, It Needs To Be Taken Over`
But The First Rule To Accumalation Of Wealth
Is Don`t Trust Nobody But Ya God Damned Self!
[hook]
I Can`t Hold My Tounge
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
Man This Biz Ain`t All Fun
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
I`m Give It To Ya Straight, No Chase
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
Look You Straight In Yo Face
And I`ma Tell It Like It Is
I Said I Can`t Hold My Tounge
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
This Biz Ain`t All Fun
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
Give It To Ya Straight, No Chase
I`ma Tell It Like It Is
Look You Straight In Yo Face
And I`ma Tell It Like It Is

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