ASher Roth - Pop Radio & Pearly Gates Lyrics
[Verse 1]Bruce hit me up, quarter past a digitHad the freakin’ fortitude to ask me if I’m with it(Are you with it?)Well of course, yeah, I’m sure, are you kiddingI mean, it’s only fitting, shit, I do it for a livingWhen you sing a song in sixpence, pocket full of ryeMr. Breadwinner, take a slice of humble pieSit on down and listen, you won’t have to wonder whyHit Atlantis in the spring, spend my summers out in OzOn that bawitdaba da bang da bangMan, it’s so strange, we all came from orangutansNow we got names, shiny things and blang a blangsStay in your lane, young man, don’t you change a thingWe gonna get high if you wanna, it’s your birthday partyNow I ride in Excursions and I call shottyBang tat, slang slap, entertain with the brain rapWanted new frames and engraved, you should arrange thatGreat Danes guard the strains and the rain stashAin’t playin’ games, paid in cash with the grain stackStay black, wait, let me rephrase thatGive it to you straight, never stray, let ‘em play that[Hook]Pop radioPop radioPop radioHere’s comin’, now they runnin’ for the door[Verse 2]Lock, stock, two barrels, smokin’ a stogieYou call it a sub, my homies call it a hoagieTurn around like we just did the Hokey PokeyLow key flow, rope-a-dope, keep it grown, Steve AokiI was OED Chanel and cheap ChanelJeez, at least release the beats with PharrellI mean, for real, you just peace and leave your cellTook the keys from Alicia, even Beast kiss and tellThat’s the bell, beauty owned by Drew HillGot them red shells ready and I’m comin’ for the killIf that plan fails, well then shit, you front the billIf they drop me from the label, I’ll be… for a mill’Skills, never leavin’ home without ‘emLost them in the couch, looked around, and then I found themMake your momma proud, make your father even prouderPlay the newest Roth, make the volume even louderLike, at the pool, all the kids will call me PowderCause my skin is the same color as clam chowderBranch out, I’ll splatter your grey matterWhen I’m late for a dateDrink tea with the Sane Hatter[Hook]-[Verse 1]Yo they thought I made a million dollars off I Love CollegeGot a motto, full ride them then retire to BahamasI probably shouldn’t my goodness, no idea what I have put up withBunch of lame excuses from the suits up in the music bizListen to what Q-Tip said, “game it be the shadiest”Keepers at the gate, what it take for you to play my shit?I’ve been super patient, watching dudes get in my laneBut lets be honest for a second, we all know we’re not the sameAnd I know just what you think, this wonder is one hitIt’s a product or a… I promise it’s not itNo verse that I ain’t ripWith words that you can’t scriptWe all know who did it first, it just hurts you to admitI’ve been shitted on, spit up on, dissed and forgottenRick Ross can be a cop, Drake started from the bottomNo offense, I don’t want to start a problem but come onAll I ever did was tell you I was champ in beer pongI don’t want to live forever but sure hope it lasts longNever underestimate the power of a rap songNever following a fad, I create a platformHave a son and leave him somethingHopeful he can pass on like[Hook]We’re here to stay and never ever going away, right?We’re here to stay and never ever going away, right?We’re here to stay and never ever going away, right?[Verse 2]Keep my foot up on the gas, now I’m never going back offNow they’re saying, “Ash, yo that mother *****ers back dog.”Sure, had it in my palm but I had to let it goSome may say I’m wrong, but it’s the only way I could growMost don’t understand this entire thing is out controlNo matter how it’s going down, always have to let them knowKids eat your vegetables, stretch, wear your SPFGive 110% work until it’s nothing leftI refuse, but I confessWanted me to keep them dumbGet them stoned, get them drunkI’m supposed to let them dunk?Nah ***** that, man I’m jumping up to stuff thatEven if that means I’m getting stuck with just a buss passBucks keep the money, I love the feeling of hungry101 and running from the city it’s always sunnyI’m cunning and funny, something you can never take from meI know you feel it coming, mummy didn’t raise a dummyLove me hate me call me crazy no matter what they rate meOr how serious they take me, what the labels try to make meMan I know that I’m amazing, I’ll prove it just you waitAnd I’ll never have a problem when I reach the pearly gates like[Hook]
