Canibus - Bis Vs. Rip Lyrics
[Rip]Yo, you *****in' hate me, you *****in' lock me in the basementAnd you still want me to protect you - it doesn't make sinceCan-I-*****. I supported you like a weight benchWithout me you're defenseless you better face itYou ain't show me love when you was at your apexGetting paychecks up at the radio with DMX and FlexCatching wreck while Noreaga was catching his breathI had to keep the situation in checkLook at the vericose veins in my neck, Jermaine is the bestThe industry *****ed you, I'm just paying 'em backWhat's the matter with slayin' jackers? That's all I've been doin'Besides talkin' shit I ain't done nothin' to 'emThey just mad cuz when I see 'em I don't run up to 'emBetween me and you, yo you know I run right through 'em[Bis]Calm down[Rip]Who you telling to calm down nigga, I'm a ripper remember?I told you not to do "Gone Til November."But you wouldn't listen. I always had your best interests in mindI wrote all your best lyrical linesIf it wasn't for me you'd be writin' pitiful linesOn stage if you was tired, I was spittin' sometimesNobody knew you bit off my rhymesI would just be quiet, stand to the side and let that shit rideBut I'm getting tired of having to remind you BisIf it wasn't for me nobody would've signed you Bis[Bis]What?! Man, why you trippin', you know it's a crazy businessYou a lying ass ***** and you know itGroup Home was part my company, I co-owned itIf its one thing I learned in show bizStay focused and don't quit RipWhy you talkin' 'bout old shit?[Rip]Germaine, you *****in' water brainDon't you understand, ***** the mainstreamYou should just call out namesThe industry's all about gameI shit on 'em all the sameAnd I leave spit stains on their brainLike liquid chocolate spilling over their new white trainersInsane is an understatement, I'm SatanCanibus is amazing, I don't know what the ***** Germain isI just know that both of y'all are trying my patienceI don't give a ***** about a beat, I've been rhyming for agesRippers are dangerous. All jackers are afraid of usYou wanna face me Bis? Kick a rhyme![Bis]That's ridiculous[Rip]A'ight then, listen to mineI jump in a costume impromptu just to rob youPut the nozzle to your eye ball and tell you what not to doRip your tonsils out through your nostrilsBury you next to shark fossilsMake it impossible to find youDepths that Jacque Cousteau himself wouldn't dare to dive toWith goggles, oxygen bottles and Doppler effect modulesLock you in a time capsule, smash the consoleShit on you in reverse and suck you in a brown holeSuck the power out of your soulYou're nothing but a coward in the cold freezer with a hour to goWatching my Casio stop watch, counting it slowLike drug lords checking to see if it's talcum or cokeI can kill you by drowning the globeOr I can just spit inside of a hole and put an ounce in your throatIn battles I'm a thousand to no. I silenced the PopeDo you know how many rhymes I've economically grossed?No? I thought soNeither do IIts a dick between your mother's thighs divided by piI'm the sickest linguistically, illicit lyrical misfit, in the businessAnd probably in existence. What's your consensus?Study my own syntax statistics since '96With CPA certified assistanceI made a decision that my standards are above precisionThe only thing I can honestly say I love more than womenAre dope writtens. If it ain't dope then don't spit itDon't be sensitive and get on the defensiveJust practice your penmanshipIf you can't spit at high temperatures then just quitBe careful of the tongue it tends to bend to the leftAccording to manufacture's specs you'll make a messAnd rupture the blood vessels in your neck *****ing with RipGot millions of blueprints on zip diskStock versions of sick verses that come with conversion kitsWith a course every Thursday that teaches you how to burst like RipYou never experienced work like this, *****!Welcome to the serpentine world where I spitThe world where I twist, the world that I rip, the world where I live[Bis]Okay Rip you made your point, I can't out-rap youYou said you was the illest, I would never doubt that tooA lot of these rappers is jealous that's why they attack youThey think you the best, that's why they wanna battle youAt the moment of truth I let you design the tattoosYou are the illest alive. That's a fact that you provedJust a couple rappers don't want it to happen for youRaggin' on you like battling is all you can doYou didn't sell enough units to be honest with youNobody knows the truth, you got talent out the gazooWhen niggas first heard you it was like "Man on the Moon"You got dissed by a legend but you damaged him tooSo what if the ladies think he's more handsome than youWhat happens if the rumors about being a faggot are true?Look what it's running intoI don't feel like having this discussion with youI'm tired of *****ing with youNiggas in the game don't wanna do nothing with youBussin' with you. Going one on one with who?They wanna get rid of you. Shit is too lyricalHeadhunters out to get you. That's why I had to protect youI wouldn't disrespect you as another intellectualWithout you I'm unsuccessfulGod bless youWhat makes you think I left you or why I'd ever be tempted to?Ever since my third album I've been mentioning youI got your name on my arm, I'm representing youYou Rip the Jacker. I would never question youI respect your opinion as a professional niggaI just want you to listen to what I'm telling youWhat happened between L and you, forget itPeople know you won the battle, they will give you the creditA lot of people don't want to admit itBut I consider it a real privilegeTo bear witness to your lyrics and be involved in sharing the meritsI'm forever indebtedI just need you to chill for a second so I can send a positive messageLike Tupac before he left usThe author of the work ethic GenesisHas inspired me to write the ExeBis scriptsAs a constant reminder not to forget BisBut I've reached a precipiceRemember RipYou can't rhyme forever, there's always somebody with better shitI keep you out the public eye for a reasonYou're a commodity Rip. Ain't that how you wanna keep it?I keep your whereabouts secretI bring *****es to the crib every weekend so why is you beefin'?[Rip]Ayo, stop patronizing meYou despise meAll you wanna do is steal rhymes from meYou constantly keep me behind walls of concreteLock me in the basement like a *****in zombieIf I was a priorityYou'd acknowledge meYou ain't shit neither, you ain't got no college degreeYou can't rhyme without meStop smiling at meGive me the keys to the garage, I need to borrow the JeepGet the ***** out my face Bis!
