Maestro Fresh Wes - Makin' Records Lyrics
Intro [maestro fresh wes - talking]Yeah, yeah yeah. I got my man in the studio, mac. whats going on money?[mac] yo whats up? chill[maestro] word. I remember back in the days, you know. I be thinking, youGo in the studio, you drop a record, you know what Im saying. thats allIm saying. you get your porps an dloot the whole nine. word (word). iThink brothers gotta wake up and smell the coffee you know what Im 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, its all about makin records[maestro]Everyday I wake up, I thank godcause I never had to kill, never had to robAlways had a jobThe industrys 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 hobbesThats the breaksYou wanna make a record, check itYou need more than your boys around your way giving you creditcause you can have a spectacular, vernacularBut take your contract to a lawyer to look after yacause labels have mastered theSkill of gassing ya, after ya, dropped the flip like a spatulaSnatch your acuraAnd all the *****es you wantedAre flaunted your riches are laugh at yaCut you off like a dagger, support you like a laddereYour pockets aint fatter, you be sadderSo you better have a better strate-gyCant you seeIt aint healthy, nobody could tell me its hell seeTakes more than a dope lp to be wealthyLet me show you the path, youre going too fastYoure choking your promotional staff, aint no knowing the halfThey look and they laugh, and take time offCut ya off, no loss youre just a write offNow youre feeling neglected and rejectedCheck it, its all about makin recordsChorus x2[maestro fresh wes]You want to see pandemonia ripWell youre 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 youre getting your notsForgetting black man attacks mans upsetting and sweating ya popsRinging the bell, ringing em hellIm telling them facts, black be clever you better rebelYoure outta here like flash danceYou and your wack stanceRegroup from your advance, fat chance!Youre say that youre only playing with your soulYoure innovative, but they got creative controlYoure a puppet on a string, aint got a *****ing thingYou can sing so they cling, cause they know thay going to bringMoney with your rhyme but youre def dumb and blindDont waste time nigger, sign that dotted lineChorus x4[maestro fresh wes]Now in the studio, you got the stupid flowIt doesnt matter tho, its who you knowYou think you got it bad, girls got it the harder wayLabels love to see a black woman in lingerieWhats a broad to say when a label say well make you millionsBuy clothes for your children, you know she hit the ceilingThey sing for me, well bring you gsBut 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 aYoure taking a blow, your ass you shake it to showIs raking the dough, but they played you and make you a hoYoure a piece of meat, between the sheetsnuff brothers seek to reach you, to freak or so to speakYour moms cant believe this, her daughter showing cleavageShes 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 youre facingThis information Im raising to the queens of my nationThe shit cant 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 aint jokingWhen he said were being setupSo black men and women keep your head upWhen youre makin recordsChorus x4Outro - farrakhan sampleThe greatest musicians, the greatest rap stars. the greatest blackArtists, are sitting here today. but I want you to know, youre beingSetup. by the smarter that is coming down.
