RULES 2 THA GAME
the heart is not to be discussed in a rhyme / makes U seem soft it’s a hip hop crime / love is not to be brought up on what you wrote / unless yo love is for money weed yo niggas or yo coast / yo video it has to be bright directed by Hype / and filled wit girl dancers butt out wit gear tight / you attitude don’t ya dare smile act vile / unless you’re pretty den dress like you work at Magic City / yo interviews don’t act like you really care / act like U don’t really wanna be dere try not to stare / marriage not to be discussed / cuz that would imply trust and that can’t describe none of us / God that won’t be too odd / as long as U ain’t really tryin’ to live right / just front it in the rhymes you write / O.K. if you’ll do it this way u’ll be fine / just sign on the dotted lines these is the rules to da game
I been in this biz since the 80s / drivin’ a Ford Escort no Mercedes / our first record deal we got 70 grand / made an albumfor 60 spliit the rest wit my band / toured black colleges in a 12 seat van / with 10 musty cats fartin’ burpin’ and sleepin’ / cramped up filledwith laughter and anger and weepin’ / amped up waitin’ for the next stop we was eatin’ / I did what I did for the hip hop gigs / grab the microphones at benues to rock hip hop kids / there was many non believers so we shut many lids / then sealed em wit a saelant so brute it left em mute! / some press claimed that what I rocked was just cute / then fans like U put a sock up in dey chute / and left em mute den dey boss gave em da boot / little knowing I’d get one too lesson learned / more wisdom next turn God willin’ / here I am again your friend not yo villain / you remember me spillikn’ that X-Ray vision / that exposes hypocrisy for all who wanna listen / sure there’s always those who’ll be dissin’ talk me down / a prophet never respected up in his hometown / so those who wanna get into this sound it’s all the same / and here’s the rules to da game
Rules 2 da game / is it ever gone change / can I ride in a pluck / do I have to rent a range huh / change names or would you keep the same / what a shame / it’s how they do to stay in the game / I can’t complain/ everybody wants the fame / and the big change quick to bring to big thangs / try to rearrange / but we split flames / A.D. superstars we ahead of the game / that’s why the shhh . . . / we got so hot / to me you could probably strike a match and set fire to me / get high wit me / no that just don’t ride wit me / A.D. never falling in a trap you see / from MTV, BET, NAACP that’s who A.D. / from SNL to supreme cliental cause / of our record sells that’s who / 6 million sold in the states and over seas / don’t act brand new / that’s who A.D. / doing shows in the states most artists can’t pronounce / making foreigners bounce / that’s who A.D.
Now I could talk about you chicks / with the ice on your writs / but you probably get pissed and spit up all your crys / and oh to you girls that be hanging back stage / with your high class looks / making minimum wage / I challenge you to play the game another way / get up get out / get your own pay / lookin’ for rappers ball players and thug niggas / with seven figures / hopin’ and wishin’ it’ll make you bigger / oh no you’re labeled as a hoe / you’ve been seen backstage at every show / they don’t respect you / girl you got a ways to go / you didn’t know industry boys got change to blow / cuz you the Kenneth Cole type / DKNY BMW 325I / I know your type / yeah all talk and no hype / livin’ up the fast life / as long as the price right / get your game right / learn the rules and keep it tight / the do’s don’t’s and might’s staying out of the thug life / ain’t nothing changed you the only one to blame / get up out the fast lane / that’s the rules to da game
the heart is not to be discussed in a rhyme / makes U seem soft it’s a hip hop crime / love is not to be brought up on what you wrote / unless yo love is for money weed yo niggas or yo coast / yo video it has to be bright directed by Hype / and filled wit girl dancers butt out wit gear tight / you attitude don’t ya dare smile act vile / unless you’re pretty den dress like you work at Magic City / yo interviews don’t act like you really care / act like U don’t really wanna be dere try not to stare / marriage not to be discussed / cuz that would imply trust and that can’t describe none of us / God that won’t be too odd / as long as U ain’t really tryin’ to live right / just front it in the rhymes you write / O.K. if you’ll do it this way u’ll be fine / just sign on the dotted lines these is the rules to da game
Boyee step off a me / and don’t try ta size me up I’m not yo property / in fact ya need ta about face and hit da highway / if ya don’t like what I say fly away