Record Company Pimpin`

[Ice Cube]<br>Please listen to my demo {x8}<br><br>A nigga told me, the record company`s the pimp<br>The artist is the hoe, The stage is the corner<br>And the audience is the trip, god damn<br><br>(verse one) {:21}<br>Incredible young nigga, you can`t belive i`m just one nigga<br>God damn i`ve gotten bigger<br>Intellect superior,<br>Walk in a room and make the whole interior, inferior<br>If you look me in my eyes<br>You might fuck around and loose control of your mind body and your soul<br>Grab ahold<br>Undisputed on the microphone, what choo think<br>If you wink, i`ll make you ich think<br>Did you blink, did you ever drink your own brain matter<br>Shotgun enima, this ain`t no cinema<br>All praises due to the creator<br>--for this man here, that can`t no nigga stand near--<br>True, inventor of the double-you<br>What choo wanna do, i got the red and the blue<br>Show me one nigga dedicated to raps<br>I`ll show you ten niggas dedicated to snaps<br>Record company death traps settin` decoys<br>Just to pimp young b-boys<br>With a cup full of yak, studio contact<br>Maniac with a contract<br>Well turn up the bass and the motherfuckin` treble<br>About to do a deal with the devil for my vocal level<br>Bullshit points, plus he want to rub it in<br>And take all my publishin`, god damn<br>Do i take it up the rectum<br>Just to rock the spectrum<br>Give up a right arm, just to do a form<br>Hell no, all you motherfukers goan leave this bitch limpin`<br>No more, record company pimpin`<br><br>No more (No more), record company pimpin`<br>No more (No more), record company pimpin`<br>No more (No more), record company pimpin`<br>No more No more No more No more<br><br>You ain`t pimpin` me (uhn uhh, uhn uhh)<br>I ain`t pimpin` you (uhn uhh, uhn uhh)<br>I just wanna be free (i just wanna be free)<br>So what we gonna do (can i holla at you, holla at you)<br><br>You ain`t pimpin` me (please listen to my demo)<br>I ain`t pimpin` you (please listen to my demo)<br>I just wanna be free (i just wanna be free)<br>So what we gonna do (can i holla at you, holla at you)<br><br><br>(verse two) {2:01}<br>I`ma keep it simple, it went from "please listen to my demo"<br>To "get your ass out my limo"<br>Stretch presidential<br>It`s essential cuz the record company will have your ass in a rental<br>If you let `em, You have to behead `em<br>Contracts you never read `em<br>CEO`s you never met `em<br>Sent to an atourney, Burnstein and Burney<br>Nigga that`s his lawyer, ain`t got nothin` for ya<br>Treat ya like they emloy ya, i`m a warrior<br>Bite you in the ass like a Georgetown Hoya<br>When they ignore ya cause, you got to hold your balls<br>Catch a motherfucker slippin` in bathroom stalls<br>And then you show `em that you ain`t a rookie<br>Let `em know that you`d rather have, more points than more pussy<br>Pimp turned bookie<br>Now how the fuck i get in so much debt<br>God damn, we just met<br>Welcome to the rap game<br>Motherfucker be confused and broke before he know whats happenin`<br>You can be the star and fuck women<br>I`ma just play the back and keep winnin`<br><br>No more (No more), record company pimpin`<br>No more (No more), record company pimpin`<br>No more (No more), record company pimpin`<br>No more No more No more No more<br><br>You ain`t pimpin` me (please listen to my demo)<br>I ain`t pimpin` you (please listen to my demo)<br>I just wanna be free (i just wanna be free)<br>So what we gonna do (i got to holla at you, holla at you)<br><br>You ain`t pimpin` me (uhn uhh, uhn uhh)<br>I ain`t pimpin` you (uhn uhh, uhn uhh)<br>I just wanna be free (i just wanna be free)<br>So what we gonna do (can i holla at you, holla at you)<br><br>It went from please listen to my demo<br>To get your ass out my limo {x4}<br><br>(outro) {3:43}<br>Mama`s, don`t let your kids grow up to be rappers<br>Unless you tell them if they gonna get in this buisness<br>They better learn this buisness<br>Or they goan get fucked<br>Simple as that<br>Simple as that