Yeah boy, everybody over there
So you wanna be a rapper, baby
Said you got to be a rapper, baby
So you wanna be a rapper, baby
This my first time rapping never did before
Got the mike in my hand in the middle of the flow
I'm trying to see what the rapping game is all about
Gonna give the rap game a change no doubt no doubt
You see, I just didn't understand why you'd pay 30 dollars
Not to see a live band, a big old stage with no feels on it
Just a bunch of dude's mikes turntables dumped on it
You see, don't get me wrong, I begin the rap game
With Curtis build the Fat Boys can't remember all their names
Songs I've written sampled by some Dope and Master P
I'm sure there's other samples so I ask where's my money
There's one good thing about the game there are so many freaks
It make you wanna hold them close and kiss them on their cheek
Riding in style in my Mercedes Benz with all the money coming
And you think it never ends
So you wanna be a rapper, baby
Said you got to be a rapper, baby
So you wanna be a rapper, baby
Now, looking down the road, say five of ten years from now
Things are gonna change and you'll be wondering how
The only excuse you got is rap and being a DJ
And now you've got a family and got bills to pay
All the young bloods out there want to drop out of school
They see the rappers on TV and think it's cool
They're seeing all the money and the glitter and gold
But there's a few things in this life that they have never been told
Sooner or later what goes up must come down
There's soon to come a time you won't be rapping around
So tell me my peeps then what you gonna do
No money coming in this ain't no honest way to scoop
But what you see in this life you've no choice to survive
Trying to do the right thing just to stay alive
Get an education that's what James Brown said
Cause without an education might as well be dead
So you wanna be a rapper, baby
Said you got to be a rapper, baby
So you wanna be a rapper, baby