Boogie Down Productions - Ghetto Music Lyrics
If you like the sound of what youve heard so far..[krs-one]Ghetto musicGhetto musicGhetto musicGhetto music.... youre tuned into that easy listening soundWith a cap and gown, not a crownNo glitter, no makeupJust smashin lyrics, that make upThe b, d, and the pYou pay for the hits, the advice is freeIn this industry, we gotta growCommercial some go, but, yknowJust as important as they areSo is the underground superstar (like me)You gotta ask yourself one questionDo I speak facts, or do I start guessin?Learn the lesson, before you plan your careerCommercial or underground, whereDo you fit, cause both sides write hitsAnd all is rap, Ill admitBut what Ive come to explainIs that these people love to play a gameThey wanna make it seem like youre wrongFor writin the reality song(dont touch those issues, dont talk about datWe dont take knowledge rap)What? they want you on their basesCause if you bring out the brown, youre racistBut if you bring out the pink, well wait, its okYeah, they wont stop itI guess its alright to act demonicI guess its alright to act demonicBut thats another chapter, in another bookIve come to show a different lookAnd that look is the whole of rapNot just the commercial papBut the underground, that raw ghetto soundFrom which rap music was foundSo you cant deny it, you cannot refuse itIll be rockin that ghetto music..People keep tellin me, kris! you need more radioYeah man, thats the way to go!You gotta be like so-and-so to go platinum,Then I attack em!I rhyme for the ghetto, I teach the ghettoI cannot let go, change up? heck noIn the ghetto, I stay mellowWere in effect yo, ready, set, goFresh, for nineteen eighty-nine you suckersPeace to p.e., and the jungle brothersOthers, have come, to master the artThey start, with heart, then fall apartLike a dart I shoot for one target (bo bo)Ghetto music, yeah theyll never chart itCause now in eighty-nine, the purpose of a rhymeIs to strengthen and uplift the mindAlthough Ill achieve and achieve and achieveIts simple, Ill never leaveCause every time you front for respect you lose itIll rock ghetto musicGhetto musicGhetto musicGhetto musicGhetto music..
