' Shaquan Lewis, also known as Mad Skillz, Skillz, is an American rapper known for his acclaimed 1996 album From Where???, a reference to his origins in Virginia, not the stereotypical New York City or Los Angeles rapper, and he's also known for his yearly "Rap Ups", which he has done since 2002.
Skillz was born in Detroit, Michigan, but at a young age moved to Richmond, Virginia. He first made a name for himself by finishing in second place (Losing to MC Supernatural) in a national freestyle competition, which eventually resulted in a recording contract with Atlantic Records. At this time he went by the stage name Mad Skillz rather than just Skillz. Mad Skillz' Atlantic debut album, From Where???, and its single, "The Nod Factor", were released in 1996, but neither received much commercial or critical attention. The album's title was a reference to the regionalism in hip-hop, and at the time the state of Virginia did not have a large hip-hop scene. In the late-1990s more of a Virginia scene emerged, and he allied himself with fellow Virginia natives Missy Elliott, Timbaland, and The Neptunes. He made appearances on Timbaland's albums Tim's Bio in 1998, and Indecent Proposal in 2001; Timbaland made plans to sign Skillz to the Blackhand label he was developing; however, this label failed to materialize. He along with Danja Mowf, Lonnie B, and Kalonji The Immortal, members of Skillz' Supafriendz collective, also appeared on a remix of Aaliyah's hit single "Are You That Somebody" in 1998.
Krafty Kuts (real name Martin Reeves) is an English electronic music, dance music and breakbeat producer and DJ.
His Debut album - Freakshow was released in 2006 on his Against The Grain label and contains guest artists Tim Deluxe and Ashley Slater from the UK band Freak Power. He had previously released Tricka Technology with fellow producer and DJ A Skillz.
He recently started his own record label - Against the Grain.
Krafty Kuts has won "best DJ" three years in a row as well as being honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Breakbeat award at the Breakspoll Awards.
Inspired by the hip-hop and electro sounds that surrounded him, Martin first stepped behind a pair of decks when he entered a DJ competition as a complete novice, surprisingly making it all the way to the finals. This early success prompted him to perfect his art and set about teaching himself turntable techniques such as cutting and scratching that was to become the core of his DJ sets.
Immersing himself in the music he loved, Martin went on to run a record store in Brighton throughout the 90's, where he built an encyclopaedic knowledge of dance music in all its forms. In 1996 he took the next logical step, transferring his dance-floor knowledge to the studio, creating his own tracks for use in his DJ sets.
Johnny King (born 1943, Gilgandra, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He was a winger with the St. George Dragons for the last seven years of their eleven consecutive premiership-winning run from 1956 to 1966. He was a representative in the Australian national team from 1966–1970, earning thirteen Test caps. He has been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.
King's early life alternated between Sydney and north western New South Wales. His father, Cec King, was a motor mechanic who had stints working at Gulgong, Gilgandra and Gulargambone. Cec King, had played 19 matches for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in reseves and first grade in 1943 and 1944. Johnny King was an apprentice jeweller at aged 16 in Gilgandra before moving to Sydney to continue his trade. In 1958 he joined the Arncliffe Scots D grade junior rugby league side as a fullback and the following year played in the St George Dragons' Presidents Cup side. He trialled with the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 1959 but was turned down by coach Bernie Purcell.
For Real was an American R&B and soul quartet, that formed in 1993. In the latter part of that decade they were nominated for a Grammy, Billboard Music Award, and Soul Train Music Award.
For Real secured their recording contract by accident. "We were picking up our manager from the airport. So we decided to greet him with an acappella song. Someone from A&M Records just happened to be in the airport and heard them perform. Not long after, they were signed," said Latanyia Baldwin.
The band released their debut album, It's a Natural Thang, with production from Brian McKnight on A&M Records in 1994, and it became a critical success, including a rare four stars from Rolling Stone magazine. Their first single, "You Don't Wanna Miss" hit #28 on the Billboard chart, courtesy of a danceable new jack swing remix by Steve "Silk" Hurley, which was featured in the song's video. A second single, "Easy to Love", peaked at #65 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album scored another chart hit with the a cappella love song, "You Don't Know Nothin'", which was written and produced by Mervyn Warren, and which peaked at #27. The song peaked at #54 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1995. The album sold over one million copies worldwide, and peaked at #80 on the Billboard 200.
A.Skillz (born Adam Mills) is an English breakbeat, big beat, and dance musician.
He has worked across the UK at FabricLive , Spectrum, Chew The Fat, Supercharged, The Boutique and Sugarbeat as well as gigs around the world at major events, festivals and music industry parties such as The Hit Factory (New York), WMC (Miami) and Field Day (Sydney).In 2003 A.Skillz released his debut album “TrickaTechnology” alongside Finger Lickin’s Krafty Kuts. The album was a nod towards musical influences like De La Soul, James Brown and Jurassic 5, enlisting artists including Kurtis Blow, Real Elements and Ashley Slater.
February 2004 saw A.Skillz and Krafty Kuts team up on the TrickaTechnology Tour with live MC’s from the album playing shows all over the UK. The duo then played at Glastonbury Festival, Pacha (Ibiza) and a live session for Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 1.
In October 2004 A.Skillz then embarked on his first solo tour of Australia which saw him play to sell out crowds in all major capital cities, gaining new fans and respect from fellow DJ’s along the way. He followed this by extensive gigs in the UK and a busy studio schedule producing music for Channel 4 (Talk Back), Renault (TV advert) and Sony Playstation (Gran Turismo 4).
Plot
Celeste and Jesse have been best friends forever. They dated in high school, got married, and now they're getting divorced. Their best friends don't think they can maintain their friendship throughout the dissolution of their marriage, but Celeste and Jesse don't think there will be a problem. But that's before Jesse gets into a relationship that Celeste doesn't think he can handle, and Celeste finds it harder to move on than she originally thought.
Keywords: artist, awkwardness, bad-date, best-friends, bong, book-writer, celebrity, character-name-in-title, dating, divorce
A loved story.
For anyone who has to break up with their best friend.
Paul: No one has given a more self-righteous monologue while wearing a trash bag.
Riley: You know what your problem is? Contempt before investigation. You think you're smarter than everybody else.
Jesse: Nailed that divorce.
Celeste: Now I know why you fucking cry all the time. This shit's emotional.
Tucker: Do you wanna be right or wanna be happy? Sometimes the end is just the beginning!
Celeste: The tweens don't want her anymore, Scott. But the gays do! You're gay, start thinking gay! Ten percent of Americans are gay. Gay Izod! It's great, she can be Lady Gaga by this time next year. It's a huge market!::Scott: Wow. You might have just turned the cock in the butt around.
[Skillz]
Yup! Yup! Uhh
Now when the cork get popped, ain't no tellin'
If we ballin' or not, that's what they yellin'
I'ma keep 'em guessin' cause they nothin' but watchers
Show 'em how to move in a room full of impostors
Pass up pimp, if she blink then I got'cha
Pass on the shrimp~! Cause I'ma take the lobster
Proper, I won't tell you what it's worth
But it's not Sunday and I'm lookin' like church (WOO)
It's a celebration bitch
We on our celebration shit
Scorsese, crazy
I'ma show you how a celebration can GET
Uhh, so just do it from afar
Ye ain't gotta look up if you wanna see a star
I love y'all cause y'all don't change
All you need's a memory to see how far we came
[Chorus]
Yo, put your glasses up
Don't worry about what's in it
We still in the lead
Cause we never took our minds off winnin'
Big nights, big lights
You invited to see the sights with me
So tonight get right
I need y'all to celebrate life with me
Uh-huh, celebrate life with me
C'mon, celebrate life with me
Uh-huh, celebrate life with me
C'mon, celebrate life
[Skillz]
Uhh, well wishers don't blink you might miss it
Tonight's undoubtedly exquisite
Slack's got a bad crease, I'm with a bad piece
On my side, Jewish lawyer with the hairpiece
WOO~! Gotta get my team right
All I see is some green lights
The judge tryin' to jail me quick
But look at me now you cain't tell me SHIT!
Uhh, stand up and sit down
My mind make money so I'm livin' for the right now
A lot of cats fell to the game
And we all coulda been like dark-skinned Jermaine
So now I smile at my haters
And deep down I know that they appreciate it
It's what you call slow success
I'm takin' all bets, no regrets
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Uh-huh, celebrate life with me
C'mon, celebrate life with me
Uh-huh, celebrate life with me
C'mon, celebrate life
[Hook]
One time for my niggas, light that fire
Blow that smoke, put it in the sky, thats right
Fuck the whoel world if they aint on your side, fuck em
I aint wanna judge, you just tryina get by
Im just tryian get by, by, man dont judge me
Im just tryian get by, by, hey
My favorite rapper said it aint where you from, its where you at
And I find that funny cause I put a state on the map
And I dont trap, but walton jessie cant cook like I do
And know I dont sell dope, I just look like I do
Fuck that, Im bout my paper though, if not, I cant fade it bro
And he aint coming back, and I dont know you savin for
Now that we made it hoe, gold roll wrist check
Oh you mad, man your ass aint seen shit yet
Do me a favor, if you a hater
Stay over there player, dont get on my radar
Ill catch you later, we bout to celebrate
And if you aint with us, you prolly gonn hate
But this ones for my niggas
[Hook]
One time for my niggas, light that fire
Blow that smoke, put it in the sky, thats right
Fuck the whoel world if they aint on your side, fuck em
I aint wanna judge, you just tryina get by
Im just tryian get by, by, man dont judge me
Im just tryian get by, by, hey
Understand, get it clear, anywhere that I appear
Got 2 bottles in my hand and Im standin on some cheers
I got 2 models and toe and they lookin so real
Yeah I paid for they booze, but they paid for they hair
Yeah check the pair, they as fast as it gets
I call one bad ass I call the other one chick
They a trip and they think dudes tryina get my crown
Tell em fools get a chair, dog sit your ass down
Haha, they used to see us in the mall
Yall aint getting shit cause we done got it all
Its my click, if I ball then they ball
But I cant take it with me, so this ones for yall
[Hook]
One time for my niggas, light that fire
Blow that smoke, put it in the sky, thats right
Fuck the whoel world if they aint on your side, fuck em
I aint wanna judge, you just tryina get by
Im just tryian get by, by, man dont judge me
Im just tryian get by, by, hey
So dont judge a nigga when I get high
Inhale then blow it to the sky, sky, sky, sky
Cause lifes a bitch and you die, hey
[Hook]
Illmatic:
ich mach feuer zu wasser sind wir erst da wirst du blasser und blasser hey du bist
krasser wir sind krasser que pasa die killa stark wie godzilla stilla als chillin'
in 'ner villa die griller die macher du bist 'n lacher wir sind die kracher süsser
als torten von sacher wir sterben nie ham energie sei doch ma ehrlich glaubst du
echt so 'ne null wie du hat fantasie die bombe wie tobi und bo wirf deine raps in
dein klo ill ist mein flow sowieso du bauer hast keine power wir hageln wie schauer
jetzt mach dich weg sonst gibt's haua sind rauer als leder kleiner angeber du
streber wischen dich weg wie vileda die masche leg dich futt in schutt und asche ab
in die tasche flasche
xavier:
ich mach mir 'n reim uff jo alla ha nät zu verwexsle mit walhalla insgeheim än
ziemlischa knalla is moi stadt ah nee wart is moi stadt än ziemlischa knalla wie 'n
porsche von gemballa nur noch pralla mit änem haufe prolls awwa was soll's des
gibt's in annere stadt a trotzdem mache ma se klar latze jeden weg direkt in de
männema dreck dreck macht speck und speck muss soi in harte zeite isch will zwar nät
druff rumreite awwa die welt von moina seite zu sehn is arg alda pass uff was isch da
sag
chorus:
söhne mannheims und illmatic moses pelham ihr seid fertig
wo bleibt der flava
wo bleiben deine skillz
sag mir was du willst
ich mach' hier die fills
flava skillz pen book
moses:
wer behauptet er blieb kalt wenn ich auf beats lall' sieht halt net die vielfalt
schielt halt du weisst doch dass mein stil knallt sein ziel bald erreicht so wie du
'n beisst müsstest du's wissen wenn auf dem tape hier net 3p steht ham se dich und
mich beschissen beim pissen drop ich mehr sense als die meisten mcs wenn se
schreiben wenn ich net ich wär' würd' ich mich beneiden darunter leiden und ruhig
bleiben mit anderen worten schweigen net auf 'em hohen ross reiten sondern beizeiten
versuchen pleiten zu vermeiden net streiten den style biten aber das tut ihr ja eh im
spiel wie toffifee glaub mir junge moses p-e-l-h-a-m is' im rennen mit mehr last auf
'en schultern als die meisten chabos stemmen und wenn irgendwer irgendwo irgendwann
irgendwie irgendwas gegen mich sagen kann dann isses wahrscheinlich eh gelogen an
den haaren herbeigezogen ihr idioten auf drogen wollt mich am toben wie hulk hogan
aber ich bin raus aus 'em groben heilig wie synagogen plus so sagenumwoben dass ich
selbst net weiss wo oben und wo unten is' glaub mir junge punkten is' gar net so
einfach wenn einen ständig irgend 'ne tunte disst in wenigen sekunden is' 5 jahre
her und genausoviel mal 2 bin ich jetzt millionen schwer doch der hass bleibt stehen
und die kraft bleibt da und ich scheiss' immer noch auf das gelaber von 'nem sony a&r;
- 3p
xavier:
wie das bermuda-dreieck schlechte gerüchte trägt 's rhein-neckar-dreieck beschte
früschde mannheim ein wort sehnsüchte mannheim mein ort zu dem ich flüchte flechte
meine träume in dein strassennetz quadratisch praktisch gut und ich wetz' mein
messer doch du passt auf wer uneingeladen den türknauf der stadttore bewegt liegt es
auf der zunge fremder bisch än eschda bisch än blenda bisch än bayerischer
samenspender oder ein berühmter wender des geschickes unsres landes es liest sich
auf dem spruch des bandes um herz und sprache meiner leute deren mundart nie bereute
was sie sagten so bis heute links rechts vom rheinausleger sind unschlagbar wenn es
erst beginnt für mannheims söhne interessant zu werden im himmel und so auch auf
erden
chorus
illmatic:
in jeder lüge liegt 'ne wahrheit illmatic bringt klarheit verschmelz' zu einer
einheit nehm' euch freiheit wie apartheid bin rhymetight wie rza disse alle disser
ich piss auf alle pisser und ich scheiss auf alle schisser bin gerissener als
anwälte ingenieure professoren bin dafür auserkoren wiedergeboren lieg in allen
ohren hab noch nie verloren dring in poren und explodiere imitiere keine stile
inszeniere neu und attackiere giere nach dem mic wie fixer nach der nächsten spritze
ritze schlitze in dein trommelfell also spar dir deine witze klitzekleine chance
vorbei sag deiner mutti bye hab's mikro dabei und fick dich und deinen sen sai ich
bin high mein scheiss bleibt fly keine frage bleib reiner als rei selbst untertage
ich jage dumme reimsprecher mit dem casher fang verbrecher wie die rächer auch ohne
einen versprecher bin verbaler knochenbrecher messerstecher was auch immer du hast
eh kein plan geschweige denn 'nen schimmer ich bin schlimmer als viren bakterien in
deinem körper gestörter als norman bates meine worte sind wie mörder da hört'er hin
ich spinn aber keiner lacht creme de la creme und das nicht erst seit letzter nacht
passt auf was ihr sagt ich bin bereit für die schlacht 3p ist die macht und es
kracht kracht kracht also was fotzenlecker noch fragen
[Skillz:]
This goes out to my brother E
Damn, uhh
We had it all baby, y'know?
Uhh... yo
Imagine you and your big brother, in a Southern town
All it took to lock down was some grams and a fo'-pound
Millions, we both tryin to see that much
So we found some young bucks that wanna be like us
Put 'em on to the game, showed 'em how to do it
All they wanted was sneakers, me and my brother knew it
After six months of this, we done moved ahead
Now I sleep with 300 G's under my bed
Imagine, livin life how you 'sposed to live
Gave my brother a buck fifty cause I'm 'sposed to give
But he wanted all of it like Sosa did
That put tears in my eyes, we was close as kids
Imagine, puttin your toast to your brother's ribs
I had to walk past his casket and close the lid
Imagine the guilt I felt, when I hid my gun
I'm the reason that my mom lost her oldest son, damn
(POP!)
[Chorus: Skillz]
Can you (imagine) how my nephew would look at me
If he knew I was the reason him and his daddy won't leave (together)
And now I feel alone
Cause it's my fault that my brother is gone and it's (forever)
And that's what happens
When money takes you and it leaves you (imagine)
[Skillz:]
Imagine, a year passin, I'm holdin my ground
Plus I got a new homey, he holdin me down
And my guilt won't let me go near my mother
Cats still say, "I'm sorry to hear 'bout your brother"
Man the lust for this dough is startin to run me
So I started a record company to clean my money
And my young boys think that they the only ones needin
They look at me, like I'm the only one eatin
They used to call me king, now they call me whack
And it's a drought, and papi ain't callin me back
This the hustler's test, and I made my vow
Next time I'm broke, broke'll be in style
So I got on my feet after takin a hit
The Jake made my homey rich after they made him a snitch
When they rushed my crib, I thought I was done
Cause they ain't found my coke, they found my gun - damn
[DOOR KICKED IN] ("Freeze! Get down!")
[Chorus: Skillz]
Can you (imagine) the time you gon' see
You and that money you made, y'all'll never be (together)
And your mom knows the facts
You took her firstborn and she got to live with that (forever)
And that's what happens
When life takes you and it leaves you (imagine)
[Skillz:]
Uhh, yo
Imagine, watchin your mom cry several tears
And I'm cryin over 7 years, can you (imagine)
How the snitch livin his life
And I'm in a 6 by 6 tonight, can you (imagine)
Why this dude grillin you
He a killer and he probably wanna kill you too
I think back to how the hustle game spoiled my life
Now I'm in somebody's kitchen, boilin rice
I started writin rhymes cause my time was free
Then I finally got paroled in ninety-three
So I moved to V-A after doin my bid
And half these rappers is rappin 'bout what I lived
Entertainment? It's just that for real
And a lot of cats lie after gettin a deal
Most of 'em tell lies and make it sound true
I oughta know, I just told one to you
õshort pauseú
[Chorus: Skillz]
Can you (imagine) if you had some proof
That your favorite rapper wasn't tellin the truth (together)
Him and his label decide
They gon' base his career on lies (forever)
And that's what happens
When money takes you and it leaves you (imagine)
[Skillz:]
Think about that, when you buy your next CD and just (imagine)
What I could do with a pad and a pen
[Skillz]
Yup! Yup! Uhh
Now when the cork get popped, ain't no tellin'
If we ballin' or not, that's what they yellin'
I'ma keep 'em guessin' cause they nothin' but watchers
Show 'em how to move in a room full of impostors
Pass up pimp, if she blink then I got'cha
Pass on the shrimp~! Cause I'ma take the lobster
Proper, I won't tell you what it's worth
But it's not Sunday and I'm lookin' like church (WOO)
It's a celebration bitch
We on our celebration shit
Scorsese, crazy
I'ma show you how a celebration can GET
Uhh, so just do it from afar
Ye ain't gotta look up if you wanna see a star
I love y'all cause y'all don't change
All you need's a memory to see how far we came
[Chorus]
Yo, put your glasses up
Don't worry about what's in it
We still in the lead
Cause we never took our minds off winnin'
Big nights, big lights
You invited to see the sights with me
So tonight get right
I need y'all to celebrate life with me
Uh-huh, celebrate life with me
C'mon, celebrate life with me
Uh-huh, celebrate life with me
C'mon, celebrate life
[Skillz]
Uhh, well wishers don't blink you might miss it
Tonight's undoubtedly exquisite
Slack's got a bad crease, I'm with a bad piece
On my side, Jewish lawyer with the hairpiece
WOO~! Gotta get my team right
All I see is some green lights
The judge tryin' to jail me quick
But look at me now you cain't tell me SHIT!
Uhh, stand up and sit down
My mind make money so I'm livin' for the right now
A lot of cats fell to the game
And we all coulda been like dark-skinned Jermaine
So now I smile at my haters
And deep down I know that they appreciate it
It's what you call slow success
I'm takin' all bets, no regrets
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Uh-huh, celebrate life with me
C'mon, celebrate life with me
Uh-huh, celebrate life with me
[Skillz:]
Uhh, uhh
Yeah, yeah
Uh-huh uh
Skillz, uhh
Hi-Tek
Yeah, uh
V-A, yeah
Yo, uhh, yeah
Yo trust me you don't want none of me man
You wanna discuss that shit with your dog like the Son of Sam
If I, run out of hustles then I'm runnin a scam
Spit some hot shit to you that'll be numbin your man (uh-huh)
I know what y'all niggaz thinkin now
"He was on TV with Missy, so how the fuck he underground?"
Uhh, I rep my state from coast to coast
Don't matter if I'm spittin with Nas or spittin with Mos
I'ma explain this shit to y'all geeks (talk to 'em)
I fuck with Timbaland cause Timbaland got beats!
And after "Ghostwriter" came out (uhh)
Y'all was bitchin and cryin, cause I ain't put the names out (uh-huh)
Y'all still thinkin I was frontin (mm-hmm)
And Puff cut a check, so I ain't have to say nothin (nah)
These rap cats is fakin
I'm jumpin in front of you and takin yours like a Secret Service agent
[Chorus x2: Skillz]
Y'all don't wanna do that (mm-mmm!)
Y'all don't wanna do that (uh-uhh!)
You don't really wanna do that (mm-mmm!)
Dog you don't wanna do that (uh-uhh!)
[Skillz:]
Yo, you know what irks me even more? (What?)
Male groupies when you out on tour (f'real)
Man I thought I was gon' flip
Duke passed the tape under the stall and I'm tryin to take a shit!
Man this drama gotta stop
Them the fools that you gotta watch (uh-huh)
Keep your tape, don't do me no favors
Cause when I tell you the truth, you gon' call me a hater (uh-huh)
And chicks I came up with (mm-hmm)
Be gettin mad cause they can't get hits (what?)
They be like, "That nigga Skillz ain't shit!"
Huh, but you just spent some bills to get Skillz's shit
Didn't you? "Mm-hmm" That's funny (mm-hmm)
These broads ain't stoppin my money (uh-uh!)
So if you manage to get close to me (uh-huh)
Think about what you gon' say boo before approachin me
Cause see
[Chorus]
[Skillz:]
Yo, uhh
I rip mics 'til they torn (uh-huh)
When I walk, you'd think there's a strobelite on .. (yeah)
In cyphers I be straight up attackin
Cats be like, "You ripped that shit nigga!"
Calm down, I was practicin!
Man y'all gotta be kiddin (uh-huh)
I got yo' CD, I did a lot of skippin
Like when I see you, you gon' do a lot of bitchin
While I'm on stage spittin with a lot of niggaz ad-libbin
Man y'all need to kill that
I'm from V-A nigga, where it's God damn real at
Tracks I peel at, and leak a few to the streets
So if you haters suckin yo' teeth then do it on beat, c'mon
(Tchk, tchk-tchk, tchk-tchk) I ain't new with the heat
I'm in the booth with the flu and still chewin the beat
I'm sonnin y'all like Father's Day; disrespect pop
and get popped like Marvin Gaye, cause see
[Chorus x2]
[Skillz:]
Uhh, uhh, Skillz
Uhh, uhh, V-A
(Man speaking)
What's in my backpack?
Right now in my backpack is a laptop,
Four records, one of them is Peter Piper
12 inch, three Sorato records, two needles,
Headphones, and four condoms.
(Female speaking)
My iPod, my wallet, my lipstick...
(Another female speaking)
One phone, the wristbands for the party,
Um, that's it
Break it down!
Big never had one but Kanye did,
But he misplaced his soon as he got rich.
Puff had one way before he 'came Diddy,
Used to see him all the time out in New York City.
Houston rocked his live when Arsenial,
Buckshot was the first one to put his in the video.
MC Search dropped the flow with his on his back
On the last episode of "Yo, MTV Raps!".
I'm on topic,
I rocked it when it wasn't that cool.
I'm goin home,
But it looked like I was goin to school.
And as far as accessories,
They second to none.
Every DJ in the world had his records in one.
When you in the club with one,
You might get stares.
Can tell a lot about a person by what's in theirs.
All kinds of lines, all kinds designs,
Nice shoes in yours,
But my dreams are in mine.
See the music I make has a certain sound,
It's not Pop so they like to call it Underground.
You can't separate music.
It's good or it's not,
Cause if Mariah was on this shit,
This shit would be Pop.
Now under me is beneath like can't get over.
When you think of Underground,
You probably think it's lower.
But ain't nothing low about this,
My dreams is high.
I believe that if you reach,
You can touch the sky.
So, get on your grind,
Let your mind get absorbed.
But your time into it,
And you can probably do it.
And they say that all I make is backpack music.
Well I say, hey, all they make is wack crap music.
New era and I'm about to school ya,
Yeah I got a backpack,
But don't let that fool ya.
Cause this one here been to all kinds of places.
I've been there, Skillz,
So I'm destined for greatness.
Yall do what you do,
Imma stay on my grind.
I ain't sure what's in yours,
But my dreams are in mine.
And the game ain't changed so recognize the signs.
I ain't sure what's in yours,
But my dreams are in mine.
Yall do what you do,
Imma stay on my grind.
I ain't sure what's in yours,
But my dreams are in mine.
Matter of fact,
Dre, run that back...
[Skillz]
Alright, listen up
I'ma put it in perspective
I'm the best since me
I got a right to be selective
What we have here is a candle so crass
It came out the cup with some shit from yo ass
strictly for those who are tryin to walk it with me
Ya'll thinkin y'all thugs cuz you bought some Dickies
I'm bein honest, throwin back to the hottest
I got LeBron callin his mom to check his closet (WHOA)
the rest can chill, you shoulda knew that
Skillz, uh-uh, you don't wanna do that
Testin me? That must be a fool that
Was thinkin too hard, you better loosen your doo-rag
When I'm gone, ons y'all for frontin
Dont have my vocals sings shit like we was cool or somethin
Its a fact, I think all rap is whack
and if you feel like I feel, then you ain't got no choice
but to.
[Chorus x2]
Take it Back, do do do do
Take it Back, do do do do
Take it Back, do do do do
Take it Back
[Skillz]
I ain't here to make friends, that ain't my job
If everybody ain't nice, that ain't my squad
and I ain't hypin 'em, I'm blowin right by them
this is like a grown man ridin a bike again
It's that easy, when I spit for the hood
I dont rap (nope), I explain shit real good
Ya'll say y'all thugs?
Well last time I seen ya, you were Steppin in the Name of Love
like "Left, right, bring it back"
Nigga, what part of the game was that?
if you see us, then its a known fact
that y'all is lil boy flow, this is grown man rap
you a playa? well move with a limp folk
that ain't a pimp cup, thats a god damn Big Gulp
I'm your new A&R;, Black
I'ma book some overtime, you write some more rhymes
and..
[Chorus x2]
Take it Back, do do do do
Take it Back, do do do do
Take it Back, do do do do
Take it Back
[Skillz]
When I charge the emcee, equals a bar a key
just me and the squad, no manners, no "pardon me"
so dont bother be trying to get father than me
if you ain't right now, you ain't workin harder than me
and I'm sure you'll flip, when this song come around
this shit so crunk it'd make Lil Jon clam down
hits out the trunk never shook
so by the time you get to the hook
you be whippin out your check book
lets look, or better yet, lets not
I talk shit to the sun, nigga I'm just that high
and in case y'all forgot, here's your warning B
cuz I snatch it like it rightfully belongs to be
and just..
[Chorus x4]
Take it Back do do do do
Take it Back do do do do
Take it Back do do do do
[Skillz]
Uh huh, yeah, uh, uh
Whoo! It's beautiful music baby
Huh, your boy Skillz, right
My man Com from the Chi
Kweli from the BK side
Hip Hop to the day that we die
So far so good with no endin in sight
Lookin back on all the places I done been with this mic
Let my teachers tell it, I was supposed to be a failure
Let me tell it, I was supposed to be on stage in Australia
Went from sittin on the curb with no gear to flaunt
To havin gifts with the words, I make 'em do what I want
And I'ma stay in the front, it's easy to the kid
Y'all always in the back like Jeezy adlibs
If you fail to prepare, you preparin to fail
And it's hard to see a heaven when you livin in hell
If you lookin at it different, you'll see a way out
How you gon' see money? You can't see your way off your couch
If opportunity comes, I'ma see what its bout
You can see it in my swag, I done figured it out
If you see doubt, I'm thinkin that y'all better re-route
Cause I'ma walk these dogs till Mike Vick get out
[Hook: Skillz]
I'm thinkin I could take over the game, maybe I could
They sayin I should change and maybe I should
Baby girl I'd be with you if I could
But I'm taking over the world and it's so far so good
Uh, so far, uh, so good
Uh, so far, uh, so good
Uh, so far, uh, so good
Uh, so far so good!
[Common]
We've come so far, there's so far to go
Vision of a mission, it seem impossible
Precision of a Chicago street apostle flow
Allowin me to go to places only God would know
Travel the land, witnessin the battles of man
Goin up stream with paddle in hand
Young dreams to master a plan
So I could make enough to hit my uncle Steve if he asks for a grand
It's been a journey, as far as universal laws
I'm the attorney, had to learn me
Just to burn me up, holler to the world to turn me up
As the game change y'all, I let my words re-up
It was written on the walls that success is a process
No matter how hard I fall I know it is some progress
Notches of the ladder I climb, holdin a bottle of wine
So many paths to take, I'm followin mine
[Hook]
[Talib Kweli]
Yeah, Talib Kweli stay in the zone, I'm leavin 'em in a phase
By now, I'm kinda used to leavin 'em so amazed
With my man Com-bred and Skillz, they know the ways
Call up Virginia Slim baby, I've come a long way from
Hoppin the train with Rubix and, now I'm
Hoppin the plane, I'm seasoned like o'bay
Purer than cocaine that's whiter than Colgate
My product harder than narcotics, I handled the whole way
Damn it I'm so straight, why you worry how my pocket looks?
Y'all just sound like y'all got pocket books, stop and look
As long as I rock it, Brooklyn is represented right
This is where the sun meet the high rise, it ain't no end in sight
I'm gonna end it right here, I'ma end the nightmares
That you have cause you sleepin and you actin type
Scared, I wake up like years, say my prayer like I should
And I've come so far cause I'm so good
[Skillz as 'Shaqwan' (girl):]
You 'bout to bounce, you goin to work? (mm-hmm)
Aight, well, y'knahmsayin, I-I'll talk..
What - what is that, what what the fuck is this?
(Man you know I listen to this every mornin 'fore I go to work)
Man I hate that nigga man, you always listen to that nigga man
Fuck him (man why you trippin, you know we just friends)
Yeah whatever, you always say that shit
A-aight whatever, I'll just talk to you when you get off the nuts
(Man that's fine, and don't be goin through my shit either)
Aight, Mad Skillz, 6-4-7 [dialing phone] 2-oh-...
[Q - Skillz as Shaqwan, S - Skillz as Skillz:]
[Q] Hello, can I speak to Skillz?
[S] Speakin
[Q] Yo I got a problem with you fool
[S] Yo who is this?
[Q] Man we beefin
[S] What?
[Q] Fool don't front like you some kind of fuckin star
[Q] I 'member back in the days when you had that lil' green car
[S] Yeah I had a green car, you know why? I like cash
[S] I still got it, matter of fact man you can kiss my ass
[S] Who the hell is this?
[Q] Don't worry about it
[S] Stop playin 'Twan
[Q] Fool this ain't no 'Twan
[S] Who is this?
[Q] Man this Shaqwan
[S] What?
[Q] You don't 'member me, from East-end Richmond?
[S] Nah
[Q] I used to bar with you nigga when you was livin 'round Whitman
[S] You know what? I don't know you for real!
[Q] Oh see that's how y'all get when y'all get a lil' muh'fuckin record deal
[Q] Man I'm sick of you, I'm sick of your crew
[Q] You ain't representin, I coulda did better than you
[S] You know what? I meet niggaz like you e'ryday
[S] But when y'all see me out, y'all don't have shit to say
[Q] I mean y'all niggaz aight, but you ain't fuckin with me
[Q] That goes for you, Danja Mowf, and what's that other nigga name?
[S] Lonnie B?
[Q] Yeah that nigga, y'all don't get no props
[S] Yeah whatever
[Q] On the f'real f'real man, just wait 'til my shit drop
[S] Yeah I'ma wait! I ain't got options
[S] And when I hear it I'ma see Big and 'Pac ballin down Hoskins
[S] I ain't got time for this high school shit
[S] You don't wanna talk to me dawg, you wanna talk to the [CLICK]
[dialtone]
[Q] What?! This motherfucker [redialing]
[Q] This motherfucker man! Oh aight, okay
[S] Hello?!
[Q] Oh, you wanna hang up in nigga's grills?
[S] I'm sayin you on some real bitch shit nigga, you need to chill
[Q] See y'all rap niggaz be thinkin y'all the shit
[Q] I was with them niggaz that was [?] your lil' ass in the slip
[S] I still left with your bitch, so what you sayin?
[Q] Whatever
[S] If you don't like the coach playa hater then what's the use of you playin?
[S] You think you the first nigga to doubt me?
[S] Man I'm gettin this dough, I don't give a fuck on how you feel about me
[Q] I'm sayin, how you gon' be a real MC
[Q] You don't smoke blunts, you ain't killed nobody on your CD
[S] Talkin 'bout what you don't do is childish
[S] If I was from New York or Cali, you'd be tryin to toss my salad
[Q] NIGGA FUCK YOU~!
[S] Fuck you! What you gon' fight me?
[S] You ain't gon' do shit but see me out and talk about how you don't like me
[Q] I don't be jockin you, I'll put yo' ass under
[S] Your girl be jockin me
[Q] Shit how you figure?
[S] How you get my number?
[Q] I'm sayin, that's besides the point
[Q] Man you garbage
[S] Yeah whatever
[Q] And I ain't even buyin yo' next joint
[Q] Matter of fact, your last CD was whack
[Q] And when I see you I'ma ask for my muh'fuckin money back
[S] Oh it's like that?
[Q] Yeah
[S] You get your money back - it's comin with somethin else
[Q] Yeah what's that?
[S] 13 smacks! What the fuck you want man, I'm 'bout to pull this plug
[Q] Hold up hold up hold up - I got a demo, you think you can put me on cuz?
[in the background:]
Turn it up (c'mon) 9 (everybody) 8 (c'mon louder) 7 (louder) 6 (louder)
[Skillz over background:]
Uh yeah, uhh, uhh, uhh, uhh, drop my singin debut
Do the damn thing - like this
C'mon baby! Uhh, yeah, get my, uh-huh, yeah, uhh, uhh
Yeah, uhh... uhh... uhh, yo
I'm a problem, you better off callin Jake
Before you see me you'll see X doin the Harlem Shake
Ask your man who own the state, I know the album late
But when it's this hot shit you 'posed to wait
Son I spit like fo' bars
Then I got Kevin Liles on the 2-way offerin fo' cars
Skillz get the same cash
For the past two years I've been windin it up like Dame Dash
Ahead like no other, check "From Where???"
First nigga to pop his collar on the album cover
Far as battlin, y'all cats'll get hurt
We can pull out 2-ways, I'll bust yo' ass over your alert
I'm back, don't slip now; I ain't worried
'bout you ballin hard nigga, you on your fifth Loud
Trust me I'm gon' stay
You need to keep your nose clean muh'fucka, I own V-A, c'mon
[Chorus: singer (Skillz)]
S.K.I., L.L.Z.
V-A MC (do the damn thing do the damn thing)
S.K.I., L.L.Z.
V-A MC (do the damn thing do the damn thing)
[Skillz:]
So if, he the shit I'ma flush the guy
With a sick-ass flow that'll crush the guy
Hordes of metaphors that'll rush the guy
Type of shit make Bust say "AH-HA, AH-HAH!"
Ha! It's even worse at a show
Cause usually I got whole front row full of hoes
And they all be like ("louder") soundin like ("louder")
Lookin like ("c'mon") you know like ("uhh")
Yo, yeah it happens all the time
Usually they find out I'm cute, give a fuck about a rhyme
You got to trust me kid
When I hear y'all spit I don't do shit but miss the fuck outta Big
And that's real, tell me what's wrong
The reason that you can't get a deal cause you can't make songs
Yo as far as spittin flames
Get a Oscar nigga, actin like you don't know my name, tell 'em
[Chorus]
[Skillz:]
So let the poppers pop, and the breakers break
You can, bounce and rock, or you can roller skate
Yo, I want tall money, clown if I stack it
and it fall, half of it'll land outta town
Yo, I gotta get the crown
How you sayin that you in the game when you know you outta bounds
Try to put the heat to my jaw
I'ma have dogs poppin up like it's meat on the floor
And yo, I spit fly from the door
Walk backwards talkin shit like I'm guidin a tour
Ha, these rap niggaz sayin nothin
Fuckin with me nigga, you musta bumped your head or somethin
Y'all cats is real funny
E'rybody goin platinum, ain't nobody gettin platinum money
I came to drop fellas
Leave you with nothin under yo' ass like a acapella, c'mon
"And we'd like to thank our junior ushers for doing
such a wonderful job, look at 'em ... Pastor Skillz's
last sermon with us today. But it's not a sad time
it's a wonderful and joyous occassion. Pastor
Skillz's last sermon ... Pastor Skillz."
Before our presentation
I'd like to thank the members of the congregation
For being patient
This morning I got a lil' somethin' to say
How many of y'all woke up and didn't even feel like comin' down here?
Well, Brother James, it's a shame
I know you're sitting there, and all you're worried about is your football game
Well, me and the Lord, we worry about some things
Like you in the parking lot, smoking on your rock cocaine
(Say what?) Man, everybody know it
And if your mom can't read the announcements faster
I'ma hafta let her go
And Sister Alice, you late
'Cause don't think I don't see you stealin' out my collection plate
Y'all don't hear me ... 'cause if you did, you'd pray I told you
'Cause if you do it in the dark, it's gonna come to the day
And Brother Todd, I know that times is hard
Ask the church for help, you ain't gotta steal money from your job
You can't cheat, 'cause the man up above
ain't no sense stealing if ya' gonna blow it at strip clubs
An' Sister Keisha, don't look in his direction
He wouldn't be at your strip club if his wife gave him some affection
The choir need to sing a song for y'all
This morning I need to know what is wrong with y'all
Satan's swinging his swords again
Sister Kim keyed up the door to my Benz
Now the teacher said I got to reach you
Somebody said "Pastor, teach" so I'm preach
That's what I came to do
And Lord knows, Sister Williams, we all need to pray for you
You can't do this, I knew you was ghetto
If backsliding was a sport, you'd have a gold medal
The dinners you sold last week was cold
And the fish you fried was two weeks old
I know you did it, so go on and admit it
Half the choir ain't here, 'cause they home sick
Y'all my people, but I know ya' well
We in some troubling times, it ain't hard to tell
But some a' y'all are goin' to hell
If you keep leaving Bible study to watch Dave Chappelle
Lord knows I love ya' brothers deep
But don't sit in the pew if you been smokin' weed
I know you're saying "Pastor, "
But Lord, I'ma tell it like it GI is
And Sister Gladys, ya' need to repent
'Cause when I call your house, I hear 50 Cent
This house is in a mess
We got some problems in here that we need to address
And the ushers I shouldn't have to mention
You so busy dancing to Usher to pay attention
And Brother Wayne, you can't take the sound
You bootleggin' services and sellin' 'em downtown
What am I gonna do?
I can lead you to the door, I can't take you through
Now bear with me, it's almost over
I gotta speak on it, y'all, and get the dirt off my shoulder
I'm a city [?], so you gotta get it clear
Deacon Smith's been having affair for twenty-two years
Some a' y'all is doin' wrong
But I'm gonna go on, I told ya' I wasn't gonna hold ya' long
Now I ain't got much more to say
MONEY L WHATS UP BABY ITS YA BOY SKILLZ MAN
IM HITTING YA ON THE CHECK IN
MY BAD MAN I AINT CALLED YOU IN A MINUTE
MAN IM OUT IN L.A. DOING MY THING MAN
YOU KNOW WHAT IM SAYING
I GOT A LIL SPOT OUT HERE
YOU GOTTA COME OUT HERE MAN
COME OUT AND DO YO CITY MAN ITS KINDA CRAZY
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN BEAUTIFUL WEATHER
I SAW YOUR GIRL IN THE SPOT LAST NIGHT
AND MAN LET ME TELL YA
HEY!!! YOU KNOW THE TYPE OF SHIT THAT I BE ON
IT ALL STARTED WHEN I MADE A MOVE ON NIA LONG
AFTER A LITTLE SMALL TALK SHE CAME UP OUT HER SHELL
IM SHOCKED I GOT THE CRIB NUMBER PLUS I GOT THE CELL
I GOT LAUREN LONDON'S NUMBER DOWN IN ATL
SHE SAID TIP WONT TRIP BUT DONT TELL PHARRELL
YEAH THE KID DO IT WELL AND IM ONLY TWO TEXT
FROM A UNION WITH THE GIRL GABRIELLE
BUT OH WELL I CALLED FERGIE'S CELL BUT KNOW WHAT
EVERYTIME IT RINGS WILL.I.AM BE PICKING UP
I COULDNT BELIEVE I SCOOPED EVE I THOUGHT SHE'D SAY NO
SHE WAS SHOCKED WHEN I SAID I NEVER SEEN YOUR SHOW
IM IN THE VALLEY AND I PASSED ON MARIAH CAREY
IM LIKE HMM WELL I GOT HALLE'S BLACKBERRY
MY BILL MIGHT BE HIGH BUT IM THAT TYPE OF GUY
THAT IF I SEE IT AND I WANT IT WHY NOT A GIVE IT TRY
YOU KNOW I WAS GON GET THEM DIGITS
I KNOW ITS A WRAP ONCE I GET COMMITTED
SHE KNOW SHE KINDA LIKE THE WAY I DID IT
WHATS THE POINT OF HAVING GAME MA IF YOU DONT SPIT IT
MY PHONE I GOT MORE NUMBERS THAN BARS
IN MY PHONE STAY PACKED SORTA LIKE IPOD
IN MY PHONE I AINT GOT NOTHING BUT STARS
PUT YOUR NUMBER IN MAMA IMA HOLLA TOMORROW
HEY!!! YOU KNOW THE TYPE OF CHICKS THAT I GET AT
SAME CHICKS YALL BE ASKIN FOR AN AUTOGRAPH
LIKE THE TIME WHEN I MET THE GIRL JOY BRYANT
IF I AINT GET THE NUMBER SHIT IMA DIE TRYING
VENUS WILLIAMS KEEP CALLIN BUT IM TRYING TO MISS HER
SORRY LOVE IM JUST TRYIN TO SERVE UP YOUR SISTER
SOME SAY LISA RAE SOME SAY NONA GAYE
I SAY OKAY THATS TWO NUMBERS IN ONE DAY
(HEY!!!)I GOT MEAGAN'S NUMBER LAST WEEK
ITS ALL GOOD HONEY WHATS UP WITH THAT WAIST DEEP
I MET KERI WASHINGTON AND NOW SHE HATE ME
SHE SAID SHE NEED A LITTLE MAN I SAID THAT AINT ME
MET JENNIFER HUDSON AND I HAD HER BLUSHING
SHE WAS WIT IT SO GETTIN THEM DIGITS WAS NOTHING
MY BILL IS HIGH BUT IM THAT TYPE OF GUY
THAT IF I SEE IT AND I WANT IT WHY NOT A GIVE IT TRY
YOU KNOW I WAS GON GET THEM DIGITS
I KNOW ITS A WRAP ONCE I GET COMMITTED
SHE KNOW SHE KINDA LIKE THE WAY I DID IT
WHATS THE POINT OF HAVING GAME MA IF YOU DONT SPIT IT
MY PHONE I GOT MORE NUMBERS THAN BARS
IN MY PHONE STAY PACKED SORTA LIKE IPOD
IN MY PHONE I AINT GOT NOTHING BUT STARS
PUT YOUR NUMBER IN MAMA IMA HOLLA TOMORROW
UHH SWITCH SIDEKICKS WITH THE CHICK ROCSI
AT THE GRAFTON DOWN IN THE LOBBY
SHE THE TYPE DONT LIKE PAPARAZZI
SHE SAID THEM BOYS IS CRAZY
UH I KNOW YOU THINKING SKILLZ YOU JUST TALKING
BUT LAST NIGHT RIGHT DOWN ON SLAUSON
I GOT THE INFO OF ROSARIO DAWSON
I MIGHT END UP IN THE TABLOID BABY
I GOT ALL THESE NUMBERS OF ALL THESE WOMEN
LAST THING YOU NEED TO ASK ME IS HOW IM LIVING
CRIB NUMBERS CELL NUMBERS PERSONAL PAGERS
YOU WOULD THINK I WAS A HOLLYWOOD CASTING AGENT
IM A KID FROM VIRGINIA HAVING FUN
FOUR MONTHS IN L.A. SHIT THIS A JOB WELL DONE
CROSSING LA CIENEGA TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT
AND I BE DAMNED IF I AINT DROP MY PHONE RIGHT IN THE STREET
(GET OUT THE STREET BUDDY)
G-DAMN IT DID U SEE THAT HE RAN RIGHT OVER MY PHONE
DAMN .....DAWG HE RAN RIGHT OVER MY PHONE
C-CAN I BORROW YOUR PHONE
MY MAN MY MAN EXCUSE ME PARTNER PARTNER
C-CAN I BORROW YOUR PHONE FOR TWO SECONDS
PLEASE JUST TWO SECONDS
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
(DIALS NUMBERS)HE RAN RIGHT OVER MY PHONE
DID YOU SEE THAT
I THINK THAT WAS JAY LENO
HIS CHIN LOOKED LIKE JAY LENO
YOU'VE REACHED SKILLZ UMM IF YOU CALLIN IM NOT ANSWERING
CAUSE I I DONT HAVE MY PHONE
I DONT HAVE ANYBODIES INFORMATION
I LOST MY PHONE SO IF YOU COULD PLEASE LEAVE YOUR NUMBER PLEASE
I DONT HAVE ANYBODIES INFORMATION PLEASE LEAVE YOUR INFORMATION
MY PHONE GOT RAN OVER BY JAY LENO
(We got Skillz)
[Skillz:]
Aight, it's time to get in
Now where should I begin?
To run back the ratchetness to 2010
Profound Sounds, ya'll cut the track up
I'm a get it in, this the 2010 Rap Up!
Now Waka Flocka went hard and got shot in the paint
Kelis went a little harder, took Nas to the bank
All that bread on the monthly, son that's crazy
Did I mention the fact she only had one baby?
Then the quake hit Haiti and left us in awe
So pray for them and pray you never see the things they saw
We Are The World got made just to donate bucks
No "I" in we though, I just think we fucked that up
Sade came back and blessed the world with a gift
John Mayer went there and let the N-word slip
And Yung Berg got robbed by his peers
It's not '09 though, he just seems to do that every year
50 Cent tried to take out Ross
Look like it ain't work Fif, you might have to take that loss
Rozay, he had some heat
Had everybody from the 'burbs thinking they was Big Meech
Ross had a good year, that's fact
But him bagging Stacey Dash?
Mmm, I don't know 'bout that
Now I might sound thirsty
But Erykah Badu's video? Wooh, Lord have mercy
And I don't mean to sound foul
But if I could hit that, I'd dress up like a clown right now
So don't tempt me
And nobody had one
But we was rapping 'bout Beamer, Benz and Bentleys
Mel Gibson, Spazzed out for real
Idiots of the year? BP, for the oil spill
And Wayne went to jail for his gat
They said he had a music player, where he hide that at?
No matter where you looked, it was hard to miss Drake
But easy to miss 50 when he lost that weight
LeBron made a decision, that move was bold
But he had to take the heat once the Heat got cold
Hey Cleveland, I'll holler
'Bron's the reason a hot dog in Cleveland will cost ya 84 dollars
The iPhone prototype, that got jacked
Shout to rappers that was dumb enough to touch Kat Stacks
I know what you thinking kid
And no, I didn't touch her, but I know a lot of rappers that did
Kanye had Twitter going nuts
Man y'all funny, since when you cared about the World Cup?
Facebook, talk of the town
And don't lie, you know you was crying right along with Chris Brown
But in the new year, what I don't wanna see
Is Montana Fishburne or a movie in 3D
And Swizz wifed Alicia Keys
The volcano cloud had me and Jazzy Jeff stuck overseas
And rappers, they weren't exciting
But I'd hate to see your parents if you came out looking like 50 Tyson
And Antoine Dodson, that was that was just trife
With all that "Hide ya kids and hide ya wife"
Man, the industry sucks
Cause we started off laughing at both of them
But now they laughing at us
I'm just asking
How Lady Gaga can wear some raw meat?
But y'all call that fashion
And Fantasia, she went the suicide route
Oh, you gon kill yourself? Before your album come out?
Lil Wayne came home like jail was a fad
They sold us big iPhones and they called 'em iPad's
And we all got barraged
By the many faces and many voices of Nicki Minaj
Old girl got it in
And before the year was over she was already beefing with Kim
Lindsay Lohan, behind bars
I guess I wasn't supposed to notice that a dancer won Dancing With the Stars
The Census came tryna get the count right
And Paris Hilton, well she got caught with the white
And Petey Pablo need a reverend
Dawg, a gun? in an airport? on 9/11?
Obama still tryna do his thing
They caught T.I. with three pills and sent him back to the bing
Miley Cyrus had us at a loss for words
A lot of y'all got addicted to Angry Birds
The miners got freed live on TV
Y'all coulda gave 'em something, maybe a Double Down from KFC
YouTube views, that could get ya some bread
Ask that lil white boy with the real big head
Usher came back, and still claiming king
He signed Justin Bieber though, can you say cha-ching?
Willow whipped her hair, and hit the perfect score
Rather see hers than anybody on Jersey Shore
Republicans, ha, they still tripping
A Wikileak? nah, where I'm from man, we call that snitching
Raz B and Chris Brown they had some words
I got three for Raz B – You got served!
I hear a lot of Rap Ups getting made for real
Ehhh, he's all right, but he's not Skillz
With that being said, I send a R.I.P
To Guru, Gary Coleman and Miss Teena Marie
Apache, Eyedea, and Lena Horne the star
Huddy Combs, Hideo, and Cool DJ Lar
May they all rest in heaven
The Rap Up is wrapped up
well excuse me, take a few minutes to mellow out
your boy skillz back on the mic to tell about
the year 2011, who else gonna spit it to you?
and since you keep asking, i guess (i'm gonna give it to you)
the year started off with predictions galore
with birds falling out the sky and fish washing ashore
great! what a way to start the race
then gucci mane gets an ice cream cone tatted on his face
thinking about a face tat? reconsider
ciara got played by rihanna on twitter
kim k proved she could hardly sing
and we got caught up in the madness of charlie sheen
(winning!)
if you didn't hear, rebecca black's best day of the week?
worst song of the year
and the quake left the coast of japan in ruins
y'all watched the royal wedding
like you actually knew 'em!
and the government was slacking and causing distractions
talking about shutting down. i knew that wasn't gonna happen!
i shout obama though in sinister fashion
cause we ended up toe-tagging the boy bin laden
but oprah tho? she went out like a pro
and kept it real classy for her very last show
got her own network, but that's moving kinda slow
Yo it's that time where bringing past back up
Your boy skillz you know my S*** gonna act up
And this year is jacked up but I got the facts up here we go scrap
This the 08 rap up if you a Patriot fan you is quick to cheer
To the Giants pulled up and upset it again and the
Commercial where lame as hell, poor Marian Jones she had
To watch the game from a cell, D-tox was getting recorded
And Dre put up some headphones and he was the only one
That could afford em, Wayne got back for having heard and Nas
Tried to drop a cd that was called the N-word I chilled on the word
And I was fine till I saw him at the Grammies I was like
It's like hes freaking lost his mind, Ne-Yo toured with kellys
And he got played, and 50 Cent he kicked Paris Hilton off
Stage, Game went to jail for 8 days you know it's bad when Jo-Jo
Faints incase you leave him on the stage Jay-Z and Mary J double
Date Brash out the progy and remy ma hold ya head a
Raising in the sun you lied I heard that and I thought Flav-A-Flav
Got a show outside, and wrestling looked faker then
Ever I mean who was gonna believe that Big Show could of
Beat Mayweather, now Nick and Mariah they kept it G but the
Wedding of the year goes to Hoven B the unity in G-Unit is
Gone cause it's a sad day when you got Young Buck crying on
The phone, Ice-T and Soulja Boy dum and who was the fool
That threw a bottle at KRS-One, Reshawn Bell verdict
Was lame and 50 went to Africa but he ain't coming
Back with his chain, Wayne dissed the Djs what was that
Bout then the barber from LA straight not sug out tough
Street lookin boy the guys that made that song they
Lookin like no second single lookin boys and let me say
This they only fell good to say big ups to all my haterz, the beef got
To stop G 50 you runnin out of people man why you
Pickin on Roxy your baby mama came out but we ain't neva
Find out who really burned down the house, Rick Ross took it
Too far was it me or was the biggiest CO we have seen thus
Far, I'm just askin and Bow-Wow got his hand handed to him in a
Game of Madden you wanna know wus funny they showed
Us the game but they ain't never gonna say who got that money
Huh, the system is filty for real G how the hell R.Kelly come
Up Not Guilty I can't believe he walkin on T.V talking bout
(When you stay teen nade all out we talking bout), Wayne
Sould A Milli in a week then seven days I got sick of the A Milli beat,
The brat knew what time served in 08 was all mostly good year for
Your man Young Bird between fights in his fan base he needed
Some help then his chain on tour by it's self, Will Smith got
Hollywood on smash, Puff you a millionaire man why you
Crying about gas, Katt Williams he went nuts and the economy
Was harder then McCain trying to put his arms up,
And Palin I ain't even gonna discuss her she probably
On her porch now trying to look at Russia, and
Kanye he went for broke maybe the album
Should have been called 808 to No Heart Notes
Naw he doin his thing is it hard to fight
Paparazzi when you got on skinny jeans,
Nelly and Usher could'ntfind their fans,
Superhead said I'm pregnant I'm
Like by who your pregnant man,
T.I. got back in gear,
Beyonce single ladies hmph music video of the year
It had the guys getting hiked together, I hope
DMX finally get his life together, man we got
To chill off the drama biggest thing ever (echo)
Barack Obama first black president please believe
It I'm just happy that my granny got a chance
To see it it's time for a change so don't go tryin
To turn all your inauguration to a All-Star game
Let's act right and show these kids we
Can turn yes we can into
Yes we did and Bush made it hard be
Patient let that man go to the white house
And do his job, black athletes ya'll got
To parly don't play you saw
How they came back for OJ, the economy
That's a rap no doubt the whole world
In debit how the hell you bail that out,
Halle Berry she had a baby on
The low, the best thing on T.V.
Was Keshia Koles show lookin good Keshia
But don't thank me because you ain't the star
Of the show Ha that would be Franky
This a crazy world jeezy told ya son crazy world
Wonder where he got that from I got to say it
Cause he influenced the game but I got to give props
To my boy T-Pain and ya'll in his lane with
Songs like Hoooo we pop champagne so I'm a
Say this quick we in a recession stop lyin ya'll ain't
Poppin s*** and President Bush soo hated he
Went to Iraq and almost got a shoe-senated so I'm a shout out
To(I dun't know wut he says?) soo I'm a shout out to everybody upstairs who ain't
With us no more, so ya'll stay on your grind your boy skillz
The 09 Rap Up,
Check, Yo Yo
I'm Bout To Put This Thing Again, 09 Is Outta Here
20-10 Is In The Building, Time For A New Year (YURP!)
Your Boy Skillz Back On His Grind, Let's Run It Back And Re-Cap 2009
DC Starts Off The Conversation,
Cause We Was In Yo Town For The Inauguration
We Froze Our Asses Off, It Wasn't Just Me
That Was A Small Price To Pay To See History
Biggies Movie Came Out And Got Shine,
Ne-Yo And Jim Jones Got Scrappin Up In Loui Voutton
TVs Went Digital, The Governments Lame;
Ya'll Bought Them Boxes? To Me The sh-ts Still Looks The Same
And I Don't Care About The Fate, Of John & Kate
You Feel Sorry For Anybody It Should Be The Plus 8
Having 7 Siblings Can't Be Calm,
But I'll Take 20 Of Them Before I Take One Octo-Mom
50 & Rick Ross, That's A New Level Of Beefin.
Lebron Got Dunked On And He Ain't Want Us To See It
The News Of Chris & Rihanna Broke In The Streets.
T-Pain Got On The Golf Cart And Broke Some Teeth
Tiny & Toya Got A Show? That's Crazy.
Tiny, You Gon Get A Second Season? (Yeaa Baby!)
Run DMC They Got Their Own Street,
And Jojo Got Caught Trying To Spark That Leaf
Man The Game Is Bananas
For Playing Hip-Hop Me And Jazzy Jeff Got Kicked Out Of Kansas
Rick Ross Shades Was Phony & Fake,
Enter a Newcomer By The Name Of Drake
The Industry Got To Get It In Gear,
Cause It's Bad When A Mixtape Is Really The Album Of The Year
And His Vid Wasn't Bad
But I Was Mad At Them Breast I Never Had (Breast I Never Had)
Eminem & Mariah, Sounded Bitter
And We All Took To This New Thing Called Twitter
Where You Could Follow Peeps Just To See What They Say
And If You Want To You Could Follow Me @SkillzVA
Bernie Madoff, He Was Playing For Keeps.
Amber Rose Became Famous Without Having To Speak
Black Eyed Peas Rolled Deep,
They Blacked Perez Hiltons Eye And Made Him Pee In The Middle Of The Street
Lil Wayne Did It Big, He Said He Wanted To F- Every Girl In The World
And I Think He Did
Chris Brown — Now That's My Guy,
But How He Do An Interview And All Ya'll Notice Was The Bow Tie?
The Media Went Hard,
Chris You Want Us To Forget Just Say What Really Happened In The Car
Rihanna, She Kept Quiet — Until She Had An Album To Sell
But We Still Ain't Buy It
Mike Vick & A.I. — Back In Action
And We Were Shocked By The Loss Of Mr. Michael Jackson
I Never Thought That Star Would Fall To The Ground,
Mike Was Huge, The News Shut The Internet Down
Through Your Music, You'll Live On My Friend
And I Know Well Never See A Talent Like You Again
I Gotta Man Up, Cause Even I Was A Fan Of...
The Real House Wives Of Atlanta
I Love Kandys Song, But That Kim?
(That's A Dirty Low Down Monkey With A Weave On)
Tardy For The Party Brought Us Some Joy,
But It Never Left The Ground — Just Like The Balloon Boy
And To The Parents, I'm Gonna Say Why-Lie!
You Named Him Falcon? But That Don't Mean He Could Fly
Far As R&B; Goes, Trey Songz Is The Guy
And I'm A Grown Man, But I'm Scared Of Lady Ga-Ga
Drakes Knee Kept Saying Hey Bruh, Just Sit
And Kanye Snatched The Mic From Taylor Swift
Then The World Could'ntStand Him
(I'm Really Happy For You — I'm a Let You Finish)
Man I Think He Playing That
The Government, Yea They Think They Slick.
What Happened To Clash & Clunkers, That s**t Came & Went
The Hangover, Was Funny As Hell...
And So Were The Rappers Who Could'ntStay They Ass Out Of Jail
Jay-Z Went On Oprah And Hit Number 1, She Gave Out A Lot Of Chicken,
But She Ain't Give Him None
H1N1 Is Causing Drama
And We Was All Shaking Our Heads At Lil Mama
Like, Why Was You On Stage? Nobody Gave You A Cue,
And With A Head That Big, You Should Have Thought That Through!
Nicki Minaj Gave Female MCs Some Help,
But If She Signed Your Boob You Should Be Ashamed Of Yourself
Whitney Houston Got Back To Working
And Kids Came Up With This Thing Called Jerkin
Where You Take Dancing & Rappin, Combine The Two
Newsflash: Come On Son That Ain't Nothing New
Nas & Kelis They Could'nt Get That Thing Back
Diddy Holla At Me If You Want That Ring Back
Jamie, He Blamed It On The Alcohol And Maybe That's What Made J-Lo Fall
Health Care Got Passed And That's What's Good,
But The Idiot Of The Year Is Tiger Woods
(It's Uh, It's Tiger...)
Could You Say Fail? Who Else Is Named Tiger?
Why Would You Leave The Name On The Voicemail?
He Changed The Game I Suppose
Who Would Have Though He Was Putting 18 Holes
T.I. Came Home, After 7 Months... I Can't Watch Moniques Show,
Cause She Yells Too Much
And We Mourned This Year,
I Got To Say — Every Other Day... Somebody Passed Away
Mr. Magic, Roc Raida, My Man Baatin, Darian, And My Friend A-M
It Was A Very Sad Year To Say The Least,
So To Everybody We Lost... Rest In Peace
What You Want Me To Do?.... Sorry.... I'm Back (S-K-I-Double L-Z)
It's Not A Diss Song... It's A Real Song.
It's Ya Boy Skillz,
And I'm Fixin To Act Up
Since Ya'll Keep Askin About The '06 Rap Up
Yea, Pull Up A Chair, I'll Tell You What I'm Gon Do
For You And Yours, Hold The Applause, This Is The Year In Review
Steelers Stole The Superbowl, Let's Give It Up For Them
And Eminem He Gave In,
Got Married To Kim
The Violence Started Hip Hop Was Sorta Rolling The Dice
Some Hata's Almost Stole The Life Of The Homie Obie Trice (That's Right)
And Then Chappelle's Show Came Back On
But After A Few Episodes It Was Clear He Was Gone
And I Hate To See The Homie Dave Go
But I Love That Show About These Spoiled 16 Year Olds
And Two Indian Chicks,
Damn Near Had Me Cryin'
When She Was Like, "Dog! Don’t Get Your Hair Done Like Mine"
What Else, Uhh Let Me See
That's Around The Time When Cam Came After Jay-Z
The Oscar's Got Down With The P-I-M-P
And 3-6 Kept It Cool When They Was On Tv
Then T.O. Switched Teams, But I Didn't Notice
Cause I Was Getting Some, Getting Some,
You Know What I Mean
Dmx Got Bagged Again, Driving While Black
While His Wife Did A Hundred With His Kids In The Back
What You Know About That, T.I. Made It Clear
You Might Sell But You Won't Top The King This Year
And Joc And Nitty, Came With A Brand New Sound
Everybody Went To The Mall, It Was Going Down
We All Did The Motorcycle Two Times With Your Shoulders
But After Tom Cruise Did It,
For Me It Was Over
Dick Chaney Crazy With The 12 Gauge
And Everybody And They Mama Got A Myspace Page
And Yea We All Got The 'itus'
Mine Is Myspace Dot Com Back Slash 'your Ghost Writer'
Cheap Plug, Yea No Doubt, Take Some Chicken Noodle Soup
Let It Rain... Uh Clear It Out
And Russell And Kimora They Decided To Stop It
And Ya Jeans Had To Have Some Designs In The Pockets
Dallas Austin,
Yea Dude Got Screwed
We Ain't Look At T.V. We Just Went To You Tube
Everyday I'm Hustlin
Yea That Track Was Nice
But It's Not Rap If You Just Saying The Same Thing Twice
The Rumor Was Rihanna Was Doing Jay
Christina Milian Went Public, With Cool And Dre
'just Say I' Was The First Selection
Should Have Named It Just Say I,
Ain't Selling No Records
And Janet Jackson Flopped Hard
Her Album Did So Bad That Jermaine Had To Quit His Day Job
Gnarls Barkley Dropped 'Crazy' To The Web On Purpose
That Song Was Everywhere, Even Foxy Heard It
And Cassie And LeToya Came On The Seen
But I Was Too Busy Doing My 'shoulder Lean'
Lil Kim Came Home, From Doing A Bid
Is It Me, Or When She Came Out She Was Looking Like 'big'
Time To Switch Up, Rappers Took It There
Wyclef And Ludacris, They All Cut Their Hair
And Ya Boy Ne-Yo, He Went With The Baldy Of Course
But If You Seen His Hair Line, He Didn't Have No Choice
The Divorces Got Bad Then Downright Shifty
First Bobby And Whitney Then K-Fed And Britney
And K-Fed, Your Rap Career Is Through
Ron Artest Almost Sold More Cd's Then You
Nas Said Hip Hop Was Dead, But Northern Cats
Spent All Year Trying To Bring New York Back
Ya'll Need To Lighten Up Son, Get A Hug
The Only Time New York Came Back Was On The Flavor Of Love
And T.O. Took Pills, Tryin To Get Himself Higher
But If Your Like Me, Ya Got Hooked, Watchin The Wire
Man Kobe Should Have Looked Over His Shoulder
And We Know Because We Had The Bootleg Before The Season Was Over
A Lot Of Rappers Got Shot, And Didn't Shoot
Word On The Street Is They Got Dropped By Christopher Snoop
Pharrell And Kanye Put Number 1 To Work
You Looking Suspect Ye’, Button Up That Shirt
Ya'll Fools Must Be Crazy,
If You Thought That I, Was Gonna Forget About Lil’ Wayne And Baby
I Know Ya'll Dudes For Being Flashy, But With Ya'll Teeth
Now Ya'll Kissin' , That's Just Nasty
And Mel Gibson, He Took A Loss
Your Record Got No Push Son, If Jay-Z Was Your Boss
To Get A PS3 , You Had To Hunt
And Snoop Got The Record For Getting Arrested The Most Times In A Month
Beyonce Said Dream Girls Was Heaven Sent
But I Hear That Girl's Been Dreaming About Getting A Breath Mint
Her Man Hov Came Back Hot,
He Was Like I'm So Independent Flex, That I Might Buy Cops
That's Good Business Jay, Do That, Yea
Cause Cops They Had Two Big Records This Year
Ya Boy Stout, Might Advise You To Go That Route
Cause Everybody Was Ballin! And Walkin’ It Out
But Not Everybody Really, Cause A.I. He's Still Ballin, He Just Ain't Doing In Philly
Kramer Dropped The N Word, Man Dude Is Crazy
So Madonna, Why Don't You Show Him Your New Baby
Justin Timberlake Brought Sexy Back
Is It Me Or He Was Trying To Get Next To The Blacks?
We Lost Dilla And Bradley And My Man Proof
Gerald Levert Big Phil, And Professor X Too
This A Crazy World, Hope It's Better In Heaven
[Skillz:]
Like we always do at this time
Seein how y'all never get enough
It's Skillz and I'm back with that ('07 Wrap Up)
And this one is no walk in the park
Let me take it from the top, damn where should I start?
Well Drama got raided up and DJs got tense
And the mixtape game ain't been the same since
The White Rapper Show gave blacks an attitude
And Cam called 50 and put the clip on YouTube
CURTISSS! - More on that later
And for All-Star Weekend, everybody went to Vegas
Heh, and that was just a classic case
Of way too many black people and not enough space
Jennifer Hudson got an Oscar, give her her props
And we all sang, "This is why - This Is Why I'm Hot"
Fantasia did the Color Purple, I'm like, "Oh, really? "
I been sayin ol' girl look just like Celie
They say Yayo slapped that lil' boy silly
Jay sold Rocawear for two hundred and fo' milli
Amy Winehouse said, "Rehab - I ain't goin there"
I wouldn't go either if I kept my drugs in my hair
Robin Thicke song had radio lock down
And child support came after Bobby Brown (uh)
And Whitney got them divorce papers out
(cause you can't save your man rich from Superhead's coooouch)
Heh, and Lord knows, what made that old white man
Callin young girls "nappy-headed hoes"!
(I dunno) That made err'body lose it
And now here comes the media tryna clean up the music
That war you can't win it
I don't know what was worse - Russell on "Oprah" or Cam on "60 Minutes"
Fam, the media was crazy, when Anna Nicole died
All they talked about was, "Who fathered the baby? "
We gotta wake up, yo
And please don't let your daughter go to a Akon show (NO!)
I'm movin to LA, fam
I know I can get a show if Three 6 Mafia can (maaaan!)
For most of the year
A ringtone rapper would make a hit and his carrer would disappear (uh!)
The NBA caught that gamblin ref
And we got touched by tragedy - Virginia Tech
Barry Bonds broke the record, that's up for debate
Definition of "less-than great" - Ray J.'s sex tape
Dressin like a rock star was the plan
But I'll be damned if I'm gon wear them skinny-ass jeans, man
Diddy flipped, fam; I don't know if he punched that man
But he damn sure (fired Loriaaaaanne)
Akon got the boot from Verizon - (uh!)
Eve got knocked for drunk-driving
And don't play, you was in the car singin
"'Ella, 'ella, ey, ey"
Ay - Paris Hilton got sent off
You thought your TV was broke when The Sopranos went off
"A Bay-BAY, " that tune was crazy
I'm thinkin, "Dude - couldn't you get a sitter for your baby? "
Blame it on bad nerves
Cause 50 and Lupe got on stage and forgot the words, heh
The Spears family is buggin
Brittney goes crazy, now her sister's got a bun in the oven? !
Kells and Usher was datin the "Same Girl"
Then Usher married the chick, I'm like, "What in the WORLD? ! "
Kelly Rolland falls, and y'all think it's cool
Beyonce falls then y'all take it off YouTube
They flipped the game with the Jena 6
And it's a damn shame what they did to Michael Vick (uh!)(You can't kill dogs in your own backyard
But you can go to Iraq and kill whatever you want)
You got your iPhone first - yeah that's nice
But didn't you feel stupid when they dropped the price?
Foxy went to jail for the probation thing
And every other song had a verse by Lil Wayne
Yeah - he bought some heat to the game
And this might be the only song that didn't feature T-Pain
{Ooh, hold up, Skillz how that sound?
This the remix with Mr. Teddy Penderazdoun
HEY! - Tallahassee, Nappy Boy oh-WHEE! }
What's crazy is that wasn't T-Pain, that was me
Akon threw that kid offstage
And we all got caught up in 50 vs. Kanye
Good stradegy guys;
Way to make one million people actually have to go to Best Buy
50 said, "If I lose, I'll stop rappin"
Well ya lost Fif', when's that gon happen? (hmm!)
Soulja Boy hit the scene, a dn I don't wanna see
(YOOOOOU!) doin that unless (YOOOOOU!) under 18
"American Gangster" best movie to show
UGK and OutKast had the year's best video
Khaled said the best was him and me
And T.I. had a little trouble with T.I.P. (hm)
They both my homies no doubt
But until the judge say so (they both have to stay in the hoooouse)
And I ain't frontin
When I say Eye Candy of the Year - hands down, Lauren London
I'm bout to close out the song
But you can peep the video at SoVeryFresh.com
It's sad it's so many names to say
So I send a R.I.P to those who passed away
And y'all be safe
(Time keeps on slipping...slipping...slipping)
(GET DOWN)
Yeah...Ha
It's ya boy Skillz ya'll with the facts fa sho
Back to recap 2004
Now, things started out cool and plain
Till Janet whipped her boob at the Super Bowl game
I know the girl moves in cycles
But I never thought a nipple could make the whole world forget about Michael
And rap needed something fresh
In comes Mr. "Jesus Walks" Kanye West
We got him and Mel to thank Jesus Walks
Yeah, after "The Passion" Jesus walked to the bank
And every week, a different hurricane hit
If you ain't have a Blackberry then you prolly had a Sidekick
The gay governor came out and quit
And erybody and they mother had a Black Album remix
?'s was the kicks
And even white people started saying "I'm Rick James, Bitch"
American Idol was dumb
Was I the only one that got sick of seeing William Hung?
Fantasia won, don't get it confused
But with a mouth that huge, how could she lose?
Usher confessed again
If Chili wanted a comeback she shoulda made a record then
Paris Hilton's sex tape got watched
And once they got cold all she said was "That's hot"
Rap made a lot of CREAM
LL came back, looking like he was 16
Mase came back too, did ya'll peep it?
What's funny is he prolly made more money preaching
Shyne was supposed to be the truth
Yo Po, next time ya album comes out, you should come out too
Kobe had a little luck
But here's a fashion tip for the guys, no more button ups
White Tees I spare
Ain't they like 50 for a dollar? They ain't goin nowhere
Who had a Livestrong bracelet? I did
Sad part is you prolly don't even know where yours is
The U.S. B-Ball team got sliced
Roy Jones got his ass kicked twice
Rappers couldn't behave
Tony Yayo came out and went back in a couple of days
Wanna throw up what you ate?
Picture Bridget Nielson in a hot tub with Flavor Flav
Lil Flip came at TI
And then Shaq came at me but I ain't sure why
But I crushed the dude
The day he beats me that'll be the day he won't mumble in his interviews
Lets get serious for a second
Who thought Fherenhite 9/11 would change the election?
For a minute though, voting was fly
And everybody had a shirt that said "Vote or Die"
Seen on everybody from 50 to Jigga
Newsflash to Puff, shirts didn't work nigga
The election was scary
Don't front, don't you feel bad for John Kerry?
For a sec he was a star
Now he prolly in a bar wishing Oprah had given him a car
Dave Chappelle made a lot of cake
Mary Kate Olsen proved money can't buy you weight
Beyonce was on fire
Hottest show on TV? Hands down that would have to be The Wire
Can't believe Stringer got killed
I been to B-More trust me, The Wire is real
If you lip syncing do it well
Ashley Simpson made a fool of herself on SNL
Advice to the kids, don't chance it
Sumpthin go wrong in ya life, screw it start dancing
And designers were snoring
Couldn't do nothing with white tees so we started putting pictures on em
Red and Meth Show was put to rest
Dummy Move of the Year tho? Ron Artest
We all watching like, "Damn you believe this man,"
"Just put his hands up and swung on a fan?"
The nutshell, I'mma make it clear
Ron Artest spent 5 mill on half a cup of beer
Jealousy could be a sickness
Don't believe me? ask Jay-z, he could be a witness
Started out as The Best of Both Worlds
Ended with pepper spray and Kelly about to earl
Ayo Kells, that was whack fam
In some ways you remind me of an old black man
You know how they blame stuff on the white man?
He took it up a notch and blamed it on the white lightning man
Martha Stewart hit the pen
Britney got married, got divorced and got married again
And some rappers couldn't lose
They sold everything from booze to clothes to shoes
And some of ya'll don't think
I'm from the hood dogg, we don't buy energy drinks
So take that, rewind it back
Usher had the biggest hit with Lil Jon on the track
If not that, it was Joey Crack
Cuz even slow old people was trying to Lean Back
Matthew Knowles I know it hurt your heart
When Michelle fell on 106 and Park
Sad case, no doubt
How you fall on TV the day that ya album come out?
And here's a winner for sure
They say Young Buck tried to stab a boy at the Vibe Awards
Dre, he kept it gully Doc
Buck earned his spot, he should be all over The Detox
And ya'll prolly askin yaself
Who is this dude thats talkin bout everybody else?
And that question is the worst one
I'm Skillz homeboy, I'm the dude that made the first one
And Imma keep doing me
R.I.P. to Rick James, Ray Charles and the ODB
I said I wouldn't do a Rap Up but I lied
[Intro]
It's your boy Skillz y'all
You know how we do it
And it's that time of the year
So I might as well get to it
Matter of fact
Year in review homes, I'm takin' it back
So would y'all mind an '05 recap? (I like that)
Aiight, well listen
[Verse]
It started off with Game, yeah his album was crack
And just like that, bam, the west coast was back
I mean, homes did his numbers plus he had a lot to say
Beefin' with Bleek and Buddens but he ain't want it with Jay
Speakin' of the west, the boy Houston tried to ride out
I bought your album dog, but you ain't have to gouge your eye out
Dabbled in paparazzi and got a quick check
I took that picture of Nelly and Ashanti that you saw on the net
And then rappers was gettin' knocked, lawyers was no option
When Kim took the stand, man we had just lost Cochran
Nas and Kelis both said "I do"
Eddie Murphy got divorced but he was married to a dude
Tigga left Rap City and we ain't know what to think
Irv turned himself in and took the Murder out the Inc.
Then Jamie got his Oscar, after that he was set
He smashed "Ray", but "Stealth"? Well that was for the check
Chappelle took fifty mil amd then he slid out the door
The hottest thing on TV, that be "The Bobby Brown Show"
Poor Bobby, dude still tryin' to be a star
But will it ever happen? Hmm... aww hell to the nah
Then cats started beefin', I ain't too sure why
Jada and 50, 50 and Joe, then Flip and T.I.
And I'm beefin' wit' Mickey D's man, y'all dead wrong
Talkin' 'bout payin' rappers to mention Big Macs in their song
We do rap from the heart, y'all better have some respect
Alright, Big Mac! Big Mac! Big Mac! Now where's my check?
"Ordinary People" was a hell of a song
And I ain't the only one who got sick of hearin' "Who is Mike Jones?!"
I'm like the next man, I got love for the south
We know your name Mike, I'm just wishin' you'd close your mouth
And then "I'm a--I'm a hustler," that joint was wicked
But soon as Cass got to poppin', man them boys came to get him
Mariah, she came back, she had our support
Mike Jackson, innocent, moonwalked right out of court
Nick Cannon and Christina, man they was havin' relations
And then 50 kicked Game out at the radio station
How can two men go so hard and diss each other?
Then at the press conference look like they 'bout to kiss each other?
And then Free and AJ quit and the world'll never know why
I miss her too AJ, but damn, did you have to cry?
Well if it don't make dollars then it don't make sense
And it's sad cuz BET ain't really been the same since
And this is not speculation y'all, I'm statin' the facts
So would y'all mind if I continue? (I like that)
Alright well listen
Cats gotta hustle and you just can't stop it
R. Kelly, well his hustle happened to be "Trapped in the Closet"
Dude went all out, he was like a full fledged actor
Had us hangin' on every word like chapter for chapter
But he never went to trial, how soon y'all forget
By the time his case come up we'll be on Chapter 106
Destiny's Child said the group thing had lost its flavor
And everybody read Superhead's book except Fantasia
DipSet started poppin' and brainwashed the kids
No matter where you went you couldn't escape Jeezy's ad libs
Yeah, the Snowman went to work
And once they found out what it meant, they banned the damn t-shirts
Ying Yang did their thing with The Whisper Song
They locked Kim up, but they let my man Sigel come home
And then Gwen Stefani came with "Hollaback Girl"
Looked like she had been in Harlem hangin' with black girls
T.O. was playin' games, but he kept on teasin' us
Turned his back on his team and messed their season up
Ma$e came back to rap but we had heard that before
And "Run's House", well that was damn near like "The Cosby Show"
We found out the real truth about Jay and Dame
Hov skated on dude and kept the Roc-A-Fella name
Then Dame's show debuted and the ratings was wack
"Ultimate Hustler", well umm, I don't know about that
Eminem went on tour and filled up all the seats
But when the "Curtain Call" came, he found it hard to sleep
It's better you than me Em, huh, cuz it couldn't be Skillz
I couldn't have that kind of bread and spend it on sleepin' pills
Be for real cuz Common's "BE" album was ill
I got sick of rappers smilin', showin' their grills
And Eve had a porno, but if you blinked it was gone
And then Suge got shot by dude was some pink pants on
Ciara and Bow Wow, they started datin' right
I mean he's three feet, there's no way that he's layin' the pipe
And then all rap music was comin' from the south
Tom Cruise got whipped so he jumped on the couch
But that was nothing, we was headed to a bigger arena
Because we all got burnt by this woman named Katrina
God's daughter sat in the water and came from around the back
She wasn't a cutie, but trust me, her eye was all that
And she ain't have a home but had a jones for guys that was black
She looked down at New Orleans and was like (I like that)
The news was so sad, it was like a modern day slaughter
And I ain't even gonna talk about what was floatin' in that water
See, it was sort of like watchin' a 9/11 sequel
Then Kanye said Bush didn't care about black people
We was all like "Yeah, what he's sayin' is true"
But I'm like 'ye, white people just started carin' about you!
I mean his album still sold, he ain't really blow his chance
But he set us all back with that damn "Gold Digger" dance
And then we lost Luther, the number one singer for soul
And then the league hit the players with a new dress code
LeBron was cool but other cars was mad at it
Cuz if Shaq get one suit made, there goes all the fabric
On VH1 Big Daddy Kane was the man
HU Homecoming somebody tried to shoot up Cam
Botched carjackin', nah fam, that was wrong
Them dudes was just tryin' to shoot theyself
Cuz they like "The Whistle Song"
I might start singin' homie, don't provoke me
T-Pain had a hit singin' karaoke
And then 50 looked crazy on the cover of GQ
He put his movie out, and yeah Usher did too
But keep your mind on your music cuz your actin' is through
So much for the movies, mmm I guess it do what it do
And Trina and Lil' Wayne, they both came out happy
But this a sad day when we dancin' to "Laffy Taffy"
And I ain't hatin' on the South cuz most of it is raw
"Oh I think they like me," nah I don't think I like none of y'all
So in that '06 we gon' have to make that fire
I send my respects out to Tookie and my man Richard Pryor
Jay-Z declared war but then he changed his plans
Cuz by the end of the show he was shakin' Nas's hand
Even Diddy let The L.O.X. come back and get their paper
After Kiss said he was gonna hit 'em with a refrigerator
I made an indie album, next one is ready to go
Me and all the DJs in the world shout out my man Justo
And the "Stop Snitchin" thing y'all, it ain't gon' work
I told y'all I saw a seven year old with a "Stop snitchin" shirt
And don't get me wrong homie cuz I ain't tryin' to be a preacher
But I'm like "Man who snitched on you? Your kindergarten teacher?"
If it make the news, Skillz gonna put it in the mix
Til then Happy New Year y'all, welcome to 2006
S-K-I Double L-Z
Uh, C'mon
I remember that day
like yesterday
When I first saw baby girl
around the way
But the guy that she went can't be her man
'cause if she was my girl
I be holdin' her hand
So I just starred at her
and held my spot
Thinkin' damn this man don't know what he got
She was way pass hot and then flashed me a grin
So that means she wish she wasn't with him
So I, played it smooth and I winked at her ???ly
Is it me or she just wink back at me
Now I ain't sayin' that dude don't matter
but should I feel bad
'cause I really wanna have her
She was more than just a pretty face (oh well)
Maybe another time, another place
Until then you already know the deal
{Chorus}
But he don't, own me for real
(for real) For real
(for real) For reeal
(no he don't own me)
But he don't, own me for real
(for real) For real
(for real) For reeal
(he don't own me)
C'mon
This feels so strange
and I didn't even get your name
You make me wanna sing about ya
I mean you a queen so you need a king around ya
he probably thinkin'
be safe be sure
You ain't learned lil' mama what ya waitin' for
Maybe he holdin' steady
Or maybe he gone do it when he get ready
I ain't plottin'
for you to drop him
I'm just sayin' exercise ya options
Until then, you already know the deal
{Chorus}
But he don't, own me for real
(for real) For real
(for real) For reeal
(no he don't own me)
But he don't, own me for real
(for real) For real
(for real) For reeal
(he don't own me)
She said
{breakdown}
??? enough space
waitin' for you take his place
'cause ain't no rings on
my finger
really it ain't that serious (Noo)
That's just part of the game
Really I think it's cool to claim
Tell me what's ya name?
(Skillz)
Nice to meet you,
my name is Skillz
'Cause he don't own me
(for real) For real
(for real) For reeal
(no he don't own me)
(Chorus x4)
But he don't, own me for real
(for real) For real
(for real) For reeal
(he don't own me)
But he don't, own me for real
You know he don't owe me for real
(for real) For real
(for real) For reeal
(no he don't own me)
(Skillz)
(You know he don't own you for real) x8
For real
For reeal
No he don't, own me for real
For real
For reeal
We got a burner Doc!
Yeah, uh, yeah, y'all know what it is, uh
Its Skillz
We back uh
I mean y'all asked for it, so I had to do it again
knowhatimsayin? Yeah, '03, let's go
Yo, its the S-K-I to them Double-L-Z y'all
Recappin the 2 Double-0 3 y'all
R. Kelly saved face
He wrote so many hits that we forgot about his sex case
Everybody got a hit from the king
But I ain't get the mask and the whole Pied Piper thing
Till I found out who that really is
Ain't that the dude that left town with all the little kids?
Label of the year would have to be Shady
I watched Lil Jon turn into J.D
And speakin of attraction
Don't you get sick when you realize he hit Janet Jackson?
Da Band got a easy break
And had the whole world talkin bout not walkin for cheese cake
And here's the funny part
The blackout hit and you had to walk just to sit in the dark
Rappers kept fake pimpin'
And don't lie you know you like watchin Jessica Simpson
And ey'body kept eyes part flashin
Styles came home, Yayo went back in
The industry was silent
The dummy move of the year
that would be Kobe Bryant
Y'all think she lyin?
Thats the second time Kobe been on T.V. cryin
I'm like damn Kobe
In high school you was the man Kobe
What the hell happened to you?
Sean Paul stayed busy
They careers looked iffy
So Madonna decided to kiss Britney
That sent a shock thru the city
I wasn't shocked
what would've shocked me if she kissed Missy
and the south made a come back
Note to BET I don't wanna see Bone Crusher's butt crack
Ja Rule got madder, we watched the Farrakahn special
Irv watch the Viagra
What's next? we movin on
Ey'body forgot about the girl that made the uh-oh song
50 kept stuntin
Club songs of the year Joe Budden or Pharrell with Frontin
Roc The Mic was the tour
But didn't you feel Babs and Lil Kim performin at the BET awards?
If you agree wit this one then wave your hands
Whos tired of the throwbacks and the chickenhead dance?
Okay same here
Nelly and Chingy got robbed in the same year
Shocked? I'ma say it quite clurr
When your boys in Philly man
Have his bodyguard right thurr
Labels wasn't doin well
They put gold tickets in albums to boost the sales
And thats saddenin
Cuz if you got a gold ticket you prolly copped the CD from Bin Laden
As far as couples go they was on the hush strictly
Beyonce and Jay-Z, Vivica and 50
I told you Ben and Jen was shifty
Everybody make some noise if you went to see Gigli!
....
Alright, okay
As far as American Idol, the winner was Clay
Pregnancy on TV was Toni Braxton
Ashanti came back lookin like Janet Jackson
Beyonce hit the top
If you a female singer
and I ain't call your name? you flopped
Jay-Z was done
Thank God we got the ODB show on VH1
Cam'Ron made 'em think
I can't believe that dudes was walkin around my hood in pink
Thank God I'm a southerner
Cuz you know its over once you got the Terminator for your governor
Oukast was wil'yin
Video of the year goes to Dre Ice Cold 3000
This year was kinda lame
It's funny, the league replaced Kobe with Lebron James
The Roy Jones fight was foul
And BET don't love nobody like B2K and Bow Wow
He barely went gold fa sho
Jermaine prolly in Atlanta like I told you so
Kanye sipped the siz-yurp
Zino found a tape wit Eminem usin the N wiz-ord
Em I doubt that you a racist kid
Thank God ya shit hit the fan the same week that Mike's did
And Mike be confused again
We don't know if he tuckin 'em in or stuffin 'em in
Question is will they nail him?
To me he don't look like LaToya, he look like Liz Taylor
Diddy ran the marathon well
Hottest show on TV hands down Dave Chappelle
These labels is sinkin
So when you say Rawkus, I say what the hell I was thinkin?
Hottest song In Da Club by 50
And since she got the thighs out I'm lookin at Missy
Jay tried to leave like Mike
RIP to Soulja Slim, Rerun, and Barry White
This year y'all did it fa sho