Lyrics

[verse 1] R.A.P. stands for Reprimandin' All Perpetrators I'm Awesome Dré and I came to demonstrate a new style That's kinda wild, while others rappers choose to be mild I say what I feel, down with Ivan Ill Got much money, don't have to steal Cuz I'm well off, number one in a spell-off It ain't a man in the land I won't tell off Or beat down to the concrete ground In the street, right here in Motown My town, Detroit murderous Yes, the city's quite scurrilous I deal with it on a daily basis Ain't got time to be fightin' with the races It really ain't about thе color of skin It's all about how you begin from within Are you fake or arе you authentic? Sleep on that thought for a minute Now, back to reality What's the problem, lost your morality? You don't like to hear the words I'm sayin' Tough shit, cuz that's how it's layin' The real ones out there, they know the time That's why they support my rhyme My songs are strong, and never will weaken You wanna know why? Cuz I'm frankly speaking Radio — suckas never play me [verse 2] So take that LL shit and stuff it Cuz he ain't nothin' but a people's puppet When I say people, not relatin' to the masses Only the kind that will tell you, kiss their asses If you want a job, don't even turn the knob The door to opportunity is locked to a slob like you So what you gonna do now? They don't consider you highbrow They sit you on a pedestal and make you look good I wish they would, they ain't from the hood They're fake, never say what's really on their mind They just say what they think you wanna hear all the time They don't speak the truth, they never talk frank Compared to me, they're like a bike, I'm a tank What a matter for a kid to look up at What's gonna happen when the kid is up to bat In this game of life that we play, every day Another sucka gets blown away We don't want him to have the heart of a sucka We want him to be a strong mothafucka "Don't do that, that's not right It's not nice to cuss, it's not nice to fight" Fuck that, I say what I want to say The First Amendment made it that way Learn the facts of life, fuck the fables I'm teachin' knowledge, he's workin' turntables My songs are strong and never will weaken You wanna know why? Cuz I'm frankly speakin' Radio — suckas never play me [verse 3] They don't wanna play me on a radio station Cuz they might get an early vacation What's the explanation for the situation? Haven't you heard of realization? This ain't a fairy tale or a story It's real life and it can get kinda gory Not hunky dory Cuz it's do or die in my territory Don't get me wrong, I'm not a racist But I hate it when my people trade places You know where you come from, son, so don't act dumb Talkin' that "we shall overcome" bullshit Don't tell us what we can't get Get in our way and you'll get your skull split open My army is scopin' Just like a rodeo, I will be ropin' you So what you gonna do? Matter fact, shut up, let me continue Sure, it would be nice to eliminate violence But you can't, so you must get it straight, and I hate When people try to block it out Ignore a situation, you know what I'm talkin' 'bout Critics, and censors on the radio Don't wanna hear the truth, so they don't play it So what, my record still sells well You hear it on the streets and in the clubs as well Long as Dré's collectin' pay No motherfucker tells me what to say My songs are strong and never will weaken You wanna know why? Cuz I'm frankly speakin' Radio — suckas never play me [verse 4] What's more appropriate, radio or television? For the children, parents must make the decision They can hear it but they really wouldn't comprehend But if they see it, it really would sink in They wanna run out and imitate the actor That's the key, a real important factor All of the violence in TV today I can run off a list of shows, but that's OK I'm sure you get my point They're smokin' caine, rollin' joints Committin' murders and using scandals to exploit Prostitution and forms of extortion That's an example, a very small portion Of material exposed to the public But they don't care because they live it and they love it On the other hand, a radio program Don't wanna hardly hear a man say "damn" That's stupid, they're living in a fantasy They're blinded by imagination and they can't see Or maybe they're just plain weak-hearted No one has before, so they don't wanna start it Take a chance, spark a little controversy I bet the people eat it up like a Hershey's My songs are strong and never will weaken You wanna know why? Cuz I'm frankly speakin' Radio — suckas never play me Frankly, I don't give a damn HCC Hardcore Committee, Detroit city Rulin' with an iron hand War, we outta here FUCK