Hip 2 Da Game

Lyrics

[Hook] I'm hip to the game (Right!) I'll always be the same (True!) 'Cause whether I'm broke or got fame, sunshine or rain Ain't a damn thing changed I'm hip to the game (Right!) I'll always be the same (True!) 'Cause whether I'm broke or got fame, sunshine or rain Ain't a damn thing changed [Verse 1] Finesse fell off, that's what some figure You better see Mary Blige, and get the 411, nigga I rock rappers frequently I'm like Stevie Wonder, I can't see a brother beatin' me Wanna throw joints? You'll get spanked, fella Wanna talk dough? I'm seein' more cash than a bank teller Wanna talk girls? You can't follow this I've been through more skins than the average dermatologist I'm no joke on a fast or slow tip Pockets stay so thick, be on some down-low shit I turn MC's red fast I'll never sell out, fuck that! Yo, I'm deadass I'm rollin' like TNT When it comes to this, ain't another brother seein' me That's why opponents always get scared 'Cause I make brothers go, "A-yo, now that's that shit there!" [Hook] I'm hip to the game (Right!) I'll always be the same (True!) 'Cause whether I'm broke or got fame, sunshine or rain Ain't a damn thing changed I'm hip to the game (Right!) I'll always be the same (True!) 'Cause whether I'm broke or got fame, sunshine or rain Ain't a damn thing changed [Verse 2] Check it Brothers better lounge when I pass through town (You better recognize!) Don't know? Better ask around Word life, I'm not a new figure They say "Good things come to those who wait" — I'm overdue, nigga I lounge and rock tunes The way I be savin' the day, gimme a cape and a costume But, no, it's not Batman, it's the original Black man That goes back like the Gap Band I don't run scams, got dumb fans Yo, I'm one man that's quick to toast a nigga like a sun tan People wondered, would I rock again? Shit! Rap without Finesse is like life without oxygen It's no quiz I get biz, you know what the deal is Rap ain't shit if it ain't real, kid Can't a rapper out play me (Do your thing, kid!) Word life, no doubt, baby [Hook] I'm hip to the game (Right!) I'll always be the same (True!) 'Cause whether I'm broke or got fame, sunshine or rain Ain't a damn thing changed I'm hip to the game (Right!) I'll always be the same (True!) 'Cause whether I'm broke or got fame, sunshine or rain Ain't a damn thing changed [Verse 3] I don't stutter, I'm so butter like no other Word, I'm that funky type of soul brother I get stupid, but I'm dumb wise I'm one guy that can rock a party from night until sunrise You can't mess with the rap lord That's like sayin' you can dunk when ya can't touch the backboard Hah! I got the smooth rep I got styles that kung fu motherfuckers didn't use yet How long I been rockin' raps? Since niggas was wearin' Lee's, marked-necks, and sportin' stocking caps Plus, I be flippin' figures In '95 and beyond, best believe, I got some shit for niggas [Hook] I'm hip to the game (Right!) I'll always be the same (True!) 'Cause whether I'm broke or got fame, sunshine or rain Ain't a damn thing changed I'm hip to the game (Right!) I'll always be the same (True!) 'Cause whether I'm broke or got fame, sunshine or rain Ain't a damn thing changed