Taken (Dirty)

Lyrics

[Intro] Ladies and gentlemen, you're about to see A pastime hobby about to be taken (Why don't you tell me what this is all about?) [Verse 1] We came for your rap music See, many now are superstars Made millions live a dream and profit in it Wasn't easy, a lot of shit came with it Jealous ones envy you, who it be You take down the sales of your enemies That want everything you have without earnin' it or try learnin' it Meanwhile, what you built up, now they burnin' it Of course, they're not rightful, get spiteful Deal with the beast, get police a whole earful Dirt on us, they get hopeful When we murder each other, then they get cheerful They're legends, I can't deny that But shit that kill most, I survive that So I know first-hand when I speak to you They want us all dead, we are at war [Interlude] (Hip-hop, hip-hop) [Chorus] Ladies and gentlemen, you're about to see A pastime hobby about to be taken Away from us, feds are mad at us We built something, now they wan' eliminate us Ladies and gentlemen, you're about to see A pastime hobby about to be taken Away from us, police followin' us Hip-hop, task force is harassin' us [Verse 2] Rap change, it's been infiltrated Now we're dazed, the feds are at your video Some might even agent, rhymin' at your shows Rap is where wired, so stay on your toes It's hectic, you gotta get encryptic Big Brother's watchin', decypherin' lyrics The feds are clockin', 'cause y'all jaws rockin' "The Wu got nasty," Russell Simmons says, poppin' it Multi-millions think that Dash got vodka And Jay-Z's mad with Reebok [Chorus] Ladies and gentlemen, you're about to see A pastime hobby about to be taken Away from us, feds are mad at us We built something, now they wan' eliminate us Ladies and gentlemen, you're about to see A pastime hobby about to be taken Away from us, police followin' us Hip-hop, task force is harassin' us