Lyrics

(My name is Shanté) (My name is Shanté) (My name is Shanté) (My name is Shanté, Roxanne) (My name is Shanté, Roxanne) (My name is Shanté, Roxanne) (My, my name is Shanté) [Intro: Man ] Thank you, thank you This is the short shot I'd like to welcome Roxanne Shanté live on stage! Give it up, Give it up! [Verse 1] My name is Shanté and the mic is my main man It's not Soul Train or American Bandstand It's crystal clear to be played on the air And people everywhere can join the big affair No particular age It'll make frontpage It's Roxanne Shanté And I'm live on stage [Hook] Live on stage Live on stagе Live on stage Live on stagе [Verse 2] Hurry, hurry Step right up Get ya' tickets Shant é's performing and it's gonna be wicked I'm down at the Ritz Performing my new hits And front row seats is what forty bucks gets So rent a tuxedo Buy your girlfriend a rose Call yourself a taxi To get to the show You get a good feelin' The place is packed to the ceilin' Not to mention Promoters are gonna make a killin' People leaving their seats to buy things to eat All kinds of treats, refreshments, and sweets You leave the candy cart To get with your sweetheart 'Cuz in 20 minutes That's when the show will start Because [Hook] I'm live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Shanté is live on stage [Verse 3] The people are dazed before the curtains are raised All of a sudden I am here to amaze The audience just cheers Top hats in their ears Entertainers come here for the world premier I walk to the mic All the fellas get hyped Then I start to jam for the whole damn night Right, the crowd is pleased I can rock them with ease It's seventy degrees And MCs still freeze Don't touch the gun, cuz' everyone's havin' fun The job gets done I put MCs on the run Cuz [Hook] Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Shanté is live on stage [Bridge] Say hooo! (hoo!) Say ho ho! (ho ho!) Now all the people to the left Just the people to the left Say yeahh! (yeahh!) Say yeah yeah! (yeah yeah!) Now people to my right I know y'all louder than the people to my left Now lemme hear you say hoo! (hoo!) Say ho ho! (ho ho!) [Hook] Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Shanté is live on stage [Verse 4] After your eardrum hears this snare drum Dance! Most [?] from the speakers they hear from The crowd reacts No one suspects the rough lyrics Marley Marl will mix the max, relax It ain't magic It's music Lyrics, I use it A beat like this That how I abuse it Attack it Whack it Smack it Rappers can't have it I write and write Just like [?] As I put on my thinkin' cap And then step out where Would a hand clap Or finger snap? No games, just gimme a beat by James And I'll get some names And blow 'em up in flames Ima rap star Makin' a dolla When the R O X entertains I give the hurricane holla Rhymes are handmade Black manmade Comin' out of a war with just a Band-Aid Fans made me number one So I get in reverse Time to rehearse Every verse My rhymes are cursed When I recite the right stereotype Rappers will hide Comin' out of my windpipe Raps a reflex Who's gonna be next? Parties are wrecked direct like an insect Attack Bein' there for me to get wax Relax Shanté is comin' six pack So come correct Death penalty is put into effect Sounds dope With a tight rope around ya' neck Lockin' up weak rappers In a cage I'm Roxanne Shanté And I'm live on stage [Hook] Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage That's right I'm live on stage [Outro] Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! It- It's so hard being the best It's so hard being humble Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Did you get the money from the promoter? Thank you! Did you get the money from the promoter? [Outro: Man] That's right Give it up for Roxanne Shanté Live on stage Come on give it up one more time for Roxanne Shanté Live on stage