Them That's Not

Bring it in Once upon a time there was a brother named Castro (Castro) Had a little problem with his cash flow (word, cash flow) More than once upon a time he had a dream to clock mad dough (mad dough) Only at the time it all seemed mad absurd (word) Then he saw a light bulb flash up in his forehead Shined so bright he had to close both eyes Said whoever hit 'em for the average poor asshole 'Bout to be hit for they biggest surprise (true) Now, meanwhile, still short one pot to piss in Not to mention any window to throw it out Lookin' like who don't you want and where'd it come from Sippin' on chicken wings, smackin' on stout Stepped to his boy at the label of the month Like "Yo, what's the haps kid, lemme get a deal" Got a dope style, sounds just like so-and-so What's is name, wrote it for me even more ill (word) Make ya wanna holler like Marvin (uh) Did I mention I'm starvin' and quite thirst Meaning what, meaning that I'ma do whatever it take to make sure they play my shit first On the Billboard and last on the countdown, like contact on that show So what's up black, yo, how that sound? If you down then c'mon, let's go Down to the studio right now, bring me that crate with the old hits Make that beat with the right style (right style), so that crowd'll wanna go get (go get) In that club with the DJ (DJ), he be on the radio all day (all day) I get in cool with him even though he fake as a toupee I roll with ballers and thugs to make my image legit Even though back in the day they told me I wasn't shit (you wasn't fresh) I'm at the Cinderella ball, now it just don't quit And fuck that, I shrink my feet if the shoe don't fit I make it happen like hormones, you been forewarned I got you mad now 'cause I'm kickin' that popcorn That blows up in a couple minutes Expand the pockets 'til your girl's hand's all in it I see your shorty starin' at me on the guest line But these four backstage'll do me just fine All five ask for my jam on the request line So if you stress me, I could tell you through the grapevine It's like this Them that's got, shall get Them that's not, shall lose But man, you gotta get it while the getting is good Now, if you could get it all this much and this fast Don't be telling me you wouldn't 'cause I know that you would Them that's got, shall get Them that's not, shall lose But God, I gotta get it while the getting is good Now, if you could get it all this much and this fast Don't be telling me you wouldn't 'cause I know that you would Yo, I'm number one, but the bullet can't hack it now (hack it now) The Billboard need a full metal jacket now (jacket now) You see my face all day 'til it make you sick (make you sick) I got a handful of cards, you can take your pick (take your pick) Now who'd a thought this bullshit song'd have me seen (have me seen) In every video and every other magazine (word) With more attention than a jet black drag queen (drag queen) At a convention with a Grand Dragon Klansmin (Klansmin?) Kids hang on every word I say like a damn fiend (damn fiend) It's too bad it don't stand for a damn thing (no) They parents say I'm too nasty for they damn teens (what?) But I ain't write it, so don't ask me what the fuck it mean (yeah) I got some other shit to worry 'bout instead (instead) The more money, more problems like the man said (man said) Ain't like my phone is bein' tapped by the damn feds (what?) But my accountant said I can't get out the damn red (word) I heard that people getting tired of my song now (song now) The album drops and now my fans are getting hostile (hostile) I only had one song that got the style right (style right) The guy who wrote it, yo, his album dropped last night (platinum!) My pockets on SlimFast and Jenny Craig (word?) The same clubs and restaurants that kept me well-fed (gyeah) Reject my credit like a Muslim do a boar's head (banks) Good thing my boss is my boy, so I ain't gotta beg (beg) But now he hollerin' at me like 'yo, where the loot went?' (loot went) We had to clear the damn sample when the loop went We coming up type short like a indent And I just learned a new word called 'recoupment' (recoupment) I got paid for the video equipment (damn!) And every other detail a red cent spent (nah) Oh hell nah, don't talk about no fuckin' fine print (what you talkin' 'bout, man?) But tell me this, how the hell I'm gonna pay the rent? (Yeah, word, man) I got a live in landlord, so now I tiptoe (tiptoe) In and out the crib to find a way to get dough (get dough) Can't make another record 'cause I can't flow (damn right!) But I could tell you a little story And that shit go (how it go? How it go? Uhh, I don't know) There was supposed to be a brother named Castro Had a little problem with his cash flow Them that's gots, shall get Them that's not, shall lose But God bless the child that could write his own rhyme Some might choose to praise, some might choose to snooze But the style that I use is the style that's mine Them that's gots, shall get Them that's not, shall lose But God bless the child that could write his own rhyme Some might choose to praise, some might choose to snooze But the style that I use is the style that's mine (J-Live) Them that's gots, shall get Them that's not, shall lose (J-Live) But God bless the child that could write his own rhyme (J-Live) Some might choose to praise, some might choose to snooze (J-Live) But the style that I use is the style that's mine Them that's gots, shall get Them that's not, shall lose But God bless the child that could write his own rhyme Some might choose to praise, some might choose to snooze But the style that I use is the style that's mine But the style that I use is the style that's mine But the style that I use is the style that's mine Them that's gots, shall get Them that's not, shall lose But God bless the child that could write his own rhyme (it can happen to you) (If it happened to him, it can happen to you) (If it happened to him, it can happen to you) (If it happened to him) (If it happened to him, it can happen to you) (It can happen to you, it can happen to you) (It can happen to you)