Brand Nubian - Steady Bootleggin' Lyrics
[some get over the hump... bootleggin!Some go down in the dark! bootleggin.Some get over the hump... bootleggin!Some go down in the dark! bootleggin.Steady bootleggin! steady bootleggin!Steady bootleggin! steady bootleggin!]Verse one: sadat xIve been watching you for about two weeksSelling phony imitations of myselfIf I chose to wild I might flip or break your tableStrong arms tappin all your pocketsLook, look at this tape, loose ass plasticCopy machine picture damn straight Im gonna hit yaBut I dont cause I maintain, youre just a common street peddlerOffender, the question revolvesIs the record company involved?Hmm, dig the reality, is that Im bein playedShould somebody take the weight cause my pockets like on eThat I cant see, therefore I burnt teethWhen I find the source to my loss of incomeI gots ta see him jack, yo I gots ta seeAnd the street vendor out there, dont steal dont sell my tapeI dont give a ***** about the plea that you coppinEveryones got problems sellin my tape aint gonna solve emOn my ave... holdin your eye with a heatin padDig the scene cat, knowledge the crime, know the timeOr youll be out much more than a dime[so many fingers... steady bootleggin!Some of these high class ahead they still bootleggin!So many fingers... steady bootleggin!Some of these high class ahead they still bootleggin!Steady bootleggin! steady bootleggin!Steady bootleggin! steady bootleggin!]Verse two: lord jamarA kick in the ass from a leg and a bootConstitute the right to shoot one who steals my lootBang bang like it aint no thing to the bastardWho sold my shit before its masteredNow how the ***** did you get a copy?Its an inside job or the security is sloppyBut nevertheless Im doin my best to solve this messI find out, I blow a hole in his chestIts black music that they wanna discreditGarth brooks aint bootlegged cause theyd never let itHappen, thats why Im cappin and slappinAll the mother*****ers sellin tapes to young black kids rappinThey try to say hardcore dont sellBut everywhere I go they killed my shit wellNew york to california everywhere in betweenKnow the flavor of the God so what the ***** do you mean?I gotta get my props in ninety-two its up to youThe listener to do your part and buy that bullshit from the startI cant get back what I dont receiveBest believe they got a trick up they sleeve[too much bootleggin! too much bootleggin is goin on!Too much bootleggin! too much bootleggin is goin on.Too much bootleggin! too much bootleggin is goin on!Too much bootleggin! too much bootleggin is goin on.]
