Hip 2 Da Game Lyrics - Singles - Lord Finesse

(you know what? ) 

(you know what? ) 

(you know what? ) 

[ chorus ] 

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 get spanked, fella 

Wanna talk dough? I'm seein more cash than a bank teller 

Wanna talk girls, you can't follow this 

I 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 never sell out, fuck that, yo, I'm dead ass 

I'm on it 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, "hey yo, that's that shit there!" 

[ chorus ] 

[ verse 2 ] 

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, give me a cape and a costume 

But no, it's not batman, it's the original blackman 

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 outplay me 

(do your thing, kid) word life, no doubt, baby 

[ chorus ] 

[ 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 you can't touch the backboard 

Ha, I got the smooth rep 

I got styles that kung-fu muthafuckas didn't use yet 

How long I been rockin raps? 

Since niggas was wearin lee's, mark-necks and sportin stocking caps 

Plus I be flippin figures 

In '95 and beyond, best believe I got some shit for niggas 

(you know what? ) 

(you know what? ) 

(you know what? ) 

(yeah!)