Bad Name (Explicit) - Gang Starr
Lyrics by:Christopher E. Martin/Keith Elam
Composed by:Christopher E. Martin
I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I hate tellin' good people bad news
I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
I-I-I
I-I-I hate
I-I hate
I hate tellin' good people bad news
Word to God if Big and 'Pac was still here
Some of these weirdos wouldn't act so cavalier
We all know that the game has changed
It's crazy out here rap's got a bad name
Think about it what if bling never happened
And the true artists were gettin' rich from rappin'
Word to God some should give
Let's delete the politics
So real Hip-Hop can live
Beef is what's up now
Careers are gettin' shut down
The media wants something meaty
People are f**kin' greedy
Music and culture is like
A foreign language
You be better off stagin'
A fake beef from Spanglish
Compadre can you handle the whole weight
Ay Dios mío
Watch'em swallow your whole plate
You used to support your fam' off of this
Now you can't even buy spam off of this
And I don't deal with swine I ain't Dr Phil
I'm truly here to heal your mind
Nowadays it's like everybody's losin' it
Instead of them preservin' this gift
They're all abusin' it
It's not drama
They want us reachin' for the llamas
Causin' hysteria
The new Hip-Hop criteria
And they forgot about the blood
Sweat and tears
Now we see the results of all the blunts
Chicks and beers
Word to God
If Big and 'Pac was still here
Some of these weirdos wouldn't act so cavalier
We all know that the game has changed
It's crazy out here
Rap's got a bad name
Think about it
What if bling never happened
And the true artists were gettin' rich from rappin'
Word to God some should give
Let's delete the politics so real hip-hop can live
I-I-I-I
I-I-I hate tellin' good people bad news
I-I hate
I hate tellin' good people bad news
I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I
I-I-I-I hate tellin' good people bad news