Talib Kweli - Back Up Offa Me lyrics
[Talib Kweli - Back Up Offa Me lyrics]
Whoa, yeah, yeah
When you doing you, and you real fly with it
It's like niggas always wanna check you
Know what I'm saying?
Always wanna make sure you keeping it real
Keeping it real nigga, nigga do you
(Back up offa me, back up offa me)
Won't you get out my face
Better stay in your place
I'm fed up, how much can I take
Yo, you need to just
(Back up offa me, back up offa me)
I got money to make, not a minute to waste
I need space when I try to create
Yo, you need to just (Back up offa me)
See me in the Cut' (Back up offa me)
Trying to roll up (Back up offa me)
Or we can roll up (Back up offa me)
Ay, yo, motherfucker, hold up
Ton', what is this? I know he ain't talking
This is grown man business
Be your own man, stand on your own feet
I thought we was homies
But, you comin' at me like you don't know me
You think you do, but you're probably wrong
I'm surrounded by more babies
Than Ashanti songs, oh baby
I know you don't get it
Try to walk in my shoes
I know you won't fit it
Just cause I know you and your flow, too
There's more to it, you won't get it
I don't owe you
You want Hi Tek to do a record for you
So niggas is checking for you cut the bull
Cause niggas get respected for you
Get your own respect dude
That ain't mean and evil
Ain't no crutches in my crew
My crew a crew of equals (yup)
Shit was cool when we was teenagers
We grown men you my people
But I don't need you moanin' and groanin'
I can't feed you, I already got kids
How a nigga trying to regulate
Some shit that’s not his?
I ain't trying to sign, I'm just an artist
Nigga
I'm just trying to rhyme and go the hardest
Nigga
Radio suckers never play me cause
I don't let them
They like a pimp only hoes sweat them
When I do a show
I love to catch the lady's eye
Dodge the paparazzi
I don't wanna see no lady die
Sports entertainment, academics, business
Or politics
The fine hoes swallow dicks for dollars quick
Young broads all up in gangs
Like the Young Lords
Jump forward, statutory rape
Now you done for
What, you thought that shorty 'bout
To act a her age
Right now, somebody's daughter is backstage
It's a master-slave relationship
And guess who Toby
It's the white girl in Colorado
And guess who Kobe tried to tell you not to
Fuck with these debutantes
That's more Kobe beef
Than Japanese restaurants
Don't need diseases or cases
Trying to catch nothing
And when they throwing pussy
Best believe you catching something
Say "hi" to Tek
When you doing you, and you real fly with it
It's like niggas always wanna check you
Know what I'm saying?
Always wanna make sure you keeping it real
Keeping it real nigga, nigga do you
(Back up offa me, back up offa me)
Won't you get out my face
Better stay in your place
I'm fed up, how much can I take
Yo, you need to just
(Back up offa me, back up offa me)
I got money to make, not a minute to waste
I need space when I try to create
Yo, you need to just (Back up offa me)
See me in the Cut' (Back up offa me)
Trying to roll up (Back up offa me)
Or we can roll up (Back up offa me)
Ay, yo, motherfucker, hold up
Ton', what is this? I know he ain't talking
This is grown man business
Be your own man, stand on your own feet
I thought we was homies
But, you comin' at me like you don't know me
You think you do, but you're probably wrong
I'm surrounded by more babies
Than Ashanti songs, oh baby
I know you don't get it
Try to walk in my shoes
I know you won't fit it
Just cause I know you and your flow, too
There's more to it, you won't get it
I don't owe you
You want Hi Tek to do a record for you
So niggas is checking for you cut the bull
Cause niggas get respected for you
Get your own respect dude
That ain't mean and evil
Ain't no crutches in my crew
My crew a crew of equals (yup)
Shit was cool when we was teenagers
We grown men you my people
But I don't need you moanin' and groanin'
I can't feed you, I already got kids
How a nigga trying to regulate
Some shit that’s not his?
I ain't trying to sign, I'm just an artist
Nigga
I'm just trying to rhyme and go the hardest
Nigga
Radio suckers never play me cause
I don't let them
They like a pimp only hoes sweat them
When I do a show
I love to catch the lady's eye
Dodge the paparazzi
I don't wanna see no lady die
Sports entertainment, academics, business
Or politics
The fine hoes swallow dicks for dollars quick
Young broads all up in gangs
Like the Young Lords
Jump forward, statutory rape
Now you done for
What, you thought that shorty 'bout
To act a her age
Right now, somebody's daughter is backstage
It's a master-slave relationship
And guess who Toby
It's the white girl in Colorado
And guess who Kobe tried to tell you not to
Fuck with these debutantes
That's more Kobe beef
Than Japanese restaurants
Don't need diseases or cases
Trying to catch nothing
And when they throwing pussy
Best believe you catching something
Say "hi" to Tek