Hip 2 Da Game lyrics

[Hook x2]
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, n*gga
I rock rappers frequently
I’m like Stevie Wonder — I can’t see a brother beatin' me
Wanna throw joints? You’ll get spanked, fella
Wanna talk dough? I’m seein' more cash than a bank teller
Wanna talk girls? You can’t follow this
I’ve 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 sh*t
I turn MC's red fast
I’ll never sell out — f*ck that! Yo, I’m deadass
I’m rollin' 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, “A-yo, now that’s that sh*t there!”

[Hook x2]
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 2]
Check it
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, n*gga
I lounge and rock tunes
The way I be savin' the day — gimme a cape and a costume
But, no, it’s not Batman, it’s the original Black man
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 n*gga like a sun tan
People wondered would I rock again?
sh*t! Rap without Finesse is like life without oxygen
It’s no quiz I get biz, you know what the deal is
Rap ain’t sh*t if it ain’t real, kid
Can’t a rapper out play me
(Do your thing, kid!) Word life, no doubt, baby

[Hook x2]
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 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 ya can’t touch the backboard
Hah! I got the smooth rep
I got styles that kung fu motherf*ckers didn’t use yet
How long I been rockin' raps?
Since n*ggas was wearin' Lee’s, marked-necks, and sportin' stocking caps
Plus, I be flippin' figures
In ‘95 and beyond, best believe, I got some sh*t for n*ggas
[Hook x2]
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