If Rap Gets Jealous lyrics

So good things come to those who wait
Sure, I've waited about pop-pop-pop-pop
That's four cousins shot!
I got grudges, let's discuss this
My music needs no touch ups
I got a long record of f*ck ups
Trust me you don't know a past as weird as mine
Or a life as hard as mine
I had to hustle, chop, sell drugs, grind
Whatever you want to call it is fine
But just listen, and don't prejudge
I don't want anyone dismissin' me as another thug
Or some sh*t like that
No Sir! If I fall I will get right back
I got circ*mstances, but let me stop dancin' around the issue
And tell you straight forward, I'm poor
A refugee, been in prison and survived the war
I come from the most dangerous city in this universe
You're likely to get shot at birth!

So how can rap quench my thirst
I don't even hear verses no more
I hear j*rkin' off punks with lip glosses and purses
I don't see nobody operatin' sh*t anymore
I see nurses, f*ck that! I'm gonna stay alive!
I'd rather do a stage dive!
[Hook]
And if rap gets jealous cause I rock heavy
It don't worry me if m'aa f*ckers don't get it
Yo, if rap gets jealous, words that were admitted
I used to be a public enemy don't forget it
And if rap gets jealous cause I rock heavy
It don't worry me if m'aa f*ckers don't get it
Yo, if rap gets jealous, cause of where I'm headed
Aggression, obsession, where pain live again

[K'naan]

So yeah, basically I gotta realease occasionaly
I gotta let you know what's goin' on with me
And facing me are some tough choices
I got a good side and a bad side
Inside my head, I hear screams, not voices
And I can't lie, ain't got sh*t!
I ain't got to brag
I'm hard pressed for some cash to send to my ill dad
You're so superficial!
Of course it's for shizzle
Now my choice is to p*ss on you boys
Cause my mission is the world
To know my name
My aim is plainly success
But I still gotta come fresh
So, how could rap quench my thirst
I don't even hear verses no more
I hear j*rkin' off,punks with lip glosses and purses
I don't see nobody operating sh*t anymore
I see nurses, f*ck that!, I'm gonna stay alive! I'd rather do a stage dive!

[Hook]

[K'naan]

He, He, He, That's what it is,it's pain,know what I'm sayin'?
I don't know man it's like
You spend years developing your artistry
Know what I'm sayin', perfecting your skills
You can't do sh*t with it, Ha!
That's gotta be f*cked up!, know what I'm sayin'?
Ha! That's gotta be f*cked up
You know,just imagine like, imagine you build a f*ckin' castle
And you can't live in it, ha, That's what it is
You can't live it you know
And you got problems, you got family to feed
I got family to feed moment of truth right
And I still gotta come fresh

So how could rap quench my thirst
I don't even hear verses no more
I hear j*rkin' off, punks with lip glosses and purses
I don't see nobody I can reach anymore
I see nurses, f*ck that, I'm gonna stay alive, I'd rather do a stage live!
[Hook](x2)