[Instrumental 1] They don't wanna see us man prevail They don't wanna see us man excel They wanna see us with straps on crack or with crack for sale Selling white cause they used to have blacks for sale Or selling brown, break that down - sell ourselves Or drink alcohol until we wet ourselves And we wake up in the morning and forget ourselves Sip codeine, like it betters our health And pop Mollies? When did taking d** become cool, huh? Have these brothers gone potty? Man tell these kids to stop takin' the piss I don't give a sh** who's offended by this, yeah This industry is full of house n***as Go on run along in the house n***as Might as well go paint your face you bunch of clown n***as I keep it real, it's easier to escape from the field But them man would rather strike a deal Can't survive without their deal They'd rather eat the cake in the house Than to stick together outside, try to make a mil But everybody got a choice Man I see these grown men acting like boys They will sell you out for HMV Not the store though, his master's voice… slaves Them pussies are moist I seen it, wouldn't believe it I feel like Lethal Bizzle, leave it I had to show you the truth, Steve McQueen it Look, you see these brothers get deals and act brand new I holla'd for collabs they said ‘no can do' Cool, they get dropped, then holla at who? Me? f** off, no thank you Keep your wack tunes, behind the scenes That's the kinda sh** that the fans don't see No label now them brear's are missing We're still able, we're self-sufficient They flop, they drop, they failed their mission Blinded by lights it impaired their vision Stayed independent , was our decision 10 years later we're here them man are finished! Wooo! That's out of order! Send it out to my supporters Who stayed loyal when the labels ignored us Last year we had to turn down Warner! Can't afford us, so we did it ourselves… all us We made more than they offered… poor us So who you rating now, them man or us? Huh? I heard Dappy threw jabs at me Man ended up on reality TV and, that's the reality My only diss was dismiss it casually Karma I get paid to act, don't have time for drama Nah blood, I'm grown Listen, look, check me out Jazzie B had a dream, Mega had a dream Wiley had a dream, therefore I had a dream Black boys, black boys, we had a whole scene And take black music and paint it Professor Green Listen, that ain't even shots at Pro So, please save all your comments below, mad They had this planned out years ago Call black music urban to gain control There's an elephant in the room And if it doesn't end, then we're doomed They strip us down so we don't have a voice Gotta stick together now, we don't have a choice For control they do all sorts Y'know, evil is normal They used to k** black man and call it lynching Now they k** black men and call it lawful Listen, either way we are taking an L Want Heaven on earth but I'm living in Hell Everybody's shook to say it, I'm just keeping it real And all these rappers screaming independent need to chill Look, let's keep it real, you man all had deals We're the real deal, cause when them majors came, them man were all out They're only screaming independent cause it's cool now And I know people are gonna be like "rah, can't believe Bashy said this sh**" If you're real than you rate it, if not you'll be on some defensive sh** I weren't even gonna say it, then I thought "nah, I'm f**ing all the censorship" This world's too sensitive, trust me [Instrumental 2] I get love everywhere that I go So I go everywhere on my own Cause I'm positive, I get that respect from the roads You next rappers talk bad, but can't walk on your own You're like the Liverpool anthem, you never walk alone You man stink like you never wore cologne, what? Thirty grand watch but you haven't bought a home? Listen That's the kind of sh** that we ain't rating Get your mum off the estate fam, get an estate agent Just left your mum on the estate aging Aspire blud, think higher up Put some money down - be a proprietor Open a company - be the director I ain't talking 'bout films when I say director Look, let me direct ya Got a good idea, you ain't got the dough? Cool, get yourself a financier They'll take a percentage based on how quick you get the money back and how much they are lending Listen, these other rappers stunt, it's impressive, cool I could do it too, but bruv, I've got a message, listen
Fire in the booth, now we tell the truth, these other rappers blind you with their like, with their belt and their whip and that I could do that but, I'm trying to tell you how to get it, you get what I'm saying? They'll be just stunting on you, don't buy into it, half of it's rubbish anyway And if we was to do it, we would just do it properly like, we're trying to link with people behind the brands, and build our own ting Listen, check me out, look Uh, Bish Bash Bosh aka Bashy These rappers pose for 'em, I'm ducking the papparazzi Cool, he might be in a Louboutin store, the difference is I'm with Christian Louboutin, but that's too flashy Check the Daily Mail, I'm pissed I let the cameras catch me Man, I've got the pictures, I don't even Instagram them Cause everybody's cool, until you're smashing it People hate when they think you're leaving 'em, or catching 'em Baby girl, I ain't like them other dudes Look, if I give you peace, then I'll puzzle you Romance, but no love letters Man, I'll give you the D and a W! [Instrumental 3] Listen, please God father, please God father I got time for a lot of things but not drama I make a move people clock after And by the time they do it's Mo Farah gone past ya (nnnyiao!) Ya whip's like mine but mine's a lot faster Ya girl's as nice as mine but mine's a lot smarter And my time costs more, call it Yachtmaster You're any Datejust available when people call ya The recessions been depressing it's been a lot harder So my fee is the fee, we do not barter Got a charge a, skip the blah blah And palaver, send the larger Super fast partner or just kiss my arse Karma Legally k**ing 'em, manslaughter Break that down, man's laughter Bish Bash Bosh, I done a deal with Starter Go and getcha 'arder, out to my grafters Look, saving every penny is necessary, and very important Even though it's boring So even if you've got it, you ain't gotta floss it, that's how you become the topic of the gossip People spend their whole life tryn'a impress people who don't like them What for? That's long Keep it humble like them rich, wise men Listen, look I'm just pa**ing on [?] of wisdom You play sports? Save your money in case you get injured You're on the roads, save your dough, you don't know who's snitching You make music - buy yourself some studio equipment Reinvestment, that's how you beat the system Let's be some winners, not a bunch of n***as Tryna get the money pot bigger, we'll get there a lot quicker Listen, if everybody chips in No, it's not cray, it's mad! This ain't the US fam, this is England Stephen Graham, United Kingdom Stacking that Lizzy until it turns to Williams Sometimes we just wanna release You can't feel alive if you ain't living It's frustrating like, I dunno When you wanna f** and only got to finger You know them ones when you went to link ya girl You thought you was gonna get to smash and you didn't You could only slip in the hand Frustration [Instrumental 4] Look, see these brothers on their Instagram antics? Fronting and they're stunting like they're really living lavish All this Louis V but brother, you ain't been to Paris! Uh, you should be embarra**ed! Young boy, this isn't no place for your trackie Pull your jeans up cause we don't wanna see your batty Get some fittings on cause you can't be wearing baggies But I'm sick of seeing these dudes dressing like the gyallies Look, what's wrong with these damn fools? It's like they're gonna be in drag soon All this tight leather everywhere Looking like Halle Berry in a catsuit I'm at my premiere in a black suit The way I move's rare for a black dude They said "who's that white man in your photo, Bash?" Jean-Paul Gaultier, that's who Man, we're sitting down just conversating with some influential people, inspiring ourselves You could do it too Paracetamol for breakfast In a Paris city mall for breakfast Pret-à-manger, pret-à-manger Des oeufs, des croissants et des oranges, des [?], c'est bon Oui, oui, pas de pi-pi, c'est les Champs-Élysées À six heures, pas de policiers Dans les louvres, Mona Lisa Je crois loué un voiture Mercedes Benz Oui, oui, [?] Moncler moto, c'est la vie be the motto Work for my Ps, grind hard, F the lotto I'm influential, I pull strings like Ed Otto I spit so they swallow, haters wanna oppose My darg's got the full thing, if you want hollows We used to swap games like Grand Theft Auto Now we swap Roleys, call that time borrowed