[Verse One: Mcenroe] Bad news on the radio (Everything's played) And it all revolves around how money is made Best believe your hero has a closet full of skeletons Telling him lies with a mouth full of Aspartame Selling out for a life full after fame Shelling out for status is insane Yelling out but you're speaking to a vacuum Not as pretty when you're puking in the bathroom The dirtiest deals conducted in the boardroom The owner's son [?] forgotten for a signing bonus They sold us a beautiful facade Carefully constructed but tragically flawed So face facts for your fake fake acts Cause when the case cracks can the fame take back? Admit you're stuck playing a part time s**er Who sold his soul out to have his face on a sticker somewhere [Hook: Mcenroe] Look in the mirror Gaze at a fool Cash in your checks Go back to school You wanna be up on what's hip and what rules Then talk about nothing cause nothing is cool It ain't about the money Forget about the j**els Get a real job, drop out of school You wanna be up on what's fresh and what rules Then talk about nothing cause nothing is cool [Verse Two: Birdapres] Martini's and cigars, luxury cars Does anybody here give a f** who we are? Rappers and singers, pimps and actors All been has beens since this time last year Retro-neuvo, west coast, electro Ain't a damn thing change but the tempo Wack is hella cool, cool is hella wack Do these people here need me to tell 'em that? Avant garde, hardcore revisionist Boutique labels going out of business Graffiti t-shirts, pastel track pants Learn to break dance cause now's your last chance
Emo is female, macks a b**h made Cool to me is a comb that's a switchblade Just grab a bat and smash the pinata Rock two of these like Flash and Bambaataa [Hook] [Verse Three: Birdapres] Baby mom's put their kids in camo Pop music lyrics out of Guns & Ammo Mash up's made and the tunes just might clash Asian kids all dress up like white trash Turn off the video, rap it all hurts me A bunch of midgets in basketball jerseys Rich kids take up political causes Collect welfare and get a few problems With good teeth and skin that's just flawless Claiming poverty, that sh** is obnoxious Try too hard on some wannabe sh** Spitting throwback flow for a novelty hit Cool Cause I don't get upset though Put down the mic and go boycott Esso Get low to it and do what you can I don't care what's cool to you and your man [Hook] [Verse Four: Mcenroe] I saw homeboy with chains and a tracksuit The look on his grill, like he just pulled a jack move He fronts hard in a '97 Jag But his neck's gone green and car is dealer tagged And the girl at the mall with the platinum card Bags carried by home private security guard She gives you a look, like you're something she owns But she's gonna get grounded when she gets home And the rock star that you waited long in line for A V.I.P. to finally meet him on tour With so much in common You're sure to be best bros He says two words than steps to his next show The dream so real, reality is pitiful So don't put me on top of your pedestal Kept a distance for a specific purpose You might not like what's under the surface [Hook]