Esau - Underground? lyrics

[Esau] All these kids today screaming underground, do they know what it means To make 7 albums, work everyday and go hungry just to chase your dreams To be #1 in Gavin, CMJ, Impact and BRE Then have to beg a promoter to open up for Run-D.M.C Nah, I don't think so, my sh**'s fat too, so is his But is there room for all of us in the shady rap biz Put your 12's out yourself, push it, beg the pd To play it and chart it, then maybe some kids will hear of you in NYC Or LA, or college in Tennessee or maybe it'll reach overseas To Italy and maybe even to the heads in the military If you're lucky, you're website will get 10 hits a day And Pizzo will sell your stuff online the hiphopsite.com way Even them cats at footwork will rock it or play de record in t dot Mr Bongo in London or all the HMV's in Oz But until then keep posting up at Davy D and rhyming over others beats Until you get the knowledge kid, you won't know what underground means HOOK You ain't underground cause you're white, or just cause you're black You ain't underground cause you recorded your album on a 4 track You ain't underground cause your beats are wack, or even if they're fat You ain't underground simply cause your sh** is abstract You ain't underground cause you don't cypher You ain't underground cause you do You ain't underground cause you can freestyle and roll with a tight crew You ain't underground with no airplay You ain't underground with MTV play You ain't underground cause 4 kids bump your sh** out in Tampa Bay You ain't underground cause you don't buy mixtapes You ain't underground cause you do You ain't underground cause you own every tape by Touch and Clue You ain't underground cause you're on the net You ain't underground when you dub ca**ettes You ain't underground cause you buy vinyl to rock on your 1200 set You ain't underground cause you post lyrics You ain't underground cause you dis them You ain't underground cause you hate EPMD or even if you missed them You ain't underground cause you're unknown You ain't underground if you're unsigned You ain't underground cause you an*lyze lyrics in Company Flow rhymes You ain't underground cause you like Sugarhill You ain't underground cause you keep it real You ain't underground cause you do or do not deal You ain't underground cause you use big words You ain't underground if you don't curse You ain't underground cause you get creative with your adverbs You ain't underground cause you use metaphors, or if you bore You ain't underground cause you don't have product in any major stores You ain't underground, yeah I said it You ain't underground, don't forget it You ain't underground because your wack a** CD ain't selling HOOK