Ludacris - I Do It For Hip Hop (co-starring Nas and JAY-Z) lyrics

[Ludacris] Now this is what they call poetry in motion My soul bleeds on the paper, heart screams with emotion It's my daily devotion that verses stay deeper then the ocean So hip hop you owe me a promotion Yea I do a little boastin' and braggin' Whats all the commotion and naggin' about Cause I'm still the champ in the south Cause rappers get in the booth and I keep draggin' 'em out Where they firin' these pink slips I'm handin' 'em out Cause this is Theater of the Mind Consider it a sign of whats to come next My moneys just fine, bank filled with dumb checks Terrorist threat flow, proceed to drop bombs like Mr. Funk Flex But I don't do it for the money, I do it from the heart I do it with the beatbox, I did it from the start I do it for the DJs, I do it for the charts The Van Gogh flow, Luda do it cause it's art I do it for the fans, I do it on command I do it for the front row, I do it for the stands I spit it for the hood, I do it for the block And since nine years old, I did it for hip hop! I don't do for the cars and the fancy drops I do it for hip-hop I do it for hip-hop I do it for hip-hop And I don't do for the chains and the flashin' rocks I do it for hip-hop I do it for hip-hop I do it for hip-hop [Nas] They say I'm so low key, I'm socially awkward Only n***as who really know me who I talk with They smile in the light, hate in the dark You call it beef to me it's just a f**in' walk in the park Because you are who you are when nobody's lookin' That's who you are so when the cash and the cars is gone The day after tomorrow, don't be askin' to borrow Ski maskin' it hard like the way you rap in your bars I could ride on you and whoever, devise new endeavors I'm as live as a hive full of predators Twenty thousands different species of bees Some have poisonous sting, some just pollinate leafs Like rap, some just buzz some will attack Compromise their own life in fact Sixteen years since my first sixteen Pardon the rest of my n***as But I'm the best whoever did it [Ludacris] I don't do for the cars and the fancy drops [Nas] I do it for hip-hop I do it for hip-hop [Ludacris] I do it for hip-hop And I don't do for the chains and the flashin' rocks [Nas] I do it for hip-hop I do it for hip-hop I do it for hip-hop [Jay-Z] Hip-hop, started out in the park We used to do it to avoid the Narcs I used to do it so the homeboy Clark can get the f** off my back while I knocked off these packs I used to rap to impress my friends To pa** the time while I was gettin' it in Just so happens I'm so illegal with the pen they ain't want me doing anything illegal again I lost a lot of dogs to these streets I got Grammy awards on these beats Thank God for Cool Herc Without this sh** I probably woulda got murked Shout outs to Grandmaster Flash and the cash And even Jaz bum a** Hip hop helped me wash my rocks These other rappers couldn't wash my socks That's why I took the number one slot The realest sh** in rap comes from my voice box Lord knows when I was on my clock I probably never woulda stopped Thank God for hip-hop [Ludacris] I don't do for the cars and the fancy drops [Jay-Z] I do it for hip-hop I do it for hip-hop [Ludacris] I do it for hip-hop And I don't do for the chains and the flashin' rocks [Jay-Z] I do it for hip-hop I do it for hip-hop [All] I do it for hip-hop [Ludacris] I don't do for the cars and the fancy drops I do it for hip-hop I do it for hip-hop I do it for hip-hop And I don't do for the chains and the flashin' rocks I do it for hip-hop I do it for hip-hop I do it for hip-hop