Yeah, don't be them Don't be Jigga, don't be Nas, don't be Kim Don't be them, don't be 'Pac, don't be BIG Be yourself for real homie, you that kid Don't be Sheek, don't be LOX Don't be P, don't be Kiss, don't be Fox' Don't be 50, don't be Weezy, don't be Slim Be yourself for real homie, don't be them Aiyyo, now I ain't gon' sit here and preach to y'all n***as like I'm all f**ed up and I ain't seeing no figures But if I had the choice to tell n***as who to be I'm just keeping it thorough, sh** it won't be me All you see is the fake sh** that's on TV You don't be in the hood when n***as empty three Court cases, no laces, orange dickies Jewish lawyer helping you but he cost Gs Drunk, tryna figure how the hell I'm getting home Cause ain't nobody left in this, just me and my chrome D-W-Y'd, I already been tried So I know the jake watching to see if I abide Yeah, don't be Swizz, don't be Tim' Don't be N.O.R.E., don't be Cam, don't be Jim Don't be them, don't be 'Pac, don't be BIG Be yourself for real homie, you that kid Don't be Wade, don't be Moss Don't be Pun, don't be Crack, don't be Ross Don't be them, don't be Common, don't be Em Be yourself for real homie, don't be them Aiyyo, now everybody got things that going on in their life From their fake a** friends to their fake a** wife Money problems, bills due n***as scared to turn on the news cause all you hear is who k**ed who So you see us at the shows and think that we straight n***as tired, I don't remember the last time we ate Just drinking, smoking, jumping on planes Trying to be careful of what chick give me brains There's AIDS out there, and blades out there n***as trying to cut you like fades out there Everything pretty behind the scene until you find out your favorite rapper's a fiend Yeah, don't be Luda', don't be Tip Don't be 'Face, don't be Usher, don't be Flip Don't be them, don't be 'Pac, don't BIG Be yourself for real homie, you that kid Don't be Sharpton, don't be Jesse Don't be Kan', don't be Melo, don't be 'Bron Don't be them, don't be Bush, please not him But for real little homie, don't be them Aiyyo, this ain't to down little rappers and crews I'm just tryna tell n***as that we stressed out too If you sick, we get sick n***a, flu is flu You don't know, I don't know n***a, who is who? n***as think we just entertainers, and big complainers You don't know how much sh** a day bring us I'm just saying, ain't no guarantees Next single you drop just might freeze You be hot for a minute then you cool on down Look at rap for years, n***as been pa**ing the crown I'm just do you homie, don't be him Don't be me either, f** that, but don't be them Yeah, don't be them Don't be Jigga, don't be Nas, don't be Kim Don't be them, don't be 'Pac, don't be BIG Be yourself for real homie, you that kid Don't be Sheek, don't be LOX Don't be P, don't be Kiss, don't be Fox' Don't be 50, don't be Weezy, don't be Slim Be yourself for real homie, don't be them Yeah, don't be Swizz, don't be Tim' Don't be N.O.R.E., don't be Cam, don't be Jim Don't be them, don't be 'Pac, don't be BIG Be yourself for real homie, you that kid