INTRO / I’m internationally known upon the microphone (and various scratching catchphrases) / VERSE ONE / Can I get your attention Ladies and Gentlemen?
Cos you about a witness an MC’s intelligence, Yo this aint a track made to get at you man, I just did it so these CURSE understand who’s the greatest and did it for the last ten years, I’m in credit while dudes got careers in arrears cos these CURSE talk CURSE about who’s the best while I just rhyme make beats and keep stacking the cheques and I aint down with them dudes playing haterish games, them CURSE beefin’ like they eating Steak Fried Lomeins, they say I aint UK cos I rap like this but CURSE jealous cos they couldn’t do a track like this but I’ve no disrespect to no one dude, if I’m a fool then it takes one to know one dude, still I keep CURSE hot like I’m wrapped in foil cos I’m the best to ever do it on this UK soil, I’m inter-chicky-national / CHORUS/ (Various scratching catchphrases) /VERSE TWO / Yo I can sit and write bars smoking Cuban cigars, women say that I remind em’ of an earlier NaS and my fans wanna know who’s running London city? It’s DL he’s the Russell, Dre, Jay, P. Diddy Masta P, JD, Suge Knight of the rap game, yall wanna know my real name but stick to my rap name, it’s DL the dude who always comes in first when CURSE type my name on the Google search so check the website and purchase from the online store you can cop my CURSE from seven, ninety-nine or more and I’ll be damned if another rapper outs my lights this is WashFam baby CURSE own the rights to the masters, the publishing and all them things moving forward just to look at what the future brings and my pace is regulated if I sprint or stroll, I’m international, I done been around the globe CURSE / CHORUS / (Various scratching catchphrases)
/ VERSE THREE / One of the best to ever do it on this vinyl wax and I aint causing trouble, I’m just stating the facts so I hope you take heed to the words I speak cos I aint saying this for nothing CURSE talk is cheap and I pay real money if you work real hard, you pay peanuts you get Monkeys doing the job and Monkey business don’t result in CURSE making no loot, all they do is clown around, stay in a cage and eat fruit, had this female friend who I thought was strange, she would get all in my business try and CURSE up my game, how this CURSE gone tell me how to use my brain? When she seven months pregnant and she snorts Cocaine, now that’s stupid, you chump huh you don’t know me I’m Consist, who the CURSE are you supposed to be? And that life that you repping aint fashionable but yo forget it baby cos I’m international huh! / CHORUS / (Various scratching catchphrases)
credits
from The Jazz That Was Forgotten,
released December 23, 2008
Remixed by Funky DL for Washington Classics 2008
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