4 Short Of 80

[Intro] [Minus P talking]: Okay. Yo, what's goin' on people? My name is Minus P. A lot of ya motherfuckers don't know me. A lot of y'all motherfuckers DO know me. Ya ya motherfuckers ain't never heard of me before. So basically, this track right here, what I'm doin' is...I'm gonna just give you a little bit of me, yaknahmean? I'm just introducing you to me, you knahmean? Minus P. Yo, if you didn't have a chance to yet, you need to tap my album Welcome To The Heights. But this right here, what you're listening to is the best in the Heights. Yeah, I'm just gonna give you a runaround of what I've been through. You knahmean, a little talk to you. You know how I do, you'll holla at me [Verse One] [Minus P]: It all started with a demo, two tracks Produced by these two cats Miguel/Anthony Charged mad loot off the fact that They mom was a known singer We went to school together We was cool and shit, I'm blaming me, I'm fool, whatever Fuck them, I'm on to the next Sent my shit out to Def, Jam and Bad Boy, two labels only what you expect I was new to this This was 2000 son Kept hope alive till 2001 Met this dude who produced some shit big in the 90s (I like to move it, move it) He said he knew some dude at Def Jam they wanted to sign me ?, no call backs, no return calls No fall backs, no nothing, so he can suck my balls And by the time I knew I was in for a ride The industry where the strong only survive, powers will lie 2002 came to, had it with the bullshit Started producing myself, ? Fruity Loops A few shows, still shoppin' demos from before I refused to lose my raw till '03 came along Did my research, hooked up with my mans out there Who scooped me up on harsh there and what snakes to watch here A new demo Turned a few tracks more Shopped that shit out to every dick, every prick and hip hop board To every label 500 copies of demos Not even one called to say "Hello" Accept for Elektra They holla, I respect 'em for that Even Death Row, they answered me back ? Went to Bad Boy 2004, I was determined Still shoppin' music, makin' my album's huntin' I'm suited up, what, like I own this shit Puffy's guard kicked me out like "You on some shit" Met ? from Terror Squad, Fat Joe my demo got, crazy Dropped it off at his crib in the limo, stop Then ? looked at me, I swear on my dome That nigga said, "Son I got this at home." I don't stop ? Damn homie Hate him for that I'm just tryin' to get heard, but let's just leave it at that Through some tactics and antics, got my track list played Wendy Williams show, dunn here comes the big fame Couple peeps called up, "You ain't signed, now that's great Cause I got a DMX show for you." Here comes the game Same shit at square one Now notice I've been goin' through the same shit a thousand times now since day one But whatever, it's 2004 I'm still juggling, school, job and music I'm buying albums struggling Finally, got it completed, shopped it around But by now knew exactly what was gonna go down I ain't stress it I do what I do, show what I got Opinion or not, the shit I be doin' is hot I ain't shoppin' since then And every other time I get ten dollar CD sold I think of Snakes givin' me props, show for those that don't know me Shit I'm doin' good now, I detect these phoneys Make the street heads call up and promise me the world I crush 'em all, hang up and tell 'em my albums for sale I don't care if they there or not You see me doin' my thing This music is makin' my age I don't need you Don't need to suck up to you, keep up with you Watch my mouth, not slip up with you, man what's up with you? Then I tried to hit the scene with the DJ's Making cream like, "Yo, how can I get down with your team? We can both get gold." But they don't see it like that Sometimes like an industry cat, they don't know how to act These DJ's be thinkin' they slick "How much money you want?" "For what?" "To be on this." "Nigga suck on my dick!" It's funny how the same cats who come around now Like they knew you from before, heard your name around town Mike, like you don't remember when I spoke to you, you dissed me then I ain't forget you, I won't fuck with you And now you want a drop for what? Collab with who? Who does this? This is Minus chillin' with FUCK YOU I got a list with your name on it I don't forget Get with this or like them bet you you'll be mad Love for the ones that been with me since day one Bean and Hermando, helping me handle Music that I know how to do And there's other cats too but can get a "fuck you"