Shoe Polish

Yo, my labelmate Bob Marley, step to 'em! Thanks Fats! And now, the outrageous contagious Stupendous tremendous Tony D (do it!) [Tony D] Enter with the swing, bada boom bada bing It's a Tony D raw type of hype type of thing Not attack of the killer birds Wearin glasses like "Revenge of the Nerds" You need to, look at yourself in the mirror (worrrrd) But wait, let me make the picture clearer For you no-soul havin, knowledge of self lackin Perpetrating box wearer who had to pay for your backin Three G's a-piece just to appear on your video That all gets recouped from your royalties y'know So yo, be yourself, don't make me abolish (What?) "Oh shit!" Your shoe polish {​*"Tony D's an inspiration.. and his name is Tony D"*}​ {​*"Tony D's an inspiration.. Tony D'll put you down on the scoop"*}​ [Tony D] Snakes never last so make your funny face +3rd+ who? (Who?!) I'm gonna put you in your place Puttin down your own people that's a pretty low level Whoever gave you knowledge must be wrong Fulfilled in what the devil SELF-TAUGHT Everything I have is self-learned (TRUE!) In other words, earned When I stepped to CBS, yo, they was with it They said, "You got another white rapper?" I said, "Quit it!" I'm not gonna give you suckers what you want A replacement for the group that you love to flaunt Outspoken drug users drinkin beer on stage (Nahh) Now they got you another Beast in the cage {​*"Tony D's an inspiration.. and his name is Tony D"*}​ {​*"Tony D's an inspiration.. Tony D could be an MC too"*}​ [Tony D] Gettin back to the painting (the painting) I mean the paintbrush Shoe polish, in other words you ain't much Of a rhyme more like a two-timer (two-timer) And for your partner he's a good jock climber Climbin my tree like he was Paul Bunyan If I'm an avocado does that make you an onion? If you're not yourself, does that make you a different person? Nahhh, it makes the situation worse And so conduct yourself, in a PROPER manner (in a proper manner) And put away the pucker up banner (BANNER) Your self-imposed status, I have to abolish Along with your image of the shoe polish {​*"Tony D's an inspiration.. and his name is Tony D"*}​ {​*"Tony D's an inspiration.. and his name is Tony D"*}​ {​*"Tony D'll put you down on the scoop"*}​ {​*"Tony D'll put you down on the scoop"*}​ [Tony D] In the shoe polish, you take a bath You gotta learn your history before you conquer math You rub it on your body thinkin you'll get knowledge But you get an education from school and college (word!) A teacher might have you taught you right, but you've learned wrong It shows within the writing of your song Your product's so weak you formed a negative image But yo (SUCKER!) Life's not a scrimmage You act far from simonized like you was magic "Oh shit!" But the outcome may be tragic You'll have to wait a couple of years to retaliate While I abolish your image I call the shoe polish {​*"Tony D's an inspiration.. and his name is Tony D"*}​ {​*"Tony D's an inspiration.. and his name is Tony D"*}​ {​*"Tony D's an inspiration.."*}​ {​*"Tony D's an inspiration.."*}​ [Tony D] Yeah you weak and wack MC wannabe somethin that you're not Warlock reject, Def Jam had you on ice for three years Until they needed another replacement for the Beastie Boys Now they got you sucker! Yeah, you hold the mic like an ice cream cone Mr. Softee Marshmellow head buttercup MC Yo you'll never get with Tony D That's why Chuck wouldn't go on tour with you devil Yo, and what's up with your dancers? Don't ever take the name of a prophet and misuse it in any way Even Tony D knows that, you sucker! And now I'm out of here for the 90's Later - wussssy!