You don't wanna be a rapper 'cause it's dangerous And you just might see rapid fire spittin' bustin' You don't wanna be a rapper 'cause it's dangerous And you just might see rapid fire spittin' bustin' You don't wanna be a rapper, nuh uh, take my advice Sign the Devil's contract, I can put you on ice And if you fall off, I can put you on twice But if it don't bounce back, that's your life Think it's all fun and games 'til the gun and flames Rather deal with the dollars than a motherfuckin' mane Get me paid and then rap 'Cause all that other bullshit without money ain't jack It's easy to talk that shit without that grip Easy to hold that gun without that clip Walkin' on thin ice, you better not slip And if you don't go platinum, oh we gon' trip You don't wanna be a rapper 'cause it's dangerous And you just might see rapid fire spittin' bustin' You don't wanna be a rapper 'cause it's dangerous And you just might see rapid fire spittin' bustin' Yeah, I'm handin' out contracts, so when you gon' sign up? Fuck around and have me in a police lineup The DJ ain't spinnin' the shit? Let's kill him Rapper found dead, now everybody feel him Take a look at the bad guy, yeah I'm the villain Slugs went in him with the blood start spillin' Record sales through the roof rakin' in millions Dead body found in a vacant buildin' Hip hop journalists, yeah they lovin' this Word travels fast with that [?] publicist Double homicide, double platinum worldwide And all you had to do was go on a little murder ride You don't wanna be a rapper 'cause it's dangerous And you just might see rapid fire spittin' bustin' You don't wanna be a rapper 'cause it's dangerous And you just might see rapid fire spittin' bustin' You can be a doctor, a lawyer, construction worker But touch that mic, and somebody might murk ya Spit that rap, a killer might snap Get kidnapped [?] All that money, how you gon' pay it back Witness me strapped with macs no I wouldn't play that You wanna be a rapper? Don't be sayin' that 'Cause I'll put the head out on you and take out a contract Contact contract, you want a contract Give Def Jam a new meaning if you respond back I'm a terrorist flowing on a bomb track And the acid rap I spit will flatline you flat You don't wanna be a rapper 'cause it's dangerous And you just might see rapid fire spittin' bustin' You don't wanna be a rapper 'cause it's dangerous And you just might see rapid fire spittin' bustin' Damn, you ever wonder why it's so fucked up in Detroit? (Why?) (Fucked up in the D!) I mean, really (Damn) (Niggas fuckin' it up) Look around, go outside, take your cameras Take a picture, tell me what you see (Niggas is uneducated) (Straight burnt up bullshit) (Shit, what the fuck happened? What happened?) It look like this motherfucker been flooded We lead the nation in the lowest economy Only second to New Orleans (Nobody got job) (It's fucked up) Who was hit by a Category 5