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tyrone briggs - genocide lyrics

imagine you a shorty just surviving
no father figure with you
living and residing
in the lowest income neighborhood, expose to violence
no resources, so you don’t have a lot of options
most your friends play sports, trying to go to college
hoping that their talents one day will make them scholars
you got a different sk!ll that you putting your time in
words from your mind, merged with melodies and concepts, rhyming
recording is no longer expensive, nah
don’t need a big studio, now it’s simplified
you got speakers, a microphone, an inbox
laptop and any plug+ins used to mix it right
you recording and producing at a fast ratе
a million plays on your soundcloud for your last tape
and all your hard work, suddenly is paying off when
you gеt an email from a label to come to the office
the secretary ask you who you here to see
you tell her the name and then you hand her your id
a&r daps you, asking if you traveled from a long way
a million offices while walking through the hallway
but this place ain’t what you thought or expect
you thought it be full of music, the art and respect
but the energy make you feels like you walked into death
get into the office, all you see is lawyers, execs
say they love your song and what they plan to do with it
how much you gon’ make with the proper tools to it
show you platinum plaques and artist they moving with
and all the opportunities that you can get
having thoughts of what can happen if you might sign
this opportunity is once in a lifetime
pressures on, feeling like you’re running out time
which makes you say eff it so you sign they dotted line, nah

so now you big time, known every place you go
you played on all dsp’s and the radio
grace the stage on every festival and major show
then you see your check and say that this ain’t the way to go, no
couldn’t afford a lawyer on your own
didn’t know they take a portion of what you own
your contract is extortion, advance is a loan
you the last to get paid, and you made the songs
after taxes and expenses
you realized you can’t live off your percentage
they say don’t take it personal, it’s business
just cuz you making more than most from the hood
dont give your ownership
to appropriators
taking advantage of the kids and the pro+creators
i’m always anti business and pro creator
we all made to be stars
don’t ever let them dictate what you make from your art

- tyrone briggs lyrics

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