Discover the poetic beauty in ‘Rap Game’ by 50 Cent. This lyric breakdown takes you on a journey through the artist’s thoughts, emotions, and the story they aim to tell. From clever metaphors to evocative imagery, we delve into the nuances that make this song a lyrical masterpiece. Whether you’re a fan of 50 Cent or a lover of well-crafted words, our detailed analysis will give you a deeper understanding and appreciation of this song.
The rap game, hip-hop 101
The hardest nine to five you’ll ever have
You can’t remember shit in no history book
You ready to rap motherfucker?
You ready to sell your soul? Ha ha ha
The rap game will f*ck you up
I’m a disrupted nigga, you made me crazy
You shoulda slayed me as a baby
Behavin’ shadier than Wes Craven
And you ain’t even gotta pay me
I take pleasure of layin’ a nigga down daily
You face me, punk it’s over, you’ll faint fast
I’ve never fucked up to where I can’t whoop ya ass
You’ll neck’ll get snapped with bare hands, f*ck music
Is he rappin’? It’s cool but fools, just don’t confuse it
What happens, these dudes get rude then I lose it
I’m scandalous, I blow ya two niggas off the atlas
With a gat that’s bigger than Godzilla’s back nigga
You are not realer, in fact you’re feel the effects
Of a crack dealer, y’all presidents since we smacked
And got a mack 10 with it, so I ain’t gotta rap
But I’m thankful for that, don’t mistakin’ me black
Cause you’ll be stankin’ in the back of a fuckin’ Cadillac
I’m a get snuffed, ’cause I ain’t said enough to pipe down
I pipe down, when the White House just wiped out
When I see that little Cheney dike get sniped out
Lights out, bitch adios, goodnight (Ah!)
Now put that in ya little pipe and bite down
Think for a minute ’cause the hype has died down
That I won’t go up in the Oval Office right now
And flip whatever ain’t tied down upside down
I’m all for America, f*ck the government
Tell that seed to Laura, tell the slut to suck a dick
Motherfuck ducked, what the f*ck? son of a bitch
Take away my gun, I’m gonna tuck some other shit
Can’t tell me shit about the tricks of this trade
Switchblade, with a little switch to switch blades
And switch from a six to a sixteen inch blade
Shit’s like a samurai sword of Cincy
Shit just don’t change to this day
I’m this way, still tell that utslay ipsbay
Upsay my ipnay, ‘scuse my ickpay, addelay
But uckfay the rap game
This rap game, this rap game
I ain’t sellin’ my soul for this rap game
And I ain’t diggin’ no hole for this rap game
Man, I’m tellin’ you, know it ain’t happening
This rap game, this rap game
I ain’t sellin’ my soul for this rap game
I ain’t diggin’ no hole for this rap game
This rap game, this rap game
I wouldn’t want to be drinkin’, drowned in my own inequity
But fucked that I’m a rap ’til y’all all get sick of me
And clutch my nuts sack and spit all who pick at me
I’m pickin’ a rott mix, f*ck the dogs you sic on me
I’m sayin’ you motherfuckers don’t know us, quit playin’
If I’m broke, then I’m breakin’ up in the place where you layin’
You know, same shit every nigga done in his life
I lived to this wise, speak on what I want when I write
So why should I ever fear another man
If he bleed like I bleed, take a piss and he stand?
OK, you win, you can say we can’t rap
But no shorts ’cause I’m mean ? say this is whack
I walk in that party and just start bussin’
Right after I hear the last verse of “Self Destruction”
This liquor makes me want to blast the chrome
To let you know the time without Morris Day and Jerome (nigga)
I’m low down and shifty, quickly call Swifty
To do a drive-by on the tenth speed with 50
Ya feelin’ lucky? Squeeze
I catch you outside of Chuckie Cheese
With ya seed, you be an unlucky G
My lifestyle is unstable, I party anatic
They said no fightin’ in the club so I brought me a ‘matic
Coughin’ the static, I jump niggas, call me a rabbit
Poppin’ the tablet and guns to soften what happened
Believe me, we run this rap shit, fo sheezy
Make makin’ millions look easy
Everywhere you turn you see me, you hear me
Believe me, before you see my pistol in three d
No time to call a peace treaty
Dial 911 ’cause you need the- police to believe me
I snatch the chalk from the sidewalk and piss on the curb
This is absurd, we street niggas twistin’ the words
We finally could “Say Goodbye to Hollywood”
Cause Proof and Shyne man shit nothin’ in common
But ask this band with gasoline chan
We never bow down to be a flash in the pan
No remorse, f*ck ya stature dog
Nothin’ to do with hands when I clap at y’all
But to draw on the ground with the form and the pound
Then I’m gone outta town ‘fore the law come around
So we can battle with raps, we can battle with gats
Matter of fact, we can battle for plaques (This rap game)
I’m too fuckin’ retarded
I don’t give a f*ck about my dick
That’s why I’m datin’ Lorraina Bobbit
My crew had an argument, who was the largest
Now they all is dead and I roll as a solo artist
Plus I made all the beats and wrote all the raps
Well I really didn’t, but I did accordin’ to this contract
I was thrown in the snow with nowhere to go
Freezin’ twenty below, forced to join Bel Biv Devoe
My little girl, she shouldn’t listen to these lyrics
That’s why I glued her headphones to her ear to make sure she hear it
If rap don’t work, I’m startin’ a group with Garth Brooks
Ha ha ha ha, and just say “Look”
This rap game, this rap game
I ain’t sellin’ my soul for this rap game
And I ain’t diggin’ no hole for this rap game
Man, I’m tellin’ you, know it ain’t happening
This rap game, this rap game
I ain’t sellin’ my soul for this rap game
I ain’t diggin’ no hole for this rap game
This rap game, this rap game