Baba Brinkman - Switch Lanes lyrics

To some people rap is just a lot of manure Others say the planet's sick and hip-hop is the cure Some people say commercial rap isn't pure But to me every rapper is an entrepreneur You wanna make a difference? You wanna to make a living? You wanna teach the children? You wanna make a million? Either way, you gotta find a way to get their attention And if you don't then no one's gonna listen I know a few anti-capitalist rappers Whose activism consists of selling anti-capitalist Raps to their fans in fancy little packages While ranting about how rap is cash-obsessed Try to not give yourself an aneurism Or get your panties twisted, just ‘cause your angst-ridden Anti-business existentialism Is just a strategy to get more fans to listen It's like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder How I keep from goin' under It's like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder How I feed my growin' hunger You're gonna make a lotta mistakes It's okay, you take a hit, you switch lanes Competition is extreme To get ahead you gotta switch Every record gets the fans it deserves Hip-hop is a business first You wanna make a difference? Word Then go find yourself some customers A couple artists will hate this for sure And say “success is just a curse” Sour grapes get squished to syrup C'mon, don't shoot the messenger Hip-hop started in the streets And then it spawned a whole industry Sorry if I'm bein' indiscrete But I'm in it for the spinach and it isn't just me So if your songs are interest-free Then I doubt they're gonna interest me Integrity makes you poor? Interesting… I pay for things that impress me It's like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder How I keep from goin' under It's like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder How I feed my growin' hunger You're gonna make a lotta mistakes It's okay, you take a hit, you switch lanes Competition is extreme To get ahead you gotta switch Rappers are crabs in a bucket, just ask ‘em They're stuck with a tiny fanbase that happens to love it But they can't expand it without angering someone I couldn't handle that, man, I had to do somethin' Here's a business plan for you: self-promote And grab onto some driftwood to help you float And when you got enough, built yourself a boat And fill it with like-minded folks to help you row You got two choices, you do it yourself Or you find somebody else with a use for your sk**s You take the red pill or blue pill Most businesses do fail, but you don't think you will? I'm not tryin' to say you ain't different But it takes creativity to change directions real quick And go where the competition ain't headed So if you get stuck in a single lane, switch it It's like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder How I keep from goin' under It's like a jungle sometimes It makes me wonder How I feed my growin' hunger You're gonna make a lotta mistakes It's okay, you take a hit, you switch lanes Competition is extreme To get ahead you gotta switch