[Esoteric talking]
This some quick sh**, check
You're a herb, ain't nuttin', it's like this
(You better ask somebody)
[Verse 1: Esoteric]
You're a herb, if you say you dig all the time
But can't find a sample from beats to the rhyme
A herb, if you claim your raps is official
But everything you sample is a f**ing re-issue
You're a herb, saying that you rhyme of the mind
But your hype man's backing up every line
If you're in a fight but don't really wanna scrap
But act like you want it when the bouncer hold you back
You're a herb, if you tip strippers with a dollar
Those who grab the coke and then call yourself a baller
A herb, if you just now saying holla
If you meet a girl but are too shook to call her
If you act cool but keep your girl on a leash
If you're still talking 'bout the Jay-Nas beef
You're a herb, if you saw episode one
But never saw the trilogy, I just begun
You're a herb
[Hook]
(You better ask somebody)
(You're herb)
[Verse 2: Esoteric]
You're a herb, if you got a flag on your truck
But before last September you never gave a f**
A herb, if you put your faith in the churches
If you call yourself Bin Laden in your verses
A herb, actually, better yet a joke
If you glorify suicide and doing lines of coke
If you traded in your comic books and stamps
For an Avirex and some Southpole pants
You're a herb, if you live next to Forrest Gump
But go to school tying your bandana in the front
(You're herb), if you got sk**s but dress like a nerd
Just cause you can rap doesn't mean you ain't a herb
Herb, you're a herb if you claim fame
But hype yourself online with a fake screen name
Act violent and claim to hold things
Rapping like a thug and walk around in toe rings
You're a herb
[Hook]
(You better ask somebody)
Bust it, right before I'm out, yo
(You're herb)
[Verse 3: Esoteric]
You're a herb, if your man buys you a Beck's
And you're too stingy to buy him the next
But you'll buy a drink for the opposite s**
The type of guy that snatch whole albums of the neck
You're a herb, if you're falling for the Puma fads
Cause they got a pair of turntables in their ads
A herb, if you never pay for a date
A big herb if you never reciprocate
If you gotta leave the room or change up your tone
When you talkin' to your girl on your cell phone
A herb, if you steal out the tip cup
If you wear your hat with the visor flipped up
You're a herb, if you like this but don't own this
If you think it's funny when you're f**ing with the homeless
If you tuck your sweatshirt in your jeans
If you diss the Guru because he left the Bean
You're a herb
[Hook]
Motherf**er, yeah
(You better ask somebody)
Take offence, word up
(You're herb)
7L on the track
Esoteric with the rap, herb rappers fall back
(You're herb)
Yeah, (?)
(You're herb)