DJ Premier - Ten Rap Commandments lyrics

[Verse 1: Benny Boy] I've been in this game for years, I'm supposed to be an animal They told me that I'm supposed to follow the manual Try to act real, try to act tangible Feed off every other rapper like a cannibal Satisfy your fans and you'll, give them what they want Talk about the trendiest new thing to come And remind them that they're broke and they can't afford none Listeners play catch up, that was number 1 Number 2, you always got to roll with a crew And all of them are gangsters, including you And brag how tougher you are from the others If a crew had a ten foot pole they couldn't touch ya Number 3, you got to be raised from the streets And your whole career, needs to thrive off of beef If you ain't got no one to beef with Skim radio waves til' you see sick Number 4, I know you've heard this before Think that you're the best rapper alive Number 5, you can't write or you can't spit? Hire ghostwriters to write all your hits Number 6, tell your girl to go and ball her fists Cause the groupies at shows can make you call it quits Number 7, be foul and disrespect them Like flagrants, send them for the line like Kevin And if that upset them, follow number three Cause it ain't too late to generate some hate Number 8, always keep your money on your mind Even if you unravel your family ties Number 9, any exposure is worth it So try and get in front of paparazzi on purpose Flinch at photographers, make em' all nervous Make sure the girl you're accompanied with is a perfect 10, this is more important than the others bruh Music industry is the number 1 hustler Rappers are the product, fans are the customers Make money off of you until they had enough of ya Kick you to the curb before you can blink your eyelids Have you double and triple checking all of the fine print I was contemplating if I would label it nonsense Cause I started rapping from the table of contents Now I'm at the index, flipping through the glossary Then I realized that it's way too hard for me Tore up the booklet, I just couldn't stand it Cause I don't have to follow the 10 rap commandments (what)