Esham A. Smith - Telling It How It Is lyrics

[VERSE 1] What's up ya'll my name is Esham Smith The chosen one with the giving gift Of speech to teach and just flow like fluid I pray to God to make sho' I can do it n***as spitting venom, jealous talking sh** But those who oppose can s** my dick I'm not in it to win it I'm in it to clock duckets Jump on the stage, grab my dick and say "f** it!" My brother named James is a hardcore n***a Got the Mini-14 with a squeaky trigger We're coming out hardcore Give you what you came for We're just some n***as that opened up Hell's Doors Esham is here and I came to tell you My sh**'s so dope it's drug paraphernalia I hate to be the one to tell them you ain't sh** But if there's any questions asked I'll be telling it f** it I'm running a play like a marathon I'll grab the mic and begin to carry on I'm the E to the S to the H to the A to the M And I'm him So don't ever try to down me My shadow it darkens your doorstep so be warned The Devil's been inside me ever since I was born This is your first and last warning You better pray to God you'll be alive in the morning [VERSE 2] I'm cooler than the ice on the ground in the winter When I grab that mic I am finna' Kick a rhyme in your face Back to back with the ba** Then all the hoes will know Esham's in the place I'm slicker and quicker See I don't drink liquor Wine is fine but it's about that time For me to jump up and say my name again See I don't stop rapping 'til the party ends All ya'll silly hoes chasing Trues and Vogues But you always see E in new j**els and clothes Never thought I would get it Now I got it now you want it I'm going to use and abuse it So I might as well flaunt it I'm going to shake my thing Bust a rap, don't sing See my name ain't Elvis but I'm the king Not the same old gimmick Not the same old game If you don't nod your head then I'm to blame But I guess I got to go until the next intro But remember Esham's dope, ho