Ludacris - Charge it to the Rap Game lyrics

[Prod. by !LLMIND] Everybody wants the fortune & fame The more the things change, the more they stay the same! This industry's like a crap game Sometimes you got to charge it to the rap game Sometimes you got to charge it to the rap game Sometimes you got to charge it to the rap game! This industry's like a crap game Sometimes you got to charge it to the rap game! Where do I begin? When this industry set, not everybody is your friend Had to learn that sh** the hard way In and out the boggie's contracts since before I was rappin' in the hallway Everyone out for money, executives out for blood If you won't keep the music permanent, then the labels will pull the plug Get it? Hard to admit when sh** don't go the way you plan While everybody's on Instagram just to fighting like it is ??? Take it back to one of my first tools f**ing everything, moving, thinking groovies will never do nothing back to us Kick them out the hotel, swearing I'm hitting my final thing Lost a bunch of j**elry, from a Rolex to a diamond chain b**h, how in the hell did I get cost slipping me while on my record n***as Talking 'bout them pimping? Maybe they've exaggerated a little bit! You know, fake till you make it One of us rapper got to talk a little sh**! Yeah, I've been smashing some videos vixens, and some mattresses But brand name p**y don't feel no different on my mattresses Insecure hoes with breast jobs and bu*t shots blaming on us rich n***as All for sh**s, but what not Got against these groopies ?? till you break up and your b**h wonder where her percentage is ? While these elegant hoes are tryina play the trap game And now's the time I blame it on the rap game! Everybody wants the fortune & fame The more the things change, the more they stay the same! This industry's like a crap game Sometimes you got to charge it to the rap game Sometimes you got to charge it to the rap game Sometimes you got to charge it to the rap game! This industry's like a crap game Sometimes you got to charge it to the rap game! Listen, this ain't script, this is reality It takes some d** for us to conquer this insanity Themes using our names, promoting these fake appearances Publishers overcharging, taking years for these clearances I got sued, some rappers said I stole their joint, n***a Spending half a million just to prove a f**ing point, n***a We got the fans thinking rappers never lose, Gave a producer a hundred grand for a beat I never used! Damn, them false stories and being miss-coded in magazines Got a n***a wanting to go and load a couple of magazines Into your offices and shoot at the f**ing staff Post that on your website, and burn that while I f**ing laugh You protesters at my concerts, y'all make me sick I thought I told you I would never disrespect a b**h It's clear to see that hip-hop it's under attack, man Only because no one wants to a see a rich black man Really, they want us with no money Hangover, and missing cuts, and cutting our show money Hip-hop cops still lurking, tryina to catch us slipping And put us in the position of making some real life decisions Do we just be doing dumb sh**? Empty on our gun clips, always on the run sh** Lights out over us entertainment hood n***as If it's bad to be a rapper, what else is good n***as?! Everybody wants the fortune & fame The more the things change, the more they stay the same! This industry's like a crap game Sometimes you got to charge it to the rap game Sometimes you got to charge it to the rap game Sometimes you got to charge it to the rap game! This industry's like a crap game, Sometimes you got to charge it to the rap game!