Talib Kweli - Funny Money lyrics

[Talib Kweli:] Yeah Ladies, make it hot, girls, make it hot [x3] Mr. International, pa**port pimpin City street dweller every asphault different Hittin with Jean and The Roots, my man Black Thought rippin Now a gla** goes whistlin, my rap flow's switchin up Wait~! The promoter b**hin, is this a**hole trippin? Why my cash flow missin? Don't f** around this is how I make a livin Stop, listen, get the guap' My kids can't eat my love for hip-hop This ain't the circus, I don't see no big top So - who ya tryin to clown your money like Chris Rock Don't make me laugh with'cha funny money Yeah, uhh, yeah, hehehehehe, ehyeah, yo These promoters shady and they good for broken promises Some of them scared of the hood so they only promote the colleges I'm havin problems with excuses Especially when it comes to my money and the contract is exclusive They sell the tickets with'cha name up in lights an' sh** But when it's time to pay they came up with all type of sh** Or tried to pay me in marijuana The crowd was so thin he blamed Osama and the Twin Tower bombers In my pocket like a thief and there ain't no honor Livin all reckless like there ain't no karma You ain't on punishment, I ain't your momma I just had to expose the truth like Leonardo DaVinci when he paint Madonna Hey, hey heyyyy, c'mon, uhh, whoa Illegal business control America Illegal immigration, gun control hysteria The war on terror, war on drug, now everybody have vices So we still gettin higher than gas prices Yeah we have righteous MC's, ready to infilitrate The system like a disease and bring it right to it's knees Who ain't f**in with the pay for play, that sh** is gay Get down with Blacksmith or get the f** out the way E'rything's straight! Just get out from under the table I'm not a pimp runnin a stable I'm a kid with a vision runnin a label With the freshest MC's with somethin to say too We cuttin the umbilical cord from the navel Willin and able to change the game for the better A lot of crews claim they together Then they fall apart and blame it on cheddar Please~! I stay professional in all my endeavors So we about to blow like Parliament in "V for Vendetta" They try to get you with the funny money