Tech N9ne - I Been Dope lyrics

[Intro - Sample] This should be played at high volume, preferably in a residential area [Verse 1 - Kutt Calhoun] n***a, I been dope since Reaganomics, son of a crack fiend, holler at me Robbin' n***as for Starter jackets when James West had all the swagger We had that Venice to mall cracking, white tee, 2X tall staffords Rockports, Box Chevys with Tech N9ne, let 'em all have ya [Verse 1 - Tech N9ne] I been dope, cleaner than soap, with my kinfolk, Big Kutty Cal Let the sin soak and begin tokin' with a friend, smoke really nutty wild That indo seepin' slow, them hoes wanna love me now I been gold, deep within those silly bimbos, hella s*utty, wow [Verse 1 - Kutt Calhoun] Uhh, now that's the N9na I know from back in them days n***a, we played questions, we ate X's Played truth or dare when we laid b**hes Wrote about it then made riches, planet rocked and we stayed grittin' [Verse 1 - Tech N9ne] Then sprayed kittens with Glade, spittin', display given, these babes diggin' Off of that I been boss of rap, I been called the gat and that's N9ne, n***a Been all of that since I caught the mack and put 'iancs and racks in my mind, n***a Even when I shot them out the window, then I was a grim n***a, take 'em to the end, no men woke After gettin' their chin broke, but when the pen stroke, N9na been dope [Hook - Kutt Calhoun] Before I started claimin' my set (I been dope, man) Even before I hooked up with Tech (I been dope, man) Back when y'all was hatin' my crew (I been dope, man) Don't gotta tell me cause I already knew (I been dope, man) [Hook - Tech N9ne] Even when my first lines came out (I been dope, man) Since Lee Capone let N9ne raid out (I been dope, man) Since ma**acre in Nnutthowze days (I been dope, man) Since Calhoun, A. Yates was made (I been dope, man) [Verse 2 - Kutt Calhoun] Ey, let me let these n***as know how far it go back with dopeness, man Yeah, like a bean to a pinto, dope fiend to a rental Hung like a trench coat like McSpears with the children before her 5% of it always been post So I been dope, n***a, purest form of that Montana Throwback, n***a, put a b**h in check like back when Ike put his hands to Anna [Verse 2 - Tech N9ne] Just eat the cake Anna Mae, please, then take a drink of this Bay Breeze When I create these they really hate me Fakes be shaky, cause it's dope sh** they see I been dope and I hope that you listen Fixed ya like you did soap in the kitchen I open, I'm rippin' you, hopin' I'm glitching But ain't no motherf**in' hope in your dissing [Verse 2 - Kutt Calhoun] You lookin'-a** n***a, soft in the middle Lil' p**y-a** n***a, try to be me Wish you could be-a** n***a and you n***as just ain't cut from my fabric Cause I style on ya, with the quick a n***a rip and I be fowl ya Short term n***as, I'm a milestone and yo style's slowed down Now Kutty Cal'll sick the clown on ya [Verse 2 - Tech N9ne] Yes, I'm that n***a with the clown persona Bound to beat a n***a down to a coma I was on a 56th corner, then I made it, now I go where I wanna And I for sho' can, gathering more fans Even if they rep another color, I think, "Because I been dope, man" [Hook] [Verse 3 - Tech N9ne] Somebody said I wasen't dope so I dismiss 'em They probably listen to faulty sh** and I ain't gonna list 'em My crew not new to this, been fortune and fame a while From dancin' all over the track like Oppa Gangnam Style [Verse 3 - Kutt Calhoun] To B walkin' on stages, came from the IcyRoc's basement Now I feed off of my paper, makin' cream off of you haters I'm worldwide with this business, screamin' "f** y'all," independent Did for Kutt dog with this industry, we're not sorry and sh**, Tecca N9na [Verse 3 - Tech N9ne] Been in rap long, you can take a look, my stats' grown Cause Strange Music and Tech N9na is this nation's backbone I was dope in this song and that song way back home Not a nare, not a trace of the hatin' Cause ain't a f**in' piece of wack shown [Verse 3 - Kutt Calhoun] Yeah, now it's back on, preview into the sequel Kansas City's the pipe, but now I'm the Cavy you needin' Cop me over the counter, I'm easily your addiction Kutty Cal is the drug and your future, want a prescription, bro? [Hook] * * *