The Alchemist - The Interview lyrics

[Interviewer:] Good evening, ladies & gentleman How you doing out there tonight? We have a special guest in the house The illustrious, Sugar Tongue Slim We're going to sit down and talk with him So Slim, where you from? [Verse: STS] Southwest ATL, Ralph Lauren to the socks, can't you mother f**ing tell? West end to the point, n***as, that's my joint People know me around there, so I can go where I want [Interviewer:] The name Sugar Tongue Slim, how'd you come up with that? [Verse 2: STS] Well just listen to the wordplay displayed in the raps And besides all that, I'm a god damn mack Try to keep it P.C., but see, n***as want facts [Interviewer:] Now how did you get started as an artist? Did you always wanna emcee? [Verse 3: STS] Naw, I wanted to be an M.D., and I ain't talking Dre Beats Speak like Ye beats, from the soul when I speak in prose or in poetry Used to do slam just to make a little cash So with these words I bust n***as' a** [Interviewer:] My bad, don't mean to cut you off but looking at your writing I can see the poet background, it's not that surprising. Realizing that, what made you choose to rap? [Verse 4: STS] n***as told me I should write one, it ended up a nice one Next thing you know, I was just nice son (Word... word) [Interviewer:] Now is it true you used to meddle in the mack game, and rack brains and pretty young things that do whatever for the change? [Verse 5: STS] I claim responsibility A couple hoes literally, was on the right path until they met my a** My bad, my flaw, I saw opportunity and took it I don't sell crack, nor do I cook it So look it, my crooked connects put me in check This is how the game goes, got my pimpin' correct [Interviewer:] Now may I interject, how did you go from poetry to pimping? They both just seem sort of different [Verse 6: STS] Well actually, the way they use words is what attracted me, naturally Besides the perks and p**y, and the salary that's tax free But fact me a little book, unbeknown to most And I ain't talking champagne when I prose a toast The most elegant embellishments of street life And I was at a point in time I couldn't see right [Interviewer:] Wow, seems like you've seen a lot in your life so let's switch gears and talk about your peers on the mic. Who you like? [Verse 7: STS] Of course I'm a 'Kast fan, Jay, Big, Nas, 50, Em and then some Redman But damn, now who did I forget to say, I like The Roots Oh yea, Common Sense and Kanye, Weezy [?] in the deck Tip, I do respect, Clipse fan since [God Damn?] And [Plush?] liver than my man, [Stay-p?] and The Lox I wanna thank Free for hopping on the track free And [?]shouts out to Peedi-P [Interviewer:] Now tell me this, on your songs when you say [GOAL?]. What you talking about? [Verse 8: STS] Naw' man, I'm saying GOLD, it's an acronym Gentleman of Leisure & Development I'm trying to get the whole world yelling it [Interviewer:] Okay, tell a bit about Demand More and what's changed? [Verse 9: STS] sh**, I don't know more mother f**ers know my name Naw', it's been cool, people really take notice I got some things in the works, but it's my main focus My greatest [opus?] yet to come, I'm just umm' At the [stu?], with groove and them Trying to make a move with him [Interviewer:] Uh hu, so it's the new age, internet is the new craze. People have a way of putting music out in new ways. Does that affect you, good or bad what would you say? [Verse 10: STS] My whole Demand More campaign is internet based Obviously the piracy is a problem, but the irony Is n***as whole album ain't even worth buying, be It's the artist who are artist suffer Talking real rap n***as, not them ringtone mother f**ers And interdependency in numbers like the majors Labels ain't putting in the labor, they can't receive the paper All they see is views on the YouTube And naw', I ain't impressed by these new dudes, they doo-doo [Interviewer:] So who is Sugar Slim and why should I buy into him? [Verse 11: STS] For the same reasons that you don't buy into them See I extend myself to you with every verse I do It's purpose in my poetry, that's deeper than the booty-do Reminiscence of hootie-hoo, like 'Dre before the dreads Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik still in my head Still in my mind, I find time to find piles of j**els So when I shine, it looks good on you [Interviewer:] Well, thank you STS for your time, I know you stay on your grind. For extra footage, you can check us out online. Before we go, is there anything else you wanna let 'em know? [STS:] What up T.S.B. [?] Demand More