Young Guru - Renegade lyrics

[Verse 1: Jay Z] Motherf**ers say that I'm foolish, I only talk about j**els Do you fools listen to music or do you just skim through it? See, I'm influenced by the ghetto you ruined That same dude you gave nothing, I made something doin' What I do, through and through, and I give you the news with a twist It's just his ghetto point of view The renegade, you been afraid, I penetrate pop culture Bring 'em a lot closer to the block where they pop toasters And they live with they moms, got dropped roadsters From botched robberies, n***as crouched over Mami's knocked up ‘cause she wasn't watched over Knocked down by some clown When child support knocked; no, he's not around Now, how that sound to ya? Jot it down I bring it through the ghetto without riding round Hiding down, ducking strays From frustrated youths stuck in they ways Just read a magazine that f**ed up my day How you rate music that thugs with nothing relate to it? I help them see they way through it – not you Can't step in my pants, can't walk in my shoes Bet everything you're worth, you'll lose your tie and your shirt [Verse 2: Eminem] Since I'm in a position to talk to these kids and they listen I ain't no politician, but I'll kick it with 'em a minute ‘Cause, see, they call me a menace And if the shoe fits I'll wear it But if it don't, then y'all will swallow the truth, grin and bear it Now, who's the king of these rude, ludicrous, lucrative lyrics? Who could inherit the title, put the youth in hysterics Usin' his music to steer it, sharin' his views and his merits? But there's a huge interference They're saying you shouldn't hear it Maybe it's hatred I spew, maybe it's food for the spirit Maybe it's beautiful music I made for you to just cherish But I'm debated, disputed, hated And viewed in America as a motherf**in' drug addict Like you didn't experiment, nah nah That's when you start to stare at who's in the mirror And see yourself as a kid again, and you get embarra**ed And I got nothing to do but make you look stupid as parents You f**ing do-gooders Too bad you couldn't do good at marriage And do you have any clue what I had to do to get here? I don't think you do So stay tuned and keep your ears glued to the stereo ‘Cause here we go, he's {​*Jigga j-Jigga*}​ And I'm the sinister Mr. Kiss-My-Ass, it's just a… [Hook: Eminem + (Jay Z)] Renegade! Never been afraid to say What's on my mind at any given time of day ‘Cause I'm a… renegade never been afraid to talk About anything, anything, anything, anything! Renegade, never been afraid to say What's on my mind at any given time of day ‘Cause I'm a renegade! Never been afraid to holler About anything, anything, anything, anything! [Verse 3: Jay Z] I had to hustle, my back to the wall, ashy knuckles Pockets filled with a lot of lint, not a cent Gotta vent, lot of innocent lives lost on the project bench What you hollerin'? Gotta pay rent, bring dollars in By the bodega, iron under my coat, feeling braver Durag wrapping my waves up, pockets full of hope Do not step to me, I'm awkward, I box lefty An orphan my pops left me And often, my mamma wasn't home Could not stress to me, I wasn't grown Especially on nights I brought something home To quiet the stomach rumblings My demeanor, 30 years my senior My childhood didn't mean much, only raising green up Raising my fingers to critics Raising my head to the sky, B.I.G. I did it, multi before I die No lie, just know I chose my own fate I drove by the fork in the road and went straight [Verse 4: Eminem] See, I'm a poet to some, a regular modern-day Shakespeare Jesus Christ, the King of these Latter-Day Saints here To shatter the picture in which of that as they paint me as A monger of hate, satanist, scatter-brained atheist But that ain't the case, see, it's a matter of taste We as a people decide if Shady's as bad as they say he is Or is he the latter, a gateway to escape? Media scapegoat, who they can be mad at today See, it's easy as cake, simple as whistling Dixie While I'm waving the pistol at sixty Christians against me Go to war with the Mormons, take a bath with the Catholics In holy water, no wonder they tried to hold me under longer I'm a motherf**ing spiteful, delightful eyeful The new Ice Cube, motherf**ers hate to like you What did I do? I'm just a kid from the gutter making this bu*ter off these bloods**ers, ‘cause I'm a muh'f**in'… [Hook: Eminem + (Jay Z)] Renegade! Never been afraid to say What's on my mind at any given time of day ‘Cause I'm a… renegade! never been afraid to talk About anything, anything, anything, anything! Renegade, never been afraid to say What's on my mind at any given time of day ‘Cause I'm a… renegade! Never been afraid to holler About anything, anything, anything, anything! Renegade! Never been afraid to say What's on my mind at any given time of day ‘Cause I'm a… renegade! never been afraid to talk About anything, anything, anything, anything! Renegade, never been afraid to say What's on my mind at any given time of day ‘Cause I'm a… renegade! Never been afraid to holler About anything, anything, anything, anything!