Lyrics Take It Personal - Gang Starr

I never thought that you would crab me
Undermine me, and backstab me
But I can see clearly now the rain is gone
The pain is gone but what you did was still wrong
There was a few times I needed your support

But you tried to play me like an indoor sport
Like racquetball, tennis, fool, whatever
All I know is you attempted to be clever
Nevertheless, cleverness can't impress
'Cause now you've been expose like a person undressed
And I see through you, 'cause I'm the Guru
Or what you gonna do when I start step to you
'Cause when I pay you back I'll be hurting you
And this ain't no threat, so take it personal

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Rap is an art you can't own no loops
It's how you hook him up and the rhyme style troop
So don't even think you could say someone bit
Off your weak beat come on you need to quit
I flip lines and rhymes that never sound like yours
There ought to be laws against you yapping your jaws

Originality overflows in me
And the truth is, that you wish you could live the
Life I live and kick the lyrics I kick
But bear in mind that you can't think as quick
So Premier drops a beat, for me to says to verse two
And if I sound doper then take it personal

Don't be mad 'cause I don't come around the way
Like I used to, I don't have time these days
I'm keeping busy making power moves
Don't try to say I don't remember you
You shouldn't let your jealousy show like that

I stopped coming by, 'cause of the way you act
Telling my business to kids I don't even know
You're like a daytime talk show, and that's low
So you can tell everyone, that I'm jerking you
And if you don't like it kid, take it personal

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