Followin' Formulas

Yo, yo
I heard you got a label
I heard you got a demo
Well, congratu-fucking-lations, buddy
That's a really nice throwback jersey you got on
And an oversized hat
Why'd you bend the bill?

Yo, Destro Destructo, they foundations duco
We bricklaid for decades and fortified essays
And relayed a message with codes if we scripted
And once cats encrypt it, the scene changes, shifts
Chameleons when dealing with purpose and purses
In service, move under surface, resurface for
More than oxygen, time lapse approximate
Succeeded with a doctorate, authenticating doctorate

Change like it's needed, my open arms are greeted
A fleet with conceit hide the lies like they cheated

They hide their demise with attempts to delete it
I act off of instinct, Destruct, please believe it
They build off of clichés and game he say she says
The same "he's my DJ" and verse instant replays
This fork in the road leaves us that many choices
But indies pose options with limitless voices

We're just warning ya (y'all), following formulas (dog)
You will always stay a step behind your favorite star
You know who you are, you ain't going far
No matter who you're on
We're just warning ya (y'all), following formulas (dog)
You will always stay a step behind your favorite star
You know who you are, you ain't going far

We organize, push limits for self
Don't wanna be the signed cat collecting dust on a shelf
I want blue chip status, respect as an artist
Our names in they mouth when they question who's the fattest

We ain't quitting, the battle's just started
Got clips of ammunition and the world's our target
Corner the market, multiply buzz into clout
Independently major, won't sell out for no amount
My man started this label, man, we 'bout to be large
Young man, here's a five spot, I'll buy your CD-R
These indies down the road like to flex they big budgets
When talent gets factored, they projects just plummet

Printed posters from promotional pushes
Reviews, distribution crews got the game crooked
Noisy hoodlums who thrive off the scrapings
'Cause crumbs motivation's to take things from fake things

We're just warning ya (y'all), following formulas (dog)
You will always stay a step behind your favorite star
You know who you are, you ain't going far
No matter who you're on
We're just warning ya (y'all), following formulas (dog)
You will always stay a step behind your favorite star
You know who you are, you ain't going far

Word, Kareem, I'm on the same shit, this industry is shameless
Ride you while you're hot with promises of being famous
It's hard to tell which cats are really real
When every baller got a label offering a better deal
Most of the time, yo, these cats are make-believe
With they sideways speaking, they talent is to deceive

But in the end, the proof is in the pudding
Twenty people on they roster, not a single unit moving
We crush crews, bruise egos and give life
The crowd blows speakers making sure that it bumps right
A work ethic to silence the skeptics
Banging at your door until you acknowledge the presence
With attitude and a little bit of cockiness
Create an empire with a steady flow of dominance
Remain in the picture with total control
Executive decisions on the quest for the gold

We're just warning ya (y'all), following formulas (dog)
You will always stay a step behind your favorite star
You know who you are, you ain't going far
No matter who you're on
We're just warning ya (y'all), following formulas (dog)
You will always stay a step behind your favorite star
You know who you are, you ain't going far

We're gonna be big, dude
Hey, yo, yo, yo
For real, for real, you're pretty good

No, for real, man, we wouldn't lie to you, man
That shit is dope, dude
Dog, dog, you are dope, man
Hey dude, get that chain
Of course I'll buy your CD-R, dog
Man, ayo, yo
Killing 'em
Did you get that from the back of the Source, man, that chain?

Dog, man, is that—that is dope, dog
Man, you blinding me with that, dog, that's off the hook
Ayo, dog, man

Ayo, how can I get down with your label, dog?
I mean, I mean, damn, dope, dog
Congratulations, man
Yeah, man
Hey, hey dude, you are gonna be large, dog
I ain't playing, dog
I ain't never heard nobody flip the PlayStation beats like that
Yo, man, the way you flip your cadences, man
Dog, you sound like Johnny B

That's filthy, dude
Man, those beats that you got, dog
Is that a Casio, man?
'Cause yo, I can't get my Casio to sound anything like that, dog
Appreciate you, man
Hey man, where's your studio, dog?
Is it in your tub?