Trouble On My Mind-Blueprint

[ti:Trouble On My Mind] [ar:Blueprint] [al:1988] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Trouble On My Mind (Explicit) - Blueprint [00:21.42]Yeah ah-hah [00:26.87] [00:29.66]Yeah ah-ha What [00:36.81]I got so much trouble on my mind refuse to lose [00:41.35] [00:41.89]Since I brought you up to speed in '99 my name's been news [00:45.80] [00:46.68]Got my label off the ground put on my folks [00:50.51] [00:51.05]Dropped some classic but right now we're all still broke [00:54.86] [00:55.43]And everybody's still lookin at me - because I took the lead [00:59.36] [01:00.70]And taught 'em to believe tried to maximize what my crew could be [01:04.72]A wise man once said with great power comes great responsibility [01:08.21] [01:09.36]Sometimes I wish it was somebody else instead but I took it on willingly [01:13.52] [01:14.14]My mom showed me the path to follow how to be a role model [01:17.88]Now I can't do a show without hittin the bottle [01:20.41]Come home and pass out like my father would do [01:22.79]Up at 9 A M load up a van drive to another city do it again [01:27.23]Sell a couple CD's get a couple more fans [01:29.56]Watch people criticize me like they know who I am [01:32.01]Blueprint you spit too slow your vocals are mixed too low [01:34.65]The basslines in your beats be makin my speakers blow [01:36.87]Aesop put you on track RJ got you on his back [01:39.83]Stick to production stop tryin to rap [01:41.62]Another good album with bad distribution [01:42.83] [01:43.62]Another 100 magazines my music's not reviewed in [01:46.47]By the time the fans impressed realize I'm the best doin it [01:49.21]I'll be makin shitty music [01:50.17] [01:55.05]I got so much trouble on my mind refuse to lose [01:59.62] [02:00.27]Since I brought you up to speed in '99 my name's been news [02:04.39] [02:05.03]Got my label off the ground put on my folks [02:08.82] [02:09.89]Dropped some classic but right now we're all still broke [02:13.88]Too many people got their hands out feel like I've been takin inventory [02:17.46] [02:18.69]Not too many livin off of hip-hop all I hear is hard luck stories [02:22.15] [02:22.85]You're either too depressed to make a record or way too broke to put it out [02:27.84]Or too proud to get up off your a** and go the independent route [02:32.08]I used to wanna be signed I don't think it's meant to be [02:34.57]Most signed cats I know got less money than me [02:37.11]Checkin they mailbox for checks they never see [02:39.15]Might as well be puttin they records for free [02:40.83] [02:42.27]When they wanna sign you they'll put anything you ask for in the contract [02:45.80] [02:46.74]But when the same cats owe you money - they never call you back [02:50.82]All the fans you had from day one start to reject you when your shows get packed [02:54.54] [02:55.30]They say you're sellout cause you got more fans [02:57.24]And they never did like you and thought you was whack [03:00.09]Damned if you do damned if you don't [03:02.02]I'll be damned if it don't feel just like a setup [03:04.12] [03:04.79]But my suggestion box is closed [03:06.40]And I wish I could make everybody just shut up [03:09.23]The first thing I learned about this rap game [03:11.39]Is sometimes it's best to be quiet and listen [03:13.12] [03:14.22]There's a whole lot at stake [03:15.77]So don't be a bigmouth that makes bad decisions [03:17.84] [03:18.67]Don't get caught up in the hype [03:20.57]Talk numbers before your music is sent in [03:23.29]Sometimes the numbers ain't right [03:24.98]So when you get a bum deal send it back with revisions [03:27.84]Drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrop