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Upcoming Concerts for Queen Latifah

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Vocals
Jaz-A-Belle
Jaz-A-Belle
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong
Composer
Dana Owens
Dana Owens
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Prakazrel "Pras" Michel
Prakazrel "Pras" Michel
Producer
Jerry "Te Bass" Duplesis
Jerry "Te Bass" Duplesis
Producer
Warren Riker
Warren Riker
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Refugees, go 'head and do it Paper Go 'head and do it Refugees, go 'head and do it Paper Go 'head and do it Refugees, go 'head and do it Paper Go 'head and do it Refugees, go 'head and do it Paper Go 'head and do it Refugees, go 'head and do it Paper Go 'head and do it Ooh, I betca' wondering how I knew That you been tryin' to infiltrate my crew It ain't no hiding from the flava you Don't get it confused, you ain't untouchable (Go 'head and do it) And while I been tryin' to keep my cool like a queen (Ooh, like a queen) Without them bringin' the naughty girl outta me (Ooh, naughty girl outta me) Don't cha know I heard you tryin' to take mine While I shine, you're living fake lives Don't ya know I heard you tryin' to take mine But, while I shine ya lip and fake y'all styles All around me (Hata's tryin' to play La') (But, they know that they can't take her paper) Go 'head and do it Everybody talking see Spreadin' them lies about my friends and me They say that we're tighter than suppose to get That's because I haven't let ya chill wit me yet You make it hard for a girl to roll (Ooh, girl to roll) But, make it easy so my pockets stay swol' (Ooh, pockets stay swol') Don't cha know I heard you tryin' to take mine While I shine, you're living fake lives Don't ya know I heard you tryin' to take mine But, while I shine ya lip and fake y'all styles All around me (Hata's tryin' to play La') (But, they know that they can't take her paper) Go 'head and do it That's right, yeah Check it, check it, why Check it, check it Come on, come on Yo, yo Where my fellas at? Where my fellas at? Where my ladies at? Where my ladies at? As I look back on my life (Check it) To get where I am I had to sacrifice You slammed my name in your magazine This business gets hard tryin' to stay a queen You're checkin' for me, you need to check yourself (Ooh, check yourself) And be someone, not someone else (Ooh, someone else) Refugees, go 'head and do it Paper Go 'head and do it
Writer(s): Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield, Dana E. Owens, Dayveena Nichele Strong Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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