Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Lead Vocals
Monie Love
Monie Love
Lead Vocals
Shane Faber
Shane Faber
Bass Guitar
Gordon Skene
Gordon Skene
Musician
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shawn Faber
Shawn Faber
Songwriter
Anthony Peaks
Anthony Peaks
Songwriter
Dana Owens
Dana Owens
Songwriter
Simon Johnson
Simon Johnson
Songwriter
Mark James
Mark James
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Shane Faber
Shane Faber
Mixing Engineer
Paul C
Paul C
Mixing Engineer
The 45 King
The 45 King
Producer

Lyrics

The ladies will kick it, the rhyme that is wicked Those that don't know how to be pros get evicted A woman can bear you, break you, take you Now it's time to rhyme, can you relate to A sister dope enough to make you holler and scream Ayo, let me take it from here Queen Excuse me, but I think I'm about do To get into precisely what I am about to do I'm conversating to the folks who have no whatsoever clue So listen very carefully as I break it down for you Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, hyper happy, overjoyed Pleased with all the beats and rhymes my sisters have employed Slick and smooth throwing down, the sound totally a yes Let me state the position, ladies first, yes? Yes (Yeah, there's going to be some changes in here) Believe me when I say being a woman is great, you see I know all the fellas out there will agree with me Not for being one but for being with one 'Cause when it's time for loving, it's the woman that gets some Strong, stepping, strutting, moving on Rhyming, cutting, and not forgetting We are the ones that give birth To the new generation of Prophets because it's ladies first I break into a lyrical freestyle Grab the mic, look into the crowd and see smiles 'Cause they see a woman standing up on her own two Sloppy, slouching is something I won't do Some think that we can't flow (can't flow) Stereotypes, they got to go (gat to go) I'm a mess around and flip the scene into reverse With what? With a little touch of ladies first Who said the ladies couldn't make it, you must be blind And if you don't believe, well here, listen to this rhyme Ladies first, there's no time to rehearse I'm divine and my mind expands throughout the Universe A female rapper with the message to send the Queen Latifah is a perfect specimen My sister, can I get some? Sure, Monie Love, grab the mic and get dumb Yo, praise me not for simply being what I am Born in L-O-N-D-O-N and sound American You dig exactly where I'm coming from You want righteous rhyming, I'ma give you some To enable you to aid yourself and get paid And the material that has no meaning I wish to slay Pay me every bit of your attention Like mother, like daughter, I would also like to mention I wish for you to bring me to, bring me to the rhythm Of which is now systematically given Desperately stressing, I'm the daughter of a sister Who's the mother of a brother, who's the brother of another Plus one more, all four have a job to do, we doing it Respect due, to the mother who's the root of it And next up is me, the M-O-N-I-E-L-O -V-E And I'm first cause I'm a L-A-D-I-E Contact and in fact, the style, it gets harder Cooling on the scene with my European partner Laying down track after track, waiting for the climax When I get there, that's when I tax The next man, or the next woman It doesn't make a difference, keep the competition coming And I'll recite the chapter in verse The title of this recital is "Ladies first"
Writer(s): Shane Harbin Faber, Mark Howard James, Queen Latifah, Antoinette Johnson Simone, Anthony Peaks Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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