Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lupe Fiasco
Lead Vocals
Nikki Jean
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lupe Fiasco
Songwriter
Floss
Songwriter
Flame
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lupe Fiasco
Producer
Floss
Producer
Flame
Producer
Abel Garibaldi
Mixing Engineer
Simon Sayz
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Uh
Pen to the pad, metaphors on fleek
Took the words that I heard and I put 'em to the beat
Press up my tape then I put it in the street
Upload my thousands without my link
I'ma be in 'em comments just to see what they think
I'ma shoot me a video and put it on the 'Tube
I'ma spam IG to get up my views
And DM my favorite artist, say, "I'm gonna be huge"
Book me a show that the blogs gon' cover
And they all gon' love it
And the crow gon' turn up, is anybody out there?
Turn up the mic, we can't hear you out here
[Verse 2]
Hoo, hoo, hoo-ooh (Ay, ay, ay)
Hip-hop, won't you save me? Rescue all your babies
Ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo (Ay)
Hip-hop, won't you save me? I am just a baby
[Verse 3]
Said I'm gonna be a rapper when I grow up
Not gonna go crazy when I blow up
Bet they gonna go crazy when I show up
Won't listen to the haters 'cause I know what
Said I'm gonna be a rapper when I grow up
Said I'm gonna be slow if I pour up
But I'm gonna be poor if I slow up
So I gotta keep it goin', ain't no slow motion in here
[Verse 4]
Tryna get the tour bus with the studio
It ain't no buts, just bootyholes (Uh)
Can't be out here lookin' like dookie
When you're tryna start a movement
And come up on a movie role
E'rything's polished
I ain't go to college, I was at the conference
Choppin' with DJs, tryna give my single on replay
And shit up on the game like colonics (Colonics)
Hold the phone, take a flick with a fan for me (Click)
Hit the strips with a brick of the dance money (Strip)
I'm tired, let's switch with the van for me
When I make it by, you'll print the advance money
[Verse 5]
Hoo, hoo, hoo-ooh (Ay, ay, ay)
Hip-hop, won't you save me? Rescue all your babies
Ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo (Ay)
Hip-hop, won't you save me? I am just a baby
[Verse 6]
Said I'm gonna be a rapper when I grow up
Not gonna go crazy when I blow up
Bet they gonna go crazy when I show up
Won't listen to the haters 'cause I know what
Said I'm gonna be a rapper when I grow up
Said I'm gonna be slow if I pour up
But I'm gonna be poor if I slow up
So I gotta keep it goin', ain't no slow motion in here
[Verse 7]
Hold up, light man, turn the lights on
Came a long way from when I was holding the mic wrong
Somethin' for the hood and a whole lot of white songs
Like I evolved to a whole another life form
I'm just tryna make it happen, don't attack that please
Can't find a job, you can rap at least
'Cause that's what I did, I was at that leg
Right out of high school, tryna stack that cheese
You was tryna do what? Tryna stack that cheese
You wanna flip burgers, wanna stack that cheese
Make American singles, wanna stack that cheese
Make e'rybody smile, tryna stack that cheese
Tryna do it for a while, tryna stack that cheese
Talkin' frequent flyer miles how I stack that cheese
Tryna bundle up the money, tryna stack that cheese
Ay, Stack, can we stack that please?
[Verse 8]
Hoo, hoo, hoo-ooh (Ay)
Hip-hop, won't you save me? Rescue all your babies
Ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo (Ay)
Hip-hop, won't you save me? I am just a baby
[Verse 9]
Said I'm gonna be a rapper when I grow up
Not gonna go crazy when I blow up
Bet they gonna go crazy when I show up
Won't listen to the haters 'cause I know what
Said I'm gonna be a rapper when I grow up
Said I'm gonna be slow if I pour up
But I'm gonna be poor if I slow up
So I gotta keep it goin', ain't no slow motion in here
[Verse 10]
Hoo, hoo, hoo-ooh (Ay)
Hip-hop, won't you save me? Rescue all your babies
Ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo (Ay)
Hip-hop, won't you save me? I am just a baby
[Verse 11]
Said I'm gonna be a rapper when I grow up
Not gonna go crazy when I blow up
Bet they gonna go crazy when I show up
Won't listen to the haters 'cause I know what
Said I'm gonna be a rapper when I grow up
Said I'm gonna be slow if I pour up
But I'm gonna be poor if I slow up
So I gotta keep it goin', ain't no slow motion in here
Written by: Flame, Floss, Lupe Fiasco