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Industry
6,168
Hip-Hop/Rap
Industry was released on July 22, 2014 by Aura as a part of the album Mega Philosophy
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Release DateJuly 22, 2014
LabelAura
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM92

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cormega
Cormega
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
C. McKay
C. McKay
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Large Professor
Large Professor
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Listen to me good
The artist is the most important person
You are the feature
People listen to you
They don't listen to their preachers
[Verse 2]
Exaggerated tales of hustlin'
We quick to pass judgement and fail our brothers
Instead of talkin' 'bout Lauryn Hill
Talk about Lauryn's skill
Truth be told, there may never be a girl as ill
Don't gossip 'bout Dame Dash
Give prop to Dame hand
For the rise of Jay and for signing Kanye, man
[Verse 3]
**** is crazy
That's why we ain't got shit
Rappers hate each other, not the labels that got rich
Don't care about culture, they only want profit
If your album sells slow, bet you get dropped quick
Q-Tip warned us the industry's toxic
For reference, check out B.D.P.  Sex and violence
[Verse 4]
Styles made, I Get High, it was playin' all day
When Styles made, I'm Black, it didn't get enough play
I guess they got a problem with anything positive
Doesn't make sense if it doesn't bring dollars in
[Verse 5]
Those that managed us
Those that were our agents
Those that were our accountants
Those that were the record executives
Those that were the owners of the record label
You never got true accounting for nothing that you did
[Verse 6]
What's the difference between a label and pimpin'?
You sell yourself, they tell you how to spend it
Ho ass **** slow down, listen
Pimps prey on minds with no ambition
They keep you fly, image is promotion
They keep you high, so a **** isn't focused
You livin' in a moment, feelin' yourself
They livin' in plush homes, what's really success?
[Verse 7]
And what's swag?
I don't care how you dress
Or what you drive, I want rhymes that really impress
You say it's all about money, do you even invest
Any time in your rhymes? Let me guess
[Verse 8]
You say nice you don't write, it just comes to you
'Cause you the shit
Nah, you just doo-doo
I'll lyrically abuse any rapper who choose to step to me
I will bring it right to you
[Verse 9]
Who do you think you are to them?
You're nothing but a piece of meat
And you're only as valuable as your last hit song
And when you make no more hit songs
Nobody cares for you no more
[Verse 10]
Men lie, women lie, numbers can be altered to look high
Shareholders hate takin' losses
This is business, they don't care about your lyrics
The better you sell, the better future for their children
[Verse 11]
Controversy sells so they support conflict
Makes more progress means more profit
An artist gets killed, they say they so sorry
Meanwhile they tell you the date of his next project
What a life, death made it more profit
Record companies get paid for your drama
And beef DVD is on BET
So every artist who was on it was beefin' for free
While the royalties are going to QD3
He Quincy Jone's son, what he know about beef?
No disrespect intended, I know he got beats
But it deep how the rich get paid off our grief
[Verse 12]
And every one of our great artists, they died with nothing
And the record company executives were rich
Sending their children to college
You're not stupid, you're brilliant
But the question is, can you put your brilliance in a song?
Can you put the conditions of the world in a song
And inspire young people all over the world?
Written by: C. McKay
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