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Do for Self

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Hip-Hop/Rap

Do for Self was released on September 1, 1998 by Elektra Records as a part of the album The Imperial

Song Details

AlbumThe Imperial

Release DateSeptember 1, 1998

LabelElektra Records

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM90

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Flipmode Squad

Performer

Dave Ellis

Musician

Rasheed Booth

Musician

Baby Sham

Rap

Spliff Star

Rap

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

D. Frontiere

Songwriter

G. Spivey

Songwriter

L. Jones

Songwriter

Wendy Lewis

Songwriter

Busta Rhymes for Flipmode Entertainment

Busta Rhymes for Flipmode Entertainment

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Busta Rhymes for Flipmode Entertainment

Busta Rhymes for Flipmode Entertainment

Executive Producer, Mixing Engineer

Dominick Barbera

Dominick Barbera

Additional Engineer

Eduardo Larez

Assistant Engineer

Lee Jin Won

Assistant Engineer

DJ Scratch for B.U.D.A. Productions Inc.

DJ Scratch for B.U.D.A. Productions Inc.

Executive Producer

Rick Posada

Executive Producer

Tom Coyne

Mastering Engineer

Vinny Nicoletti

Vinny Nicoletti

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Hey, yo

Yo, Sham

Yo, Sham

(Yo yo yo)

Come here, ****

What's up, man?

(Yo what's the deal son?)

How you doing, man?

(Chilling man, what's up with you?)

What're you fucking with that cat over there for?

(Those are my ****, son)

Nah man, fuck around with that ****

I'm just saying, yo

Don't no ****, man

(I'm holding it down for my homes, son)

Lemme talk to you for a second

Come here, man, come here

[Verse 2]

I've been through bullshit

Forced to pull shit at the enemy

If I did it, homes

It was the end of me

Back in the days

I'ma say, like around your age

(What makes you figure that?)

Yo, I used to move the same way

Carrying guns

Selling nickel chums to bums

Run away from home

Running through the streets with a chrome

[Verse 3]

****, fuck that

You see I'm living on my own

My life is based on

Same place in the same zone

Thugs call me the Don

But never feel my calm

At the same time you know it's hard for me to stay on

[Verse 4]

Yeah, I'm feeling you

But I gotta keep it real with you

Only when you got dough, **** wanna deal with you

They feel you out

Find out about your whereabouts

Best friends turn enemies

Plotting to take you out

[Verse 5]

But it's all good

Because they show me love in the hood

I got this shit locked

Don't worry 'bout it

Let me call shots

[Verse 6]

Hey yo, I walk by myself

I die by myself

'Cause ain't nobody gonna help me

But my goddamn self

I do for myself

Make moves for myself

'Cause ain't nobody gonna help me

But my goddamn self

[Verse 7]

I walk by myself

I die by myself

'Cause ain't nobody gonna help me

But my goddamn self

I do for myself

Make moves for myself

'Cause ain't nobody gonna help me

But my goddamn self

[Verse 8]

You see them cats that you run with

They're always in some dumb shit

I'm telling you right now

Them cats, you shouldn't fuck with

[Verse 9]

Now who the fuck is you

To tell me what to do?

Trying to start some real shit

Trying to make me flip on my crew

[Verse 10]

Go ahead and play hard ass

Live your life fast

Tryna to warn you

Seems like the street's got you gassed

[Verse 11]

I've got a problem right now

And I can't maintain

I've got some big time cat

Trying to split my frame

Yo, he sees me in the street

And wanna scream my name

With some caked up voice

Yo, I made my choice

Him and his boy's foul plan

Was to leave me moist

So I stood up

Praying to God this ain't my last luck

Yo, they got me, touch

Call the blue cross cops right now

(Freeze)

Said, please don't move too much

I think my man set me up

All the facts shining too much

[Verse 12]

Left you held up

Same motherfuckers used to friend up

Got you hospitalized

Look how you end up

Hooked up to a respirator

Body all bent up

Your moms call me at my home

Crying on the phone

Why the fuck you didn't listen?

Wouldn't be in this position

You still breathing

A chance to change the way you living

[Verse 13]

No more claiming the streets

I got a daughter to raise

If I would've listened to you

I would've never got blazed

Now I'm fucked up

Laying in this bed cramped up

Needles in my arm

Thinking how these cats play tough

Real thoughts in my head

Oh, how I showed them love

Fuck it, from now on

Gotta keep my shit real calm

Plans to move up out of there

And grab my fam and be gone

[Verse 14]

Hey yo, I walk by myself

I die by myself

'Cause ain't nobody gonna help me

But my goddamn self

I do for myself

Make moves for myself

'Cause ain't nobody gonna help me

But my goddamn self

[Verse 15]

I feel for myself

Keep it real to myself

(Yo, Sham, yo)

'Cause ain't nobody gonna help me

(Wake up, ****)

But my goddamn self

[Verse 16]

How you doing man?

(I'm fucked up right now son)

See I saw you earlier that day

And kicked it to you, man

'The streets ain't no motherfucking joke, ****

(Yo son, you see what they did to my fucking leg, son?)

Man, don't tell me that bullshit

(I can't even lift my shit, son)

You got holes all up your shit

You holy now, huh?

Believe in the Lord now, don't you motherfucker?

Yeah, when you get out of this bitch

You'd better know how to walk the path, motherfucker

You know what I'm saying?

A lot of things in the world that you can do

You're too young for this bullshit

You hear me?

When you get better, ****, you come out

Make your momma proud

Make yourself proud

Keep your head up, ****

You understand?

(Most definitely)

The fuck, ****, at the end of the day you's a man

Act like one

(Definitely)

Ya

[Verse 17]

Yeah, welcome to the everything store, motherfuckers

Where you can get everything

And anything you motherfuckers could possibly want

Yeah, you can get everything for the low price of

$7.99

Whatever you motherfuckers could possibly want

[Verse 18]

If you want a box of cookies

I got it

Bitches

Been getting that ass whooped lately?

Need to order protection

I got it

****, need a little bit of tron to smoke?

Hey I got it

Also need some ass to fuck

Motherfuckers, I got that too

[Verse 19]

Why don't you just come on down to the everything store?

Where you can get whatever you motherfuckers could possibly want

[Verse 20]

Excuse me, sir

How can I help you?

[Verse 21]

(Hmm, yes I was wondering)

(Uh, would you happen to have a)

(Dozen surgical gloves?)

[Verse 22]

Motherfucker, I was also wondering was you dyslexic?

Can't you read the motherfucking sign?

Don't you see it says every motherfucking thing?

[Verse 23]

(Yeah)

Yeah what, motherfucker?

You know what?

I've got something for $7.99

To kick your stupid ass right on out of my motherfucking store

Ching ching, motherfucker

$7.99

Time to go

[Verse 24]

Next customer, please

Thank you for coming down

To the everything store

Where you can get everything

And anything you motherfuckers want

Written by: D. Frontiere, G. Spivey, L. Jones, Wendy Lewis

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