so you jumpin' into rap? i'm tryin' to get you prepared/
here's an extra pair a' eyes for the back of ya' head/
don't be suprised when people try snatchin' ya' bread/
some'll rather see yo ass in the dirt instead/
jealousy can often prove deadly so be ready/
can take the industry out the streets but not the street out the industry/
get ya record company bombed on like the embassy/
peeps tryin' to leave ya bank accounts empty/
but ima' get them before they get me/
see this industry's full a beasts/
everyone fightin' to the death ova' a small piece a' wealth/
niggas riskin' they health runnin' 'round like they don't need help/
chasin' the fame like X said this shit ain't a game/
'keepin' it gangsta'?..niggas don't even know what they sayin'/
they just srpayin' the same shit an' watch 'em get flamed quick/
thinkin' money's where it's all at/
betta' be strapped cuz benjamin ain't watchin' ya back/
believe that matta' fact benjamin'll get yo ass clapped/
jacked whacked laid on ya back in sac wit a foot tag/

hook
if you ain't watchin' ya back you betta' start/
forget who you are someone'll bring it to you hard/
an' it won't matter if you at the top of the charts/
you gotta' have heart cuz on ya head is a mark/
go find some industry smart, go get some industry smarts (repeated)

so are you willin' to compromise yourself?/
moreover you willin' to jeopardize ya health?/
just to have ice from ya head to ya belt? well let me rattle ya bells/
like 50 said wankstas is all around you can spot 'em/
yappin' 'bout guns like they the only ones that got 'em/
like they the only ones that shot 'em/
actin' like they be wildin' know they ain't violent/
i can be quiet cuz you can say a lot with silence/
but be watchin' ya step cuz you could get crept/
while you tryin' to flex betta' protect ya' chest/
an' i mean from these record exec's/
they'll rip ya' heart straight from ya flesh with no respect/
ya best bet put on ya specs an' read the fine print/
before you sign-in an' start rhymin' an' ice blindin'/
cuz this shit is legally bindin'/
ya debts can start risin' before you even chart climbin'/
snakes come in all sizes lyin' lions wit disguises an' suprises/
to bust ya bank like hymens they kind is spineless/
no denyin' ya back you betta' watch it cuz they definently watchin'/

hook
if you ain't watchin' ya back you betta' start/
forget who you are someone'll bring it to you hard/
an' it won't matter if you at the top of the charts/
you gotta' have heart cuz on ya head is a mark/
go find some industry smart, go get some industry smarts (repeated)

it begins here we go again it's time to offend these lesser a' men/
wit a sixth sense of which friends got different intents/
intense defense to dispense no reprievence/
a sequence of event to see which holds your alliegence/
my grievance is with these legions of decievin' an' thievin'/
comin' an' leavin' under false pretenses of friendliness/
sleepin' is not an option as long as you breathin'/
you gotta' believe when ya gut feelin' is buildin'/
you'll see who's "keepin' it real" when you lose you some millions/
it's a lot to deal with gotta' grow up real quick when you get rich/
this real shit in a business where many throats is slit/
gotta' keep from chokin' it's no hocus pocus/
remain focused through folks with alterior motives/
not out in the open hopin' for your demotion/
promotin' you bein' broken an' croakin'/
no jokin' these roaches encroachin'/
invokin' an' postin' a potent postage of dosage/
to get you at ya' lowest..but i'm a shark coastin' the oceans/
with a potion of explosive implosive implosion/
quickly implodes into explosion i'm explosive with emotion!/
but constant corrosions eroded compassion now my anger is growin'/
molten with high voltage all my loves been stolen/
hugs for noone slugs i'm throwin' i'm blowin' niggas i'm foldin'/
an' holdin' words thats spoken i'm goin' off the deep end/
don't depend cuz friends are only deep as skin/
an' pretend to be in but God forbid you not win an' don't have it to spend/
the same friends do a 180 spin the 180 again to 360 when you back on the win/
ready to follow the trend with the friendliest grins/
but they cringe when they see ya tight ass rims an' cleam tims/
here it ends take this as a lesson an' be smart/
they blackhearts if you ain't watchin' ya back...start!/