If I Was Your Mic (Explicit) - Substantial
Composed by：Stanley Bryan Robinson
Produced by：Nujabes
Say if I was your M I C
Do you think you could treat me properly?
Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me
Sometimes I wish y'all would stop usin' me
Say if I was your M I C
Do you think you could treat me properly?
Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me
Sometimes I wish y'all would stop usin' me
What's going on hundreds of people stare on my direction
There are a few others who I resemble in my section
The house lights dim then I am placed under a spotlight
The others disappear like if my name was Bill Cartwright
Amongst chatter I hear footsteps headed toward me
Oh my God there is a wack emcee headed for me
To the wire I'm connected unable to exit
Escape is impossible oh no he's got me
In a choke hold please make him put me back
Why me black I scream frantically causing feedback
The crowd reacts with ruckus then him and his crew touch us
There has to be away to escape from his sweaty clutches
I'm loosing it slowly becoming suicidal
'Cause of his weak recidale crowds become homicidal
I'm trapped here wondering why the others didn't warn me
I could've avoided this wack nigga spittin' on me
Microphone respect one two one two
Say without a microphone what you gon' do?
Say microphone respect two one two one
Yo without a M I C what you gonna do son?
Yo microphone respect one two one two
Say without a microphone what you gonna do?
Yo microphone respect two one two one
Yo without a M I C what you gonna do son?
Say if I was your M I C
Do you think you could treat me properly?
Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me
Sometimes I wish y'all would stop usin' me
Say if I was your M I C
Do you think you could treat me properly?
Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me
Sometimes I wish y'all would stop usin' me
Some people get cocky once they realise they got to me
Anyone can turn me on but not everybody can rock me
Perpitrating dopeness your presentations sloppy
Too much for you to handle so you suckers often drop me
In this line of work I get around more than a little bit
Hearing idiots trying to read rhymes when they're illiterate
Don't know who the F with this foam don't protect shit
Drowning in saliva now I feel infested
Saturated in wackness y'all abusing your friend
Don't be mad when they sad you can never use me again
I know I'm not perfect and at times unreliable
But I'm the only reason why your voice is recognizable
Don't wanna blow me so now you're smackin' my head
How 'bout you quit yelling and try rappin' instead
I miss being embraced now I'm greet with a strangle
When will they realize I'm to be praised not mangled
Microphone respect one two one two
Say without a microphone what you gon' do?
Say microphone respect two one two one
Yo without a M I C what you gonna do son?
Say microphone respect one two one two
Say without a microphone what you gon' do?
Say microphone respect two one two one
Yo without a M I C what you gonna do son?
Say if I was your M I C
Do you think you could treat me properly?
Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me
Sometimes I wish y'all would stop usin' me
Say if I was your M I C
Do you think you could treat me properly?
Instead of droppin' me and abusin' me
Sometimes I wish y'all would stop usin' me
What?
Uh uh check it out yo
Uh uh
Substantial Nujabes stay true this
No doubt doubt
Microphone respect one two one two
Uh uh yo yo
Say without a microphone what you gonna do?
What you gonna do? Uh yo
Say microphone respect two one two one
One one yo yo yo
Say without a microphone what you gonna do son?
Say without a microphone what you gonna do son?
Ride it out out out
Uh what what? What?
What what uh-huh
It's like that
Like that
Ride it out
