HOMELESS lyrics : "Arms (An Open Letter to Asher Roth)"
So now youre probably thinking, why the running commentary
fair enough Mr. Roth, you have ascended to the top,
Of the radio charts and all I gots a soap box, but
Ima use it, til Im blue in the face
and lay to waste the rampant apathy consuming all my ear space.
I have never had beef with that feel good music
but preaching binge drinking anthems is entirely useless
Given white major label privilege; now youre abusing it
Children glued to the tube who cant see through the foolish
Who am I to call the shots, I know Ill swiftly be dismissed
Im just skeptical youre proud of what youre selling as hits
Putting pen to paper after one too many bongs
And now the Tween demographic is all up on your thong
You sit gimmicky clown, and no one knows what you mean
Sold nursery rhymes for your soul and MTV wet dreams
That Roth boy has already left the building
And its killing me to see these artists dodge responsibility
Youre tryin to gain fans, but youre losing emcees
Man to man, dont wanna see you squander opportunity
That Roth boy is leaping off of the building
And its killing me to see these artists be so elementary
Dont get me wrong I drink, smoke, and kick it to a song
but the focus is off; hip hops priorities are gone
Now this is not a diss record, but I had to be honest
Youve got some backing but the packaging is better than the product
All this damn college talk you still got nothing to say
Fan bases grow up, to see you get played by the game
Sacrificing self-pride so you can ice out your name
I dont care if youre getting paid, how important is what you say
Gaining fame, but just for fifteen minutes
We dont need to hear about it just because you claim to live it
You are proof that dollars dont need to make sense see
Im bent over what seems like a lack of authenticity
spinning kids dizzy with cartoon Disney rap
so silly in fact on our behalf I had to react
Keep stacking your compliments and faulty reviews
to forget the vast divide between your music and your interviews
I am well aware the industry can be fluid
But you got sucked in quick and forgot what you were doing
That Roth boy has already left the building
And its killing me to see these artists dodge responsibility
Might be tryin to gain fans, but youre losing emcees
Man to man, dont wanna see you squander opportunity
That Roth boy is leaping off of the building
And its killing me to see these artists be so elementary
Dont get me wrong I drink, smoke, and kick it to a song
but the focus is off; hip hops priorities are gone
Maybe Im being far too harsh on you dood,
I cant say I know what I would do if I was in your shoes
This is not a prophecy; I aint the emcee police
I just keep my ear to the streets and call it like I see it
Youre not the first rapper to be damaging on a track
I got a disappointment bone to pick with all commercial rap
Im not throwing the first stone, not perfect by any stretch
But if we dont fix this art form, were seconds from a wreck
A million hits a day is motivation for potential
Yet people prefer their ignorance and purchase detrimental
Tenfold over Ill repeat my sentiment
In the name of every prophet relegated to the ba!@&(t
You can either face it or maybe you need the Lasik
To remember why you started in the first place, kid
I hope you use your new record to take a different route
But I doubt it; wont spend the ten bucks to find out
That Roth boy has already left the building
And its killing me to see these artists dodge responsibility
You might be tryin to gain fans, but youre losing emcees
Man to man, dont wanna see you squander opportunity
That Roth boy is leaping off of the building
And its killing me to see these artists be so elementary
Dont get me wrong I drink, smoke, and kick it to a song
but the focus is off; hip hops priorities are gone
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