Dumb it Down

One for the money Two for the show Three to get ready And here we go Now the sounds you hear, come straight from me Geek kid lookin' street, that's who I be I'm conscious with a formed identity Always payin' a price that ain't always cheap Since my teens, I wanted to be a rapper (Be a rapper) I analyzed the game, a lot of y'all are actors I guess I gotta dumb it down for fake shit sells It's painful for me cause I'm real as hell Kids wanna be down with that gang stuff (With that gang stuff) Look tough and buff, I'm like what the f*ck? They think murder and abuse is cool (It ain't) They laugh at the notion of stayin' in school (Stay in school) Major labels wanna perpetuate the notion of gangs Think wearing bling is cool, well it affects your brain Killing one another, that's what the f*ck they want A&R wanna stunt with the bucks, I'm like f*ck you I gotta dumb it down, to be hot on them streets I gotta dumb it down, for them kids on them beats I gotta dumb it down, to get played on the air I gotta dumb it down, I gotta dumb it down I gotta dumb it down, to get that message across I gotta dumb it down in order to smarten up I gotta dumb it down, cause that's what they want I gotta dumb it down, I gotta dumb it down I gotta be a jerk to be cool Gotta look like a fool, gotta jump in the pool I gotta be ignorant as hell Gotta be so stupid to the point where I sell out And forget who I am It's just a part of the plan, nobody gives a damn It's just cool to not give a f*ck Ignorant nonsense brings in the big bucks I think all the time, how can I be blind? How can I turn off my mind? That's what most people do and it turns out poor They don't care, they all love being whores I ain't livin' that lie, It feels oh so dirty Pushing thirty and I'm nerdy, it's absurd for me To represent the grind when I ain't even lived that Street life, I am who I am and that's a fact I gotta dumb it down, to be hot on them streets I gotta dumb it down, for them kids on them beats I gotta dumb it down, to get played on the air I gotta dumb it down, I gotta dumb it down I gotta dumb it down, to get that message across I gotta dumb it down in order to smarten up I gotta dumb it down, cause that's what they want I gotta dumb it down, I gotta dumb it down I gotta dumb it down, to be hot on them streets I gotta dumb it down, for them kids on them beats I gotta dumb it down, to get played on the air I gotta dumb it down, I gotta dumb it down I gotta dumb it down, to get that message across I gotta dumb it down in order to smarten up I gotta dumb it down, cause that's what they want I gotta dumb it down, I gotta dumb it down I gotta dumb it down, to be hot on them streets I gotta dumb it down, for them kids on them beats I gotta dumb it down, to get played on the air I gotta dumb it down, I gotta dumb it down I gotta dumb it down, to get that message across I gotta dumb it down in order to smarten up I gotta dumb it down, cause that's what they want I gotta dumb it down, I gotta dumb it down