[Hook:]
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Hard back, stern face
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Play your position and know your place
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Only move when the money's calling
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Take my advice, you'll be balling
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You need a hard back, stern face
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Play your position and know your place
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Only move when the money's calling
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Take my advice, you'll be balling
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[Verse 1:]
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First up it's important that you keep your shit original
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Try and keep that copycat shit to a minimal
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People want something that they never heard before
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If it's been done, leave it, they don't wanna hear no more
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Secondly here's another clever thing that you can do
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Find yourself a good manager who's really got a clue
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Cause there're so many to choose from, they all look the part
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But it's difficult to come across the ones that's really smart
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And can stand firm and steady when the label's talking shit
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Well-respected, keeps it gangsta, but does everything legit
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And dependable, you can trust to handle your biz
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And can really make sure of what the situation is
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Next up, find a record label that ain't full of pricks
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One that lets you breathe artistically but makes you come with hits
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Congratulations, now you got your a deal, you're set to go
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Let me fill you in just a couple of things you need to know
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[Hook x2]
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[Verse 2:]
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Next up, change your number, change your phone and change your chip
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Cause there's gonna be a lot of people ringing talking shit
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Whether bredrens wanting money, cause now suddenly you're rich
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Or some dumb hating fassies trying to take you for a bitch
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Yeah I know it's minor now and you can handle it, it's nothing
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But eventually you're really gonna wanna do something
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And that's counter-productive, beefin over bullshit
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You can never stop them dumb-bredrens tryin to pull shit
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Plus you're in the limelight well-paid verbalist
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Which leads me on to my next subject - journalists
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These are the people that can put your name about
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So be careful what you're saying when you're talking out your mouth
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Aand avoid being ignorant, tone down the thug shit
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Come to interviews buzzin, tone down the drug shit
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Keep your eye on the ball, mind on the drop
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And before you know you had the whole world on your knob
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[Hook x2]
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[Verse 3:]
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Here's something that I should've stressed early on
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Don't go spending all your money till it's gone
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Cause the tax man's gonna want his paper when it's due
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And there's nobody above the tax man, especially you
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And another thing, buy a house before you buy a car
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Don't tell no one where you are, even better if you're far
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Everybody knows you're a gangsta and that Porsche looks great
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But do you really want it sitting on that council estate
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Differently watch where you choose to socialize
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Keep an eye out for trouble, watch for devils in disguise
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And please don't be fooled by no pretty females
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Play it safe, never let them know your full details
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I ain't saying be para', I'm just saying be sure
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You can never know if that bitch would brag you what she saw
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And aside from makin money keep lovin what you do
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I aint saying nothin what cause the rest is up to you
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[Hook x2]
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Yeah, you done know
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Just a little guideline there for all my real man dem from the roads
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trying to get into this music ting, yeah
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Big shout out to my bredrin DJ Semtex
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Hang tight Cage
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Big-up the Newham Generals, yeah
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We do it liveo
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Hang tight UGK
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It's a London thing
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International, worldwide, you don't care, you done know
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UK, Dirtee Stank is the label
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What!
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Run through this industry
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Hardback (Industry)
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| Dizzee Rascal |
