[Intro]
Ladies and gentlemen, you're about to see
A pastime hobby about to be taken
(Why don't you tell me what this is all about?)

[Verse 1]
We came for your rap music
See, many now are superstars
Made millions live a dream and profit in it
Wasn't easy, a lot of shit came with it
Jealous ones envy you, who it be
You take down the sales of your enemies
That want everything you have without earnin' it or try learnin' it
Meanwhile, what you built up, now they burnin' it
Of course, they're not rightful, get spiteful
Deal with the beast, get police a whole earful
Dirt on us, they get hopeful
When we murder each other, then they get cheerful
They're legends, I can't deny that
But shit that kill most, I survive that
So I know first-hand when I speak to you
They want us all dead, we are at war

[Interlude]
(Hip-hop, hip-hop)
[Chorus]
Ladies and gentlemen, you're about to see
A pastime hobby about to be taken
Away from us, feds are mad at us
We built something, now they wan' eliminate us
Ladies and gentlemen, you're about to see
A pastime hobby about to be taken
Away from us, police followin' us
Hip-hop, task force is harassin' us

[Verse 2]
Rap change, it's been infiltrated
Now we're dazed, the feds are at your video
Some might even agent, rhymin' at your shows
Rap is where wired, so stay on your toes
It's hectic, you gotta get encryptic
Big Brother's watchin', decypherin' lyrics
The feds are clockin', 'cause y'all jaws rockin'
"The Wu got nasty," Russell Simmons says, poppin' it
Multi-millions think that Dash got vodka
And Jay-Z's mad with Reebok

[Chorus]
Ladies and gentlemen, you're about to see
A pastime hobby about to be taken
Away from us, feds are mad at us
We built something, now they wan' eliminate us
Ladies and gentlemen, you're about to see
A pastime hobby about to be taken
Away from us, police followin' us
Hip-hop, task force is harassin' us