Reworking of Bonafide Love by Buju Banton and Wayne Wonder- but talking about Rap artists getting caught up in the commercialization of Hip-Hop. It deals with the youth loving the music that has no substance- the same music that is force fed to the youth repetitiously by these corporate radio stations. We don't know why they love it.
lyrics
Rap Star
(Keykey)
You may be a big Rap Star
You may drive a fancy car
And they love you in every way
They love you in every way
We don't know why- oh why
We don't know why- oh why
(Juggla)
Well you may be very wealthy and drive a fast car
And you gwaan with Armani and you think you a star
But rememeber when you start with only one good shirt
You haffi ready fi stage show and you nah get no work
Well as long as me deh pon masta God Earth
Me never contrib fi di bloodclot- Babylon curse
So if me start fi sell out me haffi breaks and reverse
And that's why the roots and culture come first
(Keykey)
But they still keep on loving you
I don't know why-oh why
I don't know why-oh why
(Juggla)
Well demma hooked pon you sound like a big snapper fish
Even though you got no style and you talk nuff ish
Me cyan't overstand why the people like it
You haffi listen to the Juggla with the conscious lyrics
Me warn you bout the Babylon and all the politricks
A why you follow and the artist to the bottomless pit
Me a talk bout Selassie dem come with pure slackness
That's why the youts of today are in a damn crisis
(Keykey)
They don't understand your tunes
But they still keep on loving you
I don't know why-oh why
I don't know why-oh why
(Juggla)
Me never talkin about the bling and the diamond to get me pay
Me nah go repeat what every artist a go say
Cause copycat lyrics a go lead the youth astray
Dem talking about the gun- another one die every day
Well that's how it go so in a disya Babylon
When them tell you what is right but never set up a plan
Through this music a come the education
That's why the Rastaman and Baldhead join together as one
(Keykey)
You may be a big Rap Star
You may drive a fancy car
And they love you in every way
They love you in every way
We don't know why- oh why
We don't know why- oh why
You may be a big Rap Star
And you may drive a fancy car
And they love you in every way
And they love you in every way
I don't know why
I don't know why
credits
from PD-EP,
released October 21, 2011
Vocals: Juggla
Vocals: Nekeyia "Keykey" Lewis
Guitar: James Dellatacoma
Drums: Clyde Alford
Bass: Tom Grykien
Keys: Sinclair Johnson
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