Me or the Papes - Jeru the Damaja

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So I broke the fuck out in nineteen-ninety-six that's what it's all about
But I won't go that route
Back in the days Biz said it was The Vapors
But today, I realize that it's the papers

'Cause ain't no fiends comin' in between me and my dreams
See what I mean black, I gets the paper
'Cause ain't no fiends comin' in between me and my dreams
See what I mean black, I gets the paper
'Cause ain't no fiends comin' in between me and my dreams
See what I mean black, I gets the paper

Now a whore's a whore, find a queen and she'll be my Earth
Respect love and protect her, for all that it's worth
I admit I have flaws, I flips it first, but deep down
I wishes to give 'em the universe

A lot of the ones that I thought was right wasn't
I build with Afu, he said, "Don't sweat it 'cause
They come a dime a dozen"
Like my ex-stunt, wanted a diamond

Bitches love power, while queens, love refinement
Low stress environment, old age and retirement
Never have to wonder where my money went
Where my honey went, is her back gettin' twisted

By the next fella, always take heed to what I tell her
When I'm wrong, she lets me know I need correction
When I'm right she's my reflection still we, use protection
Through thick and thin, thin and thick

She's my diamond in the rough not a whore or a trick
Great expectations, of me and she buildin' nation
Everything we do and skyscrapin'
Back in the days, the devil used to rape her
Nowadays, he got her chasin' the paper

'Cause ain't no fiends comin' in between me and my dreams
See what I mean black, I gets the paper
'Cause ain't no fiends comin' in between me and my dreams
See what I mean black, I gets the paper

'Cause ain't no fiends comin' in between me and my dreams
See what I mean black, I gets the paper
'Cause ain't no fiends comin' in between me and my dreams
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Me or the Papes Lyrics

Party people in the place to be
From the same man who brought you Da Bichez
Da Bichez, Da Bichez, Da Bichez
We were misunderstood last time we brought you
Ba Bichez, Da Bichez, Da Bichez
Now we gonna clear it up and let you make up your own mind like this

Now a queen's a queen and a whore is a whore
She felt if she made me wait I'd have more respect for her
Adore her eventually spendin' up my digits
She felt that love would make me buy her mad material shit

She likes to trick 'em, 'cause ain't nothin' like a sleepin' victim
East New York style stick 'em ha ha ha, stick 'em
Top rated game but if it's game I played it
Underestimated, swore the king was checkmated

She claims she loves my mind, 'cause I'm so intelligent
But fuck my mental, she was scheming on my mint
Evil intention, to deplenish the fund
She tried to juice me with the pussy 'cept for, the mask and gun

I was a fool to fall in lust with this evil genius, she had me by the nuts
She ain't got shit but man she loves it plush
Whippin' I whip, and suckin' up I canibus
Back in the days, I woulda scraped her for this caper
But I realize, it wasn't me it was the paper

Let me kick it, about the digits, that I've collected
Long distance, and disconnected, it's gettin' hectic
Before my record, they didn't show it
But now they throw it, hopin' that they'll get drunk off Moet or Cristal

But that's not my particular style and taste
My name ain't Puff and I ain't got loot to waste
I ain't got time to waste, bad bitches is all up in my face
Crazy ignorant, sweatin' links minks and shit

Cosmetic but deep down, derelict
Fake players, never get out the projects
It's pathetic the way she bends for dividends
I tried to jewel her but she tried to get a drink at the end

Of our conversation, I did not have the patience
Slid off to the next Asian
She said, "What you do?" I said, "What?"
She said, "You know your occupation?"

So I broke the fuck out in nineteen-ninety-six that's what it's all about
But I won't go that route
Back in the days Biz said it was The Vapors
But today, I realize that it's the papers

'Cause ain't no fiends comin' in between me and my dreams
See what I mean black, I gets the paper
'Cause ain't no fiends comin' in between me and my dreams
See what I mean black, I gets the paper
'Cause ain't no fiends comin' in between me and my dreams
See what I mean black, I gets the paper

Now a whore's a whore, find a queen and she'll be my Earth
Respect love and protect her, for all that it's worth
I admit I have flaws, I flips it first, but deep down
I wishes to give 'em the universe

A lot of the ones that I thought was right wasn't
I build with Afu, he said, "Don't sweat it 'cause
They come a dime a dozen"
Like my ex-stunt, wanted a diamond

Bitches love power, while queens, love refinement
Low stress environment, old age and retirement
Never have to wonder where my money went
Where my honey went, is her back gettin' twisted

By the next fella, always take heed to what I tell her
When I'm wrong, she lets me know I need correction
When I'm right she's my reflection still we, use protection
Through thick and thin, thin and thick

She's my diamond in the rough not a whore or a trick
Great expectations, of me and she buildin' nation
Everything we do and skyscrapin'
Back in the days, the devil used to rape her
Nowadays, he got her chasin' the paper

'Cause ain't no fiends comin' in between me and my dreams
See what I mean black, I gets the paper
'Cause ain't no fiends comin' in between me and my dreams
See what I mean black, I gets the paper

'Cause ain't no fiends comin' in between me and my dreams
See what I mean black, I gets the paper
'Cause ain't no fiends comin' in between me and my dreams
See what I mean black, I gets the paper

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Kendrick Jeru Davis, known as Jeru the Damaja (born February 14, 1972) spent his early years in the Brooklyn neighborhood of East New York, where he has been rapping at block parties since the early days of his youth. He first showcased his hardcore Brooklyn style to audiences on "I'm the Man," a track from Gang Starr's 1992 album Daily Operation. The following year he released his first single, "Come Clean", which was produced by DJ Premier and became an instant underground hit. His first album, The Sun Rises in the East, released in 1994, and produced entirely by DJ Premier, is considered a classic, and was one of the most acclaimed Hip Hop albums of its time.

As an interesting side note, the album cover shows the World Trade Center on fire only one year after the 1993 bombing of the North Tower. The album featured Jeru's signature conscious lyrics, however he was criticized by The Fugees for his explicit lyrics particularly, in the song "Da Bichez". Fugees member Pras lightly mentioned Jeru on the track "Zealots", from the group's landmark 1996 album The Score, with the line "No matter who you damage, you're still a false prophet", referencing Jeru's single "You Can't Stop the Prophet". Jeru lightly responded in the intro to the track "Me or The Papes".

Jeru followed up in 1996 with his sophomore album Wrath of the Math again produced solely by DJ Premier. The album was also widely acclaimed, though not on the same level as his debut. Like on his first album, Jeru was accusatory of commercial hip hop artists and record labels (Death Row, Bad Boy), who he criticized on the concept track "One Day". After the release of Wrath of the Math, Jeru had a falling out with DJ Premier and Guru, and was missing from the scene until 1999, when he released his third album, Heroz4hire, released together with Mizmarvel. Heroz was his first album without production from DJ Premier and also his first under his then newly created KnowSavage Records. It featured the single "99.9 Pa Cent", which was a verbal attack on his former affiliates Gang Starr. Heroz4hire was less critically acclaimed, due mostly to Premier's absence. His latest album, Divine Design, released in 2003, was the first album under his new record label, Ashenafi Records. The album received little attention and mixed reviews. A new Jeru album, tentatively titled Still Rising was released in 2007. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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