Call It Like It Is Lyrics – Dee-1

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[Intro: Kendrick Lamar, Dee-1]
I want to be empathetic, my heart like Dee-1
But I will–
Yeah I don’t care what these people think
I’m trying to make these people think
Was good Kendrick, we flipping tables, man, (Call it like it is), alright

[Verse 1]
Y’all done turned this culture trash, these so-called legends ain’t no legends
I don’t care if they sold millions, are you hearing their message?
Poisoning our whole community, everybody hypnotized
Why you think nobody respect black people? No big surprise

(Call it like it is) and I love New Orleans, my city
But I love God way more
I don’t care if none of y ‘all with me, we celebrate being stupid
And everybody so gangster
But when you clocking for that white man, you be on your best behavior hold up
(Call it like it is)
Yeah, most of the media people laugh, y’all was never really, really cool
Before you got inside this here game, instigating y’all being messy
You ain’t helping nobody grow, tell Joe Budden I’m on a mission
So don’t butt in, Joe
Man, I’m gon’ (Call it like it is)
No, it ain’t no pressure on me, I’m applying the pressure
I’m powered by G-O-D and we gon’ be alright
That’s what Kendrick Lamar said
And in the words of Lil’ Wayne, the sky is the limit, yeah
So call it like it is, call it what it ain’t, call it what you want
No, I ain’t on that train, I’m speaking from the soul

[Refrain]
And I don’t care who feeling it
Yeah, hip-hop is dead and y ‘all the ones who killed that
No, I am not impressed nah and I say that with my chest (Uh-huh)
Don’t try to call me preaching, refer to me as blessed

[Chorus]

So call it like it is and call it what it ain’t
So call it what you want no, I ain’t on that train
Y’all boys claim to be some soldiers but you soldiers ain’t no soldiers, man
I told you and I showed you

[Verse 2]
I’m a soldier for life, stop playing dumb, it’s good versus evil
It’s only two sides, class in session, y’all need to attend, just like my shoe size
Murder music hit different when somebody in my crew died
The biggest gangsters in rap got blonde hair n’ blue eyes
We getting pimp what y’all wanna do, guys?
Your new single just dropped, yeah
Time to entertain us with new lies
Whoever said I’m canceled, man I’m laughing in these people’s face
I work for God, dummy, my impact could never be erased
Tell America, I’m the same brother I used to be
Before y’all was introduced to me, consistency ain’t new to me
(So call it like it is)
Y’all just sold us all with your foolery
And that dollar bill got y ‘all whipped, that’s dead, man, it’s the eulogy
And whoever said what they gon’ do to me?
Man, I hit your whole block up
With prayers, man, y ‘all ain’t used to me

[Interlude]
The beat finished? Loop that thing back, let’s go

[Chorus]
Call it like it is
Call it what it ain’t
Call it what you want
No, I ain’t on that train
I’m sneaking from the soul

[Refrain]
And I don’t care who feeling it
Yeah, hip-hop is dead and y ‘all the ones who killed that
No, I am not impressed nah and I say that with my chest, uh-huh
Don’t try to call me preaching, refer to me as blessed
So call it like it is and call it what it ain’t
So call it what you want no, I ain’t on that train

[Outro]
I don’t care what these people think, I’m trynna make these people think
I don’t care what these people think, I’m trynna make these people think