Poetic Justice Lyrics

[Verse 1: Busta Rhymes]
Look, tell me what you really wanna see
I had the greatest experience shooting that video, 'What’s it Gonna Be?'
I had to say it wowing, my heartbeat started pounding
Walked on the set while she got dressed
In cock rings on her outfit
Janet, why you doing this to me?
At the time I couldn’t believe we both were starring in this movie
You're in my video, you know a nigga loved it
I spent 2.4 million on the fucking budget
All my jewelry flooded, see how the kid was on?
First rap nigga album you’ve ever featured on
And I was weak in the Lord, despite the things we said
My first words to Hype Williams is “I can’t believe this dream”
Shot a solo scene, I tried to make mines better
But I love when we shot together, and we rubbed up on each other
But I’m a little jealous, Tip, your tongue went in her mouth
In that Poetic Justice movie, from what I can account
You know what we be ‘bout…
Any time, huh?
Any place, baby?


[Interlude]
Now, you know, at the time, I was really
I really had my crush on shorty, man, you know what I mean?
Yeah, I was in love with shorty since she was
Penny and all that on Good Times and shit, you know what I mean?

Ayo, Kamaal, you’s a fucked up dude for doing that to me, man
You broke my heart with that, man

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Genius Annotation

“Poetic Justice” is a track from the collaborative mixtape Catastrophic by Busta Rhymes' The Conglomerate. Given Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip’s long-standing fraternity, this track and subject matter were inevitable. They rhyme over Kendrick Lamar’s “Poetic Justice” that had just been released a scant couple months before this mixtape. Using a track which samples Janet Jackson’s “Any Time, Any Place,” the two friends spit verses about their professional experiences with Miss Jackson that weren’t too far off from their fantasies.

Busta Rhymes recounts the exhilaration of shooting a video with her for their hit collaboration “What’s It Gonna Be?!”

Although Q-Tip also worked on a #1 one song with Janet, his verse centers on his first experience with her, playing her boyfriend in the 1993 film Poetic Justice, the title of which, makes this song’s meta references go ‘round and 'round.

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