[Chorus] Why you ain't call me? You know I'm the hardest, you know that my art is applauded Why you ain't call me? I'm not broken-hearted, but it could have been on when I started Why you ain't call me? You know I'm the hardest, you know that my art is applauded Why you ain't call me? You sleep on my music and that's a damn shame 'cause I slam my thang
[Verse 1] I've been inside every hip-hop circle you could imagine Gangster or Pop, even backpackers know that I'm real good at rappin' I was strugglin' back in the day when my hood was lackin' Yo, so I'm 'bout to talk about what should've, would've and could've happened If music was about innovatin' and penetratin' Generations by generatin' musical integration It wouldn't be about limitation and demonstratin' Imitation we then are blatantly just disintegratin' It ain't about the music, it's just about the fame If you ain't popular homie, then you just out the game If video and radio don't frequently announce your name They don't know your music even though you blow most out the frame But a closed mouth don't get fed when it stays shut Lay cuts with Tecca N9na 'cause he can straight bust Say what? You ain't heard of me gettin' paid bucks? Touring, y'all see me rippin' the stage up
[Chorus] Why you ain't call me? You know I'm the hardest, you know that my art is applauded Why you ain't call me? I'm not broken-hearted, but it could have been on when I started Why you ain't call me? You know I'm the hardest, you know that my art is applauded Why you ain't call me? You sleep on my music and that's a damn shame 'cause I slam my thang Why you ain't?
[Chorus] Why you ain't call me? You know I'm the hardest, you know that my art is applauded Why you ain't call me? I'm not broken-hearted, but it could have been on when I started Why you ain't call me? You know I'm the hardest, you know that my art is applauded Why you ain't call me? You sleep on my music and that's a damn shame 'cause I slam my thang Why you ain't?
[Verse 3] This ain't no hate-mail, this a love letter I love you niggas' music and I hope it does better I just wish you woulda hit a brother that love cheddar But I'm ballin' now and I'm better than I was EVER! Space age flows like Jesse and Primrose Tenfold, I used to open-up, now I end shows Grim road, when you one of the best with slim dough And you ain't got Dre, Storch, Pharrell and no Timbo I've met almost half of the DTP But the couple times I spoke to Luda, don't think he see me Had never met I-20 but he spoke at BET Shawnna love me, Field Mob and Chingy decently speak me So I'ma reiterate the game it's all fame And you don't get no play if you an emcee with a small name If I wanna get on TV I guess I gotta call Pain And Nelly, my great-grandmother's name is Maude Haynes
[Chorus] Why you ain't call me? You know I'm the hardest, you know that my art is applauded Why you ain't call me? I'm not broken-hearted, but it could have been on when I started Why you ain't call me? You know I'm the hardest, you know that my art is applauded Why you ain't call me? You sleep on my music and that's a damn shame 'cause I slam my thang Why you ain't call me? You know I'm the hardest, you know that my art is applauded Why you ain't call me? I'm not broken-hearted, but it could have been on when I started Why you ain't call me? You know I'm the hardest, you know that my art is applauded Why you ain't call me? You sleep on my music and that's a damn shame 'cause I slam my thang Why you ain't?
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“Why You Ain’t Call Me,” the sixth track on Killer (Disc 2) by Tech N9ne. It was produced by Antonio “Elmo” Wesley of the Tekneko Bros. production team.
In this song, Tech airs out his frustrations with the industry and major artists who have time and time again refused to work with him or support him in any way despite his skill and ever-growing fanbase.
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