Lyrics
Royalties
Chorus
Can't put a price on loyalty,
All my niggaz loyal,
We don't get no royalties,
But that doesn't mean that we aint royal
Verse 1
Ascap can't do shit,
Bmi cant do shit,
As a 3rd world country local artist putting out music,
Gotta get it with your 2 fists,
Day job working 2 shifts,
Which is making sure your day was awesome coming off a that cruise ship,
Meanwhile i can get paid for my work,
Unless i dig and i get it from the dirt,
Which i did sold my music on the curb,
They bought the mixtape only spitting one verse,
Where im from boi that shit is unheard of,
Still that ain't no reason to turn up,
No paperwork taking it further,
No record labels no one to learn from,
So i taught myself contracts,
All the marketing and publishing tactics,
Executives won't call back,
If you don't have a recognized tracklist,
See these niggaz wanna give you all daps,
Like they ain't mad that you got your own assets,
I'm coming like a meteor crash,
Got the world tilting on its axis,
Make the income passive,
On the grind real active,
Train like an assassin,
Build my habits and make the money do backflips,
Plenty money gymnastics,
I’m a magnet,
The Lifestyle i attracted,
Bitches love my accent,
I don’t really know why you should go ask ‘em,
I know i’m gon cry when this shit happens,
Cuz we waited too long
Chorus
Can't put a price on loyalty,
All my niggaz loyal,
We don't get no royalties,
But that doesn't mean that we aint royal
Verse 2
It ain’t all about talent,
Work hard till ya calice rip,
You soft you don’t even have calices,
That mean you couldn’t even fathom this,
I’m gone,
It’s all about balance so pay me cuz my shit registered,
I filled out the form for the membership,
Now it’s time to cut the check you don’t remember shit?,
All these cold and lonely nights you can’t take it from me,
My life on the line gotta make this money,
And watch how my real friends change up on me,
But that’s life,
Gotta make it outta this mud,
To the sky and shine like the sun,
Saying no to label offers,
Shit cold its making numb,
Radio play my shit all day,
I wouldn’t get checks for that,
I did a show and I never got paid,
Still i was expecting that,
Cuz on the island that I’m raised,
No royalty checks for that,
Look couldn’t even be vex with that,
Jus gotta politic like aristocrats,
So I only keep a real n**** round me,
Out here in Dade County,
Bentley coupe on Market Street for the fu** n****’s there that doubted,
Said i’m putting in my mileage,
It’s all about the dollars and the intentions behind it,
Read the contract before you sign it,
Don’t be afraid to walk away cuz you,
Chorus
Can't put a price on loyalty,
All my niggaz loyal,
We don't get no royalties,
But that doesn't mean that we aint royal