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Busta Rhymes Vs. Ludacris
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Loading ...Ludacris "Do The Right Thing"
Album: Theater of the Mind
[Spike Lee]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hip hop nation, this is Spiz-ike Lee
Been sleepin for too long, wake up..
Wake up - WAKE UUUUUUUUUUP!
[Ludacris]
WAKE UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP!
I see the sunshine GAZING through the window pane (yeah)
Blazin like indo flame; it's to WAKE UP!! Come to yo' sense manye
Snow is all around you, but you don't play in the winter games!
Cartridges surround you, but you ain't playin Nintendo games!
Load 'em up and fill 'em up, to the top before you cock and aim
Tryna get from the bottom to the TOP, like the stock exchange
Shower shit and shave and hit the corner for a block exchange
Amazing what my people'll do for some pocket change
But maybe this ain't the life that you chose (chose)
This is the life where you stay strapped
and pack a knife or end up with a blooded nose
Street survivor or survivor of the streets! (streets!)
And only the strong survive, there's no survival for the weak! (weak!)
Catch a sneak peak of DEATH if you ain't on ya Ps and Qs
They carry banana clips and niggaz'll peel you for ya shoes
It's the blues, but not on hill street
Hmm, you could call it, "kill or be killed" street
"Lost a pint of blood, let it SPILL" street
STOP AND WAKE UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP
WAKE UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP
[Chorus]
They say my folks'll do WHATEVER for the fortune and the fame
And it'll take a FORTUNE to get rid of all the pain, but I'm sayin
Use your brain homie, do the right thang! (Lemme talk to 'em)
Use your brain homie, do the right thang! (Lemme talk to 'em)
You say the only family that you got is in a gang
And the only way to make it is by sellin cocaine, but I'm sayin
Use your brain homie, do the right thang! (Lemme talk to 'em)
Use your brain homie, do the right thang! (Lemme talk to 'em)
[Common]
I've been in this 'ere since we were drinkin beers
Years we've spent together, used to break up, get together, split a fight
Every night, gettin cheddar, movin white
Our thang, so we had to "Do it Right" like Spike
Holdin 40s, gettin green on acres, these broads were our mules
That's when we used to serve in front of Commonwealth School
Fuel for cars and jewels, chains and tools
It was organized crime but we remained confused
Mom in the pews, singin, "Lord, protect 'em"
You might not a-gree with our views, but you had to respect 'em
Diamonds in the rough, but were we reflectin
a system that's aburpt, the streets, or no ?pressure?
One morning in the mirror, I seen my reflection
A young man with good spirits, but needed direction
I guess my man's death, was my ressurection
'cause now I hear him sayin from heaven, "Wake up!
Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!
Wake UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!"
[Chorus]
[Ludacris]
I, woke up this morning and got a call
My pot'nah said he had news about a girl named Baby Doll
She got fo' baby daddies - fo' kids by fo' different men
And she just found out she's pregnant, I said, "No, not again!"
Man, when she gonna learn she don't wanna spend her life in court?
Lookin for back payments and fightin for that child supports
Chasin checks, chasin her ounce of respect, chasin paper
Chasin entertainers or rappers and ballplayers
Not carin about a condom, I say, "Help her Lord, PLEASE"
'fore she stuck wit mo' babies or ends up fightin some di-SEASE
You know that you a momma and mommas, we cain't lose ya (no!)
Treat yourself better, you carry seeds to the future (whoo!)
And the future looks dim if we don't get ourselves together
We gotta sacrifice, some do WHATEVER for the cheddar
So make the right decisions 'til you ready to give birth
And know that you the most precious gift we have on this earth
Babies, stop and WAKE UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP!!! {*rooster crows*}
WAKE UUUUUUUUUUUUUUP!!!! {*rooster crows*}
[Chorus 2]
They say my folks'll do WHATEVER for the fortune and the fame
And it'll take a FORTUNE to get rid of all the pain, but I'm sayin
Use your brain baby, do the right thang! (Lemme talk to 'em)
Use your brain baby, do the right thang! (Lemme talk to 'em)
You say you want a family but it's hard without a mayne
And the only way to make it is to get him fo' his change, but I'm sayin
Use your brain baby, do the right thang! (Lemme talk to 'em)
Use your brain baby, do the right thang! (Lemme talk to 'em)
[Spike Lee]
Wake up, wake up..
It's a new day! C'mon brothers, wake up
C'mon sisters, wake up
ATL, wake up, wake up, baby
Chi-Town, wake up wake up
Brooklyn's in the house!
Wake up, Brooklyn!
Ludacris! Common Sense and ME, SPIKE LEE!
[Ludacris]
Always do the right thing..
I got it, I'm gone *echoes*
Busta Rhymes "Arab Money" Ron Brownz Yes!!..im way back in the most amazing way Well lemme introduce you to the new talk Lets get straight to it..cmon LaLaLa HaleHeloHaLow HelaBalaHeHeleBalo We gettin Arab Money We gettin Arab Money HaLaShegeHaLitlFaLa MiliAlaySheNitiMala We gettin Arab Money We gettin Arab Money Now there aint no way that you could kill the beats dead Middle East women and Middle East bread I got Oil Well money in the desert playin Golf Dont ??? with a Louis Scarf Chest cold diamonds make a --- wanna cough In Dubai 20 million on a few lofts I stay up in da club ------ The way i make the people wanna sing the hook in Arabic LaLaLa HaleHeloHaLow HelaBalaHeHeleBalo We gettin Arab Money We gettin Arab Money HaLaShegeHaLitlFaLa MiliAlaySheNitiMala We gettin Arab Money We gettin Arab Money Seven Star Hotels, Maybach, Movies Sick big --- knock -- cameltoe -- Women walkin around while security on camelback Club on fire now -- dunno how to act Sittin in casino's while im gamblin with Arafat Money so long watch me purchase pieces of the Almanac Ya already know i got the streets bust While i make ya bow down makes salaat like a muslim LaLaLa HaleHeloHaLow HelaBalaHeHeleBalo We gettin Arab Money We gettin Arab Money HaLaShegeHaLitlFaLa MiliAlaySheNitiMala We gettin Arab Money We gettin Arab Money Heyyy!! See now i take trips to Baghdad --- Use a stack of chips to count Arab money now I dont need to get fresh im bout to grow a beard dude So much cake even the money look wierd too Dont mess the bread and the broad im tryna eat like Prince alwaleed bin talal alsaud respect the value of ma work In Maui, Malaysia, Iran and IraQ, Saudi Arabia! LaLaLa HaleHeloHaLow HelaBalaHeHeleBalo We gettin Arab Money We gettin Arab Money HaLaShegeHaLitlFaLa MiliAlaySheNitiMala We gettin Arab Money We gettin Arab Money
26 Comments
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ludacris wins. wtf, busta couldn’t think of anything else to rap about?
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I love Busta and Luda!!! I must give this one to Luda though. I think Busta is going through some thangs because I know he’s capable of better than that lyracilly and conceptually. Busta Bus: WAKE UPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!
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HANDS DOWN THAT GO TO LUDA DAMN BUSTA WHAT HAPPENED 2U BRUH DAT SONG ON SUM BULLSHIT
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Luda of course. I back in the day I would by the clean version of his CS’s,
Because when I heard the original..His lanquage was unbearable.
I can take a mild bleep hear and there, but he loses me with all the F and P bombs.
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I was referring to Busta.
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I guess Old Luda too.
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and I meant CD’s.,,, Good night Y’all.
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Ludacris got that….EASILY. I hope those two never battle..as, lyrically, Luda would put an end to Busta Bus…no doubt.
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I wish I knew what the hell either of these brothas were tryin to say….i just dont get it, guess I getin old. I bought to go listen to some low end theory, hahaha.
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Busta used to be a Captain to me. He’s a cornball now.
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bustaaa all dayyy =p
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bustaaa all dayyyy
` lovee the sonqq arabb moneyyy =D .**
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LUDA
LUDA OF COURSE!!! BUT BACK N DA DAY BUSTA WAS DAT DUDE……… BUT MOST LIKEY YALL WAS 2YOUNG 2 KNOW DAT…. I’M A RIDE DAT CAT FR: THA A …..LUDA
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If someone really went at busta they might awaken a sleeping giant! Luda got this one though.
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I thought I was the only one who thought that Arab Money song was stupid.
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“someone really went at busta they might awaken a sleeping giant!”
Twan…you need to check out YouTube…where a STUDENT battled Busta, when he paid a visit to his old high school in Brooklyn. Oh..I forgot to mention…that Busta got COOKED…for the world to see. I think that would have been a good time to ‘unleash the giant’….:-)
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man it is all Luda, but may be back in da day it might be Busta Bus
but either way it was a bad song 4 both -
This is comparin’ apples and oranges. Luda got songs where he talkin’ about his money. Why wasn’t that compared?
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Listen, Busta really was the dude back in da day. Can’t take that away from him. Don’t know what the hell he’s talkin ’bout in the Arab Money song. The music is off the chain though. Maybe Bust should quit rappin and start makin beats.
Luda did dat one though.
Damn Busta, u still my boy though
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luda or chris is weak as water!
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Its kinda hard to give Luda cred for being intelligent and conscious after he dropped a comeback single about drankin and drivin….
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I agree with Tiiz…. why don’t they pick songs that have a similar message. Of course Luda wins this one just based on lyrical content…. these two songs are not comparable at all… HGM needs a new writer for this portion of their website. All 3 comparisons I read so far have been extremely lopsided and unfair.
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damn…this is the same guy who made “Woo Hah (got you all in check)..man..Busta should have NEVER cut of those dreads
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Its not about what you say anymore. Its about how much money you can bring in. I’m young but old enough to remember busta in his heyday. He was one of my favorite rappers. He had well thought out albums and some of the best videos on tv. He was different. He toned it down. Now he just aight.
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I don’t know what you folks are paying attention to - Luda was the same ol’ ain’t about nothing but bragging and bullshitting, Busta’s is more about what this whole website is about, and yet most of you not only forgot were you are, but what it means. Keep that crap up; you too can be called out for your ghetto mess.
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Wait a minute here! I’m not really voting for anyone here, simply because I don’t thing the comparison is fair. The two songs are different types of Hip Hop. Ludacris’ song is a song of intelectual substance. It requires lyrical ingenuity. It needs to feed the intelligent mind. Busta’s song is one of those party songs. Not designed to appeal to the intellect, but rather to the “what’s cool” of the day. Let me remind you that both rappers have songs of both natures. It’s like comparing dogs to cats. They’re not SUPPOSED to act the same way. They’re not SUPPOSED to achieve the same effect!!
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