Brother, when you been broke, back against the rope, and tryna hang onto hope... this the last ounce of it. Two steps back — ain't the way to go. What frustration feel like? UK Emmy, white Chris don't know. When you overqualified, talking KPIs, got the business tryna grow, and they tryna stunt you. Man, they used to hunt you... now they playin' wit' ya dough. Tryna tell me 'bout myself — strength and weaknesses — got me soundin' like a tool. Stealin' ideas, usin' ebonics, when they present, they slideshows. Product removed from culture... leave a boardroom of vultures tryna call me bro. No. R... E... S... P... E... C... T... me. B... O... S... S... U... P. Boss up. R... E... S... P... E... C... T... me. P... A... Y... U... P. Pay up. Maybe if I code-switched, they'd promote me to CMO and some more glitz. Maybe if I passed the test and unclenched my fist, I just might be more rich. Make yo' business cool, bring the profits through — then them layoffs come hit. Targeting the black folks and the brown folks as the kink in the ship. They lie 'bout decisions and data — 'scuse my gramma — curse you, fakers, who ignorant to systemic glass ceilings and wanna repeat the chapters. Funny how the corporate life is like corpse life. How can a brother really live life, when they either gon' wreck ya life, or wreck the idea — the only way to make it right. R... E... S... P... E... C... T... me. B... O... S... S... U... P. Boss up. R... E... S... P... E... C... T... me. P... A... Y... U... P. Pay up. Hustler, entrepreneur, businessman — show you what the difference is. Hustlers survive by any means, whether nine to five, he gotta feed his kids. He might slang a bean, he might've did a bid, but his life he might give to secure his rib. Entrepreneur might've found a window to exploit, work for himself instead. Businessman might've found a team, with a room full of people that he sold on that dream. People gon' follow if you know how to lead. Man, me — I been all three. Them employee days I just can't sustain. I rather take checks in my business name. Experience and know-how is IP — none of this here gon' come for free. R... E... S... P... E... C... T... me. B... O... S... S... U... P. Boss up. R... E... S... P... E... C... T... me. P... A... Y... U... P. Pay up.
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