[Verse 1] (yeah) -igga, when you been broke Back against the ropes Tryna hang onto hope By the last ounce of it Two steps back Every time you grow They call it “feedback” (I.. I..) I call bullshit Overqualified Talking KPIs Got the business on the rise And they tryna stunt you Used to overlook you Now they wanna run you For the (work you) For the work you do And the words you use (yeah) Tell me my strengths Tell me what I lack Then take my whole pitch And present that back Put my slang on a slide Put my face in the back Call me “bro” in the hall While they cuttin’ my check No [Chorus] R-E S-P E-C T me B-O S-S U-P Boss up R-E S-P E-C T me B-O S-S U-P Boss up [Verse 2] Maybe if I code-switch They’d promote me CMO or some shit Maybe if I ass-kiss Unclench my fist I just might be more rich Make your business cool Bring the profits through Then the layoffs come quick Black folks, brown folks First names on the list Now the data got a story They can’t seem to admit “Hard decisions” (fuck) Fuck your script (fuck your script) I was good for the numbers Till you had to split ’em Glass ceiling I could see right through it Built your whole campaign Now you say I ain’t do it You can dead my job You can bury my idea But you can’t take the way I made everybody hear it (R-E) (R-E) I made everybody hear it [Chorus] R-E S-P E-C T me B-O S-S U-P Boss up R-E S-P E-C T me B-O S-S U-P Boss up [Verse 3] Hustler, entrepreneur Businessman Let me tell you what The difference is Hustler get it how he can Nine to five, off the clock Still gotta feed his kids Might’ve slung a bean Might’ve done a bid Might give his last Just to keep ’em fed Entrepreneur Find a window Build a way to work For himself instead Businessman Get a team in a room Sell ’em on the dream Then he follow through People gon follow When they know you lead Shit, me? I been all three Them employee days I just can’t sustain Rather take checks In my business name My experience My know-how My IP If you want what I built None of this shit come free [Final Chorus] R-E S-P E-C T me B-O S-S U-P Boss up R-E S-P E-C T me Say my name When you speak on the work (R-E) (R-E) (R-E) ... T me
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