What A Job
André 3000/Devin the Dude/Snoop Dogg Lyrics


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Rollin' up another swisha, listenin' to the beat again
Drankin' but we concentratin', smoke another sweet again
Steadily rewindin', trying to make some hot shit
Oh, what a job this is

Another all-nighter, tryin' to get it done
Barely make it home with the morning sun
Baby mother thinking that you on some other shit
Oh, what a job this is

Drankin' yet I'm thinking of another rhyme
Smokin', hoping that some bad news will come some other time
'Cause I'm trying to do what I've loved, I love what I do
This music is something more different than the weed and the brew

That's why we mashin', we ain't asking for nothing, we working for it
Push it, peddled it to the people, they can't ignore it, this is for
All the independents, a few major labels
The big studios who still give niggas favors

On the mixin' and mastering, puzzlin' and
Plastering the tracks together on tapes, C-D's, wax or whatever
This is for all the engineers who smoke weed
Can't forget about the production cost and all the hidden fees

For another rhyme written, we spend time spittin' in the booth
Sometimes it's like a pigeon coop
But it's all for the cause, yeah, so I'm
Gonna continue to MC and smoke weed, you know I'm

Rollin' up another swisha, listenin' to the beat again
Drankin' but we concentratin', smoke another sweet again
Steadily rewindin', trying to make some hot shit
Oh, what a job this is

Another all-nighter, tryin' to get it done
Barely make it home with the morning sun
Baby mother thinking that you on some other shit
Oh, what a job this is

As easy as it looks to you, I make it look so easy
With the music I'd be making big impression I'd be leaving
And a lot of folks, they stop and stare thinking I'ma trickin' off
I roll another bleezy, puff it, pass it and shake it off

Move on to the next phase and it's amazing
The next generation of rappers, big Snoop Dogg raising
Hmm, that's 15 years in the game
Still got the fortune and fame, yeah, I'm doing my thang

Check this Devin, somebody said that real Gs to go heaven
So I'ma keep spittin' the truth on these fools like a reverend
Stay open like 7/11 that's 24/7, when you need some hot shit
Stop by and get you a beverage, I'm servin'

My rhymes like nickels and dimes
Plug it in, let it play and let me blow your mind
It's the dominant conglomerate, prominent and I'ma get
What I gotta get, twist another sweet and bob to the beat

Rollin' up another swisha, listenin' to the beat again
Drankin' but we concentratin', smoke another sweet again
Steadily rewindin', trying to make some hot shit
Oh, what a job this is

Another all-nighter, tryin' to get it done
Barely make it home with the morning sun
Baby mother thinking that you on some other shit
Oh, what a job this is

We work nights, we some vampires
Niggas gather 'round their beat like a campfire
Singin' folk songs but not no kumbaya, my Lord
You download it for free, we get charged back for it

I know you're saying, they won't know they won't miss it
Besides, I ain't a thief, they won't pay me a visit
So if I come to your job, take your corn on the cob
And take a couple kernels off it, that would be alright with you

Hell no, yeah, exactamundo
But we just keep recording and it ain't to get no condo
And candy, Bentley, Fanny with no panties in Miami
And that cute lil' chick named Tammy that you took to the Grammys

See we do it for that boy that graduated
That looked you in your eyes real tough and said 'preciate it
And that he wouldn't have made it if it wasn't for your CD number 9
And he's standing with his baby momma Kiki and she cryin'

Talkin' 'bout that they used to get high to me in high school
And they used to make love to me in college
Then they told me 'bout their first date listenin' to my tunes
And how he liked her finger nail polish

I say, hate to cut you off but I gotta go
I wish you could tell me mo' but I'm off to the studio, gotta write tonight
Hey, can you put us in your raps? I don't see why not
Devin is the dude you gon' probably hear him talkin' 'bout

Rollin' up another swisha, listenin' to the beat again
Drankin' but we concentratin', smoke another sweet again
Steadily rewindin', trying to make some hot shit
Oh, what a job this is

Another all-nighter, tryin' to get it done
Barely make it home with the morning sun
Baby mother thinking that you on some other shit
Oh, what a job this is

Yeah, this life we live, what a job this is, real spit man
A lot of folks want to walk in these shoes but
They just don't know man, it's a hell of a job, man
To be a rapper, MC, whatever you want to call it, man

We got a lot to deal with, family members
We gotta always look out for baby momma nagging
You know I'm saying kids need this and then again
The public need that, we gotta make hot music
'Cause if it ain't hot it don't mean shit
But you know, it's all in a day's work

What a job this is my nigga
What's crack-a-lackin' Devin, the Dizzude?




Snoop D-O dub, J Prince, Jazz Prince
Yeah, Rap-A-Lot still on top 2007

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to the song "What A Job" by André 3000, Devin the Dude, and Snoop Dogg depict the daily struggles of being a rapper or an MC. The artists roll up a swisher to listen to the beat and concentrate while trying to make some hot music. They have to work nights like vampires and barely make it home with the morning sun, which causes their baby mothers to think they're on some other shit. The artists talk about how they spend long nights writing rhymes, smoking weed, and hoping for some bad news to come some other time. The lyrics promote their love for what they do and how the music they create is more important to them than anything else.


The song itself celebrates the work that independent and major label producers, engineers, mixers, and mastering personnel do for the artists. The song is a tribute to the people behind the scenes who work tirelessly to create great music. The song also talks about the financial struggles that artists face for making music. The artists need to pay for production costs and hidden fees, all while trying to spit a rhyme in the booth, which could be compared to a pigeon coop. The song is a tribute to those who want to get into the music industry and highlights how difficult the journey can be.




Lyrics © Ultra Tunes, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Rights Management
Written by: CHARLES B. HENDERSON, ANDRE BENJAMIN, CORDOZAR CALVIN BROADUS, DEVIN COPELAND

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Comments from YouTube:

Asaintful

The way Andre dropped that "College" in the Rhyme scheme is flawless

Will Bernd

You know Devin is dope if he got a 3 stacks feature, especially at the time he got it. A 3 stacks and The Dude album or even one more song would be historic. Their styles go good together imo.

Γιωργος Παπαγεωργιου

3 stacks verse is some inception shit.a story inside a story inside a story..

algorithm go brrr

literally listen to this shit once a day. 3 stacks verse just hits the feels reminds me of why I want to be an artist

BringBackYesterday23

you always pick the best tracks. how do you do it?

Remi Van der Laan

only question is... can somebody be the goat without a solo album?

Elijah Stiles

Remi Van der Laan fr. Andre 3K and Black Thought are the greatest w no solo albums

jsobawse

Remi Van der Laan we just gonna give him credit for " the love below" so he can meet the GOAT "criteria"

Terry Burt

Remi Van der Laan yup

Juan Atristain

@Elijah Stiles Black has the Streams of Thought Vol.2 now

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