Speakeasy
Bun B/Jazze Pha Lyrics

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Please settle downs, everybody sit down
Sit down for a second, Mildred!
Mildred, get yo' goddamn feet off the table

(It's a Big E beat!)
C'mon now, shit
This is, this is why we don't ever have nothin' man
It's a good evenin' here, Ceddy St. Louis

This right here about to bring to the stage
Is a gentleman from Port Arther, Texas
Real gentleman, real singer, real story teller
Real gangsta, a true veteran of the bid'ness
Y'all show him some love, talk to 'em Bun

Thank y'all for comin' to see me this evenin' (yeah)
Cookin' this cajun' I laced it with seasonin' (huh)
In here, I been here and don't plan on leavin'
The king of the trill's 'bout to pass, who's receivin?
I'm throwin', I'm throwed on, the mic I explode
Slow all that bangin' man just like my load
Don't test me or stress me, I'm in that mode
Where I could just black out and leave yo' ass flo'ed
Benze's and Beamers I drove 'em and slabbed 'em
Big booty hoes I exposed 'em and grabbed 'em
Take 'em right out of they clothes and I have 'em
They pussy is golden (what) my dick is platinum
And hard as a diamond, I'm hard when I'm rhymin'
I'm closer to God, like Eric B. I'm in
That get money frame of mind, any day and time
That's what this is and shit ain't no shame in mine

Back on that bullshit so bring in the cattle
Ready for war so let's get to the battle
Niggas is babies with bottles and rattles
The street lights is on, it's your curfew, ske-daddle
That all you got G? You comin' up short
You ain't got the muscle, you ain't got the heart
You need actin' classes, you can't play the part
Yo' mind ain't on money you need to get smart
I'm known to spit darts that'll land in the center
Right in the red for the breadwinner in her
Stack in the summer, the ball in the winter
I'm grippin' that wood (shit) just got a splinter
You's a beginner, a novice, a rookie
How you got bricks when you can't cop a cookie?
We after paper, you after the nookie
You bet against me and you lost, pay the bookie

Twista!
They can never run in my shoes,
They know nothin' 'bout the ones and the twos (nope)
Murder to the drums when I bruise,
Twista killin' them with Bun and the Blues (yup)
Competition better study harder
Cause I feel like we done found another tune (tune)
They gon' try to to be like Muddy Waters,
I'm a be the man howlin at the moon (arooo!)
Comin' up and standin on my stack (stack)
A veteran but keep my lyrics dope (dope)
And you still listen out the ride (ride)
I ain't even got a car note (nope)
Y'all ain't snappin cause you wicked crushed
And I'm a get 'em, I could tell her (tell her)
Fall dash rapper when you tell 'em bust,
He can even spit the a cappella ('pella)
He can even come right off the top (no)
He don't kill 'em even though he crumb (no)
He can only kill 'em in the studio
When somebody can help him make a song (yeah)
Ask me why I don't hear it, I told ya
It's nothin' but bullshit lyrics in yo' folder (ha ha!)
On the blues we come colder, Bun B's a boa
Constrictor, Twista inflicts the pain of a cobra

Flame and I'm a show ya, the remains of a soldier
Down home blues killin' niggas in the game, 'til it's over

Overall Meaning

The first few lines of the song, "Please settle down, everybody sit down," set the stage for a performance by an old-school, real-deal rapper from Port Arthur, Texas: Bun B. He's a "real gangsta," a "true veteran of the bid'ness." When Bun B takes the stage, he launches into a freestyle rap about Benzes and Beamers, big booty hoes, and his "get money frame of mind." He warns his competition that they can't match him, because he's a "veteran but keep[s] [his] lyrics dope."

Then Twista takes over the mic, bragging about his skills as a rapper: "they can never run in my shoes...competition better study harder." He criticizes other rappers for their weak attempts at freestyling: "can only kill 'em in the studio when somebody can help him make a song." Bun B's verse follows, with more lyrics about his dominance as a rapper. Despite his hard-edged style and tough talk, he insists that he's all about the music, which he describes as "down home blues."

Line by Line Meaning

Please settle downs, everybody sit down
Calm down and take a seat, we need to start the show

Sit down for a second, Mildred!
Mildred, get your feet off the table and take a seat

Thank y'all for comin' to see me this evenin' (yeah)
Thanks for coming out to see me tonight

Back on that bullshit so bring in the cattle
Let's get back to business and bring in the crowd

That all you got G? You comin' up short
Is that really all you have? You're falling short

We after paper, you after the nookie
We're focused on making money, while you're running after women

Twista killin' them with Bun and the Blues (yup)
Twista and Bun B are killing it with their bluesy style

Y'all ain't snappin cause you wicked crushed
You're not snapping because you're completely defeated

It's nothin' but bullshit lyrics in yo' folder (ha ha!)
Your lyrics are nothing but nonsense

Down home blues killin' niggas in the game, 'til it's over
Our bluesy style is killing it in the rap game

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, IT'S A BIG E BEAT, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BERNARD FREEMAN, C. KYLES, CARL (TWISTA) MITCHELL, ELIMU TABASURI

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