Catch Me
Lupe Fiasco Lyrics

Catch me I'm ballin catch me I'm ballin
Notice me, I'm excelling and succeeding

Catch me like Spalding
Catch me like various MCs catch my rhymes

Catch me like Spaldings if he indeed the MC
Catch me with the same level of skill and talent as a respected MC

Vitamin like GNC
I provide essential nourishment and strength like a supplement from GNC

Can't see me like B-IG, on C-M T
You can't see me like Notorious B.I.G. on MTV

Then a little bit of time on B-M-G
I had a brief period signed to a record label

But this right here homie, this all me
This current success and artistry is solely my creation

Can you be down? Naw, C-M-B
Can you be a part of my team? No, you can't

That's cold that ain't ice G so what though?
That's harsh, it doesn't impress me, so what?

Little homie remind me of Ice T
This young rapper reminds me of the legendary Ice T

By the way we share the same birthday
We were born on the same day, coincidentally

The word play is work but pimpin is easy
I excel at using clever wordplay in my lyrics, but being a successful artist is effortless for me

So catch me I'm ballin i'm sick two of you?
Do you understand how good I am at this?

Catch me like coughing back when I said
Catch my rhyme like a cough when I said it

It's cool cause most cats I bump
It's acceptable because most rappers I encounter

Into can't catch me that often
Can't match my skill and catch my rhymes frequently

Most times they just end up fallin
Most of the time, they fail and stumble

Ball for a few then end up walkin
They perform well briefly but can't sustain it

Catch me in the ball
Find me excelling in the music industry

When a cinderella Waltzing
When I'm gracefully dancing and succeeding like Cinderella

And I do it until it's no longer exclusive
I keep succeeding until it becomes the norm

Might go once, might go twice
I may become successful once or twice

But never three times like I auctioned to it
But never thrice like I auctioned it off

See I, walk into it, I do my thang
I confidently enter and excel, doing what I do best

Then tell the owner that it's cool
I inform the owner or the industry that it's acceptable and fine

To let y'all into it
To allow others to join and participate

We on some, EV to the TOP
We are on a high level of excellence and success

Did a little bit of time on CAP
Spent some time on Capitol Records

But this right here dawg, there is no fee
But this current situation, there is no price to pay

To gettin' down
To being involved and participating

If I don't really feel your steez
If I don't genuinely connect with your style and vibe

See, I never trust 'em, catch me I'm ballin'
I never trust such people, notice me excelling

Taylor made custom, must be I'm all in
Tailor-made and unique, it must be that I give my all

Still wanted like Worst Come To Worst
Still in demand like the song 'Worst Come To Worst'

To the point where I never call myself OG
To the extent that I don't even consider myself an 'Original Gangster'

I end games, never go OT
I finish and excel in my endeavors without going into overtime

And if so, Time's Up like OC
And if it goes into overtime, the time is up like OC's song 'Time's Up'

And if not, then it wasn't my calling
And if it doesn't happen, then it wasn't my true purpose

Rest in peace to my edited
Remember and honor those who have passed away and had their work edited

Cali gold rush is here, we never staling
The California music scene is thriving, we don't become stagnant

If all goes down, we still get fouled
If everything goes wrong, we still face challenges and get criticized

Understand man
Comprehend and grasp the situation, my friend

That's how it's supposed to be
That's the natural order and expectation

Man, we stay on the JOB
We consistently work and stay committed to our craft