In My Business
MC Lyte ft. Missy Elliott Lyrics

Hahaha introducing MC Lyte
Missy introduces MC Lyte to the audience

I think I need a sound check
MC Lyte requests a sound check before performing

Hit me with a sound check
MC Lyte asks for the sound check to begin

Yea now what about that dope stuff
MC Lyte inquires about the instrumental beat

Alright now gimme an 8 0 (8 0 8 0 8 0)
MC Lyte asks for an instrumental beat of 80 beats per minute

Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh
Missy makes a sound to get the attention of the audience

Yo 1 2
Missy signals to the sound technician that she can hear the microphone

Uh MC Lyte (yea)
Missy acknowledges MC Lyte's presence

You don't know (yea)
Missy implies that MC Lyte's style cannot be easily understood

Ficky ficky oh you don't know
Missy repeats her previous statement about MC Lyte's style

On the regular they guessin' how the Lyte get down
MC Lyte suggests that people speculate about her behavior

Nevermind that, nigga you better watch your mouth
MC Lyte tells someone to be careful what they say to her

Keep snoopin' and you bound to hit a brick
MC Lyte warns someone that they may face an obstacle if they continue to pry into her life

Get out the crack of my ass all up in my shiznit
MC Lyte tells someone to stop being nosey and to mind their own business

To you nosey Nikki's and you Peepin' Tom's
MC Lyte references people who are inquisitive about her life

So, you know I'm about to drop the Brooklyn Bomb
MC Lyte implies that she is about to reveal something remarkable

7 and 7 is 14 , 1 and 4 is 5
MC Lyte works through a math problem, but clarifies that it does not matter if someone is not alive

But none of that matters if your ass ain't alive
MC Lyte suggests that being alive is more important than worrying about trivial things

You could care less about the records I se;;
MC Lyte indicates that someone is not interested in her music

You just want to know I tried but I fell
MC Lyte assumes that someone is interested in hearing about her personal failures

But even on your best day and on my worst
MC Lyte asserts that even when she is having a bad day, someone else cannot compare to her best performance

I'll still be first, without the need to rehearse
MC Lyte claims that even without practice, she will still outperform others

Why you up in my business?
Missy questions why someone is interested in MC Lyte's personal life

Find somethin' better to do
Missy suggests that the person should focus on something productive

Why you talkin' about me?
Missy questions why someone is talking about her

I ain't say shit â??bout you
Missy asserts that she never talked about the person in question

Forgive me for my attitude
Missy apologizes for her demeanor

But I got something to say
Missy emphasizes that she needs to voice her opinion

y'all better not fuck with me
Missy warns others not to get in her way

'cause I'm had a bad day
Missy implies that she is in a bad mood

y'all must really think I'm the host of the freakshow
MC Lyte suggests that people see her as different or abnormal

Got me taggin' piranhas I don't even know
MC Lyte describes being in a challenging or dangerous situation

Got me swimmin' in waters, gettin' caught in fishnet
MC Lyte feels trapped and tangled in complicated circumstances

Got me hooked up wit' folks I ain't never even met
MC Lyte expresses uncertainty about the people around her

I guess yo stupid ass forgot who started this
MC Lyte reminds someone that she was the originator of something

But I'm about to ransack you make your memory
MC Lyte implies that she will cause someone to remember her or her actions

Come back to you, let all my true niggas jack you
MC Lyte suggests that her supporters will best someone up

Talkin' bou the Lyte like you gettin' paid for it
MC Lyte suggests that someone is talking about her excessively

Besides I'm too quick and pigeons oughta know
MC Lyte implies that she is too fast for someone slow or unimportant

By the time you get the info, it was two years ago
MC Lyte suggests that the information someone receives will be outdated

Aside from that I'm too swift to catch
MC Lyte implies that she is too fast for someone to catch up to

Don't pay to chase the joint, you can't light the match
MC Lyte suggests that someone should not waste their time trying to compete with her

And everybody knows I'm too quick to flip the latch
MC Lyte asserts that her reflexes are too fast for someone to catch her off guard

I heard a lotta y'all runnin' runnin' â??round
Missy implies that she has heard gossip about people

Ain't none of y'all this supa dupa fly
Missy suggests that she is the most attractive or fashionable out of everyone

Supa Dupa as I
Missy compares herself to her previous nickname, Supa Dupa Fly

Fly, fly across the sky
Missy uses figurative language to describe feeling confident and free

Cut you like pie
Missy implies that she can hurt someone

Me and, me and MC Lyte
Missy includes MC Lyte as someone who is also notable

'cause you wack
Missy implies that someone is inferior

Straight from the jump, yea you wack
Missy implies that someone was never good to begin with

Better get back
Missy suggests that someone should retreat or leave

I can't I can't fuck wit' that
Missy implies that she cannot tolerate someone's behavior or actions

I ain't sayin' jack
Missy implies that she does not have anything to say to someone

I'ma just smack you â??cross your face so deep that you'll never talk back
Missy implies that she will hit someone so hard that they will not respond with a verbal reply

Find something better to do
Missy suggests that someone should focus on something productive

Forgive me for my attitude
Missy apologizes for her demeanor

'cause I had a bad day
Missy implies that she is in a bad mood

Ficky-ficky check me out
Missy makes a playful sound