Wake Up
Missy Elliott Lyrics

Eh yo Hov tell 'em hip hop betta wake up
Missy is asking Jay-Z to tell the hip hop industry that they need to wake up and change their ways.

Yeah turn the motherfuckin' music up
Missy wants the music to be louder and more impactful.

Motherfuckers better wake up
Missy is warning the people that they need to pay attention and make some changes.

Stop sellin' crack to the black
Missy is encouraging people to stop selling drugs to the black community.

Hope you bought a spare for your flat
Missy is implying that if you continue to sell drugs, you better have a contingency plan for when things go wrong.

Can't accept me talkin' real facts
Missy is tired of people not accepting the truth about the music industry.

Down the hill like Janet Jack
This line may not have a clear meaning, but it could refer to the downfall of a popular artist or the decline of the music industry.

I speak what yeah weak mind lacks
Missy is confident in her message and calls out people for having weak minds.

Yah heard that
Missy is reiterating her point and asking if people understand her message.

I'm creative to the fullest what you talkin' 'bout Willace 'cause your talkin' never Kill it
Missy is saying that she is very creative and better than 'Willace' who talks a lot but never delivers.

I hear but don't fill it down we realest
Missy knows that people hear her but don't necessarily understand her message or follow her example.

Yeah just weet me in the in the village
Missy is saying that she wants people to meet her where she is from, which is the village.

Yeah I'm a down diva done niva
Missy is proud of her status as a diva but says that she is always moving forward and progressing.

Y'all not see her he don squeeze into a wife beater
Missy is calling out rappers who try to act tough by squeezing into tight shirts.

Yep I'm a top leader
Missy sees herself as a leader in the music industry.

I got the Martin Luther King fever
Missy is saying that she is passionate about her message and wants to inspire others like Martin Luther King Jr. did.

I'ma feed yeah what yah teacher need to breat yeah
Missy is saying that she has the knowledge and skills to teach others what they need to succeed.

It's time to get serious
Missy is calling for a change in attitude and a focus on important issues.

Black people all areas who gon' carry us it ain't time to bury us
Missy is worried about the future of black people and calls on the community to come together and support each other.

Cause music be our first love
Missy believes that music is an important part of the black community and culture.

Say I do let's cherish it
Missy is calling on all people who love music to come together and appreciate it.

If you don't gotta gun (it's alright)
Missy is saying that it's okay if you don't have a gun and don't feel a need to carry one.

If yah makin' legal money (it's alright)
Missy is saying that it's okay if you're making money legally and honestly.

If you gotta keep yah clothes on (it's alright)
Missy is saying that you don't have to take your clothes off to be successful or valuable.

You ain't gotta sell yah lil phone (it's alright)
Missy is saying that you don't have to sell your phone or anything else to make money.

And yah wheels don't spin (it's alright)
Missy is saying that you don't have to have fancy cars or spinners to be successful.

And you gotta wear them jeans again (it's alright)
Missy is saying that it's okay to wear the same jeans more than once and not always have the latest fashion.

Yeah if you tried oh well (it's alright)
Missy is saying that it's okay if you've tried and failed, and that you should keep going anyway.

MC's stop the beef let's sell (it's alright)
Missy is encouraging rappers to stop feuding and instead focus on making good music and selling records.

Hip hop better wake up the bed to make up
Missy is saying that hip hop needs to wake up and make some changes.

Some of y'all be faker than a dragon make-up
Missy is calling out rappers who are fake or insincere.

Got issues to take up before we break up
Missy is saying that there are important issues in hip hop that need to be addressed before the industry falls apart.

Like Electra let go miss Selida Baker
This line may reference Carmen Electra and Selena Baker, but its meaning is unclear.

I love Jocob the jury won't fix my place up
Missy may be referencing Jacob the Jeweler, but the meaning of this line is unclear.

Gotta stay up studio nice to cake up
Missy is saying that she needs to stay up late working in the studio to make a lot of money.

Now check my flava rich folks is now my neighbors
Missy is saying that her success has brought her into contact with rich people who are now her neighbors.

I got cable now check it how I make my paper
Missy is saying that she has made a lot of money and can afford to have cable TV.

Hip hop don't stop be my life saver
Missy is saying that hip hop is her lifeline and she relies on it to keep going.

Like Kobe and Shaq if they left Lakers
Missy is saying that like Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, she needs hip hop to survive and thrive.

And like a elevator dj on a cross fader
This line may reference DJs who use a cross-fader, but its meaning is unclear.

Black wake up I'll see yeah ass later
Missy is saying that black people need to wake up and make some changes, or else she will leave them behind.

I need rims that don't listen and booming system
Missy is saying that she wants rims for her car that are so loud they don't even listen to the music.

First piece of change I see I'm gon' get one
Missy is saying that she will buy these rims as soon as she gets some extra money.

745 no license to drive
Missy is saying that she has a nice car (BMW 745), but she doesn't have a license to drive it.

I ain't even gotta home I gots to live in my ride fuck it
Missy is saying that she doesn't have a home, so she lives in her car.

I can hear myself but I can't feel myself
Missy is expressing a desire to connect more deeply with her music and feel it more intensely.

I want to feel myself like Tweet
Missy references singer Tweet, who she wants to emulate in feeling her own music deeply.

Couple of karats in my ear won't hurt
Missy is saying that she wants some nice earrings, but only a few karats so as not to be too flashy.

Need a nice chain layin on this thousand $ shirt
Missy is saying that she wants a nice chain to go with her expensive shirt.

Evisu cover the rectum
This line is a reference to Japanese denim brand Evisu but its meaning is unclear.

I kick game just like David Beckham
Missy is saying that she is good at the game (of hip hop), just like soccer player David Beckham is good at his game.

Anybody in my way I wet them
Missy is saying that she will take down anyone who gets in her way.

I'ma be this way until the cops come catch 'em
Missy is saying that she will keep going until the police catch her.

To detective sketch 'em on the sidewalk wit chalk New Yorks infections
Missy is saying that if the police come after her, she will fight until they have to draw chalk lines around her dead body.

Till I got taught a lesson
Missy is saying that she will continue to do what she wants until someone teaches her a lesson.

Couple niggas gone couple wink corrections
Missy is saying that some people will make mistakes and need to be corrected.

And Marie got 10
This line may reference a person named Marie or a 10-year prison sentence, but its meaning is unclear.

Tie got 15 nigga even my kin
This line may reference a person named Tie or a 15-year prison sentence, but its meaning is unclear.

Got 5 years bringing 19 in
This line may reference someone who is going to jail for 5 years and will be 19 years old when they get out.

I just think I used to think like them
Missy is saying that she used to have the same thoughts and behaviors as these people who are on their way to prison.

Now they gotta live through the pictures that I send 'em in the pen
Missy is saying that now these people who are in jail will have to look at the pictures she sends them instead of living their own lives.