Business Or Art

(Art)
 All he had to do was just enjoy the ride
 Get on my level (Business)
 A Gang Starr with a gangster, on a mission
 We come and infiltrate your whole cypher man (Art)
 Business or art? Fist or steel?
 Industry or street? Fake or real?
 Cold or hot? Truth or trash?
 War or peace? Longevity or cash?
 Here's one for SPIN, Billboard, and Rolling Stone
 Hip Hop is so organic, it'll grow on its own
 We watch 'em throw money at it with clout and power
 But after a while, things faded out and went sour
 Somebody lost their shirt, execs got fired
 Some artist went berserk, took mad drugs and got wired
 Hundreds of thousands, up to millions in promo
 All wasted on garbage, now, that was a no-no
 Oh no, what's gonna happen now to these fools?
 These self-centered pricks were showered, proud of 'em too
 Never that, 'cause I am the renegade realist
 Street visionary, the end of days idealist
 People often ask what's the key to longevity
 How I'm so consistent and bring the heat incredibly
 Intelligence is vital and always stay hood
 'Cause this is our culture, and we need to make good
 Business or art? Fist or steel?
 Industry or street? Fake or real?
 Cold or hot? Truth or trash?
 War or peace? Longevity or cash?
 Business or art? Let's pick it apart
 If you ain't spittin' out your heart, you'd be considered a mark
 The bullshit gotta stop, 'cause when it's business o'clock
 You hear the tickin' and the tockin' on the digital watch
 Yeah, time is money, and they don't find it funny
 They'll show up where you live, make your environment bloody, buddy
 They'll kick in the door, tell you "Get on the floor"
 They bust a .9 and bust some rhymes, you like, "gimme some more"
 Askin' you where your heart is, but you an artist
 You was never as hard as you said you was
 Maybe lyin', wasn't the smartest decision you ever made
 'Cause this business ain't regulated
 If you beefin' over beats in these streets, you'll never make it
 Now you singin' to cops, that's your favorite tune, nigga
 They ain't got Yelp reviews for goons, nigga
 Hip-hop, homie, that's our lane
 It's Gang Starr with the Black Star gang
 We bang-bang when it's business or art
 Business or art? Fist or steel?
 Industry or street? Fake or real?
 Cold or hot? Truth or trash?
 War or peace? Longevity or cash?
 (Business)
 (Art)
 All he had to do was just enjoy the ride
 G-G-Get on my level (Business)
 A Gang Starr with a gangster, on a mission
 We come and infiltrate your whole cypher man (Art)