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Sudden Death
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[Tom Rockwell - Sudden Death]
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I'm being haunted by the ghosts of dead rappers from both coasts
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Puttin out albums long after they've decomposed
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So their lyrics are a little behind the times
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But how do they get the dead to write rhymes?
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Song after song on the radio I hear
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is by a guy who died, in the yesteryear
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But it's the best I hear of all the crap on the air
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It's pretty sad when you compare it to those still breathin the air
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I've been lookin for a deal since I wrote my first song
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Now I finally realized what I've been doin wrong
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It's not my cheesy beats or that my lyrics aren't strong
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It's just the simple fact that I've been living too long!
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Dead rappers got records flying off the shelf
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So I might get a deal if I kill myself
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That would pretty much guarantee more airplay
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But I don't think that I'd be able to enjoy the extra pay
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It blows me away what the dead are achieving
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Silly me thought it'd be tough to rap without breathing
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Don't ya know being dead seems to be the way to go
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Look there's another dead rapper on the radio
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[Hot Waffles]
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Livin or not I gotta give 'em their props
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They've been dead for years, but the rhymin don't stop
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They'll be back, doesn't matter what the death report is
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Throwin down and bein hard is now due to rigor mortis
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That rapper died late last fall, he's still rotting in the hall
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but now he's got gold records on the wall
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It's the +Dawn of the Dead+, and the dead can rap
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Still gettin paid while taking a dirt nap
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In the store you hear the beats cranked high
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You look the clerk in the eye and say, "Didn't that guy die?"
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But their careers go on even though they're long gone
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There's a signing next week out on Forest Lawn
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Dead rappers got records on top of the charts
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And all I got is a degree in liberal arts
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That means that before I could ever be adored
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I'd have to be full of formaldahyde and stiff as a board
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I just can't believe what the dead are achieving
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Like a rude houseguest who's just not leaving
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It's another bonus for the record label CEO
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Look - there's another dead rapper on the radio!
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"He be passed on! He has ceased to be!
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Homeboy has expired and gone to meet his maker!
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This is a late rapper! They be stiff!
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Bereft of life, O.G.s rest in peace!
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Out! Metabolical processes are of interest only to historians!
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My man has hopped the twig!
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Mofo has shuffled off this mortal coil!
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Running upside the curtain and joined the choir invisible!
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In short, this.... is an EX-RAPPER!"
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[Tom Rockwell - Sudden Death]
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Scott LaRock has been dead for like fifteen years
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So he'll probably do a video with Britney Spears
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Every year we hear the news, there goes another one
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Lined up on Death Row (Waffles: Now that's a +Big Pun+)
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Big L, Biggie Smalls, all the big rappers get death's glance
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so Buffy didn't stand a chance
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And the record labels won't leave well enough alone
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Cause you can't collect royalties on a tombstone
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I got some advice for the folks who hate Eminem
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Don't kill him, cause then you'll never get rid of him
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They'll put out best, worst, and unreleased rhymes
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Guest vocals and home videos until the end of time
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Dead rappers got records flying off the shelf
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So here's a toast to Jay-Z's health
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And to Puff Daddy, uh, P-Diddy or whatever
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Live long and prosper, hell, live forever!
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Cause once they're dead, we won't ever be free
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No R.I.P. for R.A.P.
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Don't ya know being dead seems to be the way to go
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Look - there's another dead rapper on the radio
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[Outro]
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Yo, dawg, that rapper's only mostly dead
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There's a big difference between mostly dead and all dead
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Mostly dead is slightly alive
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Well, with all dead there's usually only one thing you can do
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(What's what, yo?)
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Go through his clothes and look for the bling bling!
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