Live on Stage
Roxanne Shanté
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(My name is Shanté) (My name is Shanté) (My name is Shanté) (My name is Shanté, Roxanne) (My name is Shanté, Roxanne) (My name is Shanté, Roxanne) (My, my name is Shanté) (Roxanne Shanté) Thank you, thank you This is the sure shot I'd like to welcome Roxanne Shanté live on stage Give it up, give it up My name is Shanté and the mic is my main man It's not Soul Train or American Bandstand It's crystal clear to be played on the air And people everywhere can join the big affair No particular age It'll make front page It's Roxanne Shanté And I'm live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Hurry, hurry, step right up, get ya tickets Shanté's performing and it's gonna be wicked I'm down at the Ritz, performing my new hits And front-row seats is what forty bucks gets So rent a tuxedo, buy your girlfriend a rose Call yourself a taxi to get to the show You get a good feelin', the place is packed to the ceilin' Not to mention, promoters are gonna make a killin' People leaving their seats to buy drinks and eat All kinds of treats, refreshments, and sweets You leave the candy cart to get with your sweetheart 'Cause in twenty minutes that's when the show will start because I'm live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Shanté is live on stage The people are dazed before the curtains are raised All of a sudden, I am here to amaze The audience just cheers, top hats in the air Entertainers come here for the world premiere I walk to the mic, all the fellas get hyped Then I start to jam for the whole damn night Right, the crowd is pleased, I can rock them with ease It's seventy degrees and MC's still freeze No thoughts of guns 'cause everyone's havin' fun The job gets done, I put MCs on the run 'cause Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Shanté is live on stage Say hoo (hoo) Say ho ho (ho ho) Now all the people to the left Just the people to the left Say yeah (yeah) Say yeah yeah (yeah yeah) Now people to my right I know y'all louder to the people to my left Now lemme hear you say hoo (hoo) Say ho ho (ho ho) Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Shanté is live on stage After your eardrum hears this snare drum Dance more, snapping to the speakers you hear from The crowd reacts no one distracts the rough lyrics Marley Marl will mix the max, relax It ain't magic, it's music Lyrics, I use it, a beat like I child abuse it Attack it, whack it, smack it, rappers can't hack it I'm riding your bike just like Max As I put on my thinkin' cap And then step out right with a hand clap or finger snap No games, just gimme a beat by James And I'll give some names to blow 'em up in flames I'm a rap star makin' a dolla When the R-O-X entertains, I give the hurricane holla Rhymes are handmade, Black man-made Comin' out of a war with just a Band-Aid Fans made me number one so I get in reverse Tried to rehearse every verse my rhymes are cursed When I recite the right stereotype Rappers with hype, comin' out of my windpipe Rap's a reflex, who's gonna be next? Parties are wrecked direct like an insect Attack, bein' made for me to get wax, relax Shanté is comin' six pack, so come correct Death penalty is put into effect Sounds dope with a tight rope around ya neck Lockin' up weak rappers in a cage I'm Roxanne Shanté and I'm live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage That's right, I'm live on stage Thank you, thank you Thank you, thank you It-it's so hard being the best It's so hard being humble Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you Did you get the money from the promoter? Thank you Did you get the money from the promoter? That's right Give it up for Roxanne Shanté Live on stage Come on, give it up one more time for Roxanne Shanté Live on stage (Live on stage)
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Written by: Marlon Lu'ree Williams, Roxanne Shante
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