I Gotcha
Lupe Fiasco
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They call me Lupe, I'll be your new day They wanna smell like me, they want my bouquet But they can't they accented like the UK Turn that ude Lupe to Pepe Le Peu spray Fragrantly fragrant and they can't escape me My perfume pursued them everywhere that they went You don't want a loan leave my cologne alone It's a little to strong for you to be putting on Trust me I say this justly I went from musty to musky and y'all can't mush me I warn y'all cornballs I hush puppies The swans in the pond call my duck ugly But now they hug me because its lovely They love the aroma of a roamer of the world Got the shakers and the skaters and the players and the girls Keep the fakers and the flakers and the haters in a twirl You want the flava ma, hey I got cha You want the realness, well I got cha I know you sick of them players big car and watch ya Either they pimps or they macks or they mobsters You want the real shit, hey I got cha You see ma people here, you know we proper You know we do it right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right And I'm from Chi-Town that's where I flies round Keep some Cartier frames over my eyes now We used to gangbang a lot of that done died down Children of the hat tiltin' keepin hope alive now All with no high I do It so fly Bank caesar tack helicopter with the bow tie I love my city really hope that God bless it Have my mind moving faster than that hog in the hedges Welcome all of y'all to my dark recesses This is where I keep the bars like bathtub edges My Ivories And My Doves My Levers and my Zests It takes half of your bubble bath to match the freshness The belly of the beast you know I'm from it I wrap it in a towel here go my pal in the stomach And I be on my green like Irish Spring and I Coast Fudge wit It and get a mouth full of soap You want the flava ma, hey I got cha You want the realness, well I got cha I know you sick of them players big car and watch ya Either they pimps or they macks or they mobsters And so to sign off, this beat I rhyme off Is from the Thelonious P and Hugo Mind Boss You feel it in the air, its such a fine force But you don't hear me though, just like a mimes toss That's 'cause I'm in Europe, me and my friends tour a I'm on my pimp, my temperature is temperer I take it easy on my watch I'm watchin TV Am I clean as my her-re-shy's, see the hare is trying to beat me I continue to do Lu's pace They say him got two heads and four eyes just like screwface But see my secret's safe its in my secret safe That's in my secret room on my secret base So from the runner of the FNF crew Come in hip hop we've come to resurrect You You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You, You You want the flava ma, hey I got cha You want the realness, well I got cha I know you sick of them players big car and watch ya Either they pimps or they macks or they mobsters
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Written by: LUPE FIASCO, PHARRELL WILLIAMS, PHARRELL L WILLIAMS
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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12 facts about this song
Release Date"I Gotcha" by Lupe Fiasco was released in the US on August 21, 2006.
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Chart InfoWhile "I Gotcha" didn't rank on the US Billboard Top 100, it withdrew a decent position of number 41 on the US Hot Rap Songs chart.
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Music Video InformationThe music video for "I Gotcha" was directed by director Chris Robinson and produced by Nicole Acacio.
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Billboard Chart History"I Gotcha" is one of Lupe Fiasco's earliest songs that made it to the Billboard charts.
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Album Association"I Gotcha" is from the debut album "Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor" of Lupe Fiasco.
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Producer InfoThe song was produced by Pharrell Williams, a well-known American singer, rapper, and producer.
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Recording LabelThe song was released under the recording label '1st & 15th Entertainment and Atlantic Records'.
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Song Theme"I Gotcha" is based on the theme of feelings and the assurance of Lupe being there for the person in need.
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ReceptionThe song received positive reviews from critics, who praised Fiasco's lyrical skills and the song's catchy beat.
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GenreThis song is a part of the Hip-Hop/Rap genre.
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Songwriting CreditsAlthough Pharrell produced the song, the songwriting credits go to both Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell.
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Inspirational ValueLupe Fiasco mentioned in interviews that he wanted this song to uplift listeners and provide some positivity in their lives.
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