Let`s do this
I used to be a person overlooked in the hallway
But now the girls are jockin and they`re jockin me all day
I dropped the J-u-m-p-i-n-g LP
And I had was tapes, but yo, it sold a lot of copies
It was summertime, and all the tops was down
They was slammin My Name Is Dame with Jumping in Oaktown
The real thing, they couldn`t believe I was comin up
But now in 1990 it seems like I`m runnin stuff
But back to `89 when school was in
I`m in the halls again, now everybody`s my friend
I wonder why, maybe it`s because of my fame
In `88 I was Damon, but now I`m Dangerous Dame
I didn`t change, I`m still the same old me
But they be treatin me different because I r-a-p
And when the girls step up, man, it just puts me to shame
(I just want you for you, not cause you`re Dangerous Dame)
Get out my face, now do I look like someone you could play?
Find another line, because that`s somethin that they all say
I used to break my neck to try to get at this one girl
Don`t even think that she acknowledged I was in the world
In `89 she was peepin me, bro
I used to be a ghost, but now she`s givin me love notes?
(I heard you used to like me) I said: yeah, exactly
`Used to` because now you got too fat for me
She was mad, but yo, I had to break her
Because I hate it when a girlie catch the vapors
They offer me love but I don`t want your body
I couldn`t have it a year ago, so step off, hottie
They couldn`t stop me, cause dissin em was like my revenge
Now I can say what I wanna because I`m makin my ends
They crazy, they try to say that I`m ample
It`s hard to explain, so here`s an example
What`s up? (What`s up?! What you want it to be?)
Oh god (Just cause you rap you think that you can talk to me?)
I didn`t say that (You ain`t nobody, you think that you`re just too good)
That`s when I slapped her like a normal nigga would
But see, I`m livin the life of an entertainer
It wasn`t even smart for me to bank her
But I can`t win for losin, I`m a man in the spotlight
Everything I do, they say that it`s not right
It`s not fair, it`s just plain ignorance
And this is a subject of importance
(Yo Dame, I think I know what you`re talkin about
But it might be a little complicated for the people to understand
So won`t you break it down a little bit better for em, would ya?)
See, just cause I`m a rapper lots of people like to watch me
Broads clock me, fellas even jock me
But girls, they step up to me like I really need it
When I refuse it, they say that I`m conceited
But when I give em some play they turn wack
And start trippin, see this is how they act
(Girl, I seen Dame goin down MacArthur the other day, he so fine)
Watch this
(Well girl, I just got to phone him
he ain`t nothin but a everyday nigga to me)
See what I mean?
Somebody tell me, what could be the reason for this attitude?
Why can`t you treat me with respect and gratitude?
You disrespect me cause I`m comin from the hometown
I need support, not someone to bring me down
You get the message? (Yeah Dame, I see
But why it`s so important, though?) Because it`s important to me
