Scratching] "Mad Skillz" "On the real" "I'll probably make more money off your album than you" "Mad Skillz" "On the real" "I'll probably make more money off your album than you" "Mad Skillz" "On the real" "I'll probably make more money off your album than you" "Mad Skillz" "On the real" Check it "I'm going to tell you once, and only once" [Verse 1] First of all, I ain't even want to make this shit There's a lot of rap cats out here faking the shit I'm a ghostwriter, I'm the cat that you don't see I write hits for rappers you like and charge 'em a fee Yo, don't get me wrong dog, it's the cheddar that counts But fuck that nigga [Puff Daddy] 'cause his fucking check bounced You thought [Foxy Brown's] little single was hot? I wrote that shit five minutes in a parking lot I'm the one that your man [Ma$e] had to go and get 'Cause he smoked too much lye, couldn't write his own shit Now [Will] A&R, he on my answering machine sick Hollering in my phone, "Skillz, can you write to this?" Sure, for stacks, nigga, I make your act bigger But fuck [Jermaine Dupri] and his whole label 'cause I ain't never get my plaque, nigga Jadakiss told y'all cats and that's that Y'all have our ASCAP or get your ass capped 0 Mahalia 'Letter To Ur Ex' (Live Performance) | Open Mic NOW PLAYINGMahalia 'Letter To Ur Ex' (Live Performance) | Open MicROSALÍA “SAOKO' Official Lyrics & Meaning | VerifiedSaba “Come My Way' Official Lyrics & Meaning | VerifiedLatto “Big Energy' Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified [Hook: Scratching] "Mad Skillz" "Ghost writer, and for the right price I can even make yo' shit tighter" "Mad Skillz" "Ghost writer, and for the right price I can even make yo' shit tighter" "Mad Skillz" "Ghost writer, and for the right price I can even make yo' shit tighter" "Mad Skillz" "Ghostwriter" Say what "When my pen hits the paper, awwww shit!" [Verse 2] Now that fool ______ can't flow, but his crew is sick But see he got long dough, so wait til you hear his new shit I did two songs for ______ 'til they dough got straight And even ______ from the West Coast owe me some cake Remember the little kids, the one that was in ______ group? I'm the reason you thought they lil raps was so cute I had a hundred songs on the Billboard list Ask again, dog, how I got your deal on my wrist I did done NBA cats and NFL But I stopped in '97 'cause they shit don't sell Now ______ paid up 'cause she was owing me stacks Who in the hell you think had that chicken flowing like that? I hate writing for ______ 'cause he take too long Crying about the price, I hit him with two fucking songs! Ran up in ______'s office and wrecked his staff 'Cause it's been two years and dog ain't paid the second half [Hook: Scratching] "Mad Skillz" "Ghost writer, and for the right price I can even make yo' shit tighter" "Mad Skillz" "Ghost writer, and for the right price I can even make yo' shit tighter" "Mad Skillz" "Ghost writer, and for the right price I can even make yo' shit tighter" "Mad Skillz" "Ghostwriter" Say what "When my pen hits the paper, awwww shit!" [Verse 3] So if you just signed, trust me dog, you can't touch it Don't ask your label for Skillz, 'cause that ain't in your budget Y'all cats polly for chips, I mingle for mills I turn your whole album into a single deal I stopped writing for ______ 'cause that fool don't get it Booking long sessions and he punch in every five minutes Where my ones, nigga? What the fuck I look like? And his man ______ got mad 'cause he couldn't get the hook right I spit ______ and we don't see eye to eye So I politely took his Rollie up to BMI I'm the one that gave ______ his brand new sound I did his last two albums without even writing 'em down And for ______ from the South, dog you shook Stop bouncing on stage nigga like you wrote that hook Your favorite rappers' songs? I put the flames in it Y'all keep fucking around, I'mma put this back out with your names in it [Hook: Scratching] "Mad Skillz" "Ghost writer, and for the right price I can even make yo' shit tighter" "Mad Skillz" "Ghost writer, and for the right price I can even make yo' shit tighter" "Mad Skillz" "Ghost writer, and for the right price I can even make yo' shit tighter" "Mad Skillz" "Ghostwriter" Say what "When my pen hits the paper, awwww shit!" 1 Embed About Genius Annotation 1 contributor Via Vice: The song was eventually censored by Skillz’s record label Rawkus – boo! But Skillz made sure to perform the uncensored [first verse] live, if only once, with a packed out crowd at the show. Ask us a question about this song Ask a question * No questions asked yet Ghost Writer / Together / 1, 2 Theory (2000) Skillz 1. Ghost Writer 2. Together 3. One, Two Theory Credits Written By Skillz Scratches DJ Fusion Recorded At Soho Studios Release Date January 1, 2000 Samples Ain't No Half-Steppin' by Big Daddy Kane, La Di Da Di by Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew (Ft. Slick Rick) & Ride or Die by JAY-Z Tags Rap Beef Expand Comments Add a comment Sign Up And Drop Knowledge 🤓 Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love. 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