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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
DJ
Q-Tip
Q-Tip
Vocals
Funkadelic
Funkadelic
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Skeff Anselm
Skeff Anselm
Songwriter
Kamaal Fareed
Kamaal Fareed
Songwriter
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad
Songwriter
Eddie Hazel
Eddie Hazel
Songwriter
Garry Marshall Shider
Garry Marshall Shider
Songwriter
George Clinton
George Clinton
Songwriter
Malik Izaak Taylor
Malik Izaak Taylor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest
Mixing Engineer
Skeff Anselm
Skeff Anselm
Producer
Bob Power
Bob Power
Mixing Engineer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Everything is fair when you're living in the city
Everything is fair when you're living in the city
Everything is fair when you're living in the city
Everything is fair when you're living in the city
Everything is fair when you're living in the city
Everything is fair when you're living in the city
Everything is fair when you're living in the city
Everything is fair when you're living in the city
[Verse 1]
Look at Miss Elaine, it runs the fast lane
Barely knows her name, struck by her fame
She just got a Benz, she rides with her friends
Gotta keep her beeper in her purse to make ends
Rollin' down the block, checking out the spots
She winks at the cops, always give her props
She knows she's the woman, can't nobody touch her
Hangs with the elite, makes her papes from the gutter
Tried to make my moves on Miss Elaine, she called me young boy
Told her not to diss me, I just wants to be your love toy
You young boy? My love toy?
I doubt that very highly
Just because you rhyme don't means I'll let you try me
Business oriented, ego's never dented
Always sweet scented, if it's business, she meant it
Distractions never hurt, always did the work
Always was alert, she never got jerked
Queen of the feats, thrive to compete
Love the funky beats while she drove down the street
She was justified, couldn't get a job
Had to feed her family, so she had to play the mob
Pulling out the oowop
Listening to doo-wop
You don't have to say a word
That's all ya heard
[Chorus]
Everything is fair when you're living in the city
Everything is fair when you're living in the city
Everything is fair when you're living in the city
Everything is fair when you're living in the city
[Verse 2]
She's not a big kahuna, wish I met her sooner
Instead I met her later, my love is much greater
Put me on her roster to rid her of imposters
And to sell the Buddha for the sexy drug ruler
Love is my motive, nouns are promotive
Plus I needed duckets to fill up my buckets
Supplied me with the squeezy to make my life easy
Now I'm missing action for this fatal attraction
But don't you let me catch you with your joint up in these bitches
And don't you even dare to plan a plot upon my riches
'Cause if you play me out, I think I'll let ya be
I'll be damned if I let a brother try to gas me
I played my cards well, try to live swell
For the G, I would sell 'cause I was deep in hell
But then I really wasn't, she had a fly cousin
Who would give me booty on the side of my cutie
Elaine, she kinda knew that I would do the do
But she didn't tear, I did my work with care
That's all that really mattered, her money never splattered
As long as she was paid, she was in the shade
You can't really blame her for holding on a flamer
Society taught her, but they didn't tame her
A ten clip salute, honey, here's a troop
She will never stop until she reach the top, top, top
Written by: Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad, Eddie Hazel, Garry Marshall Shider, George Clinton Jr., Kamaal Fareed, Malik Izaak Taylor, Skeff Anselm
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