Live on Stage (Hip Hop version)

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 name is Shanté 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 your ticket 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 Throw in a tuxedo, buy your girlfriend a robe Throw yourself a taxi to get to the show You get a good feeling, the place is packed to the ceiling Not to mention, promoters are gonna make a killing People leaving their seats to buy drinks, to 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'm here to amaze The audience just cheers, top hats in the air Educators come here for the world premiere I walk to the mic, all the fellas get hype 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, the MC's still freeze No thoughts of guns 'cause everyone's having fun The job gets done, I put MC's on the run 'Cause I'm live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Shanté is live on stage Say ho Say ho, ho Now all the people to the left, just the people to the left Say yeah Say yeah, yeah Now the people to my right, I know y'all Are louder than the people to my left Now let me hear you say ho Say ho, ho Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Shanté is live on stage After your eardrum, here's the snare drum Dance to the speakers you hear from The crowd react, 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 this, I child abuse it Attack it, wack it, smack it, rappers can't hack it I write with just like as I put on my thinking cap And with a hand clap or a finger snap No games, just give me a beat by James And I'll give some names and blow 'em up in flames I'm a rap scholar, making a dollar when the R-O-X-A-NNE I give the hurricane holler Rhymes are handmade, black man made Coming 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 rights of stereotypes Rappers with hype coming out of my windpipe Raps are reflex, who's gonna be next? Parts I wreck, direct like an index Attack, being made for me to get waxed Relax, Shanté's to come in six packs So come correct, death penalty is put in effect Sounds dope with a tight rope around your neck Locking 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'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 Roxanne Roxanne Roxanne Roxanne Roxanne Roxanne Roxanne Thank you Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on stage Live on 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