Respect Me - Dizzee Rascal

You people are gonna respect me

If it kills you (It's loud, it’s loud)

You people are gonna respect me

If it kills you (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Yeah, you people are gonna respect me

If it kills you

(People are gonna respect me

People are gonna respect me

Bet I make you respect me)

You people are gonna respect me

If it kills you (Bet I make you respect me)

Yo, look

Do it how they didn’t wanna do it, now they really wanna try to do that,

but I’m telling them no

I’m in a predicament where imitators wanna take my style and have bit of my flow

This copy-catting of my lyrics and my chatting better stop before the gunshots

blow

Do you really want it?

'Cos I really wanna give it, if you do just let me know

And I show, arrogance and elegance

But no, tolerance for nonsense

I bring, violence, I’m a nuisance

Kill a MC, leave no evidence -I've got brains and intelligence

But no conscience, no innocence

We roll in the darkened silence

We’re presidents in any residence, and I swing for your chin with no hesitance

I’m a captain, you’d better bring your regiments

And you’re a failure, don’t have no relevance

I’m a champion, winner and victor

Prick you’re so not ready, so silly, so heading for the golden gates

No, really you monkeys are playin' with apes

Now guerilla warfare is the purpose I carry this stick for

Plus I’ve had enough of these little cheap comments from fake MC’s, bad minders,

and sket ladies

Talking about how it used to be?

Well it’s a brand new day so leave me be

I don’t need you, so you don’t need me, your opinion don’t interest me

Don’t like me?

That’s fine by me

'Cause from Holly Street to Hollywood, it’s all good

From New York to York Hall, it’s all cool

You’re a fool if you think I’m gonna cease

Now honestly could there really be peace?

It don’t seem that way, too tough

Stop with the games, I play too rough

You must be smoking too much puff, divert or be deceased

UK rapper stabbed in Napa, cause of gossip, cause of chatter

«He's still breathing, he’s still a dapper»

Retaliate with gun clapper

Truthfully, I can’t see very well

Don’t flatter yourself, you’re any girl

Them boys should’ve sent me to hell, now prepare for the beast

You people are gonna respect me

I bet I make you respect me

You people are gonna respect me

I bet I make you respect me

You people are gonna respect me

I bet I make you respect me

You people are gonna respect me

I bet I make you respect me

You people are gonna respect me

I bet I make you respect me

You people are gonna respect me if it kills you

(Bet I make you respect me)

You people are gonna respect me if it kills you

(Ay, verse 2)

Endless speculation I’m facin'

Constant controversial relations to gun crime at Garage events, with so many

claims and no evidence

Suggesting I’m the reason for the U.K. gun-clap season

I’m legal, may I stress, for the fool, for the sake of

Trident intelligence

Go ahead, check my files all day

Bit of criminal damage and TDA, might be a little bit of violent disorder but I

ain’t never been locked away

Got a few mates that have been convicted

Yeah, so what?

It’s the hand life dealt them

We weren’t blessed with the system’s TLC

Government should’ve tried to help them

(Look, I’ve) been a law breaker, ain’t tryna hide it

As for the sentence, ain’t tryna ride it

(I) stopped that so I could do this

I’m legit, you may as well kiss my A-S-S, P-L-E-A-S-E

I’m L-E-G-I-T, you ain’t got nothing on me

But to the pricks who think I’m slackin', please dont ever be fooled,

I’m packin'

This is a welcome and it’s a warning, please don’t ever just think I’m rapping

You know the score, I’m raw from day, still Dylan the villain from round the way

Feel free to quote anything I say, please don’t ever just think I’m chattin'

You people are gonna respect me

I bet I make you respect me

You people are gonna respect me

I bet I make you respect me

You people are gonna respect me

I bet I make you respect me

You people are gonna respect me

I bet I make you respect me

You people are gonna respect me

I bet I make you respect me

You people are gonna respect me if it kills you

(Bet I make you respect me)

You people are gonna respect me if it kills you

I know what your thinkin', he’s gone too far now, innit

Fuck it, if I don’t speak who’s gonna speak for me?

Stand up for myself in this shit

So fuck you, unapologetic

Can’t be, never have been, won’t be a prick

Yeah, that’s it