Hard Out Here [Shystie Refix] Lyrics
( eh.. yah, its hard to F up this you know )
[Verse 1: Shystie]
Let me tell you about this bullshit
That's on my mind
I'm a female rapper
That's-better-than-half male rappers you like
But you mean I gotta get my ass out
Start shaking my tits
Give no fucks like Miley Cyrus
Or pop pussy for hits?
Because, talent-only-really-takes-you-so-far
Maybe it's time to strip
Man all I really-wanna-do is rap
Without taking off my kit
And it ain't cos I ain't good
I swear I'm one of the best
Maybe I just need to learn to twerk
Or spend shit loads on breast
Because
[Verse 1: Shystie]
Let me tell you about this bullshit
That's on my mind
I'm a female rapper
That's-better-than-half male rappers you like
But you mean I gotta get my ass out
Start shaking my tits
Give no fucks like Miley Cyrus
Or pop pussy for hits?
Because, talent-only-really-takes-you-so-far
Maybe it's time to strip
Man all I really-wanna-do is rap
Without taking off my kit
And it ain't cos I ain't good
I swear I'm one of the best
Maybe I just need to learn to twerk
Or spend shit loads on breast
Because
[Hook: Lily Allen]
Sometimes it’s hard to find the words to say (Yeah)
I’ll go ahead and say them anyway (Say them)
Forget your balls, and grow a pair of tits
It’s hard, it’s hard
It’s hard out here for a bitch, It’s hard
(For a bitch, for a bitch)
For a bitch, It’s hard
It’s hard out here for a bitch, It’s hard
(For a bitch, for a bitch)
For a bitch, it’s hard
It’s hard out here
[Verse 2: Shystie]
Look, so fed up of the double standards
You wanna see my arse shake, so should the man then
But shit's unfair, so I throw tantrums
It's hard out here for a bitch is the anthem
Yeh sex sells, I don't wanna sell that
Wanna sell music, shit I do well at
Walk in a building, get respected
For not sucking dick just to get connected
Sometimes it’s hard to find the words to say (Yeah)
I’ll go ahead and say them anyway (Say them)
Forget your balls, and grow a pair of tits
It’s hard, it’s hard
It’s hard out here for a bitch, It’s hard
(For a bitch, for a bitch)
For a bitch, It’s hard
It’s hard out here for a bitch, It’s hard
(For a bitch, for a bitch)
For a bitch, it’s hard
It’s hard out here
[Verse 2: Shystie]
Look, so fed up of the double standards
You wanna see my arse shake, so should the man then
But shit's unfair, so I throw tantrums
It's hard out here for a bitch is the anthem
Yeh sex sells, I don't wanna sell that
Wanna sell music, shit I do well at
Walk in a building, get respected
For not sucking dick just to get connected
Female rapper, don't smoke the reefa
Don't sell drugs, I ain't no Tulisa
Ain't no thug, and I ain't got guns
So what the fucks going on?
And it ain't 'cos I ain't good
I swear I'm one of the best
Maybe I just need to learn to twerk
Or spend shit loads on breast
Because
[Hook: Lily Allen]
(Give it up to Lily Allen! Trust me!)
(It really gets people going, innit! What I say..[?] Try it! )
[Verse 3: Lily Allen]
Inequality promises
That it’s here to stay
Always trust the injustice
‘Cause it’s not going away
Inequality promises
That it’s here to stay
Always trust the injustice
‘Cause it’s not going away
Don't sell drugs, I ain't no Tulisa
Ain't no thug, and I ain't got guns
So what the fucks going on?
And it ain't 'cos I ain't good
I swear I'm one of the best
Maybe I just need to learn to twerk
Or spend shit loads on breast
Because
[Hook: Lily Allen]
(Give it up to Lily Allen! Trust me!)
(It really gets people going, innit! What I say..[?] Try it! )
[Verse 3: Lily Allen]
Inequality promises
That it’s here to stay
Always trust the injustice
‘Cause it’s not going away
Inequality promises
That it’s here to stay
Always trust the injustice
‘Cause it’s not going away
[Hook: Lily Allen]
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Genius Annotation
In this rap “refix”, Shystie is replying to Lily Allen’s Hard Out Here in full agreement with Allen’s sarcastic feminist message, as Shystie expresses her frustration with the continuing sex focus of the media (don’t forget Shystie is also a fashion model), and how much harder it is for a female rapper to get noticed without selling out.
In the Radio Edition (at least on Unity Radio), the word “twerk” is censored, perhaps as a sarcastic statement.
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November 24, 2013
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