We independent women, some mistake us for whores
I'm sayin', "Why spend mine when I can spend yours?"
“Lady Marmalade”Verified · Genius
Confidence and wit dominate: Eight of the 17 lines are tagged confidence and 7 wit, which is nearly the whole page. Sixteen are lyrics and 1 is an interview line. Much of the lyric material comes from the album Hard Core, via Drugs, Queen Bitch, No Time, M.A.F.I.A. Land and Big Momma Thang, with Lady Marmalade and the It's All About the Benjamins (Remix) elsewhere. The attitude is self-coronation, from "Lyrically, I dust 'em off like Pledge" to the line about independent women and spending someone else's money.
Lyrically, I dust 'em off like Pledge
I am a diamond cluster hustler
Queen bitch, supreme bitch
Uh, why go from first class to coach?
I used to be scared of the dick
Now I throw lips to the shit, handle it like a real bitch
You know what I learned, let them keep talking
Uh-huh, pull up in an Azure and watch them keep walking
Yes indeed, flows first class and yours is coach like the bag
The Prada mama
We dangerous, bitches pay a fee just to hang with us
Lick it right the first time or you gotta do it over
Like it's rehearsal for a Tootsie commercial
Only female in my crew and I kick shit like a nigga do
Pull the trigger too, fuck you (Uh, uh, uh)
After [Biggie] died, honestly, I wanted to remain a baby for a while. His death forced me to become mature too soon.
All 'em wanna be the man, right hands wash the left hands
Loyalty's priority in this fam
Lil' Kim not a whore
But I sex a nigga so good, he gotta tell his boys
I stay draped in diamonds and pearls
Beside every man is a Bad Girl
Beretta inside of Beretta, nobody do it better
Bet I wet ya like hurricanes and typhoons
Screw barking, I take bites out of y'all niggas (Uh-huh)
I'm in a new state, a new place with new plates
Shit, damn near a new face