Credit is due de Gangstarr

La canción "Credit is due" interpretada por Gangstarr es un llamado a dar el reconocimiento y crédito merecido a aquellos que trabajan duro y son genuinos en la industria musical y en la vida en general. A través de sus letras, el Rapero Guru critica la falsedad y superficialidad de muchas personas que se mueven por intereses personales o por aparentar sin valorar realmente el talento y el esfuerzo detrás de los logros.

En las primeras estrofas, Guru expone su frustración al ver cómo algunas personas solo se acercan cuando otros están en la cima del éxito, olvidando las dificultades y momentos difíciles por los que pasaron. Agradece a aquellos pocos amigos verdaderos que estuvieron presentes en los momentos complicados y menciona lugares como club Milky Way donde se desarrollaba la auténtica música Hip-Hop.

El rapero destaca también cómo muchos artistas talentosos no reciben el reconocimiento adecuado debido a problemas de marketing por parte de las compañías discográficas. Se refiere a la falta de representación legítima dentro de la industria del Hip-Hop, donde prevalecen personas alejadas de las raíces reales del movimiento. Pide apoyo para aquellos artistas genuinos que buscan promover verdaderamente la cultura Hip-Hop.

Guru hace énfasis en que el camino hacia el éxito no es fácil ni rápido, requiere dedicación, trabajo arduo y perseverancia. Celebra a aquellos que han alcanzado el reconocimiento legítimo mediante sus esfuerzos sinceros sin atajos ni engaños. Invita a reflexionar sobre no sentir envidia hacia los logros de otros, sino más bien brindarles apoyo y reconocimiento sincero.

La canción también destaca al productor DJ Premier, con su característico estilo de cortes y scratches durante toda la pista, añadiendo un elemento distintivo al sonido del grupo Gangstarr.

En resumen, "Credit is due" es una denuncia contra la hipocresía y falsedad presentes en la industria musical actualmente, haciendo un llamamiento para valorar y apoyar genuinamente el talento creativo. Es una lección sobre dar crédito donde es debido y reconocer el verdadero esfuerzo detrás del arte auténtico.

Originally the b side to "love sick" off of +step in the arena+

now i'm about to get to somethin that premier plays
we gonna do it this way
i'm gettin to somethin that premier plays
i'm the guru and we'll do it this way
now give the where it is due
give the credit y' where it's due
now give the where it is due
give the credit y' where it's due
I'm heated up, cause i'm seein folks that are so phony
they didn't know me when i was broke and i was lonely
only a few came to check me, so they come
.. and yo our people come next g
we'd go to a club, the milky way or the payday
the outlaw spots, where the music was real hot
and you wasn't there, when the underrated, real mc's
came and used to kick slick lyrics
all live, without no lipsync
to a dope crate, building skills from instinct
i'm tired of people, gettin all excited
i'm not trippin on just a thing, but i'm delighted
to let you know, that some others be flim-flammin
i'll let you know, that all this time, we been jammin
so give up the props hobbes, jealousy's a flaw
if the next man deserves it, earns it, it should be law
so let him pass right through
because you got to give the credit y'all where it is due
dj premier cuts up "give it to me"

you know you got to give the where it is due
give the credit y' where it's due
give the where it is due
give the credit y' where it's due
Some of the dopest mc's don't really get enough light
cause their record companies don't really market them right
most of the people signin acts, they ain't from the street
cause yo they come from the
.. soft section of town
while they be sweatin and pretendin that they know a real rap sound
but i know some guys, and some ladies, that can fill those spots mate
to promote the real greats
and educate, and get it straight
and mobilizin the imitators, exposin the explosive core
i hope to explore
galaxies of remedies for your wack rap sickness
as i convey relay, mack rap quickness
in this business, i witness trickyness
some mc's are into stickyness
but i'm sayin this, from experience, i'm furious
i didn't get this far overnight, and there's nothin like
the real thing, the real swing right? (real swing right?)
("on and ; -> biz) i'm takin things that are true
so won't you give the credit y'all where it is due
dj premier cuts up "give it to me"

so yo i'm fed, cause people like to talk too much
they're misled, and yo they like to sqwak too much
but let me tell you baby you can't front on this
twenty-four track mix, with the deep-ass kick
the objective, is to surely demolish
the chances of the wack takin all the dollars
support the brothers who are truly gifted
this way, the odds, could never be shifted
like my man, you know he works real hard
he's good at what he does and now he lives real large
so why envy him, or anyone in his crew
just sit back and give the credit y'all where it is due
Give the where it's due
give the credit y' where it is due
give the where it's due
just give the credit y' where it is due
dj premier cuts up "give it to me"