Listen close to the story I'm about to tell

It will never be repeated, so listen well

And if you been around the way, some of you might know

This girl we label as the project ho



Project ho (variations on the phrase)



If you looked half decent and you kicked it right

She was bound to be yours for at least a night

See, I was introduced to her by my cous'

But that was before he told me who or what she was

Me not knowin about this freak

Pulled her off to the side and began to speak

She had jet-black hair, big brown eyes

She seemed to be smart conversation-wise

I said, "You look so good, as a matter of fact

Here's my number, I ain't home, baby, call me back"

I didn't know if she was poor or filthy rich

Cause my cousin didn't tell me nothin bout the bitch

One thing I did know: I'm gonna get my thrill'

Then I cold stepped off, and said, "Baby, you chill"

You know that old saying 'if you're slow you'll blow'

She was fast, so they labelled her the Project Ho



I heard stories on the things that they said she'd do

But when I seen her, I said, 'Nah, it can't be true'

She was fair game, so I thought I'd play

And never in my life will I forget this day

I was chillin one night, I was all alone

Noddin off but awaken by the ring of the phone

To protect the guilty party, cause they mighta been stemmed

We won't say her name, so we'll just say Kim

What I heard her, goosepimples ran up my skin

I said, "How, how you're doin, and how have you been?"

She said, "I'm doin fine, I hope you're doin the same

Do you know who I am?"  "Yeah, I remember your name"

I thought deep down that I peeped the card

Kept sayin to myself she was on it hard

I tried to be nice, tried to treat her kind

But she had only one thing on her mind

It always happens, well, wouldn't you know

She said, "I see you later, cause I got to go"

My cousin came home and said, "Are you some fool?

Being seen in the streets with a gardening tool"

I loooked up at him, cause I did not know

He said, "Kim, that skeezer, she's the project ho"



Me myself thought homie was dissin

Despite all that I did not listen

Wouldn't you believe it, she called me again

And this was the line that I kicked then

"I love to see you, girl, and I don't know why

Don't try to play post, cause you know you're fly

So I'd like to come and see you if I may"

I was surprised as you when she said, "Okay"

Now that that part was over and done

"Baby, what do you do at times to have fun?"

"Depending on the weather and the mood that day

Sip Dom Perrignon at a Broadway play

The other things are not good to mention

Like comin to my crib and relieve my tension"

I told her I was in love from the day we met

After talkin for hours Kim said, "Bet"

I had to let her go just to clear my line

"So I see you on Friday, let's say about 9"

From the things she said, why didn't I know

The girl on my line was the project ho



I took her out - fine's how it went

But I better got somethin for the dough I spent

Turned on the radio and heard (a world premiere)

Turned to her and said, "Where we go from here?"

The best part of it all, that thing that made it so treach

The clothes we wore were the same as the stretch

I recognized the look that was on her face

And I yelled to the driver, "Homeboy, my place"

We made it there in at least a half

"I got a choice of wines and a jaccuzzi bath"

You'll scream when I tell you what homegirl said

"Show me to the room with the king-sized bed"

I was rested real well, so I felt strong

I knocked those boots that whole night long

Right after she left, I started to itch

Then I thought of what happened, then I said, "That bitch!"

I went to see the doctor later on that day

Cause when somethin is wrong, Jack, I don't play

The doctor came over, this is what he said:

"You can't cure it with soup or layin up in your bed

You're lucky that you came to see me early, my man

Cause I guess that you know that you got it, Shan"

I said, "Well, my man, that only goes to show:

Believe em when they tell you she's the project ho"