Shit's Real

{{Infobox song

| name = Shit's Real

| cover = It's Real.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Mic Geronimo

| album = The Natural

| B-side = Hemmin Heads

| released = June 10, 1994

| recorded = 1993

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 3:59

| label = TVT

| writer = Michael McDermon, Irving Lorenzo

| producer = Irv Gotti

| next_title = Masta I.C.

| next_year = 1995

}}

"Shit's Real", also known by its censored title "It's Real", is the first single released by rapper Mic Geronimo. It appears on his debut studio album The Natural (1995).

Background and composition

Produced by a then-unknown Irv Gotti (then known as DJ Irv), "Shit's Real" was the first song Mic Geronimo ever recorded. After meeting Irv at a high school talent show, Geronimo and Irv came together to record a single, which became "Shit's Real". The song uses a looped sample of "Free" by Deniece Williams, and finds Mic Geronimo rapping about his daily routine.{{Cite web|date=July 20, 2012|title=In Case You've Been Missing…Mic Geronimo - XXL|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/in-case-youve-been-missing-mic-geronimo/|website=XXL Mag|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Preezy|date=2020-10-24|title=Mic Geronimo on falling out with Irv Gotti, dope moments with JAY-Z, 2Pac, Nas and more|url=https://www.revolt.tv/drink-champs/2020/10/24/21531388/mic-geronimo-drink-champs-recap|website=Revolt|language=en}} Gotti makes a cameo appearance in the song's video.

The single became an underground classic and made it to three different Billboard charts including 23 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. After Geronimo signed with TVT, "Shit's Real" was included on Geronimo's debut album The Natural.