[Verse 1: Taj Austin]
Yeah, ay, check
We was forged out of struggle, hearts made pure but dormant
In the midst of mourning, it's alarming smiles still forming
So I just copped some grills the same build as George Foreman's
He don't operate the same, we can't cooperate, I'm not the foreman
I supervise myself, shit, if I lose that type of pride, I'd euthanize myself
Rather die a human death than to live inhumanely
It's death on thе tongue in the word of man
It's life in thе word of God, what you think sustain me?
What's to come is approaching
The first step was us taking a step one is approaching
Skip the breakfast, make a mill, and eat lunch with consultants
I overcame enough to be overcome with emotions
Beautiful blue hue painted across my face, dried while it shed
'Cause for 18 years, I kept it idle in the shed
In a world where identity is lacked, masculinity is trapped
And opinions are legitimate as facts
The black experience is due a myriad of vindication
My black experience ain't the same as BET would make it
Revolution won't be televised; it won't reach syndication
How we rise was surely prophesized; it's no mere inclination
For your information, I fortified my own foundation
I built it off of moral ground, made it sound
Should I let that shit crescendo or make it soundproof?
Close the booth and put it to use as a fire instrumental
Mm, smokin' out the window if you want some contact
Let's skip the innuendo if we talkin' contracts
I'm an immortal soul in search of mortal combat
Me versus a verse, you gotta stop and say, "rewind that!"
It's hard to find that, but let me find out
Write a bullet point, it pow! and bow out
Hand the cannon off to Nick Cannon and tell him "Wild Out"
Everything I write is canon to the story I'm about, young God
[Verse 2: Rio Loz]
I could tell you about the nights I used to sleep in public bathrooms
Or how I wrote this verse in my jacuzzi with a sky view
Looking down at the city just to remind you what God do
If you hated I forgive you, light was never meant to blind you
Who gone bring the vibe through? Desde Colombia, si yo no lo hago
Sometimes I wonder what would life be like if hip hop never saved me
Or if the struggle didn't raise me
These n***as never been as broke as me, hmm... I like that
I can't fuck with bitches that complain, can't wife that
I'm at the front lines on any turf to bring the fight back
Representing for everybody who ain't left the cul-de-sac
Thinking bigger for my n***as 'cause my village on my back
No fuimos de Colombia sin un peso y sin mirar atrás
Pero el resto eas el pasado y yo no quiero regresar
Solo quiero progresar, nivelar, alcanzar, lo más aya
Porque de donde vengo mucho nos salen de la ciudad
Nadie sabe el dolor que uno siente de verdad
A veces tienes que perdonarte a ti mismo
Before we reached the top we was dropping bombs from the fifth floor
Lighting up the disco, with my blood tribe, kinship, ay what's it hitting for
Cause we outside, turn it up, it's the Bridge, time to get this shit together
Like the eclipse on November 6th when I made it through the veil
I was born to grip mics and suffocate rappers back to hell
Make they lungs pop every time we drop
The fans hyperventilating while these n***as fail to keep up
Talkin' in codes just like a beeper
The smooth criminal like Lupin, I stole the show
Since a snot nose been in my own zone, welcome to the Terrordome, n***a
[Verse 3: Eric Jamal]
We living in different times, baby it’s different times
I’m living in a time when i should’ve died when real n***as was still alive
Cause this shit. Just ain’t it
They be like follow the following
You need to build your followers.. Until then ya talent ain’t shit
Ain’t that something
For you to tell God he ain’t do enough
When making me rap was a part of his gift
And here I am – dead wrong to wanna live in the present
When I should be worried about taking flicks
Picture this frame of mind that we in where photoshop is your friend
And if not you can always go to a doc and get it put in
I noticed – but all of them likes feel like you win and i know it
You really living your life througout a lens – so focus
That filter filtering more than your skin
You’re feeling lesser than pretty if you don’t use it again
I get it, it’s a trend. I like to call it addiction
Every morning we wake and we grab our phone for a fixing
Like ugh – Check my mentions
Scroll – What am i missing?
What!? – No he didn’t…
Ooh – She can get it!
Damn – I swear we in different times
Attention worth more than money when eyes can be monetized
We’re mentally modified, it’s no longer dollar signs
Swear that shit blew my mind when a check mean you verified
Before the pandemic, i been social distanced from media
N***as always want followers, where the fuck is you leading us
I’m at the crib, reading books, i be on different mediums
With the wife, living life, and we ain’t got no TV up
Nah. Shit, yea we got it, but why get it
It’s not the price of the TV, to watch it is too expensive
Read, don’t just listen. Take heed. To this wisdom
N***as say time is money, but look at how n***as spend it
Always down to get high, but consciously setting limits…
Feeding you through a tube, be sure to make your subscription n***a
Break free
[Verse 4: Ras Austin]
Check
My halo kept untainted
The devil ain't aqianted with my spirit in the faintest
That shit take constant maintenance
Don't trip dont get to anxious
We blessed we got spirits, angels, ancestors and loving strangers
Protect us from every angle
My flesh is a vessel ain't it
No need to be vain my ego restrainted
We are all special and if you dont know thats a shame
I just became the n***a that i always been
I notice wisdom simplify intelligence
I'm sittin still i'm breathing deep my thoughts irrelevant to keep
How life express itself through me show God is evident
Uhh back in my zone - I really been feelin right at home
A really good feeling indicative of my backbone
Im standing upright Im shining my Light
The negatives just can't latch on
My relatives speak on my phone
Reminding me shit that i've known
I maybe forgot somewhere along the journey
Aware it's long the journey - I need repair
The heart on my sleeves re-stitched the wear and tear been on me
Who care
Momma told me that - Pick up ya nuts and hold ya sack
Looking for sympathy gone only hold you back dont hope for that
I can't lack easy-street is whack
Fork in the road we eat with that
N***as be posing. Then foldin. I'm chosen. That's that
Live in the moment take pic flick capture the moment
Never to get this back - longing
Want this this get it then boom it's I want that
Happiness is Illusive
For the n***as that wanna pursue the truth is ya effort is useless
Can't find what you never lost
Can't buy if it doesnt cost and it doesnt cost
Clear my mind see where the great divine left off
Loosing the time when i drift off
Peace