[Common] Post-apocalyptic, the most hip-hop terrific Young, gifted, and black, it´s never monolithic To be non-specific, some pontific On some Z. Elliott, they wanna run with it
Overzealous zealots, my alias should to be rebellious ´Cause I deliver on some mail-y ish The message is where the oppression is It´s single mothers, pressure, and aggressive kids My rhymes´ll be the Ritalin, let´s get it And America´s divided, the dividend is the middlemen We need to cut ´em, out, ´cause can´t nobody govern the route Of my destiny, Ebony covers and lovers, I respect them like they all mothers And I´m...
Ready and I don´t want to wait I know my glory´s on the way There´s time in life where there´ll be tradeoffs
I give thanks, I´m not afraid I know my glory´s on the way There´s time in life where there´ll be tradeoffs I give thanks, I´m not afraid
Opps and opulence, pops said confidence Glocks and consciousness, sounds of black optimists Glasses clink, I get cheers like a toast, I´m butter baby, come close Spent years with Mos, Talib, Tariq, Jeru, and Kanye Somewhere in my Top 5 is Nas, BIG, and Andre Soundwaves of underground days We found ways to surface, bringing heaven where earth is Verses become churches, not for you to worship But to find your purpose, rhyme´s a divine service
Soundtracks to life, the way we find Curtis I play "The Makings of You" for my daughter in the womb Hope she still in tune, time for concrete roses to bloom And I´m
Ready and I don´t want to wait I know my glory´s on the way It´s times in life that we trade off I give thanks, I´m not afraid I know my glory´s on the way It´s times in life that we trade off I give thanks, I´m not afraid
Know my glory´s on the way It´s times in life that we trade off I´m not afraid
Know my glory´s on the way It´s times in life that we trade off I´m not afraid, ooh, not afraid I´m not afraid, I´m not afraid I´m not afraid, I´m not afraid, ooh I´m not afraid, ooh, I´m not afraid I´m not afraid (not afraid, not afraid, not afraid)