Yeah, doin´ seventy on this highway In the back of this bus, I´m bustin´ my mind open Hopin´ these lyrics connect like Tetris Effect Retrospect got me in a state of constant reflection
Corrections, I was destined, manifestin´ somethin´ much different I´m livin´ this way, off of what should´ve been my fate Livin´ in the constant state of "What the fuck should I create?" ´Cause I can do it all, yo Pickin´ the pen up when I´m feelin´ pent up Like a K9 when he pickin´ the scent up Seventeen in the stair , yo Ayy, seventeen in the stairway, hustlin´ drugs Listenin´ to Grandmaster by GZA and Muggs My mama wildin´ while I´m tryna find my style in the game While the legends was killin´ it, I was crawlin´ in the game It´s all the same, from Maryland out to Spain You know we keepin´ that same train of thought
Shit that can´t be bought but only taught by millions of dollars Now look what that there done brought us, more problems Only when you understand ´em, can you solve ´em Feel like Rooster Jenkins, while the rest revolvin´ ´round the dollar Word to Allah, I can only hope the best for the rest of this world, inshallah Memories of 2011 in the Impala I used to rock the Jansport, now it´s Louis V ´Cause that Italian leather right there is a movie, b The perception of who we be is lesser than a ninety-degree V ´Cause what we doin´ is greater than they could ever see Keep it a hundred like a C, yeah, my flow is Roman B
You know the flow is rollin´, b And right now If I´m bein´ honest, I really don´t get the angle Your lyricism got me nappy, like a nigga´s tangled That ain´t no blaxploitation, it´s a black boy facin´ his fears ´Cause nigga was afraid to say "Nigga" for years Not in my life, but on the record, ´cause these niggas here Don´t like the fact that I´m a half-breed and they make it clear You ain´t no nigga, were never no nigga I could give a fuck about what childhood trauma that does trigger Your brothers is niggas, your sisters is niggas Your aunties, uncles, and your cousins is niggas Your daddy is a nigga
Every single one of them called you a nigga growin´ up But you ain´t (Nah) Fuck that picture that you tryna paint I´m here to tell you who you are and what to do (Man, fuck you) Some people say I can and some people say I can´t Why you so obsessed with me? Just let me paint Man, I´d be lyin´ if I said this shit don´t get to me ´Cause not a single one of my black folks said shit to me Whenever I see black prevail, that shit a victory Before I wrote this shit down, I had to pick to be I know the way that the word "Nigga" and its history The fact that any of us still say it a mystery
But y´all don´t want that word in my lungs like a histamine I´ll never know how it feels to be a black man But I know how it feels when your own people give you the backhand That´s why I´m writin´ this shit here for the people that need it And then attendin´ the thousands at the show and repeat it Whoever you are listenin´ that needed this right now, I love you Don´t ever let the world put negativity above you Just be yourself, unapologetically This shit right here for my dogs, pedigree, let it be This is me, peace, love, and positivity Back in the day, people said that it was gay That I rapped about my feelings, now it´s critically acclaimed
Ain´t it funny how time switches the frame? They used to call 3000 a pillow-biter ´Cause he wore pink feathers and wore leather It would incite a riot in the rap community Uh, now he´s considered top five with full immunity Love this rap shit, but the fact is, my factions Stay givin´ Grammys to niggas that´s actin´ Shit is trash, word to Oscar If rap was the woman of my dreams, then I´d toss her ´Cause I finally woke up, that´s no inception I bring life into the game, these niggas contraception Peep the ascension, nothin´ but love is my intention But they still get it backwards, they never pay attention
They all henchmen, I´m in the game, they all bench men Ayy, listen, ayy, listen, never stop, no, never give up your dream And no matter the adversity, you´ll always reign supreme What?
Well, kid, looks like we head back to Babel in the morning I know, man, six weeks already? Haha, yeah You know, I will say you´re the coolest partner I´ve had in years What am I, a fax machine? You don´t count, buckethead Hey, now, play nice At least ATM has a body
What are you gon´ do with your time off when you get back, man? Mmm, same thing as always Train and prepare for the next one Don´t you want more than this? A real life, doing real things? Yeah, that´s why we do what we do We work for a better future Some day I hope to touch grass and swim in oceans But if I can´t, I know I´m laying the foundation for a generation that will