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Takeoff
02:54
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Mmm you flourishing aint you baby
I like that
The question now is where you going to next
And to get there, what has or hasn’t changed
And hopefully you’ll find the answer is
You
I got the feeling that I might takeoff
I got the feeling that I might takeoff
I got the feeling that I might takeoff
I got the feeling that I might takeoff
Smoother than I’ve flown before
A brotha flows
With no tires to the road
My attire’s four below
That’s cold
Chillin
Spillin from my frontal lobe
Intellect’s in the family
I command B
That’s bold
Mac talk
The con became the pro
You got drive lose some friends along the road
Now I’m prepared
If I feel it in the air
I’ll leave em in the wind before it ever comes to blows, so
Still a bawse gone walk that walk
Lips sealed so I caulk that talk
You know bruh
I got a
River paddle watching ya’ll ping pong
Back and forth like Aliya’hs song
Upstream I’m flowing
On G I’m gone
Left the city with a ditty bop
Abs with her bitties out
Philly Watch her giddyap
For the bag run forest
Where the Jenny at
Tired of the penny stacks
Now we on that gimmie that
Been at it too long
Before transparency in songs had me going ghost
Now I toast to what it is
And might as well make it look chill
Don't you know I got a
Luxury walk
With luxury talk
I’m thinking
Fluffing the scarf
While dusting you off
We drinking
Summin that’s dark
Like nothing’s tomorrow
Harmony’s in discussion
No percussion’s involved
Cause baby
Realize that these real lies keep us stressing
Real lives gotta heal ours
That’s the blessing
Shoot the messenger, but never kill the message
And I promise both is chillin in my essence
I’m that
You gotta luxury walk
The know what it is by wherever you are
But wherever you aint
Gone’ let em talk
It’s whatever they think
Cause whatever you though
It’s only all love til that love gets lost
So whatever they do
When they all gone
You gone still be you
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2. |
Mindstate of '08
05:30
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Your boy’s got his FICO right
Better ask about me
Though they never give me credit when they try to doubt that he is inspiration for the schemes that they dreamed up
City had a buzz / Didn’t sting til it seen us
Conduit teamed up
Dirty south cleaned up
I was straight shooting w/ a nice pimp leeeeeeeean bruh
*Dat heat was getting spit
When situation’s vacation you never gotta trip [whew]
Til we let it all slip
Reminisce scrolling through pics / Going through clips
07' / 06' we was rolling legit
Not knowing holes in the clique would turn our road to a ditch
No one's beholding bliss when you knowing you missed
Plus when I up and dipped, my brotha Goines got pissed
*Used to talk to him several times a week
Now, it’s whuddup bruh / Through a tweet
But, Please believe lunch is on me whenever we do meet
Long as that whatever you order’s cheap / I’m playing bruh
It’s all love though the friendship’s distant
Never reached the top / But we glimpsed it / Still hungry
Tummy rumbling / Conscious mumbling hater talk
Saying time’s skating off
Balling’s over / Play your golf
My nigga I am me
I will hold the club up by pushing heat through the streets
Now, gon’ put that on T
Wear it wherever you feeling comfortable / All of ya’ll looking huntable
But I’m aiming for the green this time
Put a hole in one ‘fore I miss the dream this time...
My drive's on par for the team this time
And when speaking mindstate of '08, that's mine listen....
I will murder everything moving
I will set the world in fire
Unsure what I'm proving, but I choose to live that lie
Apologies never greeted cause we didn't need it
Still kinda feeling defeated cause we didn't see it / Friends
My man's and them since 17
You used to doorag walk / Causing waves on the scene / And now you're gone...
I'm at peace with the grief
Though I reach through this speech cause it's on my mind
Member the time you was in the Rock and caught me at a show
Told me you was proud can't wait til Conduct blows
That was an 08 thing and this is now
Sitting w your friends and we're all forcing smiles
Feeling type alone / Though I'm chillin in a crowd
Til I feel their love for you / Now I'm feeling proud
It’s crazy
Guess we’re at the age where the brethren pass away
Both memories and hair turning gray / Anyway
I say this all to say that we good if you great now
Ole girl still trippin, but no time for the hate now
Spoke w your daughter at the service / lil nervous-
She gave me a Hi5 / I smiled / I ain't cry
But no lie
When your son got the flag I look away...
My bad / Too much pain was had / Plus I miss they dad
So I scribble on this pad / Mad / Hoping paper claims it
Praying this aint just entertainment / I ain't famous
But when folks start to vibe with / I'm double minded bothered
Cause all the while your kids ain't got a father
That's all I got...
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3. |
Spike Lee
02:25
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Black just like me
Act just like me
Some don’t like me
Don’t invite me
Get mine rightly
Not politely
Glide the Spike Lee
Please don’t hype me
Hey....we bout that summin my g
Playing down that's fronting my g
When I walk around world looking like me
Least the dope parts
So I go hard
No blacks in your picture, man you don't know art
Check your flow chart
Fluid with the dope
Perfect skin tone / Knew it when I spoke
*I'm so cooool / Looking like me
I say greatness oooooo / Think we might be
So I'm gon' swim in this skin while I'm in it
Shea butter smooth / On the limbs / See em grinnin
Love for the crew / What it do / Cause we winning
Celebrate us on the cool / Bee a minute / Looking here boy
Dope look like me
Hope looks like me
Folks don't like me
I smile brightly
Overhype, me?
Trick I might be
Glide the Spike Lee
We on site, g
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4. |
Mo L's
03:23
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Who done took mo L's then me (nigga)
Prolly lead the league (nigga)
Aimed for the top but the shot wouldn’t pop
But I’m still what you need to be
Who done took mo L's then me (nigga)
Prolly lead the league (nigga)
Aimed for the top, but the glock wouldn’t pop
But I’m still what you need to be
I be down to drive off a cliff
When live in the game and I'm going for the chip
High's in my vein and I need another hit
Ain't trying for the fame / Ain't trippin off VIP, but Piph
Why you wanna fly with the fish
Knowing that they lie for the chips
No pride how it gets
Between you and I
Know I gotta nother clip
For anybody in my lane click click / Now nigga let's eat
I ain't trynna borrow your feast
Squad's trynna do it obese
Less you / Mo me
Feeling like the name OG
Summin that look good on P
Don't speak ven aqui
Knowing that I been right here
With the pen right here
Many men might fear
2020 year made the lens sight clear
This curse is a blessing from a prayer / Lil nyeah look here
I take an L do it big (Do it big)
Bounce back like yeah (Bounce back like yeah)
Lill summin for the kids
Gon' learn from your nig
I sell one way / No buy back nigga
Ride shotgun, but don’t try that trigga
No matter how you ride said we all gon’ die
So when it’s my turn, I learned die bigger
Who done took mo L's then me (nigga)
Prolly lead the league (nigga)
Aimed for the top but the shot wouldn’t pop
But I’m still what you need to be
Who done took mo L's then me (nigga)
Prolly lead the league (nigga)
Aimed for the top, but the glock wouldn’t pop
But I’m still what you need to be
Black boy / Never act coy
Ops steady getting blocked / Pin that thang to the backboard
I ain't ask what they ask for
I be chillin overseas, yet they the one’s that act foreign
Prolly mad that I’m out tourin
Put years on the board
Peers would avoid
No cheers for ya boy
Aint nobody hyped when they got they own life where the fears get employed
I was in the cut til the wound got infected
Doc shrugged / Guess we can’t fix him / He different
Now they say he gifted / That boy stunt
I was 4th down and still didn’t punt
Throw that hoe
Blow that hole...roast em
Need (knead) that dough
Leave that do’.... Open
Trynna do the math when they acting like the past don’t add to the wrath of the present / They joking
Was a Tolkein (token) / Going for the ring
Now I want e’rything, my nigga
Waking up e’rydream, my nigga
Do it all with the team the team / That’s bigger
Used to trip when ya boy hit a ditch
Now I count it all joy to me
Give em all hell cause that boy can’t spell
Lowercase l’s made a capital G / nigga
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5. |
Be Great
02:56
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There was a biracial lady up in Idaho
How many Blacks in her circle, man I don't know
We was building up the flame though / Bout that smoke
But was a long distance thang / Man I gotta go / Adios
Gotta new story bout this AtL shawty w petite build, yeet skills / Down for party and
Good lawd, she was fine to me
Sitting on the end of her spine's a "P"
Raspy voice sexy I'm inclined to speak
But conversations never peaked / Red flag
Dead mad / Bed had (Bet that)
I'm tired
Step back / Relapse
Let's try it
Still aint work so we cool friends now
I'm w her trynna check her friends out / Move along
Next up is the crush on my polyamorous homegirl / A sucker for her curls
Plus shes on that make the world a better place / Social jus advocates truths / But she ain't into dude so we cool and that's alright
Truth be told / I'm living the life
I know my mom's like boy get you a wife
But I dont force fit / Loves stitching is tight, look....
Here I am thinking while watching my friend Charles
Pick up a new wife / Putting down his player card
Naija garb on / Looking fresh though
Sitting at their wedding feeling blessed / I know
We all trynna figure out this love mind state
I just want us all to be great / Fa real
See I...
Be tripping sometimes w/ you
Try to be different sometimes w/ you
See I...
Know that life aint about our rules
I accept what it is, that’s cool
Life's hella different when it isn't
Wake up to the same thang
Routine hollar'n gang gang
Gotta find a lil spark to get you sparked
Buffets hella tempting / Better flavor a la carte
So I don't do the okay thang
Though I play the game
Til she wants her name on the jersey
Then I tell her okay her lane
Post up
That's all I'm trynna do
A break from my life's the excuse / Just spitting truth
So I scoop divorce's over fortay
Twenties who dont care about foreplay
Those who mistaking my beard for maturity
Make intentions clear / That's what they all say/ And I do
Few years back it was different
Had a lil wifey in the cool
We likely in the move
She liking on the dude / I reciprocate
Ok, I'm downplaying / On a brotha's heart she has real estate
Here's a place / You can chill and stay
In return / Expected the same / Instill faith
Hallelujah to the new rulers
Inch by inch / Day by day / That's how you get through it
Til you don't / Then forever hopes / Start to rip and crumble
Keeps a brotha humble
Back on Bumble like really though?
Swipe life's how I really roll?
All that we built...was a rental home?
{sick teeth} I don't hate
Just want us both to be great
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6. |
Evolve
03:11
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Woo child...
Ooo child I'm tired over here
Pride aint proud over here
So I know I just can't do it the same
With all I've seen before
Knowing he will grow
I'll evolve but baby I just won't change
Don't you know I...
Hustle baby / Hustle baby / Hustle baby ooo...
Don't you know I...
Hustle baby / Hustle baby / Cool
Say Piph, nice flows, but the folks wanna know
What you gonna do when this road gets closed
Rap game slows
Ya mack game chokes
You gonna act like you actually grown, I said now....
That's a lil insulting
You acting like I ain't mo potent
Cause my path ain't yours
No better or worse
In the end we all Uber in a hearse, look
What's life worth now?
That's my question
Ain't sure, but I know it ain't stressing
Know it hearing your lecture
Know it ain't fearing no pressure
Know it ain't peers in the stretcher
Know it acting like I'm fine when I'm not sometimes just so I could be here in yo’ presence
But I'm cool with a little reflection
Mirror that when I’m counting these blessings, I said...
Woo child...
Ooo child I'm tired over here
Pride aint proud over here
So I know I just can't do it the same
With all I've seen before
Knowing he will grow
I'll evolve but baby I just won't change
Don't you know I...
Hustle baby / Hustle baby / Hustle baby ooo...
Don't you know I...
Hustle baby / Hustle baby / Cool
They say I work too much
But I don't hurt too much
Cause since birth I trust
I've been working up
Lil ladder of success that I thought dope
Big chain on the neck that I found was rope, so oh...
They wanna choke your boy
Play the game they laid gonna yoke your boy
I ain't an ox you opps / I'ma man
Kinda my fault for believing y'all's plan
Had to deprogram a bit and chill
Take a lil time find out what's real
Still money on the mind cause your boy likes meals
Good heart and mind don't pay these bills / That's life boy
Still I'd like more
But I don't write for
Any aim other than to gain might for
Me and mine, so work works for me
Guess that's the price if you wanna be free / Ooh child
It’s Me / And it’s you
So it’s we / So us too
Feeling better than I felt befo'
More that I learn than the less I know
So I see / And I do
Cause I be / What I choose
Still I'm only human though
Breaking free is what I hope
Woo child...
Ooo child I'm tired over here
Pride aint proud over here
So I know I just can't do it the same
With all I've seen before
Knowing he will grow
I'll evolve but baby I just won't change
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