CAN'T EVER SAY GOODBYE '14 VERSE I SUCH A WONDERFUL FEELING, WHEN THE BEAT DROPS. MANY GENRES OF MUSIC, BUT HIP-HOP, IS MY FIRST LOVE, SINCE I WAS A SCRUB. BROUGHT JOY TO THE HOOD WHEN I WAS GROWNIN' UP. AGE TEN WHEN I, WROTE MY FIRST RHYMES. I WOULD TAKE RAPS AND WRITE EM LIKE THEY WAS MINE. SWITCH THE WORDS UP, MAKE THE FLOW A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I NEEDED THAT SPARK TO LET ME KNOW THAT I WAS GIFTED. SOON I REALIZED THAT THE WORLD WAS A CANVAS. WORDS WERE LIKE PAINTBRUSHES; I USE EM LIKE SPRAY CANS. I BREAKDANCE ON TRACKS; MUSIC WILL BRING THE JOY OUT. SOME OF IT MAKES YOU CRY, IT'S THE POWER OF WORDS. IT'S A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE CUZ THE VIBE IS STRONG. THEY USED TO SAY HIP-HOP, WOULDN'T SURVIVE THIS LONG. SO INFECTIOUS, COULD YOU IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT MUSIC? I KNOW I COULDN'T, EVEN DEAF PEOPLE CAN VIBE TO IT, COME ON! HOOK I - CAN'T - EVER - SAY - GOOD - BYE - NO - I - CAN'T - EVER - SAY - GOOD - BYE - NO - NO VERSE II STARTED FEELING MYSELF A LITTLE, AFTER NEVER HEARING THAT I WAS WACK. EVEN ON MY 20-MONTH HIATUS, I WAS GETTING GASSED BY WHOEVER TOOK THE TIME OUT TO LISTEN. I HAVE THE POWER TO TOUCH SOULS WITH THE GIFT I WAS GIVEN. I RAN INTO OTHER RAPPERS WHO SOUNDED LIKE OTHER RAPPERS I VOWED TO NEVER DO THAT, THERE'S TOO MUCH ESSENCE TO CAPTURE. YOU CAN ILLUSTRATE YOUR EMOTIONS WITH WORDS AND SOUNDS THE IMMENSE FORCE OF MUSIC CAN KNOCK, BARRIERS DOWN. I'M A MICROPHONE FIEND, I WOULDN'T GIVE IT UP FOR NOTHIN. I GET HIGH OFF MY OWN SUPPLY, WHILE MY HEART IS PUMPIN'. MUSIC IS THERAPEUTIC IF YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IT. AND MUSIC CAN BE A WEAPON IF YOU KNOW HOW TO USE IT. IT'S IN A CONSTANT METAMORPHOSIS CHANGING WITH THE TIME. MUSIC VESSEL OF KNOWLEDGE IF YOU LISTEN WITH YOUR MIND. LIVE'S HAVE BEEN IMPACTED WITH SIMPLE NOUNS AND VERBS. SOME PEOPLE ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE BY SMOKIN' ON HEB. HOOK I - CAN'T - EVER - SAY - GOOD - BYE - NO - I - CAN'T - EVER - SAY - GOOD - BYE - NO - NO VERSE III WHAT'S YOUR LIFE SOUNDTRACK? WHAT'S YOUR PERSONAL ANTHEM? WHAT YOU LISTEN TO, TO RELAX? WHAT ABOUT TO GET AMPED UP? GET LOST IN THE RHYTHM AND LET YOUR CONSCIOUS BE FREE. YOU CAN BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, LOST IN A BEAT. LIFE IS MY INSTRUMENTAL, I GET INSPIRED BY LIFE. SO, I UNLEASH MY INSPIRATION AND HOPE TO TOUCH A LIFE. I LOVE TO TALK TO THE MELODY AND BRING LIFE TO THE MEDLEY THE DOPE LYRICS I'M PEDDLING, METAPHORICAL FELONY. I'M A VERBAL SHAPESHIFTER, I'LL LEAVE A MICROPHONE RIPPED UP. HIP-HOP I NEVER WILL GIVE UP, UNTIL TO GOD I'M DELIVERED. I PUT MY WORDS IN A POCKET, MY TONGUE'S A HAMMER I COCK IT AND POP IT. I'M THE HOT TOPIC, NO ONE ON EARTH BUILT TO STOP IT. I'M THE TRUTH IN THE PHYSICAL. A GIANT TO YOU LITTLE DUDES, I KNOW HATAS WILL RIDICULE, CONTINUE TO DO WHAT I DO. A PEN A PAD AND A MIC ARE THREE ESSENTIALS TO MY LIFE. THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHY I CAN'T EVER SAY GOODBYE. HOOK I - CAN'T - EVER - SAY - GOOD - BYE - NO - I - CAN'T - EVER - SAY - GOOD - BYE - NO - NO

GOLDEN GLASS OF WINE '14 VERSE I YOU'RE LIKE THE BAD HABIT, I DON'T NEED MAKE ME WANNA TO THROW YOU RIGHT BACK INTO THAT SEA WHERE YOU TOOK MY BAIT, AND I YANKED YOU OUT GAVE YOU MOUFF TO MOUFF AND YOU TOOK MY BREATH THEY TOLD ME WATCH MY STEP I STEPPED IN IT ANYWAY, THE LANDMINE I'M 'POSED TO READ YA MIND, YOU'RE THE PANTOMIME ARE YOU BOXED IN, OR TRYNNA STOP ME FROM COMMIN' IN ONCE I'M IN, THAT'S WHEN THE GAMES BEGIN SOMEHOW, I BREAK HEARTS, LIKE A RHINO IN A CHINA STORE BY THE TIME YOU FIGURE THAT OUT, I'LL LEAVE YOU WANTIN' MORE YOU'S A STINGY HEFFA', YOU AINT KNOW NO BETTER IF YOU DID YOU WOULD'VE PROVED IT FEEL LIKE I'M THE ONE THAT'S LOSIN' YOU'RE THE BAD MUSIC TO EARS STUCK IN MY MIND THE NOT-SO-FUNNY BONE THAT I HIT ALL THE TIME NOT PHYSICALLY, WAH, LITERALLY, WELL YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORDS I'M SAYIN' 'SPOSED TA MEAN HOOK YOU CAN BE MY GOLDEN GLASS OF WINE X4 CUZ I LOVE YOU BUT YOU BE PISSIN ME OFF VERSE II OIL AND WATER DON'T MIX HAD TO FIND THE HARD WAY TRYIN' TA BE SLICK NOW I DONE TOOK A JOURNEY AND CAN'T GET RID OF GRAVEL THAT'S STUCK IN THE BOTTOM OF MY SOUL, THE ONLY BATTLE THAT I LOST SO FAR, DAMN SHOOTIN' STAR CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR CUZ A WISH COULD LEAVE A SCAR I WAS BLINDED BY YOUR SILENCE I'D ASK YOU HOW YOU FEEL YOU'D CAP OFF LIKE A HYDRANT KEPT THE FLAMES GOIN' DIDN'T KNOW THEY'D FIZZLE OUT FEELIN' STRESS IN LARGE AMOUNTS TRYNNA FIGURE RIDDLES OUT YOU WAS FICKLE WITH YOUR MOUTH WALKIN' IN THE DARK, I WAS GUIDED BY YOUR HAND BIRDIES WOULD ASK ME IF I THINK THAT THIS IS THE BEST PLAN WE USED TO HAVE FUN, TREATED LIKE A KING I GUESS IT'S TRUE, EVERYTHING AINT ALWAYS WHAT IT SEEMS I WAS BEIN FED BAMBOOZLE SOUP TASTED GOOD, DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO RECOUP HOOK YOU CAN BE MY GOLDEN GLASS OF WINE X4 CUZ I LOVE YOU BUT YOU BE PISSIN ME OFF CHITTER CHATTER DON'T MATTER YOU TALKED A GOOD GAME ALLYOP FOR THE PAIN I THOUGHT I GAVE ENOUGH AND STILL I GAVE MORE MUST'VE BEEN ON AUTO-PIOLET, DIDN'T KNOW YOU'S GETTIN' BORED I SEE THE END, BEST FRIEND TURNED TO ENEMIES YOU WERE DIGGIN MY GRAVE, YOU WASN'T REALLY FEELIN ME EYES WIDE SHUT, THE CONFUSION MADE SENSE BOUT TO WORK MY WAY UP OUTTA THIS RELATIONSHIP'S GRIPS WE WERE MAKIN BACKWARDS PROGRESS WENT FROM FEELIN COMFORTABLE TO FEELIN LIKE A HOSTAGE YOU'RE EXACTLY WHY, I ONLY DABBLE I NEED A CO-PIOLET FOR LIFE WHEN I TRAVEL I MIGHT HAVE TO START DOIN' BACKGROUND CHECKS I NEED TO KNOW WHICH PERSONALITY, I'M GONNA SEE NEXT CAN'T BE THE FOOL, WON'T BE THE COWARD CUZ NO WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ALL THAT POWER HOOK YOU CAN BE MY GOLDEN GLASS OF WINE X4 CUZ I LOVE YOU BUT YOU BE PISSIN ME OFF

GOOD TIME '18 HOOK X2 YOU NEED TO GET UP OFF YO ASS AND HIT THE FLOOR TONIGHT. RELEASE YO STRESS AND LET IT GO. JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME. VERSE I IT’S A HUSTLE EVERY DAY TO MAKE THEM ENDS MEET. IT'S DOUBLE TROUBLE, IF YOU GOT ‘EM, BABIES GOTTA EAT. BUT IT'S YO LIFE TONIGHT, TIME TO LET IT GO AND GET RIGHT. DIG IN YOUR SOUL AND IGNITE, THAT FIRE YOU HOLD INSIDE. BURN IT UP, TIME TO CUT UP, TURN UP IF YOU INTO THAT. THIS IS YOUR TIME TO TAKE YOUR MIND TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE AT. RELEASE YOUR INHIBITIONS. FREEDOM IS YO ONLY MISSION. TIME IS TICKING, PUSSY'S TICKLIN, HA HA I'M JUST KIDDIN. WE ALL NEED TO STEP BACK FROM LIFE AT TIMES. IT CAN GET SO OVERWHELMING WHEN YOU'RE OUT ON THE GRIND. I SAY, YOU OWE IT TO YASELF, TO FIND SOME TIME TO RELEASE, THAT DAILY PRESSURE, GOTTA CATCH A MOMENT TO FIND RELIEF. HOOK X2 YOU NEED TO GET UP OFF YO ASS AND HIT THE FLOOR TONIGHT. RELEASE YO STRESS AND LET IT GO. JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME. VERSE II GO CATCH THEM GOOD VIBES. TOAST UP TO THE GOOD LIFE. GET YOSELF SOME PIECE OF MIND. IT'S YO TIME YOU OWN THE NIGHT. TREAT YOSELF GET PAMPERED UP. CELEBRATE YOUR REFLECTION. PREPARE FOR THE HATERS BABY, YOU KNOW HOW THEY DO WHEN YOU GET TO FLEXIN. SHOW STOPPER FO SHO! WORKING HARD TO ACHIEVE YO GOALS. TIME TO ENJOY THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR. YOU ARE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL ROSE. THEY SEE CONFIDENCE WHEN YOU STEP IN. UNDIVIDED ATTENTION. LIGHT THE WHOLE ROOM UP, FROM THE GLOW OF YOUR ESSENCE. YOU DIDN'T NEED ANY VALIDATION, JUST A LITTLE APPRECIATION. YOU GONE WORK HARD, THAT'S REGARDLESS. JUST LOOK AT HOW FAR YOU MADE IT. YOU OWE IT TO YASELF TO FIND SOME TIME TO RELEASE, THAT DAILY PRESSURE, GOTTA CATCH A MOMENT TO FIND RELIEF. HOOK X4 YOU NEED TO GET UP OFF YO ASS AND HIT THE FLOOR TONIGHT RELEASE YO STRESS AND LET IT GO JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME

HARD TIMES '18 UP LATE NIGHT, POCKETS ON E, NOT FOR LONG THO CONTEMPLATING ON LETTIN THE HAMMER BANG LIKE A BONGO SPARKIN' UP THE WETTY GETTING' READY, FUCK EM ALL MODE OILIN, UP THE BULLETS CUZ THE TECH'LL JAM, YOU NEVER KNOW KIDS IN BED, STOMACHS HURTIN' FROM THE HUNGER PAINS SAYIN TO MYSELF, I CAN'T LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN DRESSED IN ALL BLACK, GOT TWO LAYERS OF CLOSE ON JAR OF SPLISH SPLASH, WHEN I CHANGE, THROW COLOGNE ON HOPPED IN THE RIDE, HOPE I GOT ENOUGH GAS HEADED TO THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN, FORGOT THE SKIMASK RIDIN' DIRTY, NO MUSIC, MY THOUGHTS ARE MY INFLUENCE EVERY LIGHT ON IN THE DASH, WHIP NEEDS ALL TYPES OF FLUID HIT THE EXIT, GEEKIN OF THIS PISS I'M CHEIFIN' PULLED OVER, DIPPED ANOTHER CIGGARETTE I'M LEAKIN' PRKED THE CAR, COCKED MY SHIT, GAINED MY COMPOSER THINKIN' ABOUT THE REPRECUSSIONS OF GETTIN THIS WEIGHT OFF MY SHOULDERS DAMN, FEELS LIKE I'M WALKING UNDER WATER MAN SHOULDN'T HAVE SMOKED THAT SECOND STICK, I'M FEELIN' STUCK MAN TRYNNA SNAP OUT OF IT, KIDS CRYS FILL MY MIND AT THE SAME TIME, TARGETS FALL IN MY SIGHT CREEK, ONE OF THEM SUCKAS ASKED IF I WAS GEEKIN' SMACKED EM WIT THE NINE SWEAR HIS BRAINS STARTED LEAKIN' HIS MANS TRIED TO RUN, I HIT HIS BACK UP WIT LEAD SEARCHIN' THRU HIS POCKETS, LOOKIN FOR THE BREAD STACKS LINED MY POCKETS, IT WAS THREE STACKS EASY BUT I'M GEEKED UP SO JUICED UP AND GREEDY SCOURED MY SOROUNDIN' NO A WITNESS IN SIGHT FEAR TURNED INTO ADRENALLIN, SHIT GOT MY HYPE WALKED BACK TO THE CAR, FUCK! LOCKED MY KEYS INSIDE THIS AINT HOW I PLANNED IT, THIS GONE FUCK MY NIGHT SMAH THE GLASS, UNLOCK THE DOOR THEN I HOPPED IN PULLED OFF, WIT THE LIGHTS OFF, NOBODY WATCHIN' CAR SHAKIN, SMOKE STARTED COMIN FROM THE HOOD GAS LIGHT DONE CAME ON, THIS SHIT AINT GOOD PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE, THINKIN' ABOUT MY NEXT MOVE TURN THE CAR OFF, I KNOW WHAT THE FUCK I GOTTS DO PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON, HOPIN A COP WOULD STOP I'M FEELIN PSYCHOTIC I MIGHT POP UNTIL HE DROP I SEE HEAD LIGHTS, I'M FEELIN DEAD RIGHT, POP THE HOOD, GOTS TO GET ONE MO VIC TONIGHT TAKE A LAYER OF CLOTHES OFF, SPRAY THE SPLISH SPLASH LIGHT ANOTHER CIGARRETTE, TAKE ME A DRAG FLAG A VEHICLE DOWN, I SEE EM SLOWIN DONW LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER, NO BODY'S AROUND IT AINT THE POLICE, I HOPE I GOT CASH ON EM OPEN THE DOOR, IT'S A GOT DAMN WOMAN YOU NEED A LTTLE HELP, YEA I RAN OUT OF GAS TAKE ME TO THE GAS STATION, I'LL GIVE YOU CASH AT THE SAME TIME, BOTH BACK DOORS OPENED UP TWO NIGGAS JUMPED OUT, SAYIN, YEA THIS A STICK UP

INSOMNIA '14 VERSE I I’M UNDER PRESSURE LIKE I’M RACIN’ TIME. THERE AINT NO SHOT CLOCK, YET AND STILL I FEEL I’M WASTIN’ TIME. THE BALLS IN MY COURT SO I’M FORCED TO CHALK ANOTHER LINE. SEEMS LIKE I AINT WINNIN’, I GUESS WE’LL SEE ON DOWN THE LINE. MAYBE I SHOULD TAKE TO GLORIFYING CRIMES IN MY RHYMES. NO, I’LL JUST STICK TO MY GUNS AND GLORIFY LIFE IN RHYMES. I AM A PICTURE OF REALNESS, MOST OF YOU NIGGAS FAKE. FAIRYTAILIN, ANIMATED, WHOLE PERSONA FAKE JUST DO YOU. I’M TRYNNA GET IT, I GOT MOUTHS TO FEED. HOPE I CAN DO IT WITH FOOD FOR THOUGHT, IT’S YOUR MIND I FEED. YEA I STRUGGLE, EVEN WITH A NINE TA FIVE AND SHIT. KEEP FUCKING UP MY MONEY BY BUYING THIS STUPID SHIT. I AINT AFRAID TO TALK ABOUT WHAT I SEE IN THE MIRROR. MY LUCK IS BAD, I MUST’VE BROKE A COUPLE DOZEN MIRRORS. IT AINT ALL BAD CUZ I GET STRONGER WHEN I FALL OR FAIL. DON’T TRY TO STOP ME CUZ I GUARANTEE YOU’RE BOUND TO FAIL. TIME WILL TELL. HOOK I AM MOST COMFORTABLE WHEN I AM SOLO. I DON’T THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND ME, IMMA LITTLE LOCO. I MAKE IT WORK THO, I’M SURELY ONE OF A KIND. IF YOU LOOK CLOSE ENOUGH, YOU WILL SEE A BEAUTIFUL MIND. AT THE SAME TIME, I HAVE A FEAR THAT I WON’T MOUNT TA MUCH. EXPECT THE WORST AND HOPE FOR BEST, THAT WAY I’M NEVER CRUSHED. I’M FROM THE DUST SO I STAY GROUNDED AND I’M ALWAYS HUMBLE. AND I STAY HUNGRY IF YOU CLOSE ENOUGH, YOU HEAR THE RUMBLE, FROM MY STOMACH. CHANGE IS COMIN, I CAN TASTE SUCCESS. MAYBE GOD THINKS I NEEDED MORE TIME TO FACE THE STRESS. AINT WORRIED BOUT IT. I’M FIGHTIN MY WAY UP FROM THE BOTTOM. I AM A SOULJA! BLOOD OF A LION UNTIL I’M ROTTIN. SPIT IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, YOU CAN KISS MY ASS! AND EAT THE PEANUTS OUT MY SHIT AND HOPE YOU CHOKE OFF GAS! THAT’S HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU HATAS. GUESS I’M A HATA CUZ I HATE HATAS. I SHOW LOVE TO THOSE WHO SHOW LOVE BACK AND HELP ME ON MY WAY UP! HOOK IF I SPENT, ALL MY TIME, CARIN’ ABOUT WHAT OTHERS FEEL, TRYIN’ TO PLEASE EVERYBODY, WHEN WOULD I HAVE TIME TO LIVE? I AINT TRYIN’, TO BE SELFISH, JUST TRYNNA GET IT MAYN. AINT NOBODY GONNA GET IT FOR ME, FIGHTIN HARD, NO PAIN, NO GAIN. BOUT TO GO FULL THROTTLE, I KNOW HATAS DON’T WANT THAT. I GOTTA HUSTLE TIRED OF STRUGGLE, I KNOW THAT THE REAL FEEL THAT. IF I FALL, I’LL GET UP, CUZ IT’LL ONLY MAKE ME STRONGER. CRABS IN A BARREL DON’T WANT ME OUT, ONLY WANNA PULL ME UNDA.

MAKE ME HAPPY '14 VERSE I I REMEMBER, BACK IN THE DAYS WHEN WAS A LITTLE YOUNGIN, I WOULD GO OUTSIDE TO PLAY, WITH THE OTHER HOOD YOUNGINS. FOOTBALL ON THE STREET, SKINNED UP KNEES. NO SCREAMING FOULS, NO BAND-AID, LET IT BLEED. FREEZE TAG, MANHUNT, HIDE AND GO GET IT. STREETLIGHTS CAME ON, DAMN! I'MA GET IT. OUR CRIB WASN'T THE BEST PLACE TO GO. ME AND MY SISTER MADE THE BEST OUT OF IT THO. WE WOULD SIT AROUND, TALKIN' BOUT HOW LIFE COULD BE. WE WOULD FANTASIZE ON HOW LIFE WOULD BE. STOOD BACK-TO-BACK, AS WE FOUGHT THROUGH THE STRUGGLE. COVERED EACH OTHERS ASS, WHEN EVER WE GOT IN TROUBLE. OUR CRIB WAS LIKE THE HANGOUT SPOT. OTHER WORDS, HANGOUT FOR THE OTHER YOUNG HAVE-NOTS. I WAS THE FIRST ON THE BLOCK, TO HAVE NINTENDO. THAT'S WHEN I FIGURED OUT HOW FAKE FRIENDS COME AND GO, FOR REAL THO. VERSE II KEEP PUSHING THROUGH THE STRUGGLE, THINGS WILL BE BETTER. NO MATTER HOW HARD IT GETS, DON'T LET UP. WE ARE STRONG BY NATURE. IF WE KEEP PUSHING, WE'LL HIT PAY-DIRT. I ESCAPE HURT BY DIPPING IN THE MUSIC. I COOK UP THE WORK ANYTIME I WRITE MUSIC. CAN'T APPRECIATE THE SUN, WITHOUT THE CLOUDS. GOTTA FIND SOMETHING EVERYDAY, THAT MAKES YOU SMILE. YO, YOU'RE WORTH SOMETHING TO SOMEONE, DON'T FORGET THAT. YOU'RE A GUIDING LIGHT, LEAD THE PACK. GOOD TIMES OUTWEIGH THE BAD IF YOU LOOK AT IT. YOU WOKE UP RIGHT? THAT'S ANOTHER CHANCE, TO KEEP THE SCALES TIPPED, IN YOUR FAVOR. I KNOW WE HAVE DREAMS, SO YOU MUST CHASE EM, SOON AS YOU WAKE UP. IT'S NEVER TO LATE. UTIL THE CREDITS ROLL AT THE END OF YOUR MOVIE. VERSE III SENT DOWN FROM THE HEAVENS UP ABOVE WAS, A BEAUTIFUL BEING, SO PRECIOUS, THAT I'LL LOVE. THE SUN SHINNED BRIGHTER WHEN YOU CAME TO EARTH. SIMPLY PRICELESS IS HOW I EXPLAIN YOUR WORTH. YOUR MOTHER NAMED YOU; YOU HAVE MY LAST NAME. WE MADE YOU OUT OF LOVE SO THAT'S YOUR MIDDLE NAME. I'M WORKING TO PROVIDE THE THINGS YOU NEED. YO IT’S BEEN A ROUGH ROAD, LET ME TELL YOU A FEW THINGS. DON'T GIVE UP IF THE OUTCOME IS GOOD. CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS WISELY, DON'T BE WHAT YOU AINT. KEEP YOUR HYGIENE UP, TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK IF YOU NEED SOME HELP. YOU MAKE ME SMILE AND I RETURN THOSE. WHEN EVER WE TOGETHER, I DON'T WANT TO LET YOU GO. THINGS WILL GET BETTER WHEN WE GO DOWN THE ROAD. AND ONE MORE THING, DADDY LOVES YOU CLEO.

MY OUTLOOK '18 VERSE I IT'S THE ANOMALY, MY APPROACH IS ABSTRACT SOMETIMES I WANT THE 90'S FEELIN' BACK TIMES CHANGE LIKE THE GAME THAT WE CALL RAP WACK RAPPERS GETTIN' PAID IT'S A KNOWN FACT PEOPLE GETTING JACKED WHEN THEY BUY THE ALBUM SINGLES ONLY THING THAT'S HOT, SO WHAT'S THE OUTCOME HIT THE INTERNET, DOWNLOAD SHIT FREE THAT'S THE KIND OF SHIT THAT FUCKED UP THE INDUSTRY WHO'S TO BLAME THE CONSUMER OR THE ARTIST PEOPLE WANNA DANCE, EVERY RAPPER IS THE HARDEST WHERE'S THE LOVE GONE, IT WENT TO THE PAPER MY SHIT'S DOPE SO I HOPE YOU CATCH THE VAPORS SHIT IS POLITICAL, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE IMAGE BUILT TO BELITTLE WHO AINT REALLY GETTIN' IT RADIO REALLY AINT A FRIEND OF ME DON'T GIVE AIR TIME TO THE REAL EMCEE RAP MONEY SLOWED UP LESS YOU DOIN' PACKED SHOWS GOT SO BAD PEOPLE SELLIN' THEY SOUL THEY DONE LOST CONTROL OF THE FREEDOM THAT THEY USED TO HOLD DON'T SIGN THE BOTTOM LINE, SEE HOW FAR YOU GO HOOK X2 THIS IS MY OUTLOOK, MY OWN OPINION GOTTA BE CAREFUL WIT THE MESSAGE THAT WE SENDIN' MISSION IS TO UPLIFT, LIGHT GUIDE THE SPIRIT HOPE YOU GET SOMETHIN' FROM THIS WHEN YOU HEAR IT VERSE II TRUTH BE TOLD, I DON'T RAP FOR THE MONEY BUT I GOT BILLS TO PAY, SO IT'S GETTIN' HARD FOR ME RAP FOR RESPECT AND I RHYME FOR THE LOVE OF IT AINT MC HAMMER BUT YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T TOUCH THIS TRY TO MAKE IMPRESSIONS, I DON'T TRY TO IMPRESS KNOW IT SOUNDS IRONIC, IT'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD DIGEST THIS IS FOR THE CRITICS CUZ I KNOW THEY GONE TALK BESIDES BRAGGADOCIO, I TALK WHAT I WALK GOT A BITE WIT A BARK, CAN'T SAY THE SAME FOR MOST PUT BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS IN EVERY RHYME THAT I WROTE AND EVERY RHYME THAT I WRITE, I TRY TO IGNITE THE INNER REALNESS, I HOPE MY PEN BRINGS LIGHT HOOK X2 THIS IS MY OUTLOOK, MY OWN OPINION GOTTA BE CAREFUL WIT THE MESSAGE THAT WE SENDIN' MISSION IS TO UPLIFT, LIGHT GUIDE THE SPIRIT HOPE YOU GET SOMETHIN' FROM THIS WHEN YOU HEAR IT VERSE III WORDS FLOW LIKE BLUE BLOOD’S PUMPIN' THRU YA VEINS I DON'T WANNA BE TALKED ABOUT LIKE, REMEMBER WHAT'S HIS NAME TRYNNA STAND OUT LIKE GRAFITTI ON A TRAIN NO, I AINT FLY BY NIGHT, I'M MORE LIKE A STAIN E.P TEX, MINDSTATES ASTROLOGICAL PERSONALLY SPEAKIN' EVERYTHING I DO'S COLOSSAL FROM THE BIG STATE SO IT ONLY MAKES SENSE LOTTA RAPPERS NOWADAYS BARELY MAKIN' AN IMPRINT IF YOU TAKE OFFENSE, MUST BE TALKIN' BOUT YOU BUT STICK TO YA GUNS, HOMIE DO WHAT YOU DO NO CREW, JIVE SOLO, I REP MYSELF FAMILY BEEN THERE SINCE I WAS WETTIN' MYSELF UNKNOWN, STILL A DIAMOND IN THE RUFF WITH ALL THAT SAID, I HOPE I DON'T LOSE TOUCH HOOK X2 THIS IS MY OUTLOOK, MY OWN OPINION GOTTA BE CAREFUL WIT THE MESSAGE THAT WE SENDIN' MISSION IS TO UPLIFT, LIGHT GUIDE THE SPIRIT HOPE YOU GET SOMETHIN' FROM THIS WHEN YOU HEAR IT

NEXT LIFE '17 VERSE I SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUST PYROCLASTIC WHEN I ERUPT I IGNITE, ANY MIC I TOUCH BURN IT UP, GOT DANTES TOUCH BOUT BUSS, NO I'M GONE BLO FOR YOU LAMES THAT'S NO HOMO BRUCE LEROY, YEA I GOT THE GLO I'M THE MASTER, YOU ALREADY KNOW GOT THE SKILLS TO GET PAID OFF THIS GOTS TA PAY, THESE DUES AND SHIT I'M A REBEL, BREAKIN' RULES IT’S MY WAY, I AINT USHER DUDE KISS THE GIRLS MAKE EM PIROUETTE BLINK OF AN EYE THEY APPEAR ALL WET HIT IT AND QUIT IT, GORILLA HARD ON A HOE PITY THE FOOL WITH FEELINS ALL IN A HOE HOOK X2 I DON’T KNOW WHO BE GASSING YOU UP. LIFE’S A BITCH, I’M SMASHING THE SLUT. EVERY THRUST YOU CAN SEE, IM’A NUT. WHEN I BUST YOU CAN SEE IT’S WITH LOVE VERSE II IMMACULATE, IT’S TEX THE GREAT BETTER KNOW THE NAME, YA BETTER KNOW THE FACE I’MA A BASKET CASE, WIT A HAND FULL OF SPADES CUTTIN’ EM UP LIKE CUTCO BLADES IT’S A MURDER ON TRACK, I KILL IT. SODOMIZE ANY BEAT I’M GIVEN. I’M SICK NOT DASTARDLY. FEELING FROGGY HERE’S A TRAMPOLINE. LIFE’S A GAMBLE, PUT IT ALL ON ME. PLACE YA BET, I’M THE GUARANTEE. YES INDEED, I GOT MY SEAT AT THE TOP. BIRD EYE VIEW WATCH OUT WHEN I DROP. DON’T MEAN FLOP, THAT’S IMPOSSIBLE. LOOKIN’ AT THE GAME LIKE A PASTA BOWL FULL OF IMPOSTAS, THEY NEED OSCARS TRYNNA EMULATE WHAT THEY SEE AT THE BOX OFFICE. HOOK X2 I DON’T KNOW WHO BE GASSING YOU UP. LIFE’S A BITCH, I’M SMASHING THE SLUT. EVERY THRUST YOU CAN SEE, IM’A NUT. WHEN I BUST YOU CAN SEE IT’S WITH LOVE VERSE III COFFINS GET FILLED THAT WAY, I AM I, EVERY DAY THAT I WAKE. IN MY DNA, AUTHENTIC TRAITS MAKE SUCKAS’ HATE, WHAT CAN I SAY. MOONS LINED UP RIGHT WHEN I CAME TO LIFE. RHYME VIRGIN TIGHT WHEN I GRAB THE MIC. PEN TURN TO LIGHT, ANYTIME I WRITE. THIS MUST BE WHAT A START FEEL LIKE. I’M SHININ’ BLINDIN’ CAN’T STOP THE RAYS I’MA IN A CLASS OF MY OWN, AT THE HIGHEST GRADE. I’M COAST TO COAST, I’M LAND TO LAND. CYBORG LIKE WIT A MIC FOR A HAND I’M FRESH, MAKIN STUPID DUMB MOVES ON A COME UP IF YOU IN THE SAME STATE OF MIND, PUT YA 1 UP. THINKIN’ WHO REALLY FUCKING WIT ME, NONE OF BETTER GET READY BRINGIN’ HEAT LIKE SUMMER. HOOK X2 I DON’T KNOW WHO BE GASSING YOU UP. LIFE’S A BITCH, I’M SMASHING THE SLUT. EVERY THRUST YOU CAN SEE, IM’A NUT. WHEN I BUST YOU CAN SEE IT’S WITH LOVE VERSE III HIT YOU WIT THE SHIT THAT’LL GET YOU ALL BROKE UP. LIKE ROLL UP, GET THAT ASS SMOKED UP. GONE WITH THE WIND, BOMB WITH THE PEN. WON’T BE LONG FOR THEY HONORIN’ HIM. NO APOLOGIES FOR MY COCKINESS I’M DOPE NO CHOICE BUT TO NOB TO THIS. I’M FEELIN’ MYSELF LIKE I POPPED A PILL. CAN’T NOBODY SAY I AINT HOT FOR REAL. JUST ADMIT IT YOU A FAN, DON’T FRONT FOR YA MAN. LIKE YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND. KEEP IT ONE HUNNID GRAND. YOU CAN FEEL MY FLOW, NO DENYIN’ IT SHIT COME OUT HOT LIKE A DRYER GET. GOT BEEF, DON’T STEP INTO THE LION’S DEN. PUT A PRICE ON HIS HEAD, NIGGAS ARE BUYIN’ EM HOLD UP, YOU DON’T WANT ME ON THE GOON SHIT. HAVE YA MAMA CRYIN’ IN FRONT OF THE POOL PIT.

NO WORRIES '17 VERSE I I REMEMBER WHEN I USED TO HAVE, POCKETS FULL OF LINT. NOWADAYS IT'S A TASK TO KEEP TRACK OF WHAT I SPENT. I AIN'T BALLIN CAUSE THERE STILL ARE TIMES WHERE I COUNTIN’ CHANGE. TRYING TO MANAGE MONEY BETTER, STILL A STRUGGLE I MAINTAIN. HARDHEADED YEA I SAID IT CAUSE I STILL AM BOUT THAT DUMB SHIT. IF I WROTE A MOVIE BOUT MY LIFE IT WOULD BE MONSTROUS PRODUCT OF AMERICA, PRODUCED BY THE SYSTEM. SURVIVED, STILL ALIVE WIT NO TIES TO A PRISON. SEEN A COUPLE CELLS, SPENT A FORTUNE MAKING BAIL. COURT FEES LAWYERS’ COST CAN YOU FEEL BLIND TO BRAILLE. YOU LIVE AND YOU LEARN IS WHAT LEARNED ON THIS MISSION. TAKE SUGGESTIONS BOUT THIS GAME IN THE END IT YOUR DECISION. MAN LISTEN YOU DON'T KNOW IT ALL, YOUNGIN YOU STILL TRYING TO CRAWL. WANNA HANG WITH BIG DOGS IN THE YARD, GET BACK ON THE PORCH. IF I WOULD'VE LISTENED TO WISDOM GRANDMA WAS DROPPING ME I WOULDN'T WAKE UP FEELING LIKE THE WHOLE WORLD IS DROPPING ON ME. HOOK X2 ONCE UPON A TIME, I AIN'T HAVE TO WORRY. I'M LYING, I ALWAYS HAD TO WORRY. TRYING TO MAKE IT WHERE I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY. I'M ON MY WAY, I’MA MAKE IT, DON'T YOU WORRY. VERSE II IN THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, THERE'S GONNA BE TRIBULATIONS. LIKE IF YOU'RE CHASING MONEY, YOU LOSE IT BEFORE YOU MAKE IT. A PEARL COMES FROM A PARASITE I CAN'T BREAK UNDER PRESSURE. LIFE IS LEARNING YOU'LL SEE WHEN THE UNIVERSE TEST YA. I SAY I LEARNED MANY LESSONS I'M STEADY COUNTING MY BLESSINGS MOST OF MY LIFE HAS BEEN HECTIC WOKE UP MY THIRD EYE PERCEPTION USED TO BE BLIND TO THE MESSAGE NOW A DAYS I SEE IT SO CLEARLY. YEA I STILL MAKE HUMAN ERROR DON'T TRY ACT LIKE YOU DON'T HEAR ME. SOMETIMES PROGRESS IS A SLOW PROCESS, IT'S PART OF THE JOURNEY. SAY MY PLATES ARE GETTING BIGGER NOW THAT THE TABLES ARE TURNING. NOT WORRIED ABOUT WHAT I CAN'T CONTROL, CUZ I CHANNEL MY ENERGY. THE MAN THAT I'M WORKING TO BE IS THE MAN THAT I'M FINNA BE. YEA I MOVE LIKE A CENTIPEDE, BUT I CAN'T MISS THE DETAILS. EVERY PIECE IS IMPORTANT FOR THE BIGGER PICTURE TO REVEAL. THE WHOLE WORLD IS A CANVAS SO STAND OUT; YOU ARE A MASTERPIECE. MANY DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY AND YOU HOLD THE MASTER KEY. HOOK X2 ONCE UPON A TIME, I AIN'T HAVE TO WORRY. I'M LYING, I ALWAYS HAD TO WORRY. TRYING TO MAKE IT WHERE I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY. I'M ON MY WAY, I’MA MAKE IT, DON'T YOU WORRY. VERSE III IF YOU FALL GET BACK UP AND FIGHT HARDER THAN EVER DIAMONDS WERE MADE UNDER PRESSURE; CAREFUL THE DEVIL IS CLEVER. SEE YO MIND IS A WEAPON. KEEP IT OILED AND SHINY. THAT WAY IT WON'T LOCK UP ON YOU AT THE WRONG TIME WHEN YOU’RE GRINDING. CAME FROM THE BOTTOM, STILL CLIMBING, STILL LOSE MY FOOTING SOMETIMES. I SAY I KEEP A TIGHT GRIP, CUZ THAT’S A LONG WAY DOWN. NOT SELF-ENTITLED BUT DOG I KNOW I'M GONE GET WHAT IS DESERVED TO ME. HUSTLE AND STRUGGLE BUILT MENTAL MUSCLE THAT'S THE NERVE OF ME. WILL IT INTO EXISTENCE, CHANGE EXTERNAL INFLUENCES. SWING FOR THE FENCES TO IMPROVE YOUR POSITION. KEEP YO MIND ON THE MISSION AND SUCCESS IN YOUR VISION. CHASE YO DREAMS YOU GONE GET IT, THAT’S HOW YO IDOLS DID IT. YOU KNOW THAT IS SURVIVAL, KEEP FUELING THAT FIRE INSIDE YOU. I'M PENNING THIS TO IGNITE YOU, WAKE UP THAT ANIMAL INSIDE YOU. THIS IS A SILVER-BACK SERMON, I HOPE IT KEEPS YOU DETERMINED. TO KEEP FIGHTING FOR WHAT YOU'RE WORTH AND GONE GET IT I'M CERTAIN.

ONLY TIME WILL TELL '14 HOOK I'M IN THE STORM TRYNNA TO WEATHER THE RAIN. HOW MUCH LONGER WILL IT BE THIS WAY? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. I'M AT A FORK IN THE ROAD. WHICH WAY TO GO, WHEN WILL I KNOW? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. TRAPPED IN THE STRUGGLE FEELIN THE PAIN, HOW MUCH LONGER CAN I MAINTAIN? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. WILL I REACH VICTORY AT THE FINISH LINE, OR WILL I DIE TRYIN? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. VERSE I TIME AND AGAIN, I FELL INTO THE GRIPS, OF TEMPTATION FOR THE LOVE OF THE MONEY, I SINNED, NO HESITATION. AS A YOUNGIN, I AIN'T HAVE TOO MUCH. WANTED MORE, BUT MAMA COULDN'T PROVIDE FOR US. SHE TRIED, THE DEVIL HAD HER DOING HIS BID THE EFFECT WAS ENOUGH TO HAVE HER RUIN HER KIDS FATHER FIGURE WASN'T 'ROUND TO KEEP US IN PLACE DON'T REMEMBER, REALLY EVER HAVING THREE-COURSE PLATES RUNNIN' WILD, REALLY NO GUIDING LIGHTS. COMIN' HOME, THEY DONE CUT OFF THE LIGHTS, AGAIN! IT WON'T BE LIKE THIS WHEN I GET OLDER. I'M TRYNNA HAVE STACKS THAT WON'T FOLD OVER 'SSUME THE POSITION AS THE MAN OF THE HOUSE. WATCHIN' LIFE CLOSELY, TRYNNA FIGURE OUT. GOT DOUBTS OF MY FUTURE; IT'S LOOKIN' SAD. DIDN'T, REALLY, UNDERSTAND WHEN I LOST MY DAD. HOOK I'M IN THE STORM TRYNNA TO WEATHER THE RAIN. HOW MUCH LONGER WILL IT BE THIS WAY? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. I'M AT A FORK IN THE ROAD. WHICH WAY TO GO, WHEN WILL I KNOW? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. TRAPPED IN THE STRUGGLE FEELIN THE PAIN, HOW MUCH LONGER CAN I MAINTAIN? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. WILL I TASTE VICTORY AT THE FINISH LINE, OR WILL I DIE TRYIN? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. VERSE II NO FATHER FIGURE AT HOME, SO I HIT THE STREETS. FEELIN, LOST AND ALONE, TILL I FOUND MY G'S. DOIN' DIRT, DAILY, JUST TO PROVE MYSELF. FROM A DOUBLE-UP, I STARTED TO IMPROVE MY WEALTH. DESTORYIN' LIVES, JUST TO MAKE MINES BETTER. IT REALLY DIDN'T MATTER, I WAS GETTIN' MY CHEDDAR. LOST SOULS FOUND DEAD HAPPENED ON A DAILY. HEARD WORD, MOMS BOUT TO HAVE ANOTHER BABY. DON'T MAKE SENSE GUESS GOD SEEN FIT. I HAD THE MEANS TO PAY ALL THE RENT. WAIST DEEP, FOUND ANOTHER WAY TO GET MY CASH UP GOT A CREW, WE AIN'T EVEN GOTTA MASK UP CLOSE CALLS ON MY LIFE AND MY FREEDOM. SNAKES IN THE GRASS, WISH I COULD'VE SEEN EM. NEVER KNOW WHO'S A FRIEND OR FOE. IT'LL REMAIN A MYSTERY UNTIL IT'S EXPOSED HOOK I'M IN THE STORM TRYNNA TO WEATHER THE RAIN. HOW MUCH LONGER WILL IT BE THIS WAY? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. I'M AT A FORK IN THE ROAD. WHICH WAY TO GO, WHEN WILL I KNOW? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. TRAPPED IN THE STRUGGLE FEELIN THE PAIN, HOW MUCH LONGER CAN I MAINTAIN? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. WILL I TASTE VICTORY AT THE FINISH LINE, OR WILL I DIE TRYIN? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. VERSE III FLIPPED A NEW LEAF; I WAS TIRED OF THE MADNESS. COULDN'T DENY THE FACT, THAT I WAS STILL A SAVAGE. NOW I'M A GROWN MAN AND IN A DIFFERENT STATE. GOT'S TO REPLAN, I GOT MORE AT STAKE. I WANNA RAISE A FAMILY AND LIVE THE GOOD LIFE. WON'T BE EASY TRYNNA SHAKE THE HOOD LIFE. BACK TO SMOKING AND DRINKING, SPIRALIN' OUT OF CONTROL. CLOSER AND CLOSER TO GIVIN' THE DEVIL MY SOUL. DAUGHTER ON THE WAY, SO I GOT'S TA GET RIGHT. I KNOW HOW IT IS, NO FATHER IN MY LIFE. I AIN'T PERFECT; FELL VICTIM TO ALCOHOL YOU KNOW HOW IT IS, I WON'T GO IN THE STORY AND ALL. LONG STORY, FOR THE GRAN-KIDS, I CAN TELL ABOUT LIFE, THROUGH THE EYES OF A BLACK MALE. ROUGH ROAD, ON A JOURNEY, GOT A WAYS TO GO STILL, TRYNNA FIGURE OUT WHAT I'M HERE FO! HOOK I'M IN THE STORM TRYNNA TO WEATHER THE RAIN. HOW MUCH LONGER WILL IT BE THIS WAY? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. I'M AT A FORK IN THE ROAD. WHICH WAY TO GO, WHEN WILL I KNOW? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. TRAPPED IN THE STRUGGLE FEELIN THE PAIN, HOW MUCH LONGER CAN I MAINTAIN? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. WILL I TASTE VICTORY AT THE FINISH LINE, OR WILL I DIE TRYIN? ONLY TIME WILL TELL.

PLAY WITH THE TIME '14 VERSE I HALF MAN, HALF DEITY, UPPER ECHELON EMCEE I CAN DO WITHOUT ALL THE FAME CUZ FAKE ASS MUPHUCAS ENVY I JUST WANT THE LOVE, RESPECT, ALSO WANT THE MONEY SUCCESS BE CALLIN' ME UP, TALKIN' BOUT "WHERE YOU AT?" I SAY I'M COMIN' I GOT A FEW DUES I MUST PAY FIRST, BUT I GOTS TO PUT IN THE LABOR END RESULT, I'M HOPIN' FO, NOT TO SEE NEIGHBORS FOR ACRES I KNOW IT WON'T BE EASY AIN'T NO SILVER SPOON IN MY MOUFF I'M STUCK IN A DEEP HOLE I DUG AND I'M STILL TRYNNA CLIMB MY WAY OUT. AT TIMES I DIG A LITTLE BIT DEEPA, REALLY DON'T MEAN TA, UNDERACHEIVA I'M WORKIN' WITH THE TOOLS THAT I GOT WHILE FIGHTIN' OFF THESE DEMONS STAY SWINGIN' AT THESE CURVE BALLS, CUZ SOMETIMES LIFE JUST DON'T THROW STRAIGHT SOMETIMES I WANNA PUT THE BAT DOWN, THINKIN' TO MYSELF, WON'T BE SHIT ANYWAY THAT'S THE HOE WAY THO, SO I SNAP OUTTA THAT, REAL QUICK, REFOCUS SHIFT THE WEIGHT ON MY SHOULDERS, LIVES A BITCH SO I BEND HER OVA I'M IN TOO DEEP AT THIS POINT FOR ME TO BE GIVIN' UP I'LL CONTINUE TO BE A SHARK IN THE WATER TILL I'M BELLY UP. HOOK X4 LIVIN' MY LIFE EVERY DAY IS A GRIND, ONLY LIVE ONCE DON'T PLAY WITH THE TIME PLAY WIT THE TIME AND YOU WILL GET PLAYED, TRYNNA CATCH UP FOR THE REST OF YOUR DAYS. VERSE II I SPEND MY TIME TRYNNA MAKE ENDS MEET CUZ AINT NOBODY GONNA HELP ME EAT IT'S LIKE I’M ALONE IN THESE COLD HARD STREETS GOT THESE HOLES IN THE SHOES ON MY FEET EVEN THO I GOT A PLACE TO SLEEP MY DAILY LIVIN' AINT NOTHIN' SWEET IT'S SO TRUE THAT WHAT WE SOW IS WHAT WE REAP WHAT I DONE SOWED MUST’VE BEEN MESSY IT AINT BAD CUZ A NIGGA CAN SEE BEYOND THE EYES OF THOSE DISPISIN' ME I KNOW ONE THING I GOT MY FAMILY GOT ME A GIRL, STILL AN O.N.E WE LIVE IN A WORLD THAT’S FULL OF DECEPTION SOME PEOPLE SCARED OF MY COMPLEXION GO THE OTHER WAY WHEN WE AT THE INTERSECTION NIGGA BORN AND RAISED LIVIN' IN THE 8TH SECTION KNOWN AS TEX SIMPLY CUZ I'M TEXAN GET MY SEX AND RESPECT ON THE COOL LEARNED THRU THE STREETS 'STEAD OF LEARNIN' THRU THE SCHOOL LOVE MY MAMA SHE AINT RAISE NO FOOL HOOK X4 LIVIN' MY LIFE EVERY DAY IS A GRIND, ONLY LIVE ONCE DON'T PLAY WITH THE TIME PLAY WIT THE TIME AND YOU WILL GET PLAYED, TRYNNA CATCH UP FOR THE REST OF YOUR DAYS.

REAL TALK '14 VERSE I I SAY I'M SPEAKIN' THAT REAL, I SPIT IT JUST HOW I LIVE IT, I DON'T PRAY ENOUGH BUT WHEN I DO I KNOW THAT GOD HEARS IT SHOULD BE LOCKED UP IN PRISON, FOR THE SHIT THAT I DID, GUESS THERE IS A PLAN FOR ME, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS I SAY SOMETIMES I'M LOST, STILL, I KEEP MOVIN' FORWARD TRYNNA TURN THE LIGHTS ON FOR MY FUTURE MY PAST IS HORRID I WON'T BORE YOU WIT STORIES, THAT'S A NEED-TO-KNOW BASIS IN A WAY YOU COULD SAY I'M SLEEP, CUZ I'M STEADY DREAM CHASIN' SOMETIMES, LIFE IS BITCH, GOTTA STRANGLE THAT HOE, REALLY DON'T HAVE RESPECT, FOR THOSE WHO ARE QUICK TO LET GO I'M A SOULJA BY CHOICE, SO SALUTE WHEN YOU SEE ME GOT THE MIND OF A SNIPER, SO THINK TWICE IF YOU SCHEMIN' HEART IS BEATIN' ONLY REALISM THROUGH MY VEINS SINCE I PUT THE LIQUOR DOWN I STARTED DEALIN' WITH PAIN BEEN NUMB FOR SO LONG, I FORGOT HOW TO FEEL YOU MIGHT SEE ME SMILIN', BUT MY HEART IS COLD AS STEEL. HOOK I GOT NO TIME FOR YOU HATERS, I GOT ENOUGH THAT I DEAL WIT, PLEASE JUST STAY OUT OF MY SIGHT CUZ YOU AIN'T RIGHT FOR MY SPIRIT I GOT LOVE IN MY SOUL, I GOT HATE IN MY HEART, I GET CONFUSED IN MY MIND, SOMETIMES CAN'T TELL EM APART FEELS LIKE I'M TRAPPED IN THE STRUGGLE, WILL IT EVER BE EASY CONSTANT FIGHT WITH MY DEMONS, DEEP INSIDE I AM SCREAMIN' SO I GOTTA STAY STRONG, IT'LL GET WORSE 'FORE IT'S BETTER I SEE CLEAR SKIES IN THE DISTANCE JUST GOTTA GET THRU THIS WEATHER VERSE II MY BABY MAMA WON'T LET ME, SEE MY DAUGHTER SHE TRIPPIN' HOLDIN' MY PAST AGAINST ME, THAT'S NO LONGER HOW I LIVIN' MOVED TO ANOTHER STATE, WON'T TELL ME WHERE THEY STAY HER NEW MAN TALKIN' RECKLESS NOW THAT THEY MOVED FAR AWAY REALLY WHAT CAN I SAY, THAT THERE IS OUT OF MY CONTROL YEA I KNOW BUT I WON'T INCRIMINATE MYSELF ON A SONG LOVE MY DAUGHTER TO DEATH, AND SHE KNOWS THAT I LOVE HER BUT SOMETIMES I BE THINKIN', I SHOULDA WORE A RUBBER I BLAME THAT ON HER MOTHER, SHE SHOWED ME HOW A BITCH IS WOMEN AIN'T ALL BITCHES, SO DON'T GET THAT LINE TWISTED MY ADVICE TO YOU IS, PAY ATTENTION TO THE SIGNS SEE THE RED FLAG, PULL HER TO THE SIDELINE SHOW HER THE GAMEPLAN, IF SHE AIN'T ROCKIN' WIT IT NIP THAT SHIT IN THE BUD, WATCH THE ROCKS SHE'LL BE KICKIN' BITCHES CAN BE SO SPITEFUL, MY BEST FRIEND TURNED TO RIVAL PUT MY HAND ON THE BIBLE, HOPE I DON'T GET ANOTHER ONE LIKE YOU HOOK I GOT NO TIME FOR YOU HATERS, I GOT ENOUGH THAT I DEAL WIT, PLEASE JUST STAY OUT OF MY SIGHT CUZ YOU AIN'T RIGHT FOR MY SPIRIT I GOT LOVE IN MY SOUL, I GOT HATE IN MY HEART, I GET CONFUSED IN MY MIND, SOMETIMES CAN'T TELL EM APART FEELS LIKE I'M TRAPPED IN THE STRUGGLE, WILL IT EVER BE EASY CONSTANT FIGHT WITH MY DEMONS, DEEP INSIDE I AM SCREAMIN' SO I GOTTA STAY STRONG, IT'LL GET WORSE 'FORE IT'S BETTER I SEE CLEAR SKIES IN THE DISTANCE JUST GOTTA GET THRU THIS WEATHER VERSE III I PAY MY OWN RENT AND BILLS, SOME OF YALL KNOW HOW THAT FEELS YEA I LIVE CHECK TO CHECK, IT'S LIKE I'M FIGHTING UPHILL SO I INVEST IN MYSELF, CUZ I GOT LITTLE SUPPORT I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE CHAPTER WHERE I GET PAID OFF MY DOPE PUT MY LIFE IN THESE LINES, LIKE MY LIFE'S ON THE LINE MOST OF THESE RAPPERS BE LYIN', MAKIN' IT HARDER TO GET MINE SO I JUST KEEP ON PUSHIN', LIFE WON'T SLOW DOWN FOR NO ONE ONCE THAT CASKET IS CLOSED UP, AIN'T NO DOIN' IT OVER MAKE THE BEST OUT YO BUSINESS, STAY THE HELL OUT OF MINE UNLESS YOU HELPIN' ME GRIND, LET'S NOT WASTE EACH OTHER'S TIME LIFE IS ALL ABOUT SURVIVAL, I SEE IT AS A JUNGLE TRY MY BEST NOT TO HIT THE DIRT EVEN THO I MIGHT STUMBLE I BE HEARIN' THE MUMBLES, FROM YOU NON-BELIEVERS SO I STAND UP AND FIRM, FOR THE UNDERACHIEVERS I GOT THAT WEIGHT ON MY BACK BUT I STILL CARRY THE LOAD I CHOSE TO FEED MY SOUL WHEN I CAME TO THAT FORK IN THE ROAD. HOOK I GOT NO TIME FOR YOU HATERS, I GOT ENOUGH THAT I DEAL WIT, PLEASE JUST STAY OUT OF MY SIGHT CUZ YOU AIN'T RIGHT FOR MY SPIRIT I GOT LOVE IN MY SOUL, I GOT HATE IN MY HEART, I GET CONFUSED IN MY MIND, SOMETIMES CAN'T TELL EM APART FEELS LIKE I'M TRAPPED IN THE STRUGGLE, WILL IT EVER BE EASY CONSTANT FIGHT WITH MY DEMONS, DEEP INSIDE I AM SCREAMIN' SO I GOTTA STAY STRONG, IT'LL GET WORSE 'FORE IT'S BETTER I SEE CLEAR SKIES IN THE DISTANCE JUST GOTTA GET THRU THIS WEATHER

Rise Up '18 RAISED IN THE GHETTO THE SLUMS, ITS AN EVERYDAY THING FOR THE DRAMA TO COME. I'M FROM A PLACE WHERE CHANCES TO SUCCEED ARE SLIM TO NONE, GENERATIONAL POVERTY, MANY SOULS ARE NUMB. WHEN THE METAL IS RUNG, MAYBE 1% FLINCH, JUST ANOTHER LIVING 'ROUND THIS BITCH. FEW MAKE IT OUT, 90% STAY GHOST, THE OTHER 10 WHO COME BACK, YO THAT MEANS THE MOST. SYMBOL OF HOPE WHO ELSE GOT US BUT US, MUST BE BRAINWASHED THINKING THE WHITE HOUSE DOES. YOU CAN EITHER DO THE BEST YOU CAN TO GET SCRAPS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR FIND A WAY TO HUSTLE TO KEEP YO MONEY FLOW DOUBLING. PUBLIC HOUSING BREEDS TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE, THOSE WHO GET TRAPPED OR RISE ABOVE THE EVIL. 1 LIFE NO SEQUEL, NOW YOU CAN YELL OUT FACTS DON'T TAKE THIS HERE LIFE FOR GRANTED BEST TA LIVE IT TO THE MAX BEFORE YOU'RE LAYIN' ON YOUR BACK SURROUNDED BY SOME PINE, DO WHAT YOU CAN WHILE YOU GOT A CHANCE TO MAKE SURE FAMILY FINE THE GHETTO IS A MAZE AND ITS HARD TO FIND A WAY OUT JAIL OR CAREER, GOD FORBID YOU GET LAID OUT AND STILL WHEN YOU MAKE IT OUT LIFE STILL AIN'T GONE BE THAT EASY ALTHOUGH WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH NOW, IT'LL BE EASY PEASY. GLADIATOR IN TRAINING I'M HOPING THAT YOU MAKE IT YOU SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP HOPE YOU TAKE IT. IF IT MAKES SENSE. JEOPARDIZING YOUR FREEDOM TO SEE THEM DOLLARS FOLD UP IS PART OF THE SYSTEMS TRICKY WAY TO GIVE YOUR SOUL UP WE IN A TIGHT POSITION, THE RULES OF OUR SURVIVAL DIFFERENT KEEPING OUR FAITH IN GOD AND TRYING TO GET A PLATE OUT THE DEVILS KITCHEN I'M HOPING YOU LISTEN, CUZ I DIDN'T ILL ADMIT IT DON'T BREAK YO ANKLE FROM THE PIVOT YOU'LL BE SITTING ON THE BENCHES WATCHING YO WHOLE TEAM GET IT, ON THE INJURED LIST YO NAME YOU DID IT NO ONE TO BLAME WHAT YOU WAS DOING AT FIRST, DIDN'T WORK, GOTTA RETRAIN TO PLAY THE GAME, GOTTA REALIZE IT AIN'T A GAME THIS IS SERIOUS, GOTTA LEARN TO PLAY THROUGH THE PAIN THIS LIFE IS ABOUT SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST MAINTAIN GET SOME SHIT ON YO BRAIN, GOTTA ENVISION WHAT YOU PLAN IF YOU DON'T WORK THEN YOU DON'T EAT THAT IS SIMPLE AS PLAIN DON'T BELIEVE EM WHEN THEY SAY SKIES THE LIMIT, RIP A HOLE UP IN IT YOUR POTENTIAL'S INFINITE, YOUR ABILITIES LIMITLESS IF YOU EVER FEEL DISCOURAGED THAT'S THE DEVIL TRYNNA MAKE YOU NERVOUS SECOND GUESS YOUR PURPOSE, KEEP ON WORKIN CUZ YOU'RE WORTH IT I WROTE THIS SO YOU CAN FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN ACHIEVE LIKE I ALWAYS TELL MY DAUGHTER, I WANT YOU TO BE BETTER THAN ME BEFORE YOU SUCCEED YOU MIGHT FAIL A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE YOU GET IT PART OF SUCCESS IS PERSISTENCE THEN YOU'LL RISE OUT THE TRENCHES GOTTA PLAY YO POSITION CUZ THIS IS NOTHING LIKE CHECKERS THIS IS A GAME OF CHESS, STAY ON THEY NECK TILL THEY RESPEK US MAKE EM CATCH UP, BE A LEADER CUZ SYSTEMS TRYNNA BEAT US TRY TO KEEP US DIVIDED CAUSE TOGETHER CAN THEY CAN DEFEAT US THE SOCIAL ENGINEERING TO PUMP FEAR IN ALL THE YOUTH SHOWIN' IMAGES OF SHIT THAT DON'T APPLY TO ME OR YOU THEY KILLED OFF OUR BLACK LEADERS, THE ONES GOT LEFT THEY SHAME EM BE CAREFUL WITH THE YOUNG MINDS IT'S UP TO US TO TRAIN EM TO TAP INTO THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, WE CAN MOLD THE FUTURE WHERE WE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY POLICE AND IF THEY'LL SHOOT YA BETTER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT DON'T HAVE FAITH IN NO PRESIDENT THEY CARE NOT BOUT THE LOWER CLASS 45 TYPES OF EVIDENCE WHAT IS MINIMUM WAGE WHEN YOU CAN'T MAKE A LIVING WELFARE SYSTEMS BULLSHIT YOU CAN BARELY FEED YOUR CHILDREN USE THE INTERNET FOR MORE THAN JUST THE SOCIAL MEDIA DO SOME RESEARCH ON HOW TO START A BUSINESS LEGAL BUCKS LIVING CHECK TO CHECK OR DAY TO DAY THAT'S NOT OUR DESTINY I TRULY BELIEVE WE COME FROM A LINE OF KINGS AND QUEENS BEING PRO-BLACK DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE ANTI-WHITE TRYING TO UPLIFT OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IS AN UP-HILL FIGHT WHY? OUR LIGHT HAS BEEN SO CONVOLUTED, BY WHAT WE SEE ON TV AND THIS FORCE FEED MUSIC THE AGENDA IS TO PERPETUATE THE GHETTO CYCLE THEY DON'T WANT US TO UNITE OUR LIGHT IT'LL BE A LIGHT SHOW THEY ARE THE UPPER GOVERNMENT MAKING RULES AND DECISIONS DESCENDANTS FROM SLAVE OWNERS AND THOSE MASSACRED INDIANS

SEXUAL INFLUENCE '18 VERSE I I GOTTA KEEP IT FOR REALO, BODY TIGHT CIGARILLO LET ME FEEL ON THAT ASS, HELL YEAH, IT'S SOFT AS A PILLOW I SAY I LIKE HOW YOU DOIN', THAT'S THAT SEXUAL INFLUENCE SOON AS YOU STEP IN THE ROOM, YOU GOT NIGGAS ACTIN STUPID SAY I'M THINKIN' BOUT TIPPIN', MIGHT PAY ONE OF YO BILLS I DON'T KNOW BOUT OTHER NIGGAS BUT I AINT A CHEAP THRILL WANNA MAKE YOU MY WOMAN, FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT GUARANTEE YOU'LL BE TALKIN' BOUT ME FOR THE REST OF YO LIFE SAY I BE LAYIN THAT PIPE, LIKE I WORK FOR THE COUNTY YOU CAN TELL ALL YO FRIENDS THAT NIGGA’S DICK IS ASTOUNDIN' YOU GOT THE FACE OF A GODDESS AND THE BODY OF A TEMPTRESS I DON'T MEAN TO STARE BUT YOU GOT MY UNDIVIDED ATTENTION YOU BE SPARKIN' MY INTEREST, LIKE A BLUNT, GO 'HEAD LIGHT UP TREAT MY FACE LIKE A SADDLE, SINCE YOU SAY YOU'S A RIDER CALL ME MR. ED, TALKIN' HORSE, CURVE LEFT UP IN YA AFTER I DO DAMAGE, LEAVE YOU STRETCHED OUT, I'M OUT LIKE A NINJA HOOK X2 YOU GOT ME THINKIN' BOUT TIPPIN' I LIKE THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT I SEE JUST HOW YOU MOVIN' THAT'S THAT SEXUAL INFLUENCE VERSE II YOU GOT A LOT OF WHAT I WANT, I MIGHT HAVE TO INDULGE DEEP IMMA PUT IT ON YOU TILL YOU SCREAMIN' YOU LOVE ME TATTOO A CANDLE ON YOUR BACK CUZ I'M ‘BOUT TO BLOW IT OUT HOPE I GET MY WISH I WISH YOU CALL YOUR FRIENDS TO LAY IT DOWN GOT ENOUGH TO GO 'ROUND, MIGHT HAVE TO CALL ME FARRIS ONE AT A TIME, AT THE SAME TIME I'M THE HORSE AND THE CARRIAGE I'M A MUTANT I DON'T FEEL WHAT YOU FEEL, SO LET’S MOVE ON YOU CAN BRING YO MAMA, THAT'S HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE ON MAKE IT HOTTER THAN TUSON, AIR IS ON AHH, TURN IT OFF, WANT YOU SWEATIN' LIKE YOU IN A SAUNA ONE HITTA QUITTA THAT'S A GONNA, SCREWS IS LOOSE, THAT RATCHET ON YA TIGHTEN YOU UP, LIGHTIN' YOU UP, LIKE I PUT THAT LIGHTBULB ON YA THAT'S A BRIGHT IDEA, ONLY FOR THE MOMENT, DON'T WANNA OWN IT JUST WANT YOU TO BACK UP ON IT, TURN AROUND AND CHECK UP ON IT GOT DAMN, I AM THE MAN, WITH ALL MY METHODS HAVE YOU OPEN WIDE, LIKE THE FRIENDLY SKIES OF TEXAS HOOK X2 YOU GOT ME THINKIN' BOUT TIPPIN' I LIKE THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT I SEE JUST HOW YOU MOVIN' THAT'S THAT SEXUAL INFLUENCE

SIMPLE THINGS '14 VERSE I IT'S A BLESSING EVERY DAY THAT I RISE. GOTTA THANK MY CREATOR CUZ EVERY DAY SOMEBODY DIES. CAUGHT IN THE STRUGGLE, I TRY TO TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED. I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT, YOU NEVER SEE ME PANIC. I SEEN THE WORST OF TIMES, SO MY EYES BLEED PAIN. SOULJA MINUS THE FATIGUES, SKIN'S THICK AS TANKS. I DON'T HAVE MUCH SO I CHERISH WHAT I GOT. MONEY AINT LONG SO IT'S HARD TO KEEP A SPOT, SOLO IN THE COCKPIT, I'M ON A PLANE. BIRD'S EYE VIEW, LOOKING DOWN ON YOU LAMES. WE ARE NOT THE SAME. MY CIRCLE’S LIKE CYBORGS. HALF YOU RAPPERS LOOKIN' LIKE, YOU SHOP AT A DIKE STORE. HOL’UP, I DRIFTED FOR A MINUTE. EXCUSE MY PERSONALITY, I'M KNOWN TO BE A CYNIC. JUDGMENTAL MIND-STATE. PRODUCT OF UNITED STATES. IF YOU ASK ME, IT'S REALLY THE DIVIDED STATES. HOOK IT'S AN EASY RIDE TO ROAM. (SAMPLED FROM ZERO 7) GOOD TIMES, HARD TO COME BY. THAT'S WHY MOST OF US STUCK IN THE HARD TIMES. YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE. (SAMPLED FROM ZERO 7) NOT IF YOU GOT GOD IN YOUR LIFE. A LOT OF LOST SOULS STILL STARVING FOR LIFE. VERSE II THINK ABOUT IT, AINT NO NEED TO ELABORATE. WHILE YALL GET FUCKED, I CHOOSE TO MASTURBATE. FACING HARD TIMES, I AINT TALKIN' MATHEMATICS. 50-SOMETHING, MOMS STILL FEEDING THAT HABIT. DEVILS AT WORK GOT GOONS DRESSED AS ANGELS. FAITH GETTING TESTED EVERY DAY FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES. SIGN OF THE TIMES, IS IT MYTH, IS IT FACT? MEDIA'S FEEDING US FABRICATED FACTS. PUMPING FEAR IN THE WEAK-MINDED INDIVIDUALS. MOST POLITICIANS ARE WHITE-COLLAR CRIMINALS. SCIENTISTS TRYING TO PLAY GOD IN THE LAB. ABUSING THE POWER THAT, GOD LET EM HAVE. BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT, I'M JUST VOICING MY OPINION. REBEL WITH A CAUSE. NOT A SOCIALITE MINION. WHEN THEY GONE LEGALIZE WEED 'CROSS THE STATES? GUESS IT'S WHEN THEY FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH THEY CAN MAKE. HOOK IT'S AN EASY RIDE TO ROAM. (SAMPLED FROM ZERO 7) GOOD TIMES HARD TO COME BY. THAT'S WHY MOST OF US STUCK IN THE HARD TIMES. YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE. (SAMPLED FROM ZERO 7) NOT IF YOU GOT GOD IN YOUR LIFE. A LOT OF LOST SOULS STILL STARVING FOR LIFE. VERSE III THE OLDER THAT I GET, THE LESS BULL SHIT I TAKE. TIME GETS ME WISER, REALIZING WHAT'S AT STAKE. MY LIFE, IS LIKE A CHESS GAME BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT AINT A GAME. I AINT RACING FOR THE FINISH LINE. SO WHEN I GET THERE, I'LL SAVOR MAJOR VICTORY. I PRAY TO GOD CUZ THE DEVIL TRYNNA GET ME. ACTUALLY, HE GOT A GRIP I'M TRYNNA BREAK LOOSE. THANKFULLY, I'M IN CONTROL OF WHAT MY HEART DO. LIFE AINT ALL BAD AS IT MIGHT SEEM. COKED UP MUPHUKAS SELLIN' PIPE DREAMS. AM I LESS THAN A MAN BECAUSE I BALL, ON A BUDGET? WHY FRONT, MY STACKS AINT TALL. BACK AGAINST THE WALL, SO I'M FIGHTIN' WITH A VENGEANCE. S ON MY CHEST, FOR THE STRUGGLE, LIKE A PENDANT. MY RHYMES ARE DOCUMENTARIES. I GIVE YOU LITTLE CLIPS. I SEE A LOT OF COONERY. RHYMES LIKE SLAVE SHIPS. HOOK IT'S AN EASY RIDE TO ROAM. (SAMPLED FROM ZERO 7) GOOD TIMES HARD TO COME BY. THAT'S WHY MOST OF US STUCK IN THE HARD TIMES. YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE. (SAMPLED FROM ZERO 7) NOT IF YOU GOT GOD IN YOUR LIFE. A LOT OF LOST SOULS STILL STARVING FOR LIFE.

SPIT FIRE '17 VERSE I MY MIND IS A LABYRINTH, TRAPPED IN MADNESS. CLOUD-COVERED SKIES, THE TERRAIN IS SAVAGE. MAN-MADE ANIMAL, A PREDATOR BOUT MINE. APEX, FREDDY KRUGER, BUDDY IT'S BEDTIME. ENIGMATIC, I LURK IN THE SHADOWS. MOVE WITH THE SUN, MAKE LUNGS DEATH RATTLE. SEEK SHELTER, WHEN I START TO BRAINSTORM. ACID HAIL DROPS, THE SIZE OF ACORNS. RAIN DOWN BRIMSTONE, SPIT THE FIRE. PUT A GOODYEAR ON YOU THEN LIGHT THE TIRE. I HAVE NO AIM, SHOOTING WITH MY EYES CLOSED. I STILL SOUND BETTER THAN, MOST YOU ASSHOLES. SAVE YOUR EXCREMENT, DIE FROM CONSTIPATION. SHOULD'VE DIED AT BIRTH, FROM COMPLICATIONS. UMBILICAL CORD WAS A NOOSE, BUT I GOT LOOSE. ALREADY BEAT DEATH SO I GOT THE JUICE. SHAKE BARK OFF TREES WHEN I STOMP STREETS. THUNDERCLAPS! EVERY TIME MY HEART BEATS. CAR SEATS ROCK LOOSE, WHEN MY SHIT BANG. BIG EGO, FEEL LIKE A ONE-MAN GANG. HOOK CONTACT FROM THE DOPE, LEAVE YOU WANTING MO. UNCUT RAW LINES DRIP DOWN YA SOUL. CHARGED UP! BARS TOUGH AS A PEN CELL. SPIT HEAT! LEAVE A MAN ON FIRE LIKE DENZEL. VERSE II VEINS PUMP LIGHTNING, WHEN I'M WRITING. FLOWS COME HEAVY AS A HERD OF BISON. TRAVEL DIMENSIONS WITH WENCHES AND CANNIBALS. DANGER ZONE, KEEP YOUR HARD HAT AND HAMMER CLOSE. HEAVY ARTILLERY TO ELIMINATE ANY ENEMY. WALKING GRAVITY, SUCKING UP ANY POSITIVE ENERGY. NEGATIVITY IS ALWAYS GONNA BE SECOND NATURE. GROWING UP WITH WOLVES AND LIONS KEEPS MY HEART COLD AS A GLACIER. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO INSTAGRAM DURING TAX SEASON. THAT'S WHEN YOU'LL SEE THE NEXT POSSIBLE VICTIM FOR JACK SEASON. ANYONE CAN GET IT, EVILNESS IS AIRBORNE. STRONG ENOUGH TO PUNCH AN ELEPHANT, LEAVE LIGAMENTS TORN. TYPA SHIT IS YOU ON? THINKIN’ HIP-HOP IS DEAD. YOU JUST GOT EAR FATIGUE, YOU'RE A RADIO HEAD. PUT THE RUMORS TO BED, SUCK A DICK WIT YA WHORE. TEST ME, YOU'LL BE LIKE A LEGLESS MIDGET, SHORT. I'M A GUILLOTINE GAUNTLET, ROLL WIT A PACK OF MONSTERS. SCHIZOPHRENIC, WE DO DAMAGE LIKE A ROCKET LAUNCHER. A CANNIBAL WITH IT, YOU SUCKAS LOOKING LIKE SOME LUNCH MEAT. A SAVAGE, DRAG MY KNUCKLES LIKE A GORILLA MONKEY. HOOK CONTACT FROM THE DOPE, LEAVE YOU WANTING MO. UNCUT RAW LINES DRIP DOWN YA SOUL. CHARGED UP! BARS TOUGH AS A PEN CELL. SPIT HEAT! LEAVE A MAN ON FIRE LIKE DENZEL. VERSE III IT'S THE CARNIVORE, LIVING BY THE ART WAR. BET I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU RAW, LEAVE YOU EATING THROUGH A STRAW. DOWN TO FIST FIGHT, RIP YA FLESH LIKE A LION BITE. BELIEVE THE HYPE, EQUIVALENT, TO A STICK OF DYNAMITE. HOTTER THAN A FISH FRY, BET I'LL CATCH YO BITCH EYE. ONE WINK FROM ME AND SHE'LL BE LEAKING DOWN HER RIGHT THIGH. THOUGHTS IN HER FREAK MIND, PUSSY JUMPING, HOPING. THAT SHE COULD BE ALONE WITH ME TO STRETCH HER COLON OPEN. I BURN RODES AND EXPLODE, NO PUNCH LINES, JUST DEATH BLOWS. ON FLAT LINES, I GET LIVE, AS THIRD RAILS AND AMMO. MICROPHONE VANDAL, PAYING HOMAGE TO THE CULTURE. STAYING TRUE TO IT, SCREAMING DEATH TO YOU VULTURES. TRUE SCHOOL SOLIDER, I INTERNALIZE THE ELEMENTS. CORPORATIONS TRYING TO TARNISH IT WITH EMBELLISHMENTS. COON SHIT IS RAMPANT, IT'S SPREADING LIKE A PLAGUE. HIP-HOP IS BEING INFILTRATED BY THE FEDS. TRYNNA TAKE WHAT WE GOT, TURN IT INTO BEEBOP. KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN AS IF YOU WERE AT THE WEED SPOT. BODY MARKED UP AND AIN'T TALKIN' BOUT TATS. SHIT, LIFE IS A BITCH AND SHE STAY ON ATTACK. LEARN TO BITE BACK OR BE A VICTIM OF THE JUNGLE. MESS AROUND AND GET LOST LIKE A WALLET, EL SEGUNDO. I BE IN MY OWN ZONE, WHEN EVER I'M WRITING. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, PICK UP A BRICK UP AND BITE IT. TRYNNA PAVE THE WAY, SO SUCCESS CAN COME AND SEE ME. YEA IT'S BEEN A BUMPY ROAD, WIT POTHOLES, OIL LEAKIN'. TAKE A PEEK INTO MY MIND AND YOU'LL BE BLINDED BY THE SHINE. I'M A WALKING SUPERNOVA EVOLVING THROUGH TIME. HOOK CONTACT FROM THE DOPE, LEAVE YOU WANTING MO. UNCUT RAW LINES DRIP DOWN YA SOUL. CHARGED UP! BARS TOUGH AS A PEN CELL. SPIT HEAT! LEAVE A MAN ON FIRE LIKE DENZEL.

STILL ILL '17 Verse I I aint wit that small talk, I think on a larger scale Dope wit the moves I make, uncut, I'm real Natural wit the rappin', I was born wit the gift Presence is a present, surprise when I rip Shred these beats up, homie I got the juice Lyrical nutrients, this that mind food I am a delicacy, a regal, acquired taste Life is bittersweet, got a lot on my plate I carry lots of weight, I aint no pusher man 'Cept wit the pen and pad, I got them bars fam Got plenty time left, still trynna beat the clock More like second hand, just can't sit and watch See what's goin' on, still can't believe my eyes Look at the game man, hard to visualize All these blind cats, actin' feline Soft and pussy, couldn't walk wit these Lions. Hook x2 I am Still Ill, sick wit the rhyme skill Emcee by trade, I can sell what I say Verse II This is heavy artillery, I eject with a lethal force Tongue is like a hammer, my mind's the 44 You blinded by the shine, no jewels, I'm po Used to be a Bad Boy, I changed how I live tho People say Hip-Hop's dead, I know its alive and well Long as I'm livin, Hip-Hop won't see peril Life of an Emcee, is more than just the music We got the power to change things, how you gonna use it Miracle artform counted out since inception Staple of the nation, find it any direction This is worldwide, vast as blue skies Respect em but don't understand my new rap guys Need to be baptized in the culture of Hip-Hop I couldn't say they Emcee, more like a shock jock Sometimes I wanna pop, lock, flash, bang intruders Metaphorically speakin' I use my medulla Hook x2 I am Still Ill, sick wit the rhyme skill Emcee by trade, I can sell what I say Verse III I crush a mic after I scorch a notepad wit a pen Brace for the impact, I might knock off a limb You don't have to be scientific to study my linguistics I Live Off Experience so I give it how I get it. Real! I'm the deal, royal flush, all spades Beat the house, stack chips, like J stay paid High-grade, dope product push it out to the streets TEX the GREAT on the package that's a guarantee I write rhymes like I'm taggin' the toes of opposin' rappers You're a waste of human flesh, Mom's should've took the morning after Everything has a purpose, even if it seems worthless Some of these cats make me have to dig beneath the surface It's the food chain theory, I'm hopin' you all hear me Eat or be eaten, I feast to the bone, fear me I'm an Apex, swim with the sharks, hang wit Gorilla's Cool as ice boxes, smooth as a Chinchilla Hook out I am Still Ill, sick wit the rhyme skill Emcee by trade, I can sell what I say

SIURVIVAL '14 VERSE I I COCK MY TONGUE BACK AND SPIT HEAT LIKE VOLCANOS ERUPTIN' PYROCLASTIC FLOW, MALTIN LAVA RIVER, DESTRUCTION ON MIC DEVICES, I'M NICE WIT IT, END OF DISCUSSION. YOU MAY SPIT BUT I VOMIT ON TRACKS, CALL ME DISGUSTIN' WHETHER IT'S BRAGGIN' RAPS OR TALKIN' BOUT MY PAIN A SUFFERIN' GENUINE ARTIFACTS SPEW OUT MY MOUTH ON ANY SUBJECT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT'S PUBLIC, CAREFUL WHO YOU PUT YOUR TRUST IN, RAPPERS ACT LIKE THEY DO IT, TRUTH IS THEY DOIN' NOTHIN' ALL IN THEY RAPS, THEY BOSSES, MOVIN' COKE AND BUSSIN' SOMETHIN' MOST OF MY LINES ARE ABOUT YOU, I AM FAKE RAPPER HUNTIN' MAKIN' CHANGE OUT OF YALL CUZ YALL DON'T KEEP A HUNNID DRAMA YOU DON'T WANT IT, KARMA COMES BACK IF YOU STUNTIN' IF YOU AINT BUILT FOR IT, WHAT YOU BUILD WILL COME DOME CRUMBLIN' THE PATH I WALK, HAS GONE TOO FAR, PAST THE POINT OF RETURNIN' INSPIRATION'S WHAT THE GAME NEEDS AND THE TABLES TURNIN' I KEEP IT REAL CUZ BEING REAL IS WHAT RESPECT IS EARNED WITH. HOOK x4 I KNOW YOU SEE ME COMIN', BETTER PUSH THAT PANIC BUTTON MOVIN' LIKE A TORNADO, I'M BOUT TO DAMAGE SOMETHIN' VERSE III I'M LIKE A DIAMOND-ENCRUSTED HOLLOW TIP, YOU BEST BE DUCKIN' I'M LETTIN' OFF SHOTS, NOT FROM HAMMERS DOG, I DON'T BE TUCKIN' I'M TALKIN' VERBALLY, BOUT TO HAVE ME, LIKE UNCLE RUCKUS ALL THIS IGNORANCE AINT BLISS, MY NERVES ARE GETTIN' PLUCKED AND, I'M SO TIRED OF RADIO, RADIO'S SO REDUNDANT HOW DIVERSE ARE THOSE CRATES THAT THE DJ'S DUG IN THAT'S WHY I LOVE THIS UNDERGROUND STATE OF MIND I'M STUCK IN HORSEPOWER LIKE DESIRE, INSPIRES ME TO KEEP ON TRUCKIN' I GOT A GIFT, YOU'RE MORE LIKE SOME KIND OF STOCKIN' STUFFIN' MY RHYMES ADDICTIN' I'M DOPE, PUT THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND PUFF IT. NOTHIN' TO LOSE, EVERYTHING TO GAIN, GOT TIME SO I AINT RUSHIN' WON'T STOP CREATIN' TILL I'M DEAD AND GONE AND CASKET TUCKED IN ON EMCEES I AM CRUSHIN' EVEN WHEN MY LINES AINT PUNCHIN' KEEP ON FIGHTIN' LIKE BALBOA STOOD UP TO THAT RUSSAIN BAND YO HEAD UNTIL YOU GET A CONCUSSION DESTRUCTION'S WHAT I'M CONSTRUCTIN' PUSH THAT PANIC BUTTON HOOK x4 I KNOW YOU SEE ME COMIN', BETTER PUSH THAT PANIC BUTTON MOVIN' LIKE A TORNADO, I'M BOUT TO DAMAGE SOMETHIN' VERSE III I HIT YOU WIT THE FACTS, LOTTA CATS I HEAR ARE WACK SO I'M PICKY WIT THE TRACKS AND I SPIT THAT VERBAL GAS PUT YA RECORD IN THE TRASH, BETTER YET A BODY BAG CAN'T RESPECT IT IF YOU TALKIN BOUT A GUN YOU DON'T HAVE IF YOU DID, YOU WOULDN'T CLAP, WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT THAT SEE A SHOOTA IS A SHOOTA AND A SHOOTA, DON'T RAP WHO YOU FOOLIN WIT THAT? NEED TA COOL IT WIT THAT, FOR THEM BOYS RUN UP ON YA TO SEE WHERE YOU REALLY AT YOU AINT LIVIN LIKE THAT, YEA I'M TALKING TO THE FAKE IN YA RAPS YOU A G, REAL LIFE, SHARK BAIT I CAN TELL HOW YOU TALK, I CAN SEE IT IN YA FACE KNOW YOU GOT A FOWL TASTE, YOU KNOW HOW A FART TASTE BE REAL WIT YA SELF, TELL ME WHAT YOU GOTTA PROVE. TAKIN LIFE AS A GAME, GUARANTEE YOU GONE LOSE WALK IN YO OWN SHOES, HAVE YO OWN POINT OF VIEWS BE A LEADER IF YOU REALLY GOTTA ROLL WIT A CREW HOOK x4 I KNOW YOU SEE ME COMIN', BETTER PUSH THAT PANIC BUTTON MOVIN' LIKE A TORNADO, I'M BOUT TO DAMAGE SOMETHIN'

The Hop '14 HOOK X2 ANALYTICALLY SPEAKING ABOUT MY LIFELINE I KNOW THE BIG HAND'S WORKIN' IN MY LIFETIME I'M THE SECOND HAND GOTTA KEEP IT MOVIN' LIVE FOR THE MOMENT, TOMORROW ISN'T PROVEN VERSE I I BRING TO YOU THE TRUTH, STRUGGLE MAN, TROUBLED YOUTH DONE WITH TAKIN' FED CHANCES TO GET THE LOOT THAT'S ALL I KNEW TILL I SEEN ENOUGH TO KEEP IT REAL I WASN'T MEAN ENOUGH I ALMOST GAVE IT UP MY FREEDOM, A COUPLE TIMES I WAS IGNANT, DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE HOW I SURVIVE? SOMEWHAT OF AN ANIMAL IT AINT A GAME, MAKE THE WRONG MOVE LIFE WILL DAMAGE YOU HOOK X2 ANALYTICALLY SPEAKING ABOUT MY LIFELINE I KNOW THE BIG HAND'S WORKIN' IN MY LIFETIME I'M THE SECOND HAND GOTTA KEEP IT MOVIN' LIVE FOR THE MOMENT, TOMORROW ISN'T PROVEN VERSE II I PUSH THE LIMITS OF MY MIND TO SEE WHAT I CAN DIG UP I'M LIKE AN ARCHEOLOGIST TO GET THE BIGGER PICTURE MANY FOSSILS TO BE EXAMINED TO KNOW THE STORY, BEHIND HOW I BECAME A MAN WHO GREW FROM SOMETHING GORY YOU KNOW THE STORY, DOPE FEIND FOR A MOMMA POPS DEAD AND GONE, THAT ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED DRAMA I WOULD PUT A COMA BUT THERE WAS NEVER WAS A PAUSE UNLESS YOU COUNT THE 20 MONTHS I SPENT BEHIND BARS AS A JUVENILE, RUNNIN' WILD, FELL INTO A TRAP ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I CAN SEE THROUGH FABRICATED FACTS YEAH, I ROSE FROM THE SEDIMENTS STILL TRYNNA STAY AFLOAT IT'S HARD IN A SEA OF PIRATES, TRYNNA SINK YOUR BOAT I'M THE CAPTAIN, THE GUNMAN AND THE NAVIGATA IN A SENSE I'M THE ONE WHO HAS TO KEEP THE WEIGHT UP I GOT A FLEET BUT OUR COMMUNICATION AINT THE BEST UNLESS WE'RE SENDING OUT BECONS OF DISTRESS HOOK X2 ANALYTICALLY SPEAKING ABOUT MY LIFELINE I KNOW THE BIG HAND'S WORKIN' IN MY LIFETIME I'M THE SECOND HAND GOTTA KEEP IT MOVIN' LIVE FOR THE MOMENT, TOMORROW ISN'T PROVEN VERSE III STEADY CLEANIN' UP A MESS I INHERITED FROM BIRTH COULD'VE DONE BETTER PREVENTING THE CYCLE FROM WORSE I SPAWNED A LITTLE ME WITH ANOTHER HUMAN BEING IMPACTED HER MENTAL BEING WITH WHAT SHE ALREADY SEEN A LOST PEICE OF LIGHT BOUNCIN' OFF ANYTHING THAT SHINED NOT KNOWIN' I WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY THE TRAIL I LEFT BEHIND I SHOULD'VE KNOWN WOULD IT BE DIFFERENT IF I WOULD'VE KNOWN BUT WOULD I REALLY WANNA KNOW IF I COULDVE KNOWN CAN'T TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME, WHATS DONE IS DONE WHAT WE GO THROUGH PREPARES US FOR WHATS TO COME MY SOULS ON THE RUN THE DEVILS GOT DEMONS RECRUITIN' I ALMOST PUT THAT JESRSEY ON WHEN I WAS OUT THERE BOOZIN' GOT TIRED OF LOOSIN' THAT AINT HOW MY MAMA RAISED ME WELL MOMS AINT RAISE ME, I WAS RAISED A GHETTO BABY BEEN A WARD OF THE STATE THEN KICKED OUT OF THE STATE MY LIFE IN A NUTSHELL, IT'S TEX THE GREAT HOOK X2 ANALYTICALLY SPEAKING ABOUT MY LIFELINE I KNOW THE BIG HAND'S WORKIN' IN MY LIFETIME I'M THE SECOND HAND GOTTA KEEP IT MOVIN' LIVE FOR THE MOMENT, TOMORROW ISN'T PROVEN

UNORTHODOX '18 VERSE I YEAH I'M GLAD TO BE HERE, DODGED A COUPLE DEVILS DISHES STILL I FEEL LIKE I'M IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST I'M TRYING TO BREAK THE CYCLE BEND SPOKES BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE SNAKE, TAIL SWALLOWED BY THE HEAD MY START WAS FAULTY, PACE WASN'T CONSISTENT KNEES HIGH, LEAN FORWARD GOTTA KEEP MOVING AS LONG AS PROGRESS IS CONTIGUOUS I'M PRETTY SURE THAT I'LL REACH THE FINISH LINE WITH A VICTORY EVERY DAY I OPEN MY EYELIDS I'M THANKFUL I GOT ANOTHER CHANCE, COULDV'E PERISHED IN MY SLEEP HIGH STAKES ON A DAILY, SHITTY HAND AT THE TABLE KEEP A POKER FACE, NEVER LET EM SEE YOU SWEAT DETERMINATION MEANS NOTHING WITHOUT ACTION DRIVE WON'T GET YOU ANYWHERE IF YOU DON'T ACCELERATE IT'S THAT SIMPLE, I'M NOT TRYNNA SOUND LIKE A PREACHER GUIDANCE IS THE KEY WHEN YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR DIRECTION SET GOALS UP, SO THEY'RE EASY TO ATTAIN STRICT DISCIPLINE AND GOTTA TRUST THE PROCESS FINISH WHAT YOU START, REAP THE BENEFITS AFTER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVE YOUR POSITION DOGGYSTYLE, SOMETIMES LIFE'S A BITCH DO IT RIGHT, EVERY CHANCE, GUARANTEED LESS BUGGIN' I KNOW A FEW PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR PLACEMENT BUT REFUSE TO HOP THEY NAGGIN ASS OFF THE TREADMILL SELF-DOUBT, STUNTS GROWTH, LIVIN' LIKE A MIGET NO DISRESPECT, BUT I RATHER STAND TALL HOOK X2 I WROTE THIS OUT OF WRITER'S BLOCK, DIDN'T FEEL LIKE RHYMIN' UNTIL THE HOOK, IT'S ALL ABOUT TIMIN' VERSE II UPGRADE YOUR VANTAGE POINT, SEE THE POSSIBILITIES YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN, IT'S NOT AN ILLUSION ARE YOU GONNA BE A SHARK OR BITE-SIZED MINO YOU WANNA BE AN APEX, OR COWER AS PREY WHO AM I TO TALK, MY WHOLE LIFE'S IN SHAMBLES STILL I WALK AROUND LIKE I KNOW I'M THE SHIT THE MIRROR TELLS ME SO, SO I CHOOSE TO BELIEVE I KEEP MY HEAD UP, SO I DON'T DROWN IN MY SORROWS MY MIND'S OFF TRACK, GOTTA UNIQUE SHINE REFLECTION OF THE SUN, DARK CLOUDS MAGNIFY THAT BASK IN MY SHADOWS, SOAK UP SOME EXCELLENCE ENOUGH TO GO AROUND, PAY IT FORWARD, DON'T BE STINGY EACH ONE TEACH ONE FALLS ON DEAF EARS IN THIS RAT RACE, EVERYONE'S OUT FOR THE CHEESE HOOK X2 I WROTE THIS OUT OF WRITER'S BLOCK, DIDN'T FEEL LIKE RHYMIN' UNTIL THE HOOK, IT'S ALL ABOUT TIMIN'

WAY TO THE TOP '17 HOOK X2 FROM STATE TO STATE T E X GON POP CLIMIN' MY WAY TO THE THE TOP WILL I STOP? NO! I GOTTA KEEP MOVIN' KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS AND IT AINT TIME FOR LOSIN' VERSE I RISE OF THE KING, I'M JUST TRYNNA TELL YALL READ THE SIGN, JOINT SAY BEWARE DOG MY OWN SWAGGER I'M FLY, I'M SITTIN' ON CLOUDS PRETTY SOON I'LL BE ROCKIN' MICS FOR THE CROWDS GO 'HEAD DOUBT, SORE SHOT, A SNIPA LIKE WRITTIN' CHECKS ANY RHYME I WRITE UP THEY SAY I GOT A BIG EGO, UM CORRECTION MY EGO'S COLOSSAL DOG, I'M TEXAN MIND IS A WEAPON SO THERE AINT NO HALF-STEPPIN' CHICKS LOOK IN MY DIRECTION, ANY SPOT THAT I STEP IN I GOT HATAS PLUS MY RHYMES IS NICE I AINT EVEN IN MY PRIME, I'LL BE TWICE AS NICE IMAGINE THAT, NAME IN LIGHTS, I NAME THE PRICE FAMOUS RIGHT, WHY YO, FACE SO TIGHT THAT'S A GOD-GIVEN GIFT, WHEN I OPEN IT UP I KNOW IT MAKES A FEW PEOPLE FEEL STUPID AND STUCK OH WELL HOOK X2 FROM STATE TO STATE T E X GON POP CLIMIN' MY WAY TO THE THE TOP WILL I STOP? NO! I GOTTA KEEP MOVIN' KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS AND IT AINT TIME FOR LOSIN' VERSE II I'M THE BARER OF BAD NEWS FOR SOME DUDES COMPETITION IS NONE FOO, I CAN'T LOSE AND IF I LOSE, STILL CONSIDERED A WIN LEARN FROM MISTAKES, WONT HAPPEN AGAIN I CONSTRUCT TO DESTRUCT, BUILT LIKE A TANK THINK I AINT, PUT YA MONEY UP, I'M GOIN TO THE BANK THE TRACK THAT I'M ON, GOT ME IN ANOTHER ZONE IN A WORLD OF MY OWN, MICROPHONE'S LIKE A BONE PART OF MY ANATOMY, I'M MADE FOR THIS BEATS, MICS, PADS, PENS, MY FAVORITE DISH RAPPERS IS DESSERT, I DRINK THE LOVE SOMETIMES I WANNA GO BACK TO WHERE RAP WAS CAN'T TURN BACK TIME OR DETECT THE FUTURE NOW I SPEND TIME, TRYNNA PLAN MY FUTURE I KEEP IT MOVIN' LIKE CLOCKS KEEP MOVIN' I KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS AND IT AINT TIME FOR LOSIN' HOOK X2 FROM STATE TO STATE T E X GON POP CLIMIN' MY WAY TO THE THE TOP WILL I STOP? NO! I GOTTA KEEP MOVIN' KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS AND IT AINT TIME FOR LOSIN' VERSE III I SEEN THE SUN SHINE IN A DIFFERNT LIGHT SHARPENED MY SITE TO GET IT RIGHT AND LIVE A GLORIOUS LIFE LIKE I'M RESSURECTED, KILLED MYSELF AND BOUGHT MYSELF BACK FOUND THE RIGHT TOOLS TO USE TO BUILD MYSELF THE RIGHT TRACK IMAGINE THAT, PEOPLE COUNTED ME OUT, I DON'T BLAME 'EM I SHOULD THANK 'EM ALOTTA MY WAYS, I HAD TO CHANGE EM I APPRECIATE THE HATE, TURNED BACKS AND DOUBT HAD SNAKES IN MY LAWN, THEY WEEDED THEMSELVES OUT OK, MY YARDS CLEAN, NOW I GOTTA CLEAN MY HOUSE LESS YOU WHERE I'M AT, YOU WONT KNOW WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT I DID ALOTTA, SWEPT IT ALL UP UNDER THE RUG DONE ALOTTA PEOPLE DIRTY, NEVER SHOWIN EM LOVE BUT I HAD TO GO STRAIGHT, AT THE FORK IN THE ROAD HAD TO TAKE A DIFFERENT PATH BESIDES THE ONE I CHOSE ALCOHOL DIDN.T WORK, THAT ROAD WAS TO ROCKY DRUGS DIDN'T WORK, THAT ROAD WAS TOO CLOUDY HOOK X2 FROM STATE TO STATE T E X GON POP CLIMIN' MY WAY TO THE THE TOP WILL I STOP? NO! I GOTTA KEEP MOVIN' KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS AND IT AINT TIME FOR LOSIN'

WHATDOYOUSAY '14 VERSE I SO TO SPEAK, I PUT THE NEEDLE TO THE RECORD ANY TRACK I WRECK I BET A DJ GONE RESPECT IT THE WAY I PUT IT DOWN IS LIKE AN ARCHITECT WHEN WRITIN' OR BETTER YET AN ELECTRICIAN, THE WAY I ENLIGHTEN I NEVER FOLLOW FASHION SO WHY WOULD I FOLLOW FADS STOPPED LISTENIN' TO THE RADIO, I LOST ATTENTION FAST MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE I GAVE MY MIND THE TIME TO RECOUP TALKIN' TO MYSELF, WHY DOES LIFE CONTINUE TO BEAT YOU, INTO SUBMISSION, I KNOW YOU BETTER THAN THAT TAKE A LOOK INTO THE MIRROR, TELL ME WHO GOT YA BACK HAD TO LISTEN TO THAT, CUZ IT WAS NOTHING BUT FACT I KNOW ONE THING, ONCE LIFE IS OVA, AIN'T NO TAKIN' IT BACK SO, I STOPPED WASTIN' TIME. STARTED REPLACIN' MY TIME WRITIN' RHYMES, WITH THIS IN MIND, GUARANTEED I'MA SHINE PICKED UP A NINE-TO-FIVE, HAD TA MAKE ME SOME PAYPA WAY I SEE IT, I'M TOO OLD TO BE PULLIN' SOME CAYPA'S I'M JUST TRYNNA GET YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHERE I AM COMING FROM CUZ MAYBE YOU ARE GOING THRU THE SAME PLACE I'M COMING FROM MY MUSIC IS A VESSEL, THERAPEUTIC WHEN I PUSH PLAY REALLY DON'T CARE BUT I'M CURIOUS, SO WHATDOYOUSAY? HOOK? VERSE II I LOST A LOT OF FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY, WELL DID I HAVE EM I GOT A FEW THAT'LL GO BACK-TO-BACK WIT ME IN BATTLE THE ROAD I TRAVEL HAS A LOT OF BRIDGES I DONE BURNT I'M AN ASSHOLE BY NATURE SO A LOT OF FEELINGS GOT HURT I CAN NOT TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME, THE DAMAGE IS DONE A LOT OF LESSONS IN MY PAST I STILL AM LEARNIN' FROM SEE I BELIEVE IN KARMA BRINGING DRAMA TO YO PRESENT I KNOW THAT BOOMERANG WILL BE FLYIN' IN MY DIRECTION BUT THAT'S OK, CUZ GOD ONLY GIVES US WHAT WE CAN HANDLE I'LL KEEP ON DOIN' ME UNTIL THE DAY I AM DISMANTLED THE WORLD WILL LIGHT A CANDLE CUZ THE SHINE HAS GONE AWAY I THINK HIGHLY OF MYSELF, MY EGO'S NEVER IN THE WAY WELL, LET ME KEEP IT REAL, I NEVER THOUGHT I'D MOUNT TOO MUCH BUT EVERY TIME I HIT THE STUDIO, I PICK MY SPIRITS UP WHEN I SPIT MY LYRICS UP, IT'S MY LEGACY I'M BUILDIN' IT WOULD BE NICE IF I COULD MAKE A LIVING OFF MY ILLIN' I LEARNED TO NEVER PUT OF MY EGGS IN THE SAME BASKET CUZ IF THE BASKET BROKE THEN ALL MY EGGS WOULD COME DOWN CRASHIN' HIP-HOP IS A PASSION AND I GIVE IT AS A GIFT THE GAME HAS TURNED INTO A FASHION SHOW, I KEEP THE RUNWAY RIPPED HOOK? VERSE III SUPPORTERS TELLIN' ME, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE WORLD WAKES UP TO REALIZE THE NATURAL SHINE WELL, I HOPE THEY AIN'T LYING, I FEEL I GOT WHAT FOLKS ARE NEEDIN' THIS IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT SO IT’S YOUR MIND THAT I AM FEEDIN' I TRY TO RAP WIT REASON BUT SOMETIMES I GOTTA VENT I'M ONLY HUMAN SO SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE KILLIN' SHIT LIFE'S MY INSPIRATION, I ASPIRE TO BETTER I'M FROM THE HOOD, A COUPLE OF TIMES, ALMOST GOT WET UP MY PAST IS IN THE FUTURE AND MY FUTURE'S NOW THE PRESENT JUST A LITTLE RIDDLE THAT I THOUGHT OF HOPE YOU GET IT BASICALLY, THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS HERE AND NOW LIVE FOR THE MOMENT, TOMORROW ISN'T PROMISED ANYHOW I DON'T CONCERN MYSELF WIT ALL THE FOOLERY I'M SEEIN' I'M JUST TRYIN' TO BE AN EMCEE THAT YOU CAN BELIEVE IN WHETHER I'M TALKING SMACK, OR SIMPLY STATIN' FACTS YOU KNOW ANYTIME I SPIT IT'S GENUINE ARTIFACTS IF YOU THINKIN' I'M WACK, SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF I'M DOPE, YOU CAN ROLL UP MY RAP PAGES AND SMOKE EM BY THEYSELF THIS IS MENTAL STIMULATION, IT'LL BE HEARD ACROSS THE NATION THE WORLD WILL BE RECREATED BEFORE FINDING MY REPLACEMENT

WHO ARE YOU '17 WHO ARE YOU? BEHIN CLOSED DOORS WHEN NOONE'S WATCHIN'. ARE YOU THE SAME WHEN EVERYONE'S WATCHIN'? FACADES ARE NORMAL, EVERYONE'S GOT EM. WE’VE ALL GOT WEIGHT ON OUR SHOULDERS, IT’S HARD TO SPOT EM. BEIN' REAL DEPENDS ON SOCIAL STANDARDS. IN SOME SITUATIONS, THE WORD REAL GETS SLANDERED. IT'S NOT BEIN' LOUD AND OVERLY OPINIONATED. (SHUTUP!) REALLY, YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOOLISH WITH YOUR UNEDUCATED STATEMENTS. BEIN' REAL STARTS FROM WITHIN, UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF, AND NOT LIVIN' WITH FEAR, OF OPINIONS FROM EVERYONE ELSE. SOCIAL ENGINEERING IS CLOUDING OUR PERCEPTION, OF HOW AND WHO TA BE, DON'T COMPROMISE YO' REFLECTION. NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED, IT'S STILL 1965. ONE RACE WANTS TO KILL ANOTHER RACE JUST FOR BEING ALIVE. WILL THE EVER END? I HOPE IT WILL BUT I DOUBT IT. UNTIL IT DOES, PRISON CAMPS WILL REMAIN OVERCROWDED. UNTIL IT DOES, WOMEN WILL KEEP CLUTCHIN' THEIR PURSES. UNTIL IT DOES, BUSINESS WILL KEEP BOOMIN' FOR HEARSES. GOVERNMENT SPENDIN' HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS TO DESTROY. YOU THINK BUSH WAS BAD, NOW WE GOT BUSH ON STEROIDS. EVERY COUNTRY LOOKING AT U.S. LIKE WE JOKES. WE GOIN' DOWN, A BUMPY HILL, ON WHEELS WIT WOODEN SPOKES. DO YOU GET LOST IN A HOUSE, OF SMOKE AND MIRRORS, WIT HALLS THAT ARE THIN? OR DECLINE, ANYTIME YOUR MIND'S INVITED IN?

WIZEN UP '14 VERSE I CARDS WAS DEALT, NOW ITS UP TO US TO PLAY EM, CHIPS ON THE TABLE, SO HOW WE GONE TAKE EM. KEEP THE POKER FACE, FUCK WHAT THE NEXT MAN GOT FOCUSED ON MY NEXT PLAY, CUZ I KNOW MY HANDS HOT DONT WANT THE HOLE POT, JUST WANT SOME OF IT MAKE THE WRONG PLAY, YOU WINT GET NONE OF IT. MY VISION AINT TUNNELING, PEEPIN' THE WHOLE SCENE, SEEIN' NIGGAS BLUFFIN', IM SEEIN' THE WHOLE THING. STAKES GETTING HIGH AND THE PLAYERS GETTING DESPERATE CAN'T WIN EM ALL, DEALER'S SENDIN' OUT A MESSAGE. KEEP YA HANDS TUCKED, EVERYBODY GOT THE SAME GOAL. NOT FOR THE WEAK. IF YOU WEAK, YOU MIGHT FOLD, AT THE WRONG TIME, BEFORE THE MIRACLE HAPPENS. YOU FOCUSED ON THE WAITRESS AND THE DRINKS ON THE NAPKIN NOTHINGS ON THE HOUSE, GOTTA PAY FOR IT SOME WAY. SO, I PAY DUES, IT'LL COME BACK TO ME. HOOK X4 IT DON'T PAY TO HATE, DON'T PAY TO BE FAKE. IF WE CAN'T RELATE, WHEN YOU GONNA WISEN UP? VERSE II JEALOUSY'S A WEAK EMOTION AND SO IS ENVY SOME BORN WIT IT, NOT AN OUNCE OF IT IS IN ME DON'T HAVE FRIENIMIES, I KEEP A TIGHT SHIP FOLKS THAT HELP ME GET A GRIP, WHEN THEY SEE I'M BOUT SLIP. HATE TO SEE YOU SHINE, THOSE THE CRABS IN A BARREL. HARD TO UNDERSTAND BUT THEY REALLY OUT THERE YO. HEARTS AUTHENTIC, NO BREAKIN', NO BENDIN' IF I SAY IT THEN I MEANT IT, ALL FACTS, NOTHIN' PENDIN' A MAN OF MY OWN, GOT MY OWN SPINE HOMIE TOOK A LONG TIME FOR ME TO WEED OUT THE PHONY'S. NOTHING'S GUARANTEED COUNT THE BLESSINGS THAT WE GOT. LIFE'S TALES COULD BE LONG AND BEAUTIFUL LIKE A PEACOCK. TRUTH HURTS JUST ASK THE PEOPLE WHO HATE HATE TO SEE YOU SHINE, MIGHT SMILE IN YOUR FACE. I DO A LOT BETTER, NOW THE RATS COME OUT. THEY TALK SHIT LIKE THEY JUST DID ASS-TO-MOUTH. HOOK X4 IT DON'T PAY TO HATE, DON'T PAY TO BE FAKE. IF WE CAN'T RELATE, WHEN YOU GONNA WISEN UP? Verse III THIS IS FOR THE FAKE, AND THOSE WHO TEND TO HATE, ADJUST YOUR MENTAL STATE, NO NEED TO DEMONSTRATE, THE FACT THAT YOU WACK, AND THE PLACE THAT YOU AT, IN YA LIFE AINT RIGHT AND YOU HATE TO SEE LIGHT, SHINE ON AN OTHERS HEAD, YOU AIN'T GETTING BREAD AND INSTEAD OF TRYNNA GET IT, YOU MAKE IT YOUR LIFE MISSION TO BRING MISERY COMPANY SEE YOU ON A HUNT FOR ME, SCHEMEIN' WIT THE FUCKERY. LEECHIN' OFF OF THE LUXURY. 3RD EYE OPEN, SO I STAY SCOPIN' PUTTING SPOTLIGHT ON THE RATS AND ROACHES. MORE LIKE PARASITES, NEED TO WISEN UP I SHINE ENOUGH, BOUT TO GET MY GRINDING UP. BUILDIN' MY MIND UP, KEEPING MY LAWN CUT DON'T DEAL WITH THE FAKE SHIT, CAN'T DEAL WIT THE FAKE STUFF. YOU SHOULD FOLLOW SUIT, DON'T DO WHAT I DO. STOP HATIN' ON ME, FOCUS ON A BETTER YOU. HOOK X4 IT DON'T PAY TO HATE, DON'T PAY TO BE FAKE. IF WE CAN'T RELATE, WHEN YOU GONNA WISEN UP?