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
credits
from Rough Around The Edges,
released October 10, 2023
Lyricist - Tex the Great (TX -> MD)
Production - Beats Reloaded (MD)
Engineered by Beats Reloaded (MD)
Tex was born and raised in El Paso, TX. He was conceived in Washington D.C.
Tex wrote his first rhyme at 10 years
old. He's released music in the past and was on hiatus. He's back and he seems to be ahead 2 steps. Enjoy the old, prepare for the new....more
Equally introspective and pensive, “Fill in the Blank” is a low-key gem making a huge impact without overstaying its welcome. Bandcamp Album of the Day Nov 8, 2018