Uh
Yeah
Turn the beat up
Listen
(Verse 1)
Raised where the sirens harmonize with the pain,
Sidewalk cracks taught a young mind to sustain,
I was scribblin’ dreams on the back of the bus,
Now I’m writin’ sixteen’s that they track and discuss.
I don’t rap for applause, I rap to survive,
Every bar CPR, keep the culture alive,
They commercialize truth, put a price on the art,
I put heart in the booth, that’s a permanent mark.
Ink bleed through the page like the streets through my veins,
Hunger sharpen my aim, I don’t speak in vain,
Every metaphor layered like the bricks in the wall,
If they sleep on the kid, I’m predictin’ the fall.
I was built off rhythm and lessons from loss,
Turned pain into product, now I’m settin’ the cost,
No gimmicks, no clout chase, no fraud in my circle,
Just a pen and a pad like I’m drawin’ a mural.
(Hook)
This that boom bap, head nod, real talk,
Basement freestyles, cold nights, long walks,
From the block to the mic, I evolved,
Concrete poetry, problem solved.
This that soul in the sample, truth in the rhyme,
Every second on the record like proof of the time,
We don’t follow the hype, we design,
Real hip-hop — state of mind.
(Verse 2)
I remember them days we was scrappin’ for rent,
Now the flow heavyweight like a champion’s belt,
They fabricate stories for digital fame,
I articulate glory through syllables trained.
Study greats, pay homage but carve my lane,
I don’t mimic the legends, I spark my flame,
Every cadence calculated, every pause got tension,
Every punchline land like a hard-core sentence.
Mind sharp as a razor in a barber shop fade,
Cut through illusions that the industry made,
I’m invested in growth, not the glitter and flash,
I’m building a legacy that’s meant to outlast.
(Bridge)
From vinyl spins to the streaming age,
Still the same hunger fillin’ the page,
They want trends — I’m bringin’ the wave,
Truth don’t die, it’s written and saved.
(Hook)
This that boom bap, head nod, real talk,
Basement freestyles, cold nights, long walks,
From the block to the mic, I evolved,
Concrete poetry, problem solved.
