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Yes Always
Can we do it?
We shalll Do it!
Uh uh uh Yeah
Ohhhh yeah
Uh uh uh uh uh uh Yeah
Ohhhh
Chorus
When the hard stuff comes
will I rise up
can I handle it?
Yes is always my answer
When the hard stuff comes
will I rise up
can I handle it?
Yes is always my answer
I am prepared I am ready
all my work has been for the day now
Whatever before me, it don’t scare me
all my work has been for this day now
I am prepared I am ready
all my work has been for the day now
Whatever before me, it don’t scare me
all my work has been for this day now
Speech
Welcome back new track
Sweat hogs horhsack
Black Rob bringing it back woah
Too late to be a new cat
Not a runner up that’s up to bat
The fun is whatever we be at so Whoa
And whenever they try and write you off
Show you gates Microsoft
Scoff it off no type of loss
They don’t know the concrete that you’ve risen from
A Shawshank type prison run
Ahnk praise and pyramid Sun woah
Shadrach, Meshack, Abendego and Daniel
Throw me in a fiery furnace - still I can handle
Chain gang swing low Sam Cooke not Sambo
Cuz I roll with soldiers
Pick up the steel put the serpent under my heel
not mattering how I feel
Mind over matter and sheer will
‘Take up my cross daily
Who can hang with my skills?
Ready for the reign (rain) like Noah
When the hard stuff comes
will I rise up
can I handle it?
Yes is always my answer
When the hard stuff comes
will I rise up
can I handle it?
Yes is always my answer
I am prepared I am ready
all my work has been for the day now
Whatever before me, it don’t scare me
all my work has been for this day now
Bring on the worst, my thirst is like a poor man
That’s never been reimbursed hey give me my money man!
Opposite of Muslim, BRING HOME THE BACON
I’m not Pixar, you are mistaken that I’m taking shorts
The long route, I’m all out til I get a Boxster Porshe
With a drop top like I got before
Relentless redemption hard to the core
Our core base is hard and raw yeah I’m thinking you all
I’m not just saying it, I dedicated a whole song (you’ll hear it)
Ladies and gentlemen that’s buy spirit’
a rebel with a cause loud and clear its
Endurance for future generations of children
Its our insurance
Like we was drug dealers here’s the purest
Conscious hip hip maybe not for tourist
Its for the native
With native tongues
Who knows the latest of what AD has brung
The newcomers and of course the veterans 21 gun salute!
When the hard stuff comes
will I rise up
can I handle it?
Yes is always my answer
When the hard stuff comes
will I rise up
can I handle it?
Yes is always my answer
I am prepared I am ready
all my work has been for the day now
Whatever before me, it don’t scare me
all my work has been for this day now
I am prepared I am ready
all my work has been for the day now
Whatever before me, it don’t scare me
all my work has been for this day now
Dee-1
Dee-1 used to listen to Speech tapes since I was just a peep squake
I mean I pip squeak that’s what happens when my lips speak
A quick blink will make you lose you destiny so stay awake
And when I make mistakes I hope that you don’t think n less of me
Progression be draining but adolescence be the recipe
Their energy especially inspires and refreshes me
I hear some people hate me but honestly it perplexes me
This for everyone out there that’s second guess’d me
GOD never quit on me in fact he rescued me
Despite my flaws and short comings he blessed’d me
We God’s children but the worlds made of sinners
Picture Goliath falling like the World Trade Center
Yeah
We all winners we all got some David in us
But as beginners we grew up on those TV dinners
So we ready for whatever test the devil send us
Cuz we’re tapped into the greatness that lies within us!
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I’m used to building things up from the bottom
Used to be nothing there now there’s something
Grabbing all the scarps that’s from the garbage
Make a masterpiece all the people wanting
I started from the Mil
Down the hill from a land filll
had skill to stand on yet at a stand still
Funky like the band Mandrill
Underground always busy like an ant hill
Couldn’t wait to be on the case like an Anvil
Til the rejection letters messing with my head like an Advil
I wasn’t the one with a six pack and tattoos
But I still wanted to live my fantasy like Tattoo
Always hollering about the planes the planes that my art could get me to
So no relaxing or laid back attitude more like
Murder everyone that’s in the way push on through
Relocate to GA ATL relay
I want to start a craze and we slay every track that we play
I was primarily an MC I need a dj, then I’m really on the way..Ok
I’m used to building things up from the bottom
Used to be nothing there now there’s something
Grabbing all the scarps that’s from the garbage
Make a masterpiece all the people wanting
La la la la la la la la la la la
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These 52 year olds bones
I hear creeks without water flows
Hip hop pro but will never know songs my 23 year old daughter knows
She's plays artists I dig
i ask who is that kid?
Her answers are in audible
Lil dis and dat named after mobs and gats
Mumble raps, beats are trap & every week there’s an all new batch
So I just relax and let HER do HER
Cuz I prefer to defer to Black Girl Magic
Plus all the things me and my queen put into her
Lifes a blur
I remember when she was young all the lessons
That did occur,
Teach her bout her BEES & BIRDS
STREETS and CURBS
And dreams DEFERRED
Langston Hughes & Miriam Makeba
Angela Davis - Facts
That combat the narrative that
We’re doomed as Blacks and nothing can save us
Freedom fighting is the proper behavior. I tell her…
Chorus
You’re black queen and you’re not bitch and nah nah
You are not vixen nah nah
You are not a trick bitch nah nah
Election quick fix nah nah
Americas never had your back no no no
You’re not trap queen nah nah
A Stripper lap dance queen nah nah
White boy fetish dream nah nah
Melanated Black QUEEN high esteem yeah yeah
Americas never had your back no no no
No no no no no
Americas never had your back no no no
No no no no no
Americas never had your back no no no
No no no no no
Americas never had your back no no no
No no no no no
Americas never had your back no no no
Stop this bull ish
Get off your pulpit
You’ve been a pit bull to Black women
The fullness
Of what you did in the slave shacks back in the wilderness
Having your way with women little girls
childrenless
Breaking in entry
Centuries of souls thrown in manure pits
Then pitted your light kids against
The darker kids
Now were conditioned to keeping sparking this
Hating our own women
Intimacy divisions
And indecision’s
Relational confusion
Materialistic dilutions
And all this cuz of your
Intrusions
No wonder we came to conclusions
Blacks lives don’t matter
Murder of Breonna Taylor
Black blood that splatters
America constantly failing
Give reparations
Give a separate nation
No more diversity talk
It’s Black situation
And stop degrading our girls on your TV stations
Americas never had your back
But they love to have your backside
They’re infatuated with that
Your full lips - your melanin darkness
On them - they display
On You - they dismiss
And ll of this sadness could easily be reversed
If Black queens were treated as Gods packages
America has never had your back
But they would love to have your backside
they infatuated with that,
they loving ya full lips
Ya melanin darkness
On THEM they display it
On YOU they dismiss
And all of this madness, sadness
Could easily be reversed
If the black queen was seen as Gods package
Chorus
You’re black queen and you’re not bitch and nah nah
You are not vixen nah nah
You are not a trick bitch nah nah
Election quick fix nah nah
Americas never had your back no no no
You’re not trap queen nah nah
A Stripper lap dance queen nah nah
White boy fetish dream nah nah
Melanated Black QUEEN high esteem yeah yeah
Americas never had your back no no no
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Take your arms and your hands
Take your arms and your hands
Take your arms and your hands
Those arms those hands
Take your arms and your hands
Take your arms and your hands
Take your arms and your hands
Those arms those hands
Hands high
We keep climbing like we’re King Kong
No, this aint a song baby this is an anthem
Everybody sing a long hands in the air
Swing um swing um swing um
Yo
I’m not dead yet I’m alive
The purpose for me is high
Like the clouds in the sky
Its the
Abstract not q-tip but the things that I want for my life
That sometimes don’t match up with reality I strive
Four more months have gone by
Pandemic is still alive
No gigs are in sight
Honey is on me - money is tight
Right right Right
But im feeling sorta nice and its great
Cuz the demons directed fans to take another take
At this collective ironically named arrested development
People needing that connection
Who knows if you flows are those flows that those rows of rap fans are expecting
Black white asian or latin
In this rapture of course what were doing is way more than rapping
We are projecting energies and perception
Perception determines actions and actions determine everything in the future that will happen so
We keep climbing like we’re King Kong
No, this aint a song baby this is an anthem
Everybody sing a long hands in the air
Swing um swing um swing um
Take your arms and your hands
Take your arms and your hands
Take your arms and your hands
Those arms those hands
Take your arms and your hands
Take your arms and your hands
Take your arms and your hands
Those arms those hands
Swing Um to the back
Swing Um to the front
Swing Um to the left
Swing Um to the right
Swing Um all night
Swing Um all night
Swing Um to the left
Swing Um
Possibilities are limitless,
Shoutout to Speech for sending this,
My gift to y’all I give my all, time to reap the benefits,
Hip Hop will never die it’s vital we continue this,
They say that I’m a sign of relief just like the stimulus,
Might not gift my drift but I’m sure you will eventually,
I was born to perform, more than just a trend to me,
Country under stress hard times absorb our energy,
A must we connect gotta rise and reform the industry,
It’s urgent bout to be a shift and I’m determined,
To carry on tradition listen it’s time for learning,
Been on my grind for certain so the homage is deserving,
Pros with the bars going off like J Erving
In the early 80’s,
Rather superb savage with words,
Fighting the good fight Hagler and Hearns
It gotta be done,
One of the greats they stamp me as one,
So embrace this celebration raise your hands and swing um, uh!!!!!!!
We keep climbing like we’re King Kong
No, this aint a song baby this is an anthem
Everybody sing a long hands in the air
Swing um swing um swing um
Swing Um
Swing Um
Swing Um
Swing Um
Hands high Swing Um like a bat
Swing Um like an axe
Swing Um like a bat
Swing Um like an axe
Go right to left left right
Go right to left left right
Go right to left left right
Go right to left left right
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Yo this is Fareedah from Arrested Development and right now you’re in the midst of a celebration. A celebration of life death and the struggles of our ancestors!
Alright
Alright
Thank you
There is reasons why this moments the way it is yeah
There’s some people around me that kept it positive yeah
Im in a happy place
And baby there is so much thanks to go around and I thank you here and now whoa
Break out the bottles, break out the champagnes glasses break out the pretty models
Let your hair down let them evening gowns get looser now
Pour anotherone we about to have some more southern fun the grandmothers and sons about to the the wobble everybody follow
Cuban cigars for the men by the bar
No covid we rolling our clothings like the stars
Balling like Serena and Venus
A few haters made it inside the arena but the space in between us is like Venus and mars
Bring out the cleanest cars
We ain’t going no where they’re to show where we’re from
Don’t mean you have to succumb to it to get legitimately where you are superior
Notorious Glorious illustrious
Yes, without getting mushy I must be
Thankful for how you all touched me
Whew Thank you
There is reasons why this moments the way it is yeah
There’s some people around me that kept it positive yeah
Im in a happy place
And baby there is so much thanks to go around and I thank you here and now whoa
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Ohhhh
Thanks to my moms and pops for being on the watch
Too many friends don’t have em both one on the lock for selling what now sell on major city blocks hey government why not grant clemency? to these non violent kings so they can have a reentry and join celebrations with their families
Thanks for doing that remember it was always wrong, sentences way too long racists and affecting Blacks
Thanks to good music from great artists your art got me through some of my hardest times rhymes and beats your heat made feet move and hearts soothe and at its best spoke truth the power in our darkest hours kudos to those political prisoners, you’re my heroes activists with raised fists the she-roes and everyday people just doing what they should do - turning water to wine inclined to bring us good news thank you!
There is reasons why this moments the way it is yeah
There’s some people around me that kept it positive yeah
Im in a happy place
And baby there is so much thanks to go around and I thank you here and now whoa
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Ohhhh
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Bout It (23 years old)
Yeah Pretty - I’m curious
The Horn of Eritrea
Born to the Mysterious
You have got experience
I Rome like Tiberius
Ya Back side hitting with the curves
Ya Back side lit me with them curves
LOL, lady you hurt me bae
My god your absolutely breath-taking
I wasn’t ready - I wasn’t ready
Yo Thank you thank you
The cheetah in me’s bugging
So I speed over stealth Ankara
Jacket with a hoodie
Absolutely unbelievable undeniable
Perfection on perfection
Single unjustifiable
If I steal you from this vibe here am I liable?
Cuz Ooo you killed it killed it killed it
Lawless with your stunning hot
Realness realness
Not mistaking ratchetness with
Real & Authentic
Don’t be salty like a barracuda Yes Lord
Keep it peaceful like a baby Buddha Yes Lord
He turned the gangsta music down just to look at you
He turned the gangsta music down just to look at you
Alright sexy mama
Alright sexy mama
Whatever they say
They cannot the beauty
Whatever they say
They cannot the beauty
Its the pretty face for me yes it is yes it is
Its the pretty face for me
Ohh child
What do you say?
Uh What do you say? Yeah
I’m bout it bout it
And I can
tell by the way you move it you know your body well
10,000 hours of mirror time such an avid party girl
And I don't drink but you do and I got a tab at the bar tonight
There's no way you be outta mind cuz u're never Outta sight
Not an ounce of fright
Imma be Richie from Harlem nights
You're my sunshine - my only Sunshine
Until tonight
And if it was up to me - you'd be on the tour like an I-3
You be Rita, I and I would have some other side pieces
Mind you I am 23 I got too much Nigerian Fela Kuti in me
let's make some beautiful babies to Afro beat
Africa 70, build a shrine you and the band and I
Get rid of demons like Haman be promoted Like Mordecai
Hey you are more than fly
Yo I am more than high
We are immortal for a moment
Then we are born to die
Hey this is such a vibe
Hey this is such a ride
We are having such a good time
Don’t be salty like a barracuda Yes Lord
Keep it peaceful like a baby Buddha Yes Lord
He turned the gangsta music down just to look at you
He turned the gangsta music down just to look at you
Alright sexy mama
Alright sexy mama
Whatever they say
They cannot the beauty
Whatever they say
They cannot the beauty
Its the pretty face for me yes it is yes it is
Its the pretty face for me
Ohh child
What do you say?
Uh What do you say? Yeah
I’m bout it bout it
Beauty and curves I’ma
23 year old horny toad A perv
Maybe lower case though
My only perversion is a
Sorta serious girl
Back home - way over
8 thousand miles away
Call it nice energy
Im going crazy I don’t know
In and out of cities
A different stage
Another mind-blow
Cute backsides
Who am I to deny truth?
Its raining outside
So Wanna get inside of you
Salty like a barracuda Yes Lord
Keep it peaceful like a baby Buddha Yes Lord
He turned the gangsta music down just to look at you
He turned the gangsta music down just to look at you
Alright sexy mama
Alright sexy mama
Whatever they say
They cannot the beauty
Whatever they say
They cannot the beauty
Its the pretty face for me yes it is yes it is
Its the pretty face for me
Ohh child
What do you say?
Uh What do you say? Yeah
I’m bout it bout it
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I got much less bad habits than dad habits
But if only I could rid of my dad body - Dag nabit so Have at it -
My foreheads huge ok laugh at it
Cuz as long as I'm in your mouth
I'm the one that's orgasmic
And I'll keep coming over and over the Mathematics
The more influential the more bags added
The more bags the more I can do for my people that can't breathe we asthmatic
When I was young the people talked about my head size
That was back in their grade getting dogged out by the guys
I said ok its fair play we was age 9
Who knew 43 years later there’d still be haters looking for ways to get into your mind?
I did a Vlad interview and more than a few mentioned my receding hairline
When in truth there’s no receding at all
My hair line is where the divine was meaning for it to fall
Can I get some UNI thank you
UNITY that a do
We were taught to tear each other down
can we turn this thing around?
Can I get some UNI thank you
UNITY that a do
We were taught to tear each other down
can we turn this thing around?
Hey bro lets conversate like Siri I’m all ears
I got dudes that lift me up they like my pall bearers
Friends that ask how I’m doing and being sincere
There’s not many I must say
But the one or two I have I cherish that and I reciprocate
When hate becomes more than haters and it becomes a culture
When black birds are meant to sing but they become vultures
When your strength means my weakness we need to tweak this
This whole crab in a barrel thing is really so beneath us
Can I get some UNI thank you
UNITY that a do
We were taught to tear each other down
can we turn this thing around?
Can I get some UNI thank you
UNITY that a do
We were taught to tear each other down
can we turn this thing around?
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I always try to Iron out all the Dramatic things
Work out all the wrinkles And yet and still the Static clings
Dudes I used to be cool with see my cool whip
Envy is all they seem to have inside their Tool kit
To top it off, They see my acres of land, green grass spans with a lake view
they think I'm still rolling in doe like back in 92
I tell em, I bought property, check my bars in achen for acres must I remind you
But that's not as sexy
I'm still a nigga to this country never been a Becky.
My good hair is natty & nappy Corporate nah
never saw me in khakis
Im surrounded by White in the music world like Black Keys
Sometimes it's only Whites and Asians thats supporting me. I can shout revolution but only people with free minds can fathom a non latchkey solution
To live or die by your own grit and constitution
I didn't make the rules
And all these people with a ruler
Trying to measure my life
But I'm just inching through
You can be judge & jury baby boo
I don’t care
I didn't make the rules
And all these people with a ruler
Trying to measure my life
And I'm just inching through
I’m just trying to live my life
I’m just trying to live my life my life my life my life
The best I can
Making the best moves trying to stay true
Making mistakes of course learning and changing the chorus
I’m just trying to live my life my life my life
The best I can
swaying evergreens and super tall oak trees
They know I'm fire 🔥 already why Try to stoke me?
Most see my inner hippy -
Make love not war -
that's what I'm here for
don't make me Buy a Green piece
To match with my bongo wrap by rasa don
Cruising in my Jeep on the type of Strips that Gaza's on
Stand back, get back, I bar u like a Kit Kat
Snap on you like a ball cap
Or I’d rather we just Chit chat
But inevitably
U give em enough rope - the clash
is bound to happen like socks we Mitch match
I guess I get that.
When someone matches your energy you need to guard that
Like a head in a Hard hat - the hard facts is
I'm too old to and that said too cold
Blooded I'd rather avoid rubbish
Invite you to my home and knead my own dough
Got bread in the oven
Cant we have a civil discussion?
I didn't make the rules
And all these people with a ruler
Trying to measure my life
But I'm just inching through
You can be judge & jury baby boo
I don’t care
I didn't make the rules
And all these people with a ruler
Trying to measure my life
And I'm just inching through
Making the best moves trying to stay true
Making mistakes of course learning and changing the course
I’m just trying to live my life my life my life my life
The best I can
Try to sue me and defame to the lawyers its just a game
If our friendship goes up in flames
To them its just the same
And greed and deceit among thieves they’ve been trained by the Black law dictionary
Sovereignty is their claim
But we were sovereign
Making audio documents
Slaying countries and continents
Living life that others wish
Almost 3 and half years trying to get a deal
And only 2 and half years having some real mass appeal
Jesus take the wheel - we unfortunately had contrasting skills
So we separated, lack of motivation
Another black promising organization
Lost in translation
As if I was the villain - that’s the story that’s painted
I know we were all tainted - I say I don’t care
But obviously I do - my broken heart hasn’t healed or soothed
I was in my twenties, now I’m fifty two
Life is an hour glass sand steady sifting through
I didn't make the rules
And all these people with
A ruler trying to measure my life
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the muscle mass has been formed on me And Now I'm just flexing
I’m bout to act light skinned just in case you was guessing
I'm kidding - but colorism's a mental prison
And too many rap fans are caught up in the system
I know facts about things I'd rather not say
There's still value in what we've shared I wanna keep it safe
You spending energy trying to spin the imagery
But on our death beds will we see all this differently?
I cannot recollect your flaws, your every wrong
turn,
win lose or draw picking straws its all history like Auburn Avenues
We’ve all journed
people burned for practically nothing
We live and we learn
I swear to you a week before our release I was wishing
death upon me
Like life was a joke - all Knopes - I lived in Pawnee
A week later I felt much greater what a wonderful thing
A record number of streams - yeah
I don’t know what’s happening next
The worst is gone the best is yet to come
I know I was depressed just a week ago
Now I am up yeah I am up
Ooh
I am so awake now
I don’t mess around
I wanna go downtown walk around and
Do it up
Don’t just say do
Don’t just pray move
No dismay on display its ok choose
Sunny without the blues
Money without abuse
Your Zone of genius
Is never meaningless
Don’t diffuse
You the mental enslavement that you’ve been losing to
Satanic demons secret agents, they keep on invading
Your reach on engagements
Your speech and your patience
Endanger relations with
Nations
And making you feel that your forsaken mistaken
satan is the author of lies
RISE awaken!
Let these illusions loose
Who am I talking to?
I’m talking to me mainly
But if I’m helping you then COOL!
I thought I was gonna drown but things are finally turning around
Things are falling in place for me as if the floor gave out
But I’m standing I feel like 93 when we won Grammys
I can’t believe I am me
I don’t know what’s happening next
The worst is gone the best is yet to come
I know I was depressed just a week ago
Now I am up yeah I am up
Ooh
I am so awake now
I don’t mess around
I wanna go downtown walk around and
Do it up
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(Speech)
I don’t know how to feel like you
I don’t know how to feel like you
I roam where all the lions do
I roam where all the lions the lions roam
I roam where lions roam
I guess that’s all I know
I guess that’s all I know
I found the ceiling they say its glass I cannot break it
So I bomb the building
They say we can’t unite I say naw that ain’t appealing
This ain’t memes and likes its me rolling the dice until freedom is what we’re feeling
Dammit im mad
Say it backwards its still the feeling exact
Yeah, im giving you the math I’m giving you the path
Its the the same path that I’ve been giving living in the last days
Baby please behave lately you’ve been just killing it a gun with no safety
Did baba Oje teach us to be lazy? Naw
He channeled mr t saying stay in the A team
We are a race and we are racing time is of the essence its extinction were facing
And revolutionaries make things
Marcus Garvey school of thought we the boss
I don’t know how to feel like you
I don’t know how to feel like you
I roam where all the lions do
I roam where all the lions the lions roam
I roam where lions roam
I guess that’s all I know
I guess that’s all I know
I’m a conscious mc never hiding my identity
To many there’s nothing more important than their whiteness and their money
We see their kids MOWED down in schools?
George Floyd under the knee of a badge and a fool
A quarter million on ventilators and later pushing up daisies on Covid-19
And their key to symbolic freedom is masks - they’re not wearing none!
I smirk I don’t twerk I know how this evil works
We’re in the wild dog
And on every street, there’s beasts and wild hogs
Roaming Savannah’s grasslands Mufasa
Raising up the Simbas and Nala’s and
Sarafinas, hair flowing like Rastas
Battling the agendas stay on my toes like ballerinas
Dealing with foes like they dont know
We’re oxygen that Aquafina
I mean water Arrested Development in the 4th quarter
I don’t know how to feel like you
I don’t know how to feel like you
I roam where all the lions do
roam
I roam where lions roam
I guess that’s all I know
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Hey
Never claimed to be Jay - Z
atmosphere’s Crazy
Hey hey hey
There’s Mobsters all inside this basement
Scenes of Scoresese
Hey hey hey
I’ve been whisked out of
(My Small Town)
A fish out of
(Yeah I’m Out Now)
Fish outta water
We are not in Kansas no more
I don’t know the rules to this here rap (no)
I’m more Bambaataa than Damian Dash (no)
What dudes do - In the name of cash (no)
Launder to me means Laundry mat (no)
nothing can saves us we’re in a Tornado
Whisked to New York by the major label
Strippers and money grippers in clouds of vapors
Hidden pistols in a lot of these waist’es
Enjoy the ride just get into the feeling
You’re in the hottest New York City you killing it
Gang Starr on the stage you label mates
Pinch yourself, slap your face - you doing great
Thank the lord in heaven you ain’t sporting a gold chain
Stick up kids pass you Bo Ho clothes no name
Cut from a different cloth destined with a different call
The Illuminati y’all? - tucked rooms dark halls
Hey
Never claimed to be Jay - Z
atmosphere’s Crazy
Hey hey hey
There’s Mobsters all inside this basement
Scenes like Scoresese
Hey hey hey
I’ve been whisked out of
(My Small Town)
A fish out of
(Yeah I’m Out Now)
Fish outta water
We are not in Kansas no more
Lets rock
Welcome to the big city pimps and big cars
Hey pretty lady I can make you a big star dig it
Young blood I got two for fives
Go sell this come back keep the five
Then tomorrow when you show up you meet the tribe
Here’s a 38 snub nose we survive
Pre cell phone contact
rap from way back
With dread in the drop top shooting at grey Mac
I told em I was gonna make it as a bar smith
Spit my drama To help my momma see better
The truth is these devils is way more ruthless than me or you is
Get money grow wise keep it hip hop
Intelligent bars until the gift stop
Look your enemy in the eye don’t let your chin
Turn the other cheek if you want set up a head shot
Pow
Hey
Never claimed to be Jay - Z
atmosphere’s Crazy
Hey hey hey
There’s Mobsters all inside this basement
Scenes like Scoresese
Hey hey hey
I’ve been whisked out of
(My Small Town)
A fish out of
(Yeah I’m Out Now)
Fish outta water
We are not in Kansas no more
The difference with me I never claimed to be a Gangsta
A Hustler
nor from the streets
I hail from the ATL via Milwaukee and Tennessee.
Summers with my grandmother - I love her
Out houses, well water and chicken coops
Now in New York a rubber band man in every crevice
Am I just wheat Satan's been waiting to sift through?
Gun shots in fun spots is my issue
I left Milwaukee to get away from violence
Im a control freak As they say No man is an island
And now I’m smack dab in the lap of pistols and whiskey
Natural enemies, bravado & Hyper Masculine energy
But the music is a friend to me
Hip hop was born from torn streets gang violence and extreme poverty
Yeah its becoming a corporate run conundrum
Where century old stereotypes frequently come from
But Here I am a fan that’s quickly becoming someone that’s a legend
Laying my own pavement harden it to cement
To maybe 30 years later people still will not forget
Nah Arrested Development yeah never was in Kansas
Just came from a small town to a big town searching for answers
And giving other examples of life instead of death rep with nice bars and samples
Hey
Never claimed to be Jay - Z
atmosphere’s Crazy
Hey hey hey
There’s Mobsters all inside this basement
Scenes like Scoresese
Hey hey hey
I’ve been whisked out of
(My Small Town)
A fish out of
(Yeah I’m Out Now)
Fish outta water
We are not in Kansas no more
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Be refreshed
Speech
I say we gotta tap into our energy
I say we gotta tap into our energy
I say we gotta tap into our energy
I heard a gangsta once say tap into your inner G
Both are right to ignite your the beginner inner peace
The confluence where tyoursoul and the river meets
Yeah. You’ll still need paper but less BAGS
Its more about scratching each others backs and our synergies
I supply the leafy greens and you supply the eggs and wheat
Working together our endeavors can make a spinach quiche now we eat
And eat well a deep well where we dwell nothing scarce so yes we share so we can sleep well
And eat well
deep well where we dwell nothing scarce so yes we share so we can sleep well
Whom who refreshes will be refreshed and whom blesses will be blessed yeah
Whom who refreshes will be refreshed and whom blesses will be blessed yeah
Whom who refreshes will be refreshed and whom blesses will be blessed yeah
You can join us around the entire globe in every corner
Cuz Arrested Development IS A MOVEMENT
Twan Mack
Arrested Development been the band for me since 92
Movie merchandising with purpose and dropping jewels
Famine & pandemics but God will never be timid
Extend your hand showing your kindness it takes a minute
Your fellow man dont always have it good as you do
If you help em it dont really matter who knew
And all the riches in the world dont get you pearly gates
Too many up and coming rappers meeting early fates
1 Love
From trees to marijauna, to canabis and the ganja
The type of weed you need to grow I got my seeds from Ghana
On that she Obama got me minimizing my drama
Wedding cake in the winter Hindu Kush in the summer
The exotic come highly recommended I’m smiley
You’ll be feeling so nicely but the ticket is pricey
On seteva and hybrid, indica and monightly
The medical finely got my body entirely
If we growing it as a cure then they’ll try and indict me
Whom who refreshes will be refreshed and whom blesses will be blessed yeah
You can join us around the entire globe in every corner
Cuz Arrested Development IS A MOVEMENT
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Speech
How these people acting like they know me
Giving mixed signals like emoji’s
Sleeping on me homey you will never be cozy
I never tagged you on IG, but I may have to tag you where your toes be
On each line of mine man you could OD
I’m doing so many lines I get a nose bleed
They cross me three times like a Rosary
And I’ll my fans bare witness like a notary
I’m going in man yo I’m going in
I put my soul on these records
They don’t even take a second just to check em but they saying they my friends
Since the beginning you just after all my ends
If you don’t get that you ain’t got nothing to say back
Y’all just spinning your wheels like Pat Sajack
Uh I’m outraged you clout chase
I’m realizing y’all are just toy soldiers man about face
Chorus
Hollow! How low?
Are you willing to go while you Wallow?
I won’t
give you any room for you to wiggle
I be solving every problem using my grandmas southern ways
Man that lady had a way with sending all these dumb dudes on they way!
On they way
On they way
On they way
On they way
G Love
There really ain’t no way they can be f**king with us
When we unified in purpose then we much too much
When we do it how we do it then you know what’s up
It’s glove and speech so put your hands up up up in the sky til the day that I die I’m always looking on the bright side positive
Living my life
Its the way we live
Try to help another brother
Can’t breathe
They can’t smother
No more
Lish
My Grandma had them southern ways // you play she heat you up hotter than a summer day// I’m from the same cloth these clowns is all talk // That’s why I stay above the current like a boardwalk // Uh Fake snakes is lurking // I only talk to the lord I ain’t conversing with the serpent & // when I come I ain’t gon’ give no warning// Cause everybody want a slice til’ I go Kimbo on em’
Uh
Chorus
Hollow! How low?
Are you willing to go while you Wallow?
I won’t
give you any room for you to wiggle
I be solving every problem using my grandmas southern ways
Man that lady had a way with sending all these dumb dudes on they way!
On they way
On they way
On they way
On they way
Speech
Yo I think I pissed somebody off
They treating me like beads DAY AFTER Mardi Gras
They acting big and hard I guess I’m microsoft?
Its time for me to put more Gates into it all
‘Let A DON rap!
Let the horns be a fore warning my Calvary about that combat
Show up inside your own home like Comcast
And be anything but calm as I cast bombs on this whole entire nonsense
Lish
They be on nonsense// asking can I borrow a dollar like Com(mon) sense//
I tell em wealth is in the mind if you can find it //align it with your ambition then get to grinding// Cause can’t nobody save you when the block is out// I’m in the house like momma said knock you out // and I don’t don’t it for the fame but If I dance the ring //on Debbie Allen you probably never ever be the same when we…
Pull out the semi and the 12 gauge (I don’t wanna start gunning it gunning it)
Got my Beretta and my Weatherby (I don’t wanna start gunning it gunning it)
There’s no defense for this crime oh no and I dont wanna do no time
My grandmas ways will work fine you best to get on your way
Chorus
Hollow! How low?
Are you willing to go while you Wallow?
I won’t
give you any room for you to wiggle
I be solving every problem using my grandmas southern ways
Man that lady had a way with sending all these dumb dudes on they way!
On they way
On they way
On they way
On they way
Grandson I heard you been fighting with them Jones boys
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Yeah
Matching our intentions and language
To evil that is the definition of dangerous
Gods infinite presence is all part of our essence
and my brethren this is pure consciousness
Frequency vibration creativity
Harmonious is my frequency
Dr. Masaru Emoto hidden messages in water
The height that we’ve gone is s high as the things that we have thought of
Tapping into the radiance
Seeing perceiving we’re now playing in stadiums
My passion is attached to me
Task action compassion and laughing
Hugh grant love actually
Happiness. Is now living RADICALLY
I’m emphatic about the static that they wanting
All acrobatics and hoops that you go through when you’re fronting
Some talking loud but aint saying nothing
Chorus
You know we feeling it all
We feeling we feeling we feeling it all
We always feeling it
Its less Imhotep
Its more in depth
Its keeping mind and body all in step
Its culture
In everything that we do every way we move
We create a sculpture
Receive and emit energy in all instances
Constantly going to higher dimensions
Hip hop walk with intentions
Body just avatars heavenly among the stars
We can do whatever we basically choose to
Life is bunch of distraction to amuse and confuse you
TikTok and YouTube is more intoxicating that Voodoo
And more consequence on what you do
Nikola Tesla electrical fiestas every single one of us can possess the ability to express the oceans of emotions
Devotion to our common ancestors
Ase’
Chorus
You know we feeling it all
We feeling we feeling we feeling it all
You know we feeling it all
We feeling we feeling we feeling it all
We always feeling it
Yo
To the fans in the stands that stan (d)
For hours and give us flowers and talk to us after shows
From the U.S. to Japan Oh
let me see your mother loving hands
Whew high in the sky
Renewed and revived
Through covid 19 yes we survived many others have passed in the night
From one plane to another plane like a connecting flight
One finger up a lot of camera lights
We’re all stars in the sky
Sing a long real strong if you’re feeling alright
Chorus
You know we feeling it all
We feeling we feeling we feeling it all
We always feeling it
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Speech:
Trying not to let depression press me into deep regression
Trying not to see a trial that's truly a Blessing
Trying not to speak in negatives
Trying to see beyond what's in my eyes lens
I'm trying to take a deep dive in
Try to know that my blackness by nature comes with taxes
Pathologies come with being tilted off your axis
You wanna know how far off? just look at what rap is
And down south there's even double meanings to what the trap is
All my years all my tears all my fears have been recognized
At least so far so it's hard for them to be weaponized
So many of us paralyzed to what the light do to our disguise
So I just wanna keep it live
Let the music ride get the people high with arrested Development one more time
About to let out screams like the unborn kind that's about to be shown the world for the first time
Hey
When know you got fame in the game and a catalog of flames no shame - its a vibe ain’t it?
You roll with a glow that they try to overthrow - it’s a NO! Yeah And its hard to describe it
We know its alright, we’ve been thieves in the night rocking everyone in sight
While the suckers taking flight! And we always keep it live - everybody hands high! - Keep it in the light! it’s a vibe ain’t it?
I know
baby I know
everybodies catching that vibe
Everybody knows everybody knows our vibe
Big Daddy Kane:
Life is like a camera so lemme suggest this kid
Focus shoot and develop for negatives
The picture it ain't clear after you gave it all you got
There's no need to stress you just take another shot
Misguided minds just by design will try to find the slightest kind despite design to fight your grind
You get that little too small feeling that's just trife?
I got that lol Duval living my best life
Positive visions when you try and picture me
Conscious bout my people but this life's pimping me
And even though the winding road is quite slippery
Just know that you're not going to deprive this from me
Chuck that! The power we fight physically
Ha you don't understand we fight literally
Hope is not a strategy that's my epiphany
If you don't see it, then hey we just vibe differently ya heard
When know you got fame in the game and a catalog of flames no shame - its a vibe ain’t it?
You roll with a glow that they try to overthrow - it’s a NO! Yeah And its hard to describe it
We know its alright, we’ve been thieves in the night rocking everyone in sight
While the suckers taking flight! And we always keep it live - everybody hands high! - Keep it in the light! it’s a vibe ain’t it?
I know
baby I know
everybodies catching that vibe
Everybody knows everybody knows our vibe
Everybody’s got that thing that’s rocking inside em
And everybody’s got that special little hot thing inside em
Help yo vibe yeah
It’s that vibe
Ohh no
It's that vibe
Dwee dwee dwee digga dwee that vibe
Vibe oh oh oh ohh
Hey it's that vibe
Hey it's that vibe
It's that Vibe
when you know
When know you got fame in the game and a catalog of flames no shame - its a vibe ain’t it?
You roll with a glow that they try to overthrow - it’s a NO! Yeah And its hard to describe it
We know its alright, we’ve been thieves in the night rocking everyone in sight
While the suckers taking flight! And we always keep it live - everybody hands high! - Keep it in the light! it’s a vibe ain’t it?
It's a vibe
I know
baby I know
everybodies catching that vibe
Ohhh
Everybody knows everybody knows our vibe
Everybody’s got that thing that’s rocking inside em
And everybody’s got that special little hot thing inside em
Help yo vibe yeah
It’s that vibe
It's that vibe
Oh
It's that vibe
Ohhh
It's that vibe
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I know you wanna make it to the tip-top
But it's difficult to get it in Hip Hip-hop
So you side hustle, bag it in the Zip Loc
Cause you're too lyrical to go viral on TikTok
Under the radar every time your shit drops
Cause they listening to kidz bop
And you like 'Ah nah... Dog... Y'all really think that shit's hot?!'
How many spitters the top ten got pen drop
Silence of the Lambs there's too many sheep
While you reaching for your dreams there's too many asleep
But you in there deep so you gotta keep going through the pain and the failure
You gotta keep growing
Let me tell you what this shit is about
This rap biz is a math quiz, figure it out
Bigger the problem you solve, the bigger your house
Bigger the cheques and six figure amounts hit your account
If music is your real occupation
This ain't no rap homie this is a consultation
A business conversation about your operation
I see the spot you're chasing like Roc Nation
What if you never meet Jay
You never meet Em'
What of you never meet Dre
You never meet them
You better be ready
You're never overweight to take chances
Then your chances can never be slim
I want you to make it
Chorus
I don’t know what you’ve been through
Who could ever know your truth?
I want you to make it
That’s all I’m saying to you
That’s all I’m saying to you you you
I don’t know what you’ve been through
Who could ever know your truth ?
I want you to make it
That’s all I’m saying to you
That’s all I’m saying to you you you you you
I want you to make it
Speech:
Dude you got
Slews of hot
Beats rock bars
That knock superstars
Off charts and what not
Go into any spot
You get a slot to grab the mic
Your lyrics you recite
Whew mic drop
But what's not
Your best plot
Is the rocks you cop
Out on the streets
Brother I know it's all a disease
And its easy To be with
OG’s on the streets
Who for reasons
And seasons They flee from
Their things And retreat
From the mean
Mean Realities
Kings fall on their knees
Queens needing they kings
I’m seeing everything
Hoping it gets better though
But I know
Hope without action
Is just whatever goes!
And we don’t want whatever goes!
Life experience and Clever flows
You can speak of Ebb and flows
Almost better than everyone else that I have ever known
And I’ve known Tupac that’s how cold you are
Make it! I want you to too!
But not shot up by a 22
No Grim reaper to take the sacred things you make and create and turn it all into a gone too soon
Or Rest In Peace
yo
You’re not a hashtag dog
You’re a father
Not a dog tag naw not a martyr
You’re a king you’re a fire starter
Look into them eyes of your daughter
Be inspired to take it much higher like you oughta
c’mon
Chorus
I don’t know what you’ve been through
Who could ever know your truth?
I want you to make it
That’s all I’m saying to you
That’s all I’m saying to you you you
I don’t know what you’ve been through
Who could ever know your truth ?
I want you to make it
That’s all I’m saying to you
That’s all I’m saying to you you you you you
I want you to make it
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Have your moment
Sugarhill and AD
Master G Wonder Mike
Henn Diggity Speech
Ok I got a lil scheme
Its not a scheme, its just an idea
Whoowee
Yo we rocking it we doing it its so legit
So Get em up put em up get em up put em up get em up put em up get em up get em up
Its like Yo
we rocking it we doing it legitimate
So Get em up put em up get em up put em up get em up put em up get em up get em up
You may not like us but you dont know why you dont like us
But you just hate us and seems like a you problem don’t it?
No sleep we gonna lose have your moment
You may not like us but you dont know why you dont like us
But you just hate us and seems like a you problem don’t it?
No sleep we gonna lose have your moment
Yo we rose but no its never been easy
Yo we know the pros and cons of this industry
Even though we made paper through the paper its still greasy
Like the fries at checkers man need some napkins for the cleaning
Yo corporate evils got us signing these bad agreements that for
thirty years later you’re still recouping never even
Even though you’ve done gave em back ten times what they gave you
They don’t only want profit they never stop til they enslave you yo
Pick card. Don’t sign? Keep your pride and stay behind?
Deal with fate? Either way bed fellows sleep away
Made your bed sleep in it
Not comfy in the beginning
Make it happen, get to rapping make some legendary tracks and
Start rolling!
Crowd controlling! Frank Sinatra, rap pack opera
Pan African, an elaborate dance between corporate interests and black empowerment
Not to mention the charts and not to mention the hearts of music fans expanding all around the map
We attack stereotypical images
Create some Black innocence, while keeping all of the militance and the elegance
Yo we rocking it we doing it its so legit
So Get em up put em up get em up put em up get em up put em up get em up get em up
Its like Yo
we rocking it we doing it legitimate
So Get em up put em up get em up put em up get em up put em up get em up get em up
You may not like us but you don’t know why you don’t like us
But you just hate us and seems like a you problem don’t it?
No sleep we gonna lose have your moment
You may not like us but you don’t know why you don’t like us
But you just hate us and seems like a you problem don’t it?
No sleep we gonna lose have your moment
Yo and we’ve never been gaudy
And by nature we ain’t never been naughty
My soul Black gold am I a Saudi?
They see us and Sugarhill Gang ready to party!!
Invading everyones space ATARI
Ironically with political jargon
And labels tries to get us to darken
But on the mic we brought some light what a beautiful bargain
Hey! We featured Masta Ace
Some bumpy Knuckles
Monie Love giving Thanks
A 30 year track record we run to amazing
Like FatMan Scoop vocals a passionate team!
Never shot on the streets
No gossip and beefs
I got the blood of the lamb on me, im being redeemed
We’re as clever as memes, Dell-P living dreams
And if we’re ever extreme, we’re just extremely doing our thing
Yo we rocking it we doing it its so legit
So Get em up put em up get em up put em up get em up put em up get em up get em up
Its like Yo
we rocking it we doing it legitimate
So Get em up put em up get em up put em up get em up put em up get em up get em up
You may not like us but you don’t know why you don’t like us
But you just hate us and seems like a you problem don’t it?
No sleep we gonna lose have your moment
You may not like us but you don’t know why you don’t like us
But you just hate us and seems like a you problem don’t it?
No sleep we gonna lose have your moment
Sugarhill gang
We’re honored We are honored!
Wonder mike master G
Henn diggity
D dynasty
Configa
4 - IEZ
MRK SX
Jahah
For the FKN love
2021 y’all
Shout to Tony Momrelle
b boys b girls all around the world
In the place to be
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released December 3, 2021
Executive Produced by Speech for Vagabond Productions and Configa for Configaration Records
front coverphoto: Filah lah lah IG: @filah_lah_lah
back cover: Jahi Thomas
