Doing **** we don't believe in So I'm retrieving words Of gold to expose my soul on the sheets Combined with the beat of song complete
To compete Nah Cause most of you won't understand it Taking this existance for granted Never going after what you really want Cause you ain't got the heart So your life never starts to have meaning Fiending for something to fill that void Annoyed with the surroundings you picked Cause they don't seem to fit your person Rehearsing what they said would make you happy Until you realized one day Damn they trapped me But who are they anyway To tell you how to live A college degree then a career The only decent way to raise kids But I disagree see I wasn't put here to make a living My living makes me so even if it takes me a lifetime I'm write rhymes that I feel Some **** for when I'm fired That **** for when I'm chill And even if I never make that ticket to a meal I'll still be a success Cause my purpose will have been filled
It came to me like a vision The decision was all mine combined with the fact The lack of points on my GPA Made a college hard to find Walk a line into this world of the so-called real Never backed by a deal So there was no desire to appeal To the masses of those Who seemed closed captioned To the fractions of light That glimmer in the dimmer night Sight obscured by this ******** We must endure Pure thought caught before it can become manifest
Leaving us obsessed
With these objects that bring temporary joy Decoys in the game just like these b-boys and fame To get you to stop focus on the art And start focusing upon making the charts Not to start pointing fingers Cause I had the benefit of learning from others mistakes Those who helped make hip-hop what it is today To go through the **** and cause me to say What the **** is the music business anyway
Government officials trying To communicate with us through hip-hop Which should only serve as a demonstration That our generation holds control of this nation But the creation of Hip-Hop Temples won't help
If the music don't stay up to par So many rap superstars supernova
And just burn out Get addicted to the cash then the label turn them out
I hadn't picked up the a in days just been amazed On how many ************s
Actually think that this rhyming is a phase Ain't ate a decent meal in days So I guess that this dispels the rumors That this rhyme **** pays Nowadays it seems MC means anybody On the block who can make words rhyme But I remember a time when I rapped And no one noticed me And now fools is blowing up Off some third grade poetry And it's a damn shame That we let the game get so low Where it's the dumbest ************s representing hip-hop
Wherever you go And these fools take pride in being ignorant Not to say that I'm innocent; Cause I buy these fools records too So the label can get paid and bring out Another ignorant crew And I know too many heads Trying to get college degrees So how long will we tolerate remedial MC's So please realize If something doesn't evolve or advance it dies You listen to the **** out now And tell me where the future lies *****
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