1. |
Alkaline (Intro)
02:03
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yo/
yo, yo-yo/
[ Part 1: ] -
I like my water alkaline, coral with the lime/
Rhymes so pure they want, more everytime/
Intricately combined n refined n designed/
to stimulate the mind, every line every time/
(Repeat)
[ Part 2:] -
I'm tryna be heard not tryna be seen/
Making moves for the cream not to boost my esteem/
Making moves with the team for the loot n the green/
(Repeat)
know what I mean/
Know what I meeeaaan/
[ Part 1: ] -
Karioooo
Rio, Kato...We been plotting for years man
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2. |
Dirt...
02:33
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[ Chorus: ]-
My nigga brought gas to the session, just to mask our depression got a lot of toxic codes we live by/ The bullshit we let slide, just roll up n get high/ (Repeat)
U dont gotta hate/ (naw)
For the right price, you can participate/ (you know)
I'm sharper with my mind construction ain't my line of work, but I've been writing till my hands hurt/ Put my pride in the dirt..
[ Bridge: ] You don't gotta hate, for the right price you can participate/
I'm sharper with my mind construction ain't my line of work, but I've been writing till my hands hurt/
Put my pride in the dirt/
[ Verse: ]- Trust me, if you looking for love you'll never find it in the streets/
Don't make ya bread where you lay ya head, but you gotta eat/
First things first don't lie to me, I mean I did it too, but my pride is weak/
Lately I'm tryna keep mine discreet cuz shit ain't sweet/
A lot of dark tales I hold beneath/
While you focused on chains rings n golden teeth/
I'm keeping my eyes on the prize, currently that's the green/
But the end goals means a lot more to me, and you sure to see/
Minimizing my team, cuz everyone ain't for the dream/
I'm a passionate person, you can hear the passion in the verses/
I crash landed on Earth's surface looking for purpose beyond mastering verses, for what it's worth shit/
[ Chorus: ]
[ Bridge: ]
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3. |
Tippin' the Scale
01:19
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I couldn't fit in if I wanted to/
Sorry if my tales ever haunted you/
My mother got back n knee pains, went to the doctor mad times n still don't see change/
Man I swear I got, bigger fish to fry in this life right now/
I'm Tryna get right to provide for me n my future wife right now/
I hope my future's bright like wow/ I hope my future's bright like wow/
Niggas hate but they listen/
Tryna tell you fuck the system don't ever be a victim/
Easier said when ya kids need kale, but you could only feed em chicken n it's slim pickings/
N if that bitch trippin it makes a difference, scale start tippin, mind start flippin start switchin/
Scale start tippn, mind start flippin start switchin, uh/ yo, it makes a difference/
It makes a difference/
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4. |
Marcus Garvey Speaks..
00:18
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5. |
Spiritual Growth
01:42
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Spiritual Growth brings a tear to my eye, material wealth can't compare to my high/
Off the GG4, like I ain't scared of the sky/
My guy don't you dare me to fly, I know you wouldn't try/
My ego didn't suit me, I wasn't nearly as fly/
Half ass bars can't let em slide, I won't let em by/
Say you droppin fire, I won't never buy/
I keep tellin myself, don't compare to me God/
Don't compare me to God
Don't compare me to God
(Repeat 2x)
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6. |
Funk You (Interlude)
01:27
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7. |
No Endorsements
02:05
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Rock shows with no endorsements, rap the Lord's gift/
Make you rappers forfeit/
Won't stop performing till the guap enormous, discography looking gorgeous/
Drop them silk hits quick, skip the chorus/
shock endorphins when I'm recording, my records orbit/
Mixing tracks like porridge, eating fruits out the Rainforest, when I'm brainstorming/
Locally owned homegrown clothes foreign imported/
You still sport the Jordan's with the matching Ralph Lauren's/
Caught you cats off the pack in the back snoring/
You whack rap cats tracks is boring/
My shorty make me feel important, we need to be touring/
Industry niggas spiritually torment/
No son-ing me, lyrically we literally orphans/
Young kings aiming for the Forbes list, knee deep by the beach you couldn't see where the shore is/
Lose my sight kid, Lord forbid/ I see where more is/
Yo, the view is gorgeous/
You couldn't afford this/
we got more
(Repeat)
we know where more is, we got some more shit/
more hits, more lit/
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8. |
Karioke
02:17
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Been on this/
Fuck college tip, knowledge shit, anthropologist, common sense Illuminate the ominous/
Stimulate the ambiance, never mistake the obvious/
But niggas androgynous, I don't want no parts of it/
Anarchists departed lost souls from carcasses, meeting in caucuses/ Skilled as a pan artist is, outsmarting the audience/
Hiding from what is obvious, militant lobbyists, but who the godliest/
You lack a clue of godliness/
Was a, mess from the stress still depressed but I’m heaven sent/
Upgraded my elements, remember when my thoughts was elegant/
I’ll never see that hell again, i won’t befriend the president, but i will lend a helping hand/
Just respect my precedence/
In my natural residence, my queen watchin LMN/
My friends don't smoke kush without the blend/
My front men never pretend/
Man its the end when i send, transcend n ascend/
In the lab breakin pens, again n again, my niggas stay bent like ya rims/ Never fold like Timbs thru the sins, in the wind counting ends/
Man my destiny begins/ man my destiny begins
From within/
From within
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9. |
In Rain E(nd)terlude
01:57
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10. |
Outro
00:41
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