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Shinin'
01:44
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Haters ain't worth addressing, I hope these words worth confessing/
I felt the lashing when I showed compassion/
I took the pain n turned it into passion/
Why I do it man refrain from asking, my name will be forever lasting/
But emotional sleeves became my latest fashion n my colors clashing/
Stains everlasting, I got slashes in my satin/
You don't see it when the cameras flashing, the image real till you crop it/
Our plight is their profit/
But you still tryn cop it/
You put ya faith in false prophets/
I'm in the pocket while you pocket watching, you need to stop it/
You hurt the race when you hurt our profit/
Elevate n relocate that's the only option, we not stopping, naw/
We not stopping, yo/ Aye
[Chorus:]- Keep rhyming, Keep grinding, Keep Shinin, I'ma/ (3x)
(Repeat)
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Precious Metals
01:45
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Shinin, rare kind like it's a precious metal/
With this rap shit you never meddle/
Aight I think it's settled, you petty like old fellas/
Flow pretty like a rose pedal, sexy grown like stilettos/
Got a cold temper but I'm staying warm the whole winter/
Big spliffs over here bitch, we don't roll splinters/
Storing untitled documents still praying for opulence/
Never saying no sloppy shit/
You keep strayin from common sense, but thats the obvious/
By god we blessed on god we next, we been put to the test/
I mean theres nothing left to guess, won't settle for less than best/
And for those who not impressed I have nothing to suggest/
I been nothing but upset/
I been nothing but obssessed/
I been nothin but depressed/
My food for thought, a tough plate to digest/
You sleepin but that dont affect, my rest/
Yes/
N we on to the next/
Yes/ Yes/ Yes
Bless..Bless..
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3. |
All I Have..
02:35
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[Verse 1:]-
My precious grandmother, I'm always there when u needing me/
I see love the same thing you see in me/
You one of the few who always believed in me/
Held it down kept it on lock, till I found the Key/
Higher frequencies be freeing me, I'm feelin like a Deity/
The one who holds the questions n the answers he is me/
I had to starve the demons who be feeding me/
I spoon fed em every piece/
Till there was nothing left to eat/
Till there was nothing left of me, it took a lot of breaths to speak/
So many blockades in my way it's hard to see/
But the pain is in my face it isn't hard to see/
I see the signs everyday, but it's so hard to read/
My spiritual illiteracy/
Or maybe what's written is just to hard to believe/
I'm not dyslexic Bro this shit gets hectic/
What I can't control seems to be in control of me/
It's got a hold on me/ Yeah
It's got a hold on me..
Yo/
[Verse 2:]-
My Precious mother, I'm always there when you needing me/
From the universe I'm seeking leniency/
My expectations inconvenienced me/
At times I look at my Queen n wonder what she sees in me/
At times we often wonder what it feels like to be free/
But I just know what it feels like to be me/
Yes, I am he/
In the flesh/ G-O-D/
You know my body, n mommy I tried to blame u for my problems/
When you was just tryna solve em/
Now I ain't gotta option it's time to resolve em/
My precious life, what a gift this is/
Thank you for all the Birthdays n Christmases, they never went dismissed/
N all the trips we did/
And thank you for loving me through all of my ignorance, a lie I'll never live again/
The devil stopped knockin cuz he knew I wouldn't let him in/
For less we not settling, Keep pedaling/
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4. |
Benji's Interlude
01:07
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Damaged souls become flammable/
When mishandled, dismantled/
In dark times we lit spliffs like candles/
My picture sits on the mantle/
It's an image of the younger me/
When I was hunger free/
My spirit was full of belief/
While ya lyrics filled with deceit/ (Damn)
Give me a beat I won't kill it for free/
I gotta eat but your receipt is a lifetime guarantee/
Timeless/
Hitman flow, the written assassin/
Catch him cashin, prolly gassin/
For forgiveness I've been asking/
But ion put no tips in the basket, in the pain i've been basking/
Hard to refrain from reacting, my tears like rain on a napkin/
I catch the bus to work my whip I crashed it/
Oh this shit's fantastic, but I keep it pushin like Lupe Fiasco/
Although my system gotta leaky gasket/
I'm the only mechanic, but don't panic, I planned it my spirit was planted/
So I know I'm here for a reason, to see it I demand it/
Every season is outstanding all I see is change n growth/
I called you Bro Bro whatchu changing for/
I gotta let you go I gotta let you know/ (Damn)
I gotta let you go I gotta letchu know/
I gotta let you go I..
[Rhakim Ali:]- Put numbers on the board like a scorekeeper/
Taking em off the bleachers/
I’m off with the cost/
A dash of salt could make the pain die out/
A dash of doubt could put your fame in a drought/
You just here for the clout/
Rap legend steering em out/
You like to talk, you should stay in the house
Got a wolf on the leash,
That bit tall could get you caught in the streets/
Straight bars no sleep just gnawing the beat/
Hold the mic like a harboring thief/
Rock the show like a ponytail/
You like a plastic cup to the holy grail/
Niggas moving like snails on the light scale/
Took the homie out of jail on a light bail/
One of the top ten/
Leave a hot pen/
When i drop plots up a notch at a scotch den cop gems/
Out the lot with a lock then pop niggas out they socks/
Box with a cop knock em out his skin/
No matter what I'ma be..
No matter what I'ma be...
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6. |
Keen 3rd Eye
01:34
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I still get weird vybz from you rap guys/
It's all love, but otherwise it's/
Still fuck the other side/
When she first saw the fire in my eyes my mother cried/
Exchanged my love for pride and part of my inside died/
Time will heal n reveal all/
Niggaz will pull the rug from under you, but still fall/
And when they backs against the wall, they'll still call/
I tried to be the bigger person, it wasn't worth it/
Niggaz showed me they was worthless, of my time you not deserving/
I been observant/
Would you rather be in chains, or have locks on your brain/
Everybody scared, everybody weird/
Afraid to build with our peers/
While you was moving uncertain I was putting all the work in, now it's working/
Now haters showin love but they hurting/
They harass to kiss ass, but would hate to see me surpass/
They diss first n love last/ (fuck em)
I just sit back n laugh as I twist this, Premium Gas/
I pray the Lord free me at last/ (free me)
I pray the Lord free me at last/ (My God)
Uh
Lord
Yeah
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