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September 22nd 2017, I proposed to the love of my life
Two years later minus a day, I made that lover my wife
Forsaking others with my sisters & my brothers that's tight
Within my circle, then took off to recover our flight
Towards a island paradise for 10 days
Made love until the blood nearly burst in our membranes
And then we came home to a conviction of cop who shot a brother
In his home without an Amber alert, now I wonder
What it's like to be white, shoot up a school, squeezing glocks
Til the screaming stops, then you're seized by cops with being shot
That be the plot, 'cause being black, it ain't that hard
To go down to 20 rounds in my grandma's backyard
Ain't that complex to lose your snap at being quarterback
When you take a knee, you're ungrateful, please no more of that
Police protest that's messing with our bottom line
While tomorrow's sign of Columbine's our shot to keep some cops in line
Thanks to the obsession with weapons
They say's protecting the brethren, except for church where they're threatened
Our kids? rocking demons like Jordans, question survival
But instead of bibles, you want me to pack a rifle
In public schools, I need room for God's truth to tell
Instead, I'm handcuffed like black and brown future selves
With more 'Superfly' fantasies than Future sells
With soundtracks to which they scheme, murder and shoot for wealth
It's a one way ticket to a future cell
As you can you tell, clout chasing is sending all of our youth to hell
Before Wakanda, no kid out here wanna be T'Challa
Straight facts, they wanted to be 6ix9ine with face tats
And even then, Killmonger they more related to
Based on where they're from, what are kids with rage to do
They ain't Joe Budden or Zach De La Rocha
Machines they're against will have 'em zapped for they quotas
A Masters diplomas, Bachelors ain't a bonus
Strip ambitions, bow down to "Massa", not owners
Now I gotta be a reseller to get this house
Cause gentrification's the master plan to kick us out
Like it was nothing
With every blessing, there will come an interruption
Can't be comfortable in life
With interruptions coming like drone strikes
Yeah, I find myself mentally turned inside out
I'm by myself readily turned inside out
And I can tell I'm physically turned inside out
And I'm in hell, spiritually turned inside out
I find myself mentally turned inside out
I'm by myself readily turned inside out
And I can tell I'm physically turned inside out
And I'm in hell, spiritually turned inside out
Yeah, it's why I need my "Kerux", in spite of hesitance
To strike up convos, plus he's guarded like the President
Protected leader of a ministry of excellence
That's heaven sent, so why is trust not effortless
Leadership gets side eyed, why not trust their safety
Well it's crazy, last pastor I trusted? He nearly raped me
Too much right? But imagine this bully, a threat
You wake up to him standing over you fully erect
Now at that point, you're way beyond fully upset
More like: Lemme blow his face off and pull for his death
Give into "R.A.G.E." like the song I wrote about it
And yet my life in Christ is so astounding
I pray for the victims of Zacharias with the memories than hound them
That Jesus covers them in his counseling
That's sounds 'Crazy'? I know, but I ain't Cee-Lo Green
I'm trying to lift you out the Dungeon, Family, see those dreams
Come and get this soul food cooked by Elohim
Cause when those interruptions come, then the ego leaves
Like it's nothing
With every blessing, there will come an interruption
Can't get comfortable with life
With interruptions coming like drone strikes
Yeah, and I find myself mentally turned inside out
I'm by myself readily turned inside out
And I can tell I'm physically turned inside out
And I'm in hell, spiritually turned inside out
I find myself mentally turned inside out
I'm by myself readily turned inside out
And I can tell I'm physically turned inside out
And I'm in hell, spiritually turned inside out
Physically turned inside out
Spiritually turned inside out
Mentally turned inside out
Readily turned inside out
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Don't let them call you a racist
If you got your black fist up in the air making a statement, to the point you're seen as dangerous
Beyoncé had the 'Panthers' in 'Formation'
Emphatic in presentation, dramatic within it's weigh in on tactics of segregation
And Morgan & Lauhren's statements of blatant
Disrespect that she's anti-cop lack intellect and I got
More for you to disregard when I'm defining pro-black
With cold facts for melanin snapshots that's Kodak Black
Imagery's literally high definition
I challenge you, think critically despite your suspicions
I interrupt your thinking that relied on tradition
That left Sandra Bland hung out to dry while imprisoned
Traumatized like war torn vets
Don't know what's deadlier, the 'Rona or that knee that's crushing George Floyd's neck
And yet I'm the threat, raw in a Metallica tee
Skater jeans and anything else that ain't blacker than me
So in the middle of a pandemic, it's that hectic
When cops enforce social distancing with crass methods
Protesters get slapped to the pavement, then get mashed out
White folk outside congregating? their masks get passed out
And I ain't got a problem with white folk
Unless my presence keeps you off balance 'cause racism's your tightrope
And I hope you use your privilege that's that significant
To make a point more than pyramids for black innocence
Just because I'm pro-black, doesn't mean I'm anti-white
King in my black skin, doesn't mean I'm anti-Christ
Black pride's a raging fire, they rather see candle lights
Just because I'm pro-black, doesn't mean I'm anti-white
Yeah, you gotta deal with it
I don't hate your blue eyes, I'm being real with it. Listen up
Just because I'm pro-black, doesn't mean I'm anti-white
Dear white people, I'm that change in Samantha White
Anti-white? You must be insane
That Logic's kinda Shady when there's Leah James
I'm a fan of Ashley Graham, plus size with curves
Like I love Jill Scott, that's my word, my heroes were
Straight Outta Compton and straight up pop
I studied Nasir Jones and Aesop Rock
I loved two non black girls who ate up 'Pac
And my daughter's best friend will have you straight up shocked
You should've known a Caucasian would've been her road dawg
Her first crush at five had blue eyes and a mohawk
So when I say I'm pro-black, I'm not attacking lack of melanin
I'm urging youth that's black to pull up pants and act like gentlemen
Not 'cause of Cosby's reprimand
But because you're often seen as the threat at hand and not the better man
Who never go a lot further, they're Bob Schmurdered
By a justice system going light on a Brock Turner
So I don't trust a racist cop further
Than I can throw him, knowing they choke us out and leave us on the block murdered
This 'Real America'? Please stand up
Does my life matter or you rather see this rapper handcuffed
Cause a lot of us are studious college kids
With 'Stacey's that don't 'Dash' to "Clueless" politics
And now's here's a myth, plus a point that's factual
White men can't jump and black men can't storm the Capitol
Just because I'm pro-black, doesn't mean I'm anti-white
King in my black skin, doesn't mean I'm anti-Christ
Black pride's a raging fire, they rather see candle lights
Just because I'm pro-black, doesn't mean I'm anti-white
Yeah, you gotta deal with it
I don't hate your blue eyes, I'm being real with it. Listen up
Just because I'm pro-black, doesn't mean I'm anti-white
Dear white people, I'm that change in Samantha White
And for the record, I got love for white people and
Black people, Brown people
Asian American, Latino people
As long as they know my life matters, and they're down to change the standard
And I got love for white people and
Black people, Brown people
Native American, Indigenous people
Cause we're all saved by the blood, but don't label me as a thug
For the record, I got love for white people and
Black people, Brown people
Asian American, Latino people
As long as they know my life matters, and they're down to change the standard
And I got love for white people and
Black people, Brown people
Native American, Indigenous people
Cause we're all saved by the blood, but don't label me as a thug
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Freedom Writers
03:15
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I'm out to raise freedom writers
With speeches vibrant with science, seen as survivors of violence
Elohim dialed in defying those demons rioting with tyrants
Yeah, my passion's underrated, I'm David fighting Goliath
I triumph against all odds with God's favor, bride of his highness
My guidance & yes, my comfort rate to contemplate & concentrate
On criticizing reasons why Eric Garner would suffocate
Fighting racial tensions 'causing Ferguson scenarios
That turn their back on justice like the cops did DeBlasio
On behalf of those trans genders treated like gang members
And that measured with faith I have treasured
I paint "legendary pictures" with a genius in tune
To use "the voice" with more "spice" than a scene out of Dune
Directed by Denis Villeneuve, 'cause we rarely see the proof
Of justice for the black boy some cop didn't mean to shoot
Out of fear that they're weapon strapped, the pot calling the kettle black
While "running with the devil" like that classic heavy metal track
That's a higher learning more than Eshon & Uncle Reece
Propaganda felt like Braille via this Humble Beast
Christian hip-hop metaphors so the saints run with me
While focusing on up and comers like the Summer league
With lyrics challenging my walk in life
In accepting Christ who died for me despite my flesh that said that I oughta die
If you knew my past you would be mortified
That's why Christ is not only my Savior but my Lord on High
That's why we need the gospel where the demons lie
In "Criminal Minds" you couldn't profile in a CSI
Or "Red" could never ever put on his "Blacklist", I'm vanquished
In God's image, I vanish. I'm his catfish
Freedom when I write, yeah
To break the chains of all the demons in your life, yeah
So that you recognize the reason for the Christ, yeah
And his relationship that you need to survive
He's the reason you're alive
Fight for freedom when I write, yeah
To break the chains of all the demons in your life, yeah
So that you recognize the reason for the Christ, yeah
And his relationship that you need to survive
He's the reason
I'm in public schools being a light, giving kids freedom to write
About those demons that lie within in them, their eaten alive
And mistreated, it's why my after school season's a vibe
It's more than reason to rhyme, its pre-teens believing their bi
Having their feelings denied before there's a reasoning why
These feelings speak to their lives, guarded believing in Christ
While I'm dealing with life. Overcoming a marriage
That's on the rocks, while my people's being shot 'cause their freedom's denied
With that 14 word manifestos for the youth to market
That if you're black, you're the target in a supermarket
By the minds that's been renewed by the white supremacist
Instead of Romans 12:2 as Christ intended, they deny the premise
And call our kind the menace, use black on black crime as trite defenses
When that's personal beef, I pray against that and your thoughts of murdering me
Out of fear of being replaced, perversion is deep
'Cause this land you never owned, you gained this world to lose your soul
Your love for country's evil un-refutable
you know the 'drill', they'll blame music for all black and brown murder
So I rap to crowds turned up with that cap and gown fervor
When I write, yeah
To break the chains of all the demons in your life, yeah
So that you recognize the reason for the Christ, yeah
And his relationship that you need to survive
He's the reason you're alive
I fight for freedom when I write, yeah
To break the chains of all the demons in your life, yeah
So that you recognize the reason for the Christ, yeah
And his relationship that you need to survive
He's the reason you're alive
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MLK/MJ, Lebron & Kobe
04:42
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I'm catching King James' scrutiny with that Skip Bayless fluency
For cadence spit fluidly, This is Kane next to Schoolly D
Composing with no truancy from disdain and mutiny
At policing making black folk a bit famous brutally
As rappers, they expected me with thick chains of jewelry
Instead they got a servant with a kick game that's lunacy
With news that Christ's resurrection's the greatest eulogy
Foreshadow genius like Jordan with his game at UNC
Independently wealthy, dropping gems that's healthy
All I need is a Killer Mike to Run The Jewels on El-P's
Among the lonely people, I taught gifts I established
To kids with passion while mellon-collie with infinite sadness
Like that Billy Corgan classic describing injustice we face
You shoot a Jacob Blake and catch no charges in police states
This country's ripe for outreach, this mouthpiece
Ain't worried some saints ain't Cavalier I took my talents to that South Beach
I got at least 81 points to prove
My mamba mentality that's been anointed to
Sacrifice for excellence with every joint I do
Yeah, Kobe was my Muse too, with no clue
His helicopter crash would change the whole year
And all these dirty coppers blast who we hold dear
Through all of this we got a mask to control fear
Still I'm trusting God who got our backs or we're nowhere
Yeah
When I shoot my shot, I'm a name it Kobe
Man in the arena, I'm a be Lebron
I wanna be like Mike to be the one & only
For God's glory then I'm gone, gone, gone
When I shoot my shot, I'm a name it Kobe
Man in the arena, I'm a be Lebron
I wanna be like Mike to be the one & only
For God's glory then I'm gone, gone, gone
Bred to be the raging bull, I aim to hit you
I might do it with my tongue out, MJ edition
With my words so you should be all ears, I stayed official
From 'The Jump', I bring 'The Truth' like Paul Pierce, ask Rachel Nichols
Sharper than 'Claws' starring Karreuche or Kawhi's before
And know that I'm a T-Rex if you view me a dinosaur
With rhymes galore, among the Supremes like I'm Diana Ross
Or Conway 'cause this Machine is spittin' with all types of raw
Content, faith based like a convent
Until I'm ash that you put on your face upon lent
Renegade for certain, all NBA with the verbiage
That'll drop the hammer on you like LBJ did to Nurkic
You're Swae-Lee, I'm more AZ
Over your head like Clippers, you're Pat Bev' trying to guard KD
I'm 'A Written Testimony' that ain't Tana Talk 3
It's John 8 verse 36 to have the captives walk Free
I come straight as a crucifix so the masses thoughts be
On many waves of truth with this, so they parrot on key
With that Kobe work ethic, I am ferocious
Nah, my work ethic is "Black Panther" post-cancer diagnosis
With limited time to change your spirit & mind
Towards Christ who died and rose in the physical kind
To save you from the hurt in your soul
So you can be with the King with 5 rings rocking purple & gold
When I shoot my shot, I'm a name it Kobe
Man in the arena, I'm a be Lebron
I wanna be like Mike to be the one & only
For God's glory then I'm gone, gone, gone
When I shoot my shot, I'm a name it Kobe
Man in the arena, I'm a be Lebron
I wanna be like Mike to be the one & only
For God's glory then I'm gone, gone, gone
When I shoot my shot, I'm a name it Kobe
Man in the arena, I'm a be Lebron
I wanna be like Mike to be the one & only
For God's glory then I'm gone, gone, gone
When I shoot my shot, I'm a name it Kobe
Man in the arena, I'm a be Lebron
I wanna be like Mike to be the one & only
For God's glory then I'm gone, gone, gone
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To his job, he positioned himself
Like Kobe eager to shoot his shot, and place his name in the hall of fame
But like the fate of Achilles, he soon taste
How bitter promotion is traded for humiliation
Disillusioned. the security that once brought him comfort
Is now the security monitoring his exit, rejected
In facing an uncertain future
How will he fare, now that his determination has been tested through termination
His determination is being tested through termination
His determination has been tested
So I walked into my job, first day of the week, November 4th
Four years dedicated, yet one hour later, unemployed
Walking out with former supervisors, just in case I turned psychotic
I'm saying: Jay you got this, No I ain't got this
My world turned upside down, round & round it turned me
Don't know what I'll tell my wife for why I'm back at Ten-thirty
Even though I knew it was a matter of time before I was let go
I was still like hell no, all my plans got death blows
I just got hitched, I'm thinking ain't this a: whoa
Jason don't lose yourself, it's Shady in this Twilight Zone
That I'm caught up in, talk about an interruption
Gave my life to after schools, their artistic productions
The staff that was sometimes suspect, the parents that were cussing
Me out for no reason, but pleasing when they needed something
Got that leadership status & nearly caught concussions
In that office when I collapsed, it would've been all for nothing
I missed church services, bible study with everything that was ridin' on me
An idol for me, I'm convinced that God took that title from me
I was getting my feet wet, wasn't a year in deep yet
But being the one in charge, spiritually I was a complete mess
Couldn't make a mistake, though sometimes I was to blame
Wasn't worth the financial gain, I hated who I became
Desperate times called for desperate measures just to keep that treasure
But it had to go, 'cause there was no way I would see that ever
First time in a while, I got no clue what to do
And it's complicated
I got options, and all of these potential moves
That I'm contemplating
But if God's purpose isn't this, I'm screwed
And it's complicated
A Bronx Tale became my hell up in Harlem I had to lose
That I'm contemplating
Yeah
So now I'm working this warehouse, I'm scraping tape of the floor
Being used for social distancing, only to tape down some more
I'm grabbing heavier boxes than ones that came down before
Can't wait to lay down, I'm sore, but it's 'bout to weigh down my snores
Cause I'm having nightmares of waking up nights with no purpose
Cause I'm right here, breaking up fights with co-workers
And it's quite clear, I'm hating my life, it's slow murder
Like a knife tear, breaking windpipes, my throat's bursting
With more blood than Jesus shed, aggressive all my demons get
I should leave this job, yet I ain't found a reason yet
Yes! I'm stowing packages in orange vests, not at all upset
Cause my last job had me sorta tense with a morbid stress
Over performance yet I'm tortured, guess I missed all of those warning threats
Now I question teaching jobs I oughta get
Like, do I wanna work with kids? Last time was rocky
I can see 'em forming mob scenes asking me: yo, what does WAP mean?
Don't know Megan, you got me. Yeah, the truth will cost my paycheck
Meanwhile co-worker I fired is bringing false allegations against Jason
ironic 'cause she's the one I was fighting for
What? No wonder I'm not working at that site no more
I don't trust my judgment and now I'm scared I can't write
I ain't staying in Christ and I'm frustrating my wife
You don't wanna know what I've been contemplating at night
This husband's failing at making a life
For my family, it's true I got no clue what to do
And it's complicated
I got options, and all of these potential moves
That I'm contemplating
But if God's purpose isn't this, I'm screwed
And it's complicated
A Bronx Tale became my hell up in Harlem I had to lose
And I don't know what to do
Never expected to lose
And I don't know what I do
Cause I can't deal with my truth
And I don't know what to do
With shots that I didn't shoot
Lord I don't know what to do
I'm crying out to you
I'm crying out to you
I'm crying out to you
I'm crying out to you
I'm crying out to you
I'm crying out to you
I'm crying out to you
I'm crying out to you
I'm crying out
I'm crying out
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I'm crying, I'm crying
Crying out to you
And I'm frightened
That I'm dying
And I can't speak to you
And I don't wanna bring you down
And then you run away
And I don't wanna be around
If you don't wanna stay
Please stay
Don't wanna play games with the throne, when I'm so far gone as a fire breathing dragon
From Kylessi thinking that deeply as a choir breathing passion
Of Christ with a leader with a mask on that Future didn't rap about
Isolation got you one step closer to a 'Chester Bennington' tapping out
Lack of identity, trapped in doubt, full of demons that need casting out
Ain't nothing to laugh about when the devil got your number, the exact amount
When you like men and you're masculine and you can't talk to your pastor then
You isolate yourself wrapped up in all the guilt that got your tragic end
And you never saw it coming like Trump in office, guilt is a currency, come up off it
Trapped in your head like Kelly in the closet with life full of promises of empty deposits
And you don't know who you can turn to, STD like how it burns you
Like Usher's Confessions buried & paid off when public perception's the ultimate trade off
Personal trainers got no weight off the hate that erases your race like Adolf
Chi-town shootings on a holiday weekend, I pray God takes me away from the deep end
With all my secrets, I have kept them sound to the point I that I need to keep a weapon down
From my head, Boyz II Men 'under pressure' now, our beautiful minds don't wanna let you down
I'm crying, I'm crying
Crying out to you
And I'm frightened
That I'm dying
And I can't speak to you
And I don't wanna let you down
And then you run away
And I don't wanna be around
If you don't wanna stay
So please stay
I speak for the bio-polar and manic depressive, not sober addict, obsessive
Soldier with a madness aggressive, not over panic that threatened
The hope and aspect of heaven, know that he's grasping from brethren
Not cold, whose path is blessing, work through his past and accept him
No light, when darkness consumes everything in your whole life
There's no promised land, you are Moses, you won't see it, so tight
Cause you feel that it's not fair that you're not there
All the while God got a purpose, but you're burdened wishing you're not here
An "American Horror Story", don't need to "FOX" to see it
When you've been raped since you were nine, you clearly got a grievance
ADHD, disobedient, live with demons, they stay tweaking
Dealing with it as they act a fool, we write them off in our after schools
We tell them: don't bother me, don't interrupt my life
Just be my favorite pop star, though you cut yourself at night
I don't care why you're stressed out, just shut up, be my wife
But your wife's been trying to disappear, she really needed prayer
When she's saying
I'm crying, I'm crying
Crying out to you
And I'm frightened
That I'm dying
And I can't speak to you
And I don't wanna let you down
And then you run away
And I don't wanna be around
If you don't wanna stay
So please stay
Please pray
I'm crying, I'm crying, crying out to you
And I'm frightened that I'm dying and I can't speak to you
And I don't wanna let you down
I'm crying, I'm crying, crying out to you
And I don't wanna let you down
And I'm frightened that I'm dying and I can't speak to you
If you don't wanna stay
I'm crying out to you
I'm crying out to you
I'm crying out to you
I'm crying out to you
And I don't wanna let you down
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Crazy/Beautiful
06:40
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Listen, I know you've been crying out that you ain't satisfied
With the fact I'm not a team player when you've analyzed
What our marriage has become, and nowadays I fantasize
That our love is joyous when it's not, but I rather die
I would rather die than live with love of my life
Keeping my feelings suppressed from under the covers at night
To speaking of weeks of defense of myself to other indictments
You forgot this, you're selfish, you're helpless, yeah I would rather die
But I would rather live with you a lot more
Targeting vacations and adoration we shot for
I need to be the man that every night you are hot for
Not someone that you think you can't depend on 'cause you're not sure
The perfect husband? Guess not. It's evident
But I can't afford for you to strip away my confidence
Every time it's gotten tense,
'Cause I remember seven years ago, I was plotting this
Whoever You Are, I'd just let you know
I Just Want You in my Love life Confessional
That's been reserved for only you baby
Yet, come to find out it was you baby. My love
You were so near yet so far, now I let you know
On Summer's last day, you looked exceptional
When I'm exchanging vows with you lady
Forever starts right now with you lady, my lady, lady
Anytime we're not all the way connected, I get nervous
When I'm seeing that for you to let go. I got to earn it
And it doesn't take discernment
That me walking round in the buff, it ain't enough that I got your head turning
Once I get your "Permission", call me Ro James, ain't no playing
Got both of your lips on mine while your body's pulsating
Whether we just both want it or it's straight up love making
You're the only queen I need on my throne, your stud's waiting
I don't wanna be the only one walking 'round my pad naked
And you not thinking this is something advantageous
Duran Duran when I'm walking 'round that mannish
Hungry like the wolf 'cause you've got me that famished
Passion, I got to have it
Or I would rather I die, nah I would rather change all my bad habits
To be the husband you deserve, center of your universe
That's for sure
Whoever You Are, I'd just let you know
I Just Want You in my Love life Confessional
That's been reserved for only you baby
Yet, come to find out it was you baby. My Love
You were so near yet so far, now I let you know
On Summer's last day, you looked exceptional
When I'm exchanging vows with you lady
Forever starts right now with you lady, my lady
And now we sail on oceans blue, oceans blue babe
And I'm making love to you, just to you babe
While I'm letting you know, you're crazy beautiful lady
And we are crazy beautiful together
And now we sail on oceans blue, oceans blue babe
And I'm making love to you, just to you babe
While I'm letting you know, you're crazy beautiful lady
And we are crazy beautiful together
I wanna kiss you in places nobody else gets to see
Wanna exist in you naked where love is legendary
It's alright, you're crazy beautiful lady
And we're crazy beautiful together
I wanna kiss you in places nobody else gets to see
Wanna exist in you naked where love is legendary
It's alright, you're crazy beautiful lady
And we're crazy beautiful together
Yeah
Once up a time I looked through old emails
Examined the affections I wrote to those females
When I was only searching for you through those details
Funny looking back how none of those folks prevailed
But ain't like these women I never cared about
They filled me up, when I didn't know your whereabouts
Besides the back of mind, you were a fair amount
Now in front of family and friends, we're sharing vows
But when I get on your nerves, I know it's touch and go
Talk to me crazy, and now I'm barely touching toes
Far less for cuddling and snuggling, and that's facts
Don't talk to me like I'm a stranger, 'cause that's jacked
Don't want my joy from rocking Bred 11's, Burgundy 1's
I'm with paying off the mortgage & building emergency funds
And serving Jesus, what we're purposely on
So draw the curtains c'mon
I wanna kiss you in places nobody else gets to see
Wanna exist in you naked where love is legendary
It's alright, you're crazy beautiful lady
And we're crazy beautiful together
I wanna kiss you in places nobody else gets to see
Wanna exist in you naked where love is legendary
It's alright, you're crazy beautiful lady
And we're crazy beautiful together
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Aye Rod, do or die, you revolutionized all styles of super fly
Suit & ties to every single Jordan, yeah, you knew the vibe
By the way, I still ain't got those Black Cements
That you recommended 'cause resell is like half my rent
And the thing is, I'll probably still get 'em to just to rep you
For times you were without a home but school you had to get through
To tell the truth, I'm vexed too, upset 'cause it seemed only in death
You finally got the greatest love & respect
But to be honest, I'm vexed with myself for missing moments that you set up in texts
Cause my career had me stressed
Twisted ankles had me cancel more visits thinking I'd see you in a minute
But now you're a 'Ghost', it's hitting different
I'm glad you missed Covid-19, you would've hated that
Along with Breonna catching zzz's and getting slain for that
Life of the party, ain't no mistaking that
To see you again, what could I trade for that, I cause swore that you'd make it back
I can't believe I gotta give you up, say goodbye and
I can't conceive that we're out of time
Still trying to find myself some closure
Though I'm so glad your pain is over
I'm still in pain 'cause you're gone
It's still hard knowing you was chosen
My superpower might be that I'm broken, but you in heaven floating
A humble dude, you was never gloating
Always supported me when I was hosting
After "The Shade", we began the roasting, you was my brother, we was always joking
Plenty of convos, we was really open
We kept it real, there was no decoding
You wore your heart, and you stay emoting, that love was there, it was very potent
You are not here, and the time is blowing
But has it soaked in, or am I coping? It might be pending, my emotions loading
See when you left, my face became an ocean
Full of the fears, while my tears dropped past my clothing
Your time is over, that mean mine approaching
I celebrate you, I'm forever toasting, but what's an athlete without the coaching
I bear your fruit, you was always sowing
I love you bro, and I'm knowing that you know it
I can't believe I gotta give you up, say goodbye and
I can't conceive that we're out of time
Still trying to find myself some closure
Though I'm so glad your pain is over
I'm still in pain 'cause you're gone
Lost, confused. Such a solid dude
Played by God's rules, your soul did not lose
Fools, thinking we had time, hitting the snooze
You needed us the most, we out paying our dues
Played it cool, like you always do
The love you showed us? Forever with the crew
Fighting through your sickness, your body banged up and bruised
Gave it all you had, using God's tools
And proved everyday, focused, wanted to heal
Amazed at your strength, you always kept it real
Laid back, calm, collected, always chill
Sock game on lock, sneakerhead, catch him on the grill
Son, brother, a friend, poet with the skill
We waited too late to show you how we truly feel
GM needs you on this team, signed a great deal
The gentle giant is an angel on the outfield
Still in pain that you're gone
Still in pain that you're gone
Still in pain that you're gone
I'm still in pain that you're gone
Still in pain that you're gone
Still in pain that you're gone
Still in pain that you're gone
I'm still in pain that you're gone
Friday April 30th, I'm on the Staten Island Ferry
New Gojira in the headphones & their album title's heavy
Cause I would need every ounce of Fortitude for the news
I was 'bout to read on my Instagram feed
A moment I don't believe, just know that I couldn't breathe
I saw a picture of my boy that I don't usually see
Cause he barely posts himself, like this is new, what's happening
And then I read caption
Wait, hold up, then I read the caption twice
And then I read it again like: Yo, this isn't right
This can't be life, No Robert Torres didn't die
So much shock to the point I didn't cry
Cause I can't believe I'm missing you
You never got to hear the music you produced that y'all out there are listening to
Cause I steady wanted it to be ready
Now tears will fall like raindrops instead of confetti
Cause the celebration I expected is interrupted now
I wanna tell you about my marriage, all it's ups and downs
And how Dipset got crushed by The Lox
And how I can't wait for your joint to finally drop
So that the world could get to know the White Rhino
Rapper/producer always sampling the right vinyl
Who loved coffee, even more, loved Jesus
And turned many into his believers, I can't believe it
Still in pain that you're gone
Still in pain that you're gone
Still in pain that you're gone
I'm still in pain that you're gone
Still in pain that you're gone
Still in pain that you're gone
Still in pain that you're gone
I'm still in pain that you're gone
Hey Rod
You specialized in being kind
Your humbleness
Restored my sister's faith in good men
Angel in the outfield like Chadwick Boseman, number 42
You taught me to batter up
Step up to the plate, push through
With your guidance, I hit a home run
I'm still in pain that you're gone
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9. |
Maverick
03:32
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They want me to run with Ahmaud, facing a shotgun
But my God said that I'm Maverick, 'cause I'm the Top Gun
That's why I stand strong on his promises, I'm God's son, not done
Never let 'em tell you that you're not
You've been designed with a purpose, God given purpose
Solidified with a purpose, God driven purpose
You live and die with his purpose, God given purpose
Won't be denied, yeah, never let 'em tell you that you're not
Listen
They tried to kill me like Joseph, they got me looking like Samson
Tried to distract me from focus towards a purpose I championed
They tried to strip me of my dream coat, call my all goals obscene quotes
Like dreaming big's too much ego 'cause I'm pro-Black & too negro
Elohim's my hero, keeps Delilahs out my kinky hair
Lyricism on gritty snares, reflecting all the city's glares
Of darkness I fight against through righteousness
In a world where the world leader's where the tyrant is, threatening nuclear violence
And plus this pandemic's raising levels of anxiety
And depression when I question if Presidents will fight for me
But I serve his excellence who died for me, not privately
Down to settle the score in this Fugees like rhyming team, not minor league
Like black and brown society shot in their sleep violently
Even Cardi B. ain't seen this invasion of privacy
So I Dig In The Crates Like Diamond D
To Breakdown a Vision Of Love Mariah sees.
They want me to run with Ahmaud, facing a shotgun
But my God said that I'm Maverick, 'cause I'm the Top Gun
That's why I stand strong on his promises, I'm God's son, not done
Never let 'em tell you that you're not
You've been designed with a purpose, God given purpose
Solidified with a purpose, God driven purpose
You live and die with his purpose, God given purpose
Won't be denied, yeah, never let 'em tell you that you're not
Matter of fact
I rarely cower with a composition that is scary hours for the competition
Cause I clearly tower over opposition
Only right 'cause I'm here to buzz the tower, wasn't coward
Got live at Mach 5, I got mine empowered
With a vow to 'Take your breath away' right into the danger zone
Now tune in to escapades I write where I'm insane with poems
Triumphant in this lane alone, child of the King, bump your Game Of Thrones
I'll burn 'em to the ground with flows that's flaming coals
Swore I was underrated though, wore it on my sleeve
The more I didn't get the praise from folks, the more that I believed
That I was being slept on, when knowing of my self worth should've been Teflon
When God created me as upper echelon
A Gojira fanatic and the Maverick with a gifted verse
Rhyming like I'm flying upside down & then I flipped the bird
But I rather flip the word
To interrupt those Down with a Sickness of a life that's been Disturbed
They want me to run with Ahmaud, facing a shotgun
But my God said that I'm Maverick, 'cause I'm the Top Gun
That's why I stand strong on his promises, I'm God's son, not done
Never let 'em tell you that you're not
You've been designed with a purpose, God given purpose
Solidified with a purpose, God driven purpose
You live and die with his purpose, God given purpose
Won't be denied with a passion, I'm more Kirk Hammett than Kirk Franklin
Though I'm God's property for his revolution
And his wisdom flows like Socrates throughout my execution
On the level of firing squads or heads being chopped off
I'm great, inspired by God, Know the Ledge like I got off
More bars than Rakim Allah with an edge, not a knock off
Follow the Leader's lyrics of fury that's sure to profit like I'm Popoff
I'm KD post Achilles with no drop off
With what I shot off, the full picture that ain't cropped off
That struggle with focus through tribulations atrocious
Where faith within went unnoticed, I mailed it in more than postage
My marriage almost near broken to Top Rank dying of Covid
To losing Rod and my job reaching kids violent & hopeless
I was Maverick losing Goose when straight attack was my motive
Before our plane crashed and then I came back more explosive
To lead God's people like Moses towards the Christ who was chosen
No imitation, died for us as sacrifice so we'd know him
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10. |
The Imitation Game
03:04
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Keep the effects on my voice to a minimum
So the emotion is felt when I'm killing them
Virtuosity that's worthy of cinema
Verses probably unnerving to simpletons
This is Serena "Crip walking" at Wimbledon
Or Michael Jackson moonwalking for 'Thriller' then
Know this believer is often indifferent
To idle actions that's thought as magnificent. Isn't it?
Funny you find yourself interested in
The same style that you jack that's specific with sin
Yeah a critic you've been, but a mimic within
It's insane how you act with religion you spin
Everything in your text's obsessed with What's Next
Like a Drake pop hit, imitate top hits
Integrate topics and it's straight toxic
You're a cheap imitation, stop it
I need those hands in the air
If you're one of kind, not a copy
In the perfect design God got me
No L's over here I'm on a hot streak
Baby just watch me
Hands in the air
I don't imitate, yo I elevate
And I'm saved by grace when hell awaits
I'm the head not the tail, let me demonstrate
I don't need effects on my voice
I don't need to copy your style
I don't need to look at your IG
To see if I am worthwhile
I don't need effects on my voice
I don't need to copy your style
I don't need to jack you whole IP
To see that I am worthwhile
Yeah, secular & spiritual rappers sounding like
Lil Moneybag Baby & 'em
I was checking for Steppin' to the A to the M
Then later on Bun B, Jay-Z and Em
But I didn't trade me to then
Become a Two point O version of Shady again
Or any other rapper lately who trends, the faith we defend
By being the head not the tail, saved me within
No wonder why it often does escape me
Women trying to be Kylie Jenner with a face beat
Then Rihanna, self esteem dismembered in the same week
Be somebody else to feel better is how the game be
Crazy, your imitation isn't flattery
Your limitation is a travesty
When the Lord's invitation is apparently
Meant to set your apart, your sin is racing for the parody
I need those hands in the air
If you're one of kind, not a copy
In the perfect design God got me
No L's over here I'm on a hot streak
Baby just watch me
Hands in the air
I don't imitate, yo I elevate
And I'm saved by grace when hell awaits
I'm the head not the tail, let me demonstrate
I don't need effects on my voice
I don't need to copy your style
I don't need to look at your IG
To see if I am worthwhile
I don't need effects on my voice
I don't need to copy your style
I don't need to jack you whole IP
To see that I am worthwhile
Aye man, you ain't Aubrey Graham, J. Cole or Kendrick
You ain't either rapper named Baby, you get no merits
Dude, you're ripping off Pop Smoke with every effort
All in the name of the Lord, I got a question
Yeah we got questions
I don't need effects on my voice
I don't need to copy your style
I don't need to look at your IG
To see if I am worthwhile
I don't need effects on my voice
I don't need to copy your style
I don't need to jack you whole IP
To see that I am worthwhile
Yeah
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11. |
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There will be blood, shed for us
There will be blood, shed for us
There will be, there will be blood
There will be, there will be blood
There will be, there will be blood
There will be, there will be
Yeah, I got that beat from Eshon called: Cold Summer
Didn't channel Fab' when I wrote to it
The flow's of the Looney Tune like the Road Runner
Of my insanity and how I had to go through it
Seven years came & went with no music
Thanks to a career with no control to it
To my purpose, not devout, it was so stupid
'Til it was taken from me now I'm 'bout to go do it
No crying over spilt milk
I'm God's bride buried & left for dead, this is Kill Bill
Back on R.A.G.E. I'm still revenge best served cold
To an enemy of God that rejects your role
In the great commission where faith is driven in the fact
That our purpose driven life has been written in the acts
Chapter 1 verse 8, keep the witnessing intact
For the unexpected blessing like a stimulus advance
Yeah, I thank God for giving me a chance
And in his foresight he has given you a glance
Yeah, it was written in his plans
Chose Yahweh and you're forgiven in advance
Cause, there will be blood that was shed for us
On the cross, he'd die instead of us
Sacrifice generous considering 7 deadly sins
Making John Doe present daily, that's so Kevin Spacey
Living with thoughts so empty
Meanwhile God was making a forceful entry
The assault was deadly on thoughts that tempt me
Into thinking I was done & the Lord resents me
You're probably thinking that you're done too
Looking for the Escape/Xscape like who can I run to
When I need love, when God gave up his son to
Show that he wants you
There will be blood that's shed for us
So we could live then turn to dust
With life after death, notorious
After living out his will that's glorious
There will be blood that's shed for us
So we could live then turn to dust
With life after death, notorious
After living out his will that's glorious
You will see
Christ didn't shed blood so you're stuck as a young thug. Your love
Christ knows that you're stacking dough on the stripper pole
He had in mind for you a bigger role
Christ loved you that much yet you didn't know
In your darkest times, he was sitting close
Interrupting your life for the bigger goal
Yeah, this is no indictment against strippers
Didn't need P-Valley to just get the picture
And I get why coke dealers get figures
Trap in dirty kitchens trying to get richer
Problem is, in your efforts trying to get bigger
Somebody's envious, so they send hitters
I ain't talking Mike Trout batting against pitchers
But the ones that's lights out being the best killers
Shouldn't be afraid of each other
Yet it's 4 rappers shot within days of each other
King Von, MO3, Boosie & Benny
With what they wrote about on loose leaf turned deadly
That's when they say we're killing are own kind
So dirty cops really ain't villains', it's no crime
When they choke you out for cigarettes, it's so blind
To Romans 10:12, that shows why
We can tear down every heretic statue
Based on racism & its rhetoric's values
Do a million marches on The National Mall
But if the heart in ain't changed, it doesn't matter at all without the martyr involved
There will be blood that was poured
On the cross so our sins are absolved
To save future leaders that's believers for the cause
Who turn to Jesus with their flaws, not genius so it's solved
See roof caved in on all my dreams & goals
Then my spot was fly with a teacher's role
Then it got denied but it was genius though
'Cause God and I needed even flow
When Roderick died, I gained perspective
And now I got a bride, gotta change directive
Know life is nothing without the most high
So know why
There will be blood that's shed for us
So we could live then turn to dust
With life after death, notorious
After living out his will that's glorious
There will be blood that's shed for us
So we could live then turn to dust
With life after death, notorious
After living out his will that's glorious
You will see
Christ didn't shed blood so you're stuck as a young thug. Your love
Christ knows that you're stacking dough on the stripper pole
He had in mind for you a bigger role
Christ loved you that much yet you didn't know
In your darkest times, he was sitting close
Interrupting your life for the bigger goal
There will be blood, shed for us
There will be blood, shed for us
There will be, there will be blood
There will be, there will be blood
There will be, there will be blood
There will be, there will be blood
There will be
There will be blood
There will be, there will be blood
There will be, there will be blood
There will be, there will be blood
There will be, there will be blood
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12. |
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Yeah
You know what it is
It's Conquest
MLK Remix
And y'know
I had to bring the gang with me
At guard
From Five Towns College
Richard Dauphin
My attitude in this game called life? Straight conquer
I'm a monster, that's the mentality of the mamba
Quest to be the best is what I'm on
You win some, never lose but learn the lessons to live your life on
Pressures of the world gon' come, know how to carry 'em
I've been grown since seventeen at Lower Merion
Man amongst boys, Had to put the world on
ESPN, at my high school games before Lebron
It's never been a drill, recognize the real
Anybody can get it. I went to war with Shaquille
The A.I.'s, the T-Mac's, the Ray Allen's
Never backed down, I embraced every challenge
After twenty years, see I could chill, sit and be honored
Became an author and came back and won an Oscar
Pushing past your limits, that's what life's all about
And what legends are made of. Yo, Mamba out
Listen
You're Byron Russell talking all that jazz, until my forward slash
To take the last shot and now you got to walk it back
And I pushed you out the way, you caught it bad
Now you Bad Boys refuse to shake hands, you walking off the court that mad
Thought you had the sauce, so you oughta brag
But if you're a B. J. Armstrong, there's a respect that you oughta have
I got you on the run like Nordic Track
With a word more valuable than Off White Jordan 2's with my autograph
When I shoot my shot, I'm a name it Kobe
Man In the Arena I'm a be Lebron
I wanna be like Mike to be the one and only
For God's glory then I'm gone, gone, gone
When I shoot my shot, I'm a name it Kobe
Man in the Arena, I'm a be Lebron
At small forward
From Princeton
Redeemed
The King seated on the throne and it ain't vacant
But needed to leave his home like a vacation
Ton of patience, humble greatness, Son of David
But some are faithless, so we still considered underrated
Man, you can kill all this GOAT talk
The king walked on water, this is boat talk
When we sloppy with the rock, he exhorts wisdom
He could see I needed a lawyer, call that court vision
We going to always rise above all this doubt speech
Victorious in this Heat, like its South Beach
Wade in the water, baptism, I am fresh
In the beginning was the word, he is living out this text
Who you know could be esteemed as the chosen one
And live up to all of the pressure as the golden one
Resurrected from the grave in the grip of the man
Then to send it back home to bring a chip to the land
I'm Enough with those Heavy Hitters, ready scriptures
So you recognize the Black Jesus, ask Reggie Miller
Before the '98 ECF, I see no threats
For God, I shoot from anywhere like circus three's from Steph
Former Fanatic's/Phanatik's of the "Cross Movement", they try
To have more "Questions" of the faith than Reeboks made for A.I
So I take it personal like Guru and Premier
When I target the harvest like Shaka Zulu with a spear
Yeah
When I shoot my shot, I'm a name it Kobe
Man in the arena, I'm a be Lebron
I wanna be like Mike to be the one and only
For God's glory, then I'm gone, gone, gone
When I shoot my shot, I'm a name it Kobe
Man in the arena, I'm a be Lebron
At point guard
From Manhattan College
ATTAM
Harlem nights on MLK since the nineties
Got the press on, I'm forgetting what 's behind me
Euro Step into my calling, we move timely
But rewriting history never reflects kindly
Preaching the truth is where you'll find me
Godhead means one equated to three
A "hesi"? the "go to", as it related to me
Gotta replace the "S" with a symbol, no one greater than he, uhhh
New York in the blood, heaven the residence
Often believe lies, even when fed evidence
To the contrary, ignoring the bred's relevance
As youngings, our heroes? MLK's and dead presidents
I'm all things "Redeemed" with the letter
We're all kings, "Rich" in Christ, who needs cheddar
The Conquest of Jordan, Kobe and Lebron's best
All with a dream like Martin and Queen Coretta
I'm a shoot my shot when it comes around
'Cause I know my God, he would never let me down
Use my 24, like I'm 23
While I'm wearing "No. 6" in that Miami Heat
I bring the cross over like my name's Kyrie
Though I'm playing no games, I'm unashamed, I'm free
He loves me in spite of my bad decisions
No, I ain't fouling out, know that I'm driven, yep, know that I'm driven
When I shoot my shot, I'm a name it Kobe
Man in the arena, I'm a be Lebron
I wanna be like Mike, be the one and only
For God's glory, then I'm gone, gone, gone
When I shoot my shot, I'm a name it Kobe
Man in the arena, I'm a be Lebron
I wanna be like Mike to be the one and only
For God's glory, then I'm gone, gone, gone
At the 5
From SUNY New Paltz
Brianna Knight
This has been A Radical Interruption
The Motion Picture
Thank you for watching
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CONQUEST New York
The 2012 album “Radical Departure” marks a new musical chapter for Brooklyn based, Trinidadian born emcee/songwriter CONQUEST as an artist & missionary musical evangelist. CONQUEST does unadulterated hip hop music that's mainly East Coast in style & influence with an alternative & soul influence that will be recognized as either ‘Christian hip hop' or 'progressive hip hop made by a Christian'. ... more
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