BLACK EMPOWERMENT. GROUP ECONOMICS. POOLING RESOURCES. THIS IS WHERE I WANTED THE FOCUS TO BE. JAYZ'S 4:44 ALBUM INFLUENCED THE CONTENT ON THIS ONE. I ORIGINALLY HAD A FEATURE, BUT DECIDED TO FLY SOLO ON THIS. I WANTED TO ADD EXCERPTS OF BLACK MEN WITH POWERFUL VOICES. AS THE 2ND TRACK, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SET THE NARRATIVE THAT IM COMING WITH CONTENT AND CLEVERLY WRITTEN COMPOSITIONS
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STEVE HARVEY EXCERPT
TAKE A GLASS, FILL IT UP
MAKE A PLAN, BUILD IT UP
NUH BODDA WORRY BOUT 2MORROW, WHEN TODAY...
WE CAN GET IT TOGETHER AND MAKE A CHANGE
GROUP ECONOMICS,TAILORED SUITS AND SCHOLARS
THE MOTHERLAND AWAITS IN WAKANDA
IF I CAN KILLS 2 BIRDS USING 1 STONE
IMAGINE IF I PUT IT DOWN, GREW IT IN MY HOME
THIS IS TRUE GROWTH, THIS IS HOW WE REALLY USED TO LIVE
BUT WE DO IT HOW THEY DOING IT IN ROME
BABBLE ON, HOW THEY CARRY ON OUT IN BABYLON
CARE WHAT YALL SPHINX, CUZ EVERYBODY KNOWS
BLACK MAN NEVER U PERFORM FOR THE ENEMY
AND LOVE EM LIKE YA OWN, WE CALL IT STOCKHOLM (UNCLE TOM,)
THE TRUTH IS ETCHED IN STONE,
THEY BURY UNDER BONES,IF U EVER NEED PROOF?
CHECK THE WRITING ON THE WALL
MINISTER FARRAKHAN EXCEPT
HOLD UP BRUH
EVERYTIME YOU SEE ME, U KNO IM SHOWIN SOME LOVE
U COULD(CUH), THROW UP YA BLACK FISTS, IF U AINT ACTIVE
U KNO DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES THAT STOLE FROM US
IF JIMMY TAKE A DOLLA EVERY PAY, PUT AWAY DOLLA IN HIS SAFE
JIMMY SAVE ENOUGH TO BUY THE BANK
BUT JIMMY RATHER PLAY, EVERY DOLLA MADE, JIMMY SHOT AWAY
~JIMMY AINT GOT A DOLLA IN HIS NAME
& THIS AINT FUNNY SO DONT U DARE... LAUGH NOW CRY LATER
SO HOLD YA TEARS
GIVE A MAN A FISH, HE CAN EAT FOR THE DAY
BROTHA MAN IM A TEACH U HOW 2 FISH, U GO FROM HERE "YEAH"
TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT, "MY" BROTHER'S KEEPER
WE AINT FIGURED OUT YET ?"WE RIGHT HERE"...
WE AINT NEVER LEFT,
FROM THE BARBERSHOP SEATS 2 THE PROJECT STEPS(YES)
U SCRATCH MY BACK, AND, I SCRATCH YOURS
10 DIMES MAKE A DOLLER, 80 NICKELS MAKE FOOOUR
IF MY MATH IS CORRECT
The latest release from D.C. rapper Tef Wesley, featuring Grussle on production. Hard beats and tough rhymes that evoke 1990s hip-hop. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 8, 2016
