You say whatâs up? And I say up what?
When most a these cats blow they life like snot
I got most of what I got from not having a lot
And gave most of what I got for a solitary shot
So I look to the sky and I beg God forgive me
Then I release these demons within me
So let me begin we,
lived life with roaches and rats in a one bed council flat
As a matter of fact, whenever I grab the mic and rap
I be speaking for my people on the corners and dat,
So I speak with linguistic speeches,
With a hope that it reaches
Those that vote and can quote from my thesis,
I - I know the powers within me,
Why you wanna take it and bin me,
Cos you see that Iâve bin me from the first day that you seen me,
Why you wanna fuck wid my dream B
Tell me whatâs up
Iâve been trying
Iâve been trying so hard
But they canât stop me
You canât stop me reaching for the top,
thought you want me to flop
And when they see me they be scheming
for the day that I rot
They probably hope I get popped,
or do a crime and get knocked but
It ain't gonna happen kid believe it or not
So I am not gonna stop till I reach where Iâm reaching
Cos even if Iâm wheezing Iâm breathing
Mamma never raised no fool, so Iâm keeping my cool
Use my brain as my weapon and the mic as my tool
The - words that I speak are razor sharp
Just to penetrate your brain skin flesh and your heart
I try to reach parts none others can reach; Iâm like that beer
I quench your thirst for knowledge thirst when I speak
It ainât about being the best
It âs about having to stamina to go when all the others take a rest
This music is a mission it ainât no contest
So as long as blood pump in my chest
you dun know Iâm gonnaâ¦
Iâve been trying
Iâve been trying so hard
But they canât stop me
Iâve been trying
Iâve been trying so hard
But they canât stop me
How can I phrase this?
Most of these rappers would sell they whole soul
just to make it on a play list
Then get played if they fit the bill of chatting murda murda murda, kill kill kill
But time donât stand still and the world keeps turning
Even as we get older we keep on learning
We keep the fire burning,
Even when we feel like we fighting for nothing
we just keep on surging
Keep moving forward,
donât look back
Keep our mind on the future with an eye on the past
Nothing lasts forever that saying is true
Like Karma everything comes back so watch what you do
And I been doing this for years
I had promises to make it,
but alas I wasnât prepared
So now I sit teary eyed,
all alone in my room hoping nobody can hear me cry
Until the day that I die I never want to wonder what if
and that s why Iâve got to try
Until the day that I die I never want to wonder what if
and that s why Iâve got to try