Gritty

Gritty intellectual, it's time to raise your speaker
Stock and stack, as I acknowledge who's beneath 'em
If it's games, I'm Simon, I say follow the leader
Droppin' eggs for your mindset, yeah, we playin' Easter
A wise man once said all things come in pennies
Equipped with what's needed, my mind frame varies
Don't make time to be blue, I keep away from berries
Ascend with every song, I give credit to the veggies
In the lab at night, like I work at cemeteries
Killin' every song, I'm top ten mercenaries
For those who talk and never walk, call 'em commentaries
This is just my beginning, call this preliminaries
Destitution comin', I could feel it in my pores
Black on black crime, I hear distress throughout the roars
Crackheads in pain ask for change nearby the stores
We continue down this route, we ain't winnin' wars
Sickenin' like Drippy said, damn, my voice is hoarse
Antidote for pain starts with yourself, you are the source
Can't afford to lose, won't let myself get knocked off course
Like Luigi, I want mansions and my loved ones off the floors
Heard I'm tall like trees
If it's dirt, I sneeze
Heart cold like freeze
Spit chills like breeze
Think you up next, please
Dispersin' the pleas
On the road for the cheese
Honeys swarm like bees
Is what I'm doin' all right, or all I have left?
Knowledge, wisdom, understandin', we fightin' a bigger threat
E4K be the gang, you better get into that
Bars hit harder than bullets do, don't get hit with that
Apologies in advance, I'm startin' to feel guilty
Back to the basics, it's time for me to get gritty
P-Trill on the track, lyrically givin' 'em fifty
Killin' is a sin, I R.I.P.'d this beat with witty

From a town where people my skin tone barely make it out
Where if easily threatened, weapons, we take 'em out
Or where we, back out a scale, to break shit down
Truth be told, we all kings, you'll never shake my crown
Demeanor apparent, seriousness in the brown
Excelsior life, I cannot make time to frown
Feel like Nas, I'ma monkey flip my haters with my nouns
If I get physical like they would, I'm a clown
But just because I said that don't mean I avoid the battle
Sting 'em like a bee, I move like Ali with the dazzle
He applaud the drama, then I'm bringin' forth the hassle
I pack a punch with this glove, like that Sonic from Seattle
I said in old songs that thunder's what I pack
Saved my brother from the bell, got me feelin' like Zack
Hatin' niggas aren't compatible with any pepper jack
We in tune with what we count and it ain't a short stack
Ain't talkin' iHOP, that's what your shawty tryna do
Keep it trill twenty-five eight, why lie to you?
I'm in love with W's, I can't make time to lose
Snakes be prayin' for my fall, so I've tied my shoes
Like Wale, my circle small yet circumference official
That's why I hold it down for 'em all, no submission
And I'ma continue, no matter the condition
So even when deceased I won't be knocked outta commission
Working hard ain't a pastime, it's more like a tradition
To get better everyday, I'm my own competition
Practice 'til you master it, call that repetition
Look for real nigga in dictionaries, I'm the definition
No replacements here either, motherfuck an addition
If they jack they better, welcome to this expedition
I been knew how to stand the rain but I ain't New Edition
Must be in LA, I spell with ease like magicians
"Boogie Down" Bronx, that's the settin' that I'm reppin'
Where the plugs are like my Nike Techs, checks how we're connected
Grindin' in the gym to rise and shine through the dejection
No limits, I let 'em burn out, that was my confession