Who I Am
You know I always got my guys by my side Always down to ride by my side
'Why I keep my pride by my side
Mapara keep 9's in their ride
Mama wa lla, why bana die by my side?
The hood knows exactly who I am
Banyana looking good, know exactly who the man
Cooling in the hood with some moody hooligans
Ba botse, who the man?
They know exactly who I am
Born in Angola
Raised in Soweto
But bred in the East Rand
Where there's thugs in the ghetto
Get no love when your flesh show
A punch to the gut gets your breath low
My drip made you slip & made your chick breaststroke
My writing sick, my pen ill
So I'ma need a pencil
I sketch words that nerds couldn't stencil
Absurd how every verse is a pen drill
I'd rather be sentenced to the pen, than to die with potential
It's essential that I treat your favourite rappers like utensils
Acting temperamental gets your friends killed
Spitting off the dome, from the temple
I hope you know the Dome is not a temple
I know some rappers where most of their quotes are a rental
Thato Mathata
Nna ka makala
How these rappers spitting matlakala
Nka re bafana nyana bana ba qala go ngwala Ska lebala, ha ba ngwale - Ba di bala
You know I always got my guys by my side Always down to ride by my side
'Why I keep my pride by my side
Mapara keep 9's in their ride
Mama wa lla, why bana die by my side?
The hood knows exactly who I am
Banyana looking good, know exactly who the man
Cooling in the hood with some moody hooligans
Ba botse, who the man?
They know exactly who I am
Who I'm thinking I am
I think I'm the difference I went from pitbull now be the lion
I think I'm the instance when talking this on a beat no lying
I think I'm the only shot my citys been needing for flying
Think I'm cook and food I be the seeding and frying
Thinking I'm Orion
The belt whooping that you need claiming you punch in no writing
Where I'm from niggas punch in vocals
Your teeth will go hiding
Keep it brief not a case when its beef then we go riding
Think I'm leading no even steven will ever be enough
You know the meaning wont even repeat it you may just read above
The homies thinking this meaning Tau Street finally goes up
Think the same it just needed culturing
Got my Migos up
I crop the picture just a bit smaller to cut them egos out cause niggas joint under cap when they run thats when the knee goes out
Think that lil homies are really needing me to just be around
Nobody shocked
Thato Saul now aka PTA's only shot
You know I always got my guys by my side Always down to ride by my side
'Why I keep my pride by my side
Mapara keep 9's in their ride
Mama wa lla, why bana die by my side?
The hood knows exactly who I am
Banyana looking good, know exactly who the man
Cooling in the hood with some moody hooligans
Ba botse, who the man?
They know exactly who I am
You know I always got my guys by my side Always down to ride by my side
'Why I keep my pride by my side
Mapara keep 9's in their ride
Mama wa lla, why bana die by my side?
The hood knows exactly who I am
Banyana looking good, know exactly who the man
Cooling in the hood with some moody hooligans
Ba botse, who the man?
They know exactly who I am
'Why I keep my pride by my side
Mapara keep 9's in their ride
Mama wa lla, why bana die by my side?
The hood knows exactly who I am
Banyana looking good, know exactly who the man
Cooling in the hood with some moody hooligans
Ba botse, who the man?
They know exactly who I am
Born in Angola
Raised in Soweto
But bred in the East Rand
Where there's thugs in the ghetto
Get no love when your flesh show
A punch to the gut gets your breath low
My drip made you slip & made your chick breaststroke
My writing sick, my pen ill
So I'ma need a pencil
I sketch words that nerds couldn't stencil
Absurd how every verse is a pen drill
I'd rather be sentenced to the pen, than to die with potential
It's essential that I treat your favourite rappers like utensils
Acting temperamental gets your friends killed
Spitting off the dome, from the temple
I hope you know the Dome is not a temple
I know some rappers where most of their quotes are a rental
Thato Mathata
Nna ka makala
How these rappers spitting matlakala
Nka re bafana nyana bana ba qala go ngwala Ska lebala, ha ba ngwale - Ba di bala
You know I always got my guys by my side Always down to ride by my side
'Why I keep my pride by my side
Mapara keep 9's in their ride
Mama wa lla, why bana die by my side?
The hood knows exactly who I am
Banyana looking good, know exactly who the man
Cooling in the hood with some moody hooligans
Ba botse, who the man?
They know exactly who I am
Who I'm thinking I am
I think I'm the difference I went from pitbull now be the lion
I think I'm the instance when talking this on a beat no lying
I think I'm the only shot my citys been needing for flying
Think I'm cook and food I be the seeding and frying
Thinking I'm Orion
The belt whooping that you need claiming you punch in no writing
Where I'm from niggas punch in vocals
Your teeth will go hiding
Keep it brief not a case when its beef then we go riding
Think I'm leading no even steven will ever be enough
You know the meaning wont even repeat it you may just read above
The homies thinking this meaning Tau Street finally goes up
Think the same it just needed culturing
Got my Migos up
I crop the picture just a bit smaller to cut them egos out cause niggas joint under cap when they run thats when the knee goes out
Think that lil homies are really needing me to just be around
Nobody shocked
Thato Saul now aka PTA's only shot
You know I always got my guys by my side Always down to ride by my side
'Why I keep my pride by my side
Mapara keep 9's in their ride
Mama wa lla, why bana die by my side?
The hood knows exactly who I am
Banyana looking good, know exactly who the man
Cooling in the hood with some moody hooligans
Ba botse, who the man?
They know exactly who I am
You know I always got my guys by my side Always down to ride by my side
'Why I keep my pride by my side
Mapara keep 9's in their ride
Mama wa lla, why bana die by my side?
The hood knows exactly who I am
Banyana looking good, know exactly who the man
Cooling in the hood with some moody hooligans
Ba botse, who the man?
They know exactly who I am
Credits
Writer(s): Thato Matlebyane, Richardo Moloi
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