Garage Tapes
by HNL
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Organic (No Bullshit)
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"Bars"
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Open Scar; Fuck You
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There Goes My Day Off
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Rainy Days
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Feels Good To Be Alive
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They Don't Understand
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Hunting Season
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Best of Me
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Let's Make it Happen
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Garage Music
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about
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Droe Jackson at the Electric Kingdom in Lynwood, CA.
(Let's Make it Happen recorded in Berkeley, CA by the emcee: Second Nature)
(Let's Make it Happen recorded in Berkeley, CA by the emcee: Second Nature)
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released 16 May 2013
Much love to you and yours. Thanks for listening. Peace, Stay Hungry.
Much love to you and yours. Thanks for listening. Peace, Stay Hungry.
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- Track Name: Organic (No Bullshit)
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Introspect’s Verse:
Pockets on swol plenty women on the side
I’ve just spit a summary of wack rapper’rhymes
See I’ve back tracked the real rap that elevates the mind
Before you get the money just remember there’s a grind
Other rappers thinking bout dropping hits get up quick
Spit some shit call yourself the greatest lyricist
But I aint even having it, meanings what they lacking in, bullshit I aint hacking it, don’t live it why you rapping it?
You aint boss if you still live with your mom, you aint calm I see the sweat in your underarm.
Far from veteran, you repetitive emcee’s flaunt the bacon but you aint got no cheese.
And why lie we all dream of living lavish
Staring at the horizon while my girl brings a sandwich
Celebrate with a Cuban and watch the smoke vanish
Working hard every day wasn’t born to be average.
Aver’s Verse:
I told the people to not fight the feeling
now they they vibing to sound all hands to the ceiling
mc style so I gotta make the crowd move
left to right up and down raw poetic still smooth
I can make your ass dance even if the beat is jazz
skills get love from the lower and upper class
understand now you will bars hotter than a magma spill
we down to chill after we pay all our mommas bills
that was only 8 bars in im better with the pen
freestyles sicker than 16 bar written
by a wack mc that claims to have the bread and cheese
look in the fridge man i don't see a single thing
and its hard to breath spittin something hotter than degrees
still cool calm collective when I make the time freeze
its all about having fun doing what you love
im making music for generations to come
Ra1’s Verse:
You must be in illusion, maybe little off the head
Behead em maybe throw em off the bridge instead
Think they match up they better catch up
This is a grown man sport kid put your pants up
I don’t understand, the fact that people be claiming they’re good or whatever
Feeling they’re better getting a buzz with the bullshit they say thinking they’re clever
Flashing jewelry acting fake as a movie,
Telling the public you’re harder than gold, who you tryna fool? Me?
Never that motherfucker, retreat where you came from
You run no game son, sit on the bench and watch the game run
You’re smoking to much bunk pot today kid
Thinking you’re ballin with the wack ass jump shots you’re taking
Sit back let the adults talk
I oughtta smack down Mcs tryna act so tall
Hats stay on, no remorse for the weak
Should’ve not started running your mouth now before you started running your feet when your fuckin with me - Track Name: "Bars"
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Introspect’s Verse:
You see I’m not behind bars, but instead I am delivering
Relief from the scars, there’s more bars then penitentiaries
But not talking bars in the sense of drinking brew
But these type of bars serve as an escape too
I hate the fact that my words are confined inside the stamp
'Cause we know that prisoners are mostly brown or black
So here I am another man just joining the statistic
But what if I use these bars and turn it into something different
Uplifting our people, uplifting our city
‘Cause truth be told the world right now aint nothing pretty
Strictly greed and material things
But all the things in the world won’t help your self-esteem
Pay attention to the lies, subliminally told
People In jail are not the only thing these bars hold
Record execs playing life like a game of chess
But it’s no stress to these artists as long as they get their checks
And I’m stressing out but not because I’m trying to write a hit
It’s because it’s only bullshit, reaching the kids
It’s unfortunate they say my generation is cursed,
Yet we have… 2 Chainz spitting a verse
And I’m not one to talk shit or to criticize
But I’m tired of MTV and the BET telling lies
Telling me, that these women are just bitches and hoes
Telling me to buy a chain 'cause I gotta floss my do’
But I disagree and turn my back to negativity,
Real recognize real wit y’all we’ll grow exponentially
Peace love and unity and having fun,
Repping the real essence till my time is done. - Track Name: Open Scar; Fuck You
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Ra1’s 1st Verse:
(Alright look) What else will kill the time for me to ponder on
Dwelling on mistakes, it's dangerous to wander off
What can you do but hang on when not one problem is solved
No one ever said the rubble on the road'll be soft
So, I keep that in mind as Im reaching through the time
But the farther I reach, I feel less heart in me inside
Needless to say, the less homies I obtain
Help me distinguish which ones are real and which are fake
Which are one of many reasons why I keep the circle small
'Cause half of these characters dont know where the line is drawn
Theyre looking really sketchy, now now someone tell me
Why these hypocrites talk shit then start to plead for some helping
And once you do try to help 'em up off the cliff
They'll have the nerve to keep your grip just to get you to slip
It'll probably be the last day if I put my guard down
Imagine the devastation of me coming with an open heart now
the people surrounding that ask about you
are the same fakes tryna' fuck on your girl when she's not around you
To make the matters worse, these bitches are coming to ask them first
Guess there's a gift and a curse within lessons that you learn huh
CHORUS:
Fuck you, 'Cause this is a man with an open scar (x3)
Still torn apart but still reaches towards what's far
Fuck you, 'Cause this is a man with an open scar (x3)
Still torn apart but still reaches towards what's far
Ra1’s 2nd Verse
From the SOUTHern GATEs of Hell hoping to be the first to make it
Staying stuck to a bliss of influence, everyones favorite
And i say that with a personal experience
Ever seen a man with a broken heart? Yo, well here he is
Here I greet you to a man with a broken heart
Still torn apart but still moves on with open scars
But how should I feel when even my own brother looks up to me
When I, too, have low chances of being somebody
So much to lose in a game I never wanted to play in
I was told even a hero falls so who should i put my faith in
A life to live? Yea, Im hoping that it settles soon
Am i wrong for investing in poetic tunes?
Sometimes I wish I was young again
Sometimes I wish I had a family of my own
Will I ever get to trust again
I dont know, shit, but im still chilling on my own
CHORUS:
Fuck you, 'Cause this is a man with an open scar (x3)
Still torn apart but still reaches towards what's far
Fuck you, 'Cause this is a man with an open scar (x3)
Still torn apart but still reaches towards what's far
Ra1’s 3rd Verse:
I wrote this yesterday to be exact, it was last night
Wondering how will I make it into the fast life
Living here is no different than breathing through a gas pipe
Not quite, sure what it is but for a fact it dont feel right
Is it the fact we're all waiting to kill each other
Stuck in a mess hoping to win after the sirens thunder
Is it 'cause i dwell on cold nights, even around the summer
Seeing how my own brother is done, couldnt it be another?
Shit, I dont mean to be sounding selfish
But what would you think about when you're just standing there helpless
Through the madness, Im planning to stay strong
'Cause Im hoping the bad dont last long
Test of fate, I clench my fists to make a break
It's give or take, win or lose, it's my decision to make
To protect the sheep, You gotta' catch the wolf
and it takes a wolf, to catch a wolf
CHORUS:
Fuck you, 'Cause this is a man with an open scar (x3)
Still torn apart but still reaches towards what's far
Fuck you, 'Cause this is a man with an open scar (x3)
Still torn apart but still reaches towards what's far - Track Name: There Goes My Day Off
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Ceez’s Verse:
Now as I look up to see the sun,
I see nothing but clouds and my day has begun,
Just another gloomy day in the city of South Gate,
Where rumors are spread bunch of fake homies starting to hate,
But it's alright cos I'm all about my grind,
Now watch me kick,push coast to my 9-5,
Yo I gotta escape fuck around blast my brain,
All these bitches the same,
Fucking with my mental dawg I'm going insane,
Sipping on codeine till' I get a purple face,
Wooo! Doesn't that sound great!?
Waking up shit faced with regrets on your plate,
Like what happened last night do you got that shit on tape?
Kinda funny how these girls tryna holla cos I got local "fame",
But they weren't fucking with a brotha looking for a prom date,
Now they loving my voice once they press play.... hahahaha I'm on some other shit, I'm on some other shit,
Hook:
They told me keep my head up it'll be alright,
But why is it that I look to the sky and see no shine, and see no shine..
Ceez’s 2nd Verse:
Now microphone check verse two,
I'm in the kitchen scrambling eggs with a brew,
Lemme start droppin' some names of these stuckup broads from High School,
The ones who said I wasn't so cool,
Cos I was that ugly dude who hardly went to school,
And now I'm writing these tracks and their like hey boo,
I'm like hey wassupp......fuck you,
and your nice boobs,
Big ol' booty with an ugly attitude,
Now keep on walking cos I ain't tryna fuck with you,
I'm too busy writing songs tryna get some loot,
Tryna help my momma cos the rent is due,
And my manager pissing me off telling me to clock in by noon,
Shit, it's my day off and there goes my afternoon,
Therefore I wrote this for you, you, you, all of you, you you.. I'm on some other shit
Hook:
They told me keep my head up it'll be alright,
But why is it that I look to sky and see no shine, see no shine.. - Track Name: Rainy Days
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Ra1 Verse:
Have you ever sat down, just to listen to the rain?
You see concrete drenched, and the stains wash way
Your mind goes blank, but you know its all good
We all get hit by problems but your safe in your hood
Or is it? See, it aint like any other place
See people's faces wash down and see their distastes
Rainy days never made life this vivid
Trife I was gripping changed my life with decisions
When most are tricked to think there's life up in prison
I saw then I yearned to rock a mic with precision
Hoping stress'll be killed with hype I envisioned
For now I keep pushing after fights I given
So I sit and I think and I righteously listen
To the rain as I see it while it shines and it glistens
Hoping for a wish to change my life in an instant
Moving for a better life to be livin
Introspect’s Verse:
Sidewalk stepping pass through the traffic
Staying on my toes ‘cause this world is madness
It’s so much of a tragedy
Feels like there is nobody
Don’t know where to go to don’t know where to turn
Guess it’s the world giving lessons I need to learn
Tired of feeling down so I’ll rise from the floor
The pain from the past doesn’t hurt anymore
My turn to explore, my mind is expanding
Things from before help build an understanding
Guess I caught up quick
Who’da thought the nerd who played sports could spit
That’s the last of my concern
Those who place labels usually the first to burn
It used to never make sense,
But there’s a reason why some people belong in the past tense
Chorus:
Everyday we’re living to grow
‘Cause tomorrow you just don’t know
So it’s best to step with caution
‘Cause falling down, ain’t no option
Ceez’s Verse:
Waiting for the bus and it's raining,
Got cold feet so my soul is shaking,
Never planned on taking this ride,
I wanted to play soccer but I started to rhyme,
I guess the shivers happened for a reason,
God blessed me with a voice now I'm dreaming,
Of rocking a show by expressin my thoughts,
Speaking bout how life was..without a pops,
And this is for the kids who can relate,
Seeing moms struggling with bills to pay,
Stomach growling cause their ain't no food on your plate,
But music was our only escape,
So my headphones were always on,
A smooth cat head noddin' down the block,
To some jazz indie and classic rock
Aver’s Verse:
smeared words written on this here notepad
look dad but a response never comes back
im used to it man, man im numb in the rain
the cold I only feel is the cold shoulder that he gave
but whatever I took this walk to think
let the thoughts sink the way the pen bleeds
looked in a puddle and i seen my reflection
stared for a minute but I asked one question
WHY? we both smiled and said jinx
we both knew the answer knew it was too deep
Step by step i recollect
dreams I have I wont Forget
spark my mind and start the fire
walk in the dark in the rain no lighter
constant reminder to keep my chin up
cus not even the rain can drown out my sun
Chorus:
Everyday we’re living to grow
‘Cause tomorrow you just don’t know
So it’s best to step with caution
‘Cause falling down, ain’t no option - Track Name: Feels Good To Be Alive
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Introspect’s 1st Verse:
Got your midterm back and got a failed grade
Can’t get past this god damn stage
Of this game you had to buy at full price
And your girlfriend left you last night
But these are the good problems in life
Think about it once or twice you’re still leaving right
Get over yourself it ain’t bad at all
Cuz we have shitty days but it don’t mean to fall
Now we all get down but you don’t have to cry
People in wheelchairs keep life rolling by
And point and laugh while you’re on the floor,
You fail to recognize the blessings you have is much more
Then the next guy in fact
When compared side to side, your life is far wack
So take a seat in the back and re-evaluate
And you’ll realize that life is really fuckin’ great
Chorus:
These are the good problems in life
I woke up today so I’m winning right
I might be stressed, with heavy bags in my eyes
But it feels good to be alive.
Ra1’s verse:
Up in elementary, cursive writing progressed
Was the fastest reader, I felt the pride within my chest
While I was being taught how to play sports by my bigger bro
I learned that competition was a big thing to hold
Up in middle school, I carried off on the wrong foot
By 14 I starting experimenting with small kush
Early senior high, never had a care of all books
Unfortunately things got worse as alcohol pushed
All around this time my eyes started opening
I noticed my peers failing when they werent supposed to be
Back at home I saw my brother falling victim
Drugged up In the system, the real him man I miss em
Who wouldve thought this wouldved happened
More than a bitter sweet feeling knowing youve lost a bad habit
And still I miss the golden days where we all chose to play
Now I embrace the fact I woke today
Chorus:
These are the good problems in life
I woke up today so I’m winning right
I might be stressed, with heavy bags in my eyes
But it feels good to be alive.
Introspect 3rd verse:
Poppa never lived at home momma worked her fingers to the bone
Where did that leave me home alone
With my brother and sister as some little kids
Cartoons on the TV and Top Ramens still the shit
One time the noodles burned me cuz the soup fell on my rib cage
The scar still remains like a stamp of my kid days
And now all I do is sit back and reminisce,
Cuz this momentary bliss does not compare to life as kids
Thinking bout all the stress of the week
We living to work cuz we working to eat
And doing our best to remain our feet
Cuz the odds are against us the future is bleak
But I never weep about it
Cuz we gotta face the struggle not just merry go around it
Not tryna preach to you in anyway
I’m just really grateful that I’m alive today
Chorus:
These are the good problems in life
I woke up today so I’m winning right
I might be stressed, with heavy bags in my eyes
But it feels good to be alive. - Track Name: They Don't Understand
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Ra1’s Verse:
I can't help but wonder what’s around me
The fact I’m still around still fucking astounds me
Surroundings consist of clouds and broken dreams
Getting kicked down the stool barely even noticing
And it only gets worse when you try to push for tomorrow
Struggles and burdens on my shoulder's my only cargo
I don’t wanna live anymore, at least not here, no man
So I got no other choice but to move like a nomad
A bird was never meant to have a cage, straight up
So let a phoenix fly away, way up
Will I fall or will be safe and surpass
The snakes in the grass from the dangerous past
But wait, let’s start facing the fact
There will always be those who want your face in the trash
So I hope I can escape from this path
Maybe turn straw to gold to put a name on this man
Chorus:
They don’t really understand
How it is to try to be a man
Ain’t nothing to phase so I keep doing me
While others just watch me pursuing dreams
Introspect’s Verse:
Have you ever been a victim of the world caving in?
Man I try to fly away gravity pulls me in
Questioning my troubles, repenting the sins
But the pain always lingers it’s like it remains within
But then the Earth will continue to spin
Time and time again I start to circle around this pen.
Some get lost without direction,
But I’m fucking done with stressing, figure it out with introspection
It seems to help the mind rest
But I’m vexed ‘cause life has got me feeling like a defect.
Rugged young’n dragging through the trenches
They said life’s a fixer-upper then where the fuck is my wrench then
Sucks when life, can feel like a mistake
But getting myself down, adds venom to the snakes
People steady on the prowl driven by hate but
I’m a fuckin man so I control my fate.
Chorus:
They don’t really understand
How it is to try to be a man
Ain’t nothing to phase so I keep doing me
While others just watch me pursuing dreams
Ceez’s Verse:
Ayo, the alcohol got him tips,
Baby momma slipped the wrong words now she got busted lips,
Got herself beat up in front of her kid,
Now her own damn kid reminiscing as he stares at his kicks,
Yuuuup, that little youngin' with a bowl cut,
Now, he's a little oldaaaaah'
Yo, I try to cover my past skip class,
Tryna perfect my craft,
Escape reality music keeps me calm it alleviates,
And the herb just seems to help me meditate,
To find some sort of freedom when I'm lost,
I'm too caught yo, I'm too caught up in my thoughts,
A bunch of burdens but I still seem to walk,
Backpack full of grudges but I forgave my pops,
You see I learn to forgive but not forget,
Therefore I write my stories with a pen,
Chorus:
They don’t really understand
How it is to try to be a man
Ain’t nothing to phase so I keep doing me
While others just watch me pursuing dreams - Track Name: Late Nights (Ft. Hide&SeekZoo)
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Ceez’s Verse:
Longer days and sleepless nights,
Captures by the darkness hardly see any lights,
And it isn't cos my eyes low,
Still chasing a dream but it's hard to follow,
Now you know why I hardly get rest,
Tryna take the right steps in order to reach success,
Let me catch my breath,
Cause this is for those whose ever felt worthless,
Shivering wondering why the world is so cold,
And why your mother had to play both roles,
It's not right hearing her cry overnight,
Feeling like a piece of me just died,
Like the time when my grandma had to say her last goodbye,
Got me thinking will I ever reach the sky,
Just to get that last kiss & stare into her eyes,
But instead I stay up late writing in my book of rhymes
Introspect’s Verse:
Emptiness around the block the streets are hot
I’m laying down on some broken glass and bed of rocks
It’s hard to get up, when so much shit can get you down
But if I stop now, I’ll never make my momma proud
But who is with me when I’m all alone on cold nights
I try to grip reality instead I hold my dreams tight
Visions of myself just ripping every track,
But when I look up at the wall my head circles like it runs track
And I fall down but I always find my way back up
Insecurity is hard to shake but you can’t rely on luck
It’s like I’m stuck, confused with this life and this music
Wake up from this nightmare and I put on something soothing
Maybe something calm that will rest the mind
Figure out your worth and leave the doubt behind
On second thought I should take my own advice
But there I go again talking to myself at night
Hide&SeekZoo’s Verse:
Yo, as I go to sleep, my thoughts go in deep
Thinking about what I lost and the shit I got to keep
Live fast dream slow, that’s all Ill ever know
And ive seen enough of the world just to know that its cold
They aint dealing with the feeling, staring at the ceiling
With my head on my pillow, feelings never healing
So I, pack a bowl just to see if it helps
‘Cause weed’s a last resort when I got nothing else
Like im running, yea it feels like im chasing
Memories erasing, bad thoughts misplaced in
A place theyre not supposed to be, so I smoke tree
Just to get away from me, that’s what I call free
But im doing just fine, I hope that you know it
Just another sleepless night in the life of a poet
Saw my chance and I wrote it, and then you quote it
‘cause all the late night thoughts is what keeps me goin’
Aver’s Verse:
This minds a dark place when in the back with your shadows
facing your mistakes in the face is a constant battle
my life is a movie no color just black and white
the setting is one room one mic and some fucked up nights
they say yo, just let it go aver
I say yo, ill talk to you later
stuck in my bed with these shackles on my head
weight of my past wont let me get a minute of rest
into an abyss a child confused and in the mix
thrown into the world where no gives two shits
they say forgive and forget but all I have is regret
put your guard down and the pain proceeds to the chest
Worse than bullets this hurt is certainly permanent
maybe one day ill recover from all of this bullshit
so they ask me why I smoke these cigs under street lights
wasted time in the dark when I should've been in the light
Ra1’s Verse:
What couldve been that he looked down to the globe with nothing but contempt
With an urge to run away from home to kill his thoughts again
The feeling where you think no one thinks as much as you
You pretend it's fine when its opposite in front of you
You can probably glance at me, but we dont share the same lane
An unattached train with thoughts to be an airplane
So much to say and yet, so little time
Through a fucking song I rather tell you looking down into your eyes
Just to prove, Im someone that'll have somthing to die for soon
So I keep pushing and pushing in order to move
Away from fake realities to brighter fantasies
Rather than wishing no one'll pull me down, spell casting me
But they can keep their talk shit as their belongings,
My closest claimed they never harmed me pretending they never lied
I teared inside, but they cant blame me
Im feeling crazy, havent been myself lately - Track Name: Hunting Season
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Introspect’s Verse:
Don’t get too close, it’ll hurt you
The people you call homies the same people that’ll merk ya
I only mean it literal, in extreme cases
When it goes down they’ll throw your name to dodge cases
Face it, it’s a pot of piss that we live in,
What happened to the loyalty, and respect given
Driven by the madness, but backflip over the masses
But I don’t have to replicate, I’m raw life molasses
Or raw like a sample ripped straight from the vinyl
To all the homies know I got your back like spinal
Cord, I don’t even have an accord
Put that on the list of all the shit I can’t afford
But I’m not really trippin’ spend my money to record,
Otherwise I’d be so stuck inside these lyrics that I hoard
I don’t imitate I navigate to elevate
Run on empty tanks of patience cuz of empty dinner plates
Aver’s Verse:
Digging in this jungle of crates acting like an ape
Thumping on my chest even if the beat is stopped or changed
the mcs relate internet kids debate
still loving hip hop when i got beats on my plate
this is for the love it this for the fun
this is for music pushed me when I had no funds
no its not done this is far from it
Just like knowledge progression never stopping
more development skills will be crafted and mastered
rebuilding our surroundings while diminishing attackers
aimed at ears right and left even if your deaf
read my lips hear my words while I paint the word progress
don't worry when you're all alone sitting in the forest
my talent is to make everyone feel noticed
cus I know how it is when troubles come in bundles
spitting remedies so you wont have to see the cookie crumble
Ceez’s Verse:
Stomach mumbling and it's that time of the season,
To go out and search for wait I ain't gotta explain my reasons,
Days passing me by but I'm still breathing,
Just know that I'm hungry and I ain't leaving,
Till' the fat lady sings her melody,
Oh baby please c'mon c'mon whatchu bring?
A loaf of bread and some butta'
But I still gotta share with 3 other brotha's,
Cause my momma didn't raise no selfish fool,
She told me honey don't be running by the pool,
So I never slipped, never bruised a hip, never busted my lip,
It's survival of the fittest and I'm ready rip,
Stimulate yo' mind like your hitting the cannabis,
But can I wish? feel the bliss, get a grip,
It's hunting season and a meal I can't skip,
Chorus:
So tell me who you hunting for?
So tell me why you running for?
It's hunting season and I'm out searching for more,
Haven't ate much just food scraps off the floor.. - Track Name: Best of Me
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Aver’s Verse:
Eternally driven since mom gave birth to this seed
Hard to see but im giving this a hundred percent of me
flip the switch and everybody wants my everything
i don't have anything but they insist on taking things
god damn these people just wont let me be
all they ever try do is try to get the best of me
I cant let it happen man I wont let happen
stop asking I aint trying to fill your already full basket
matter fact most of you already got a full plate
come to me for more when I haven't even fucking ate
this empty stomachs runnin gunnin for the success
fuel is zero and i'm learnin how to work under this stress
but all this does is make me a better me
eventually all you'll see is a super human being
but giving the best of me still wont be enough
im giving everything till I turn into dust
Ceez’s Verse:
You see every time I give the best of me,
People seem to take advantage and forget the chemistry,
But not this time because its meant to be,
I feel it coming like its destiny,
I feel it rising like Moses splitting up the seas,
Now it's up to me sprout and grow my tree,
Of ideas as my mind seems to run so free,
In the jungle of peace, love and poetry,
And just like Martin had a dream,
And everyday was a struggle for the Brooklyn king,
I seem to stay awake cos Nas told me not to sleep,
Until the day I succeed therefore I give the best of me,
Now watch me take flight once I grow my wings,
Up in the sky dunking like Julius Erving..
Introspect’s Verse:
I’ve always tried to give the best of me
That’s why I show you my abilities
But sometimes it gets hard to put it all down
Cuz we all fear ridicule and getting clowned
But I’ve learned to narrow my peripherals
Out of all your friends, there’s few individuals
That help you through every single thing you choose to do
Cuz humanity is not inclined to work for someone else’s food
Confused as a young’n but now I understand
When someone gets the best of you it’s just part of the plan
The hurt and experience is all part of the growth
Don’t got my bread and butter I’m still chasing my own loaf
This is for those that think they got the best of me
Well no shit I’m tryna give you everything
The only way to do it is to go all in
So even if I fail I’ll look back with a grin - Track Name: Let's Make it Happen
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Introspect’s Verse:
Only a small gap divides the line between you and I
but it still don’t define.
Cuz we all act like there’s nothing to lose,
But when the going gets tough it gets tough to choose
Confused yet I smirk cuz I’m labeled a jerk
Cuz im quick to profess things off my chest
Why when our own people are struggling
We quick to criticize and add the suffering
The fuck happened to helping out?
You really wonder why in the hood there’s no way out?
Cuz we only start to rag on the rest
But a bag of the stress only adds to the stress
Cuz you packing the less, can’t afford top shelf,
Wealth ain’t defined by designer belts,
I remind myself to enjoy my health
Cuz life is shorter than the smallest elf
Chorus:
Let’s make it happen
Everyone in this room should be clapping
Everyone should have a smile on they face
So everyone can know that life is great
Introspect 2nd verse:
But its not…
I musta forgot…
We live with inequality so it should be a policy to never say probably
A part of me is wishing that we all participated
Put the pieces of the puzzle back together then we’ll frame it
So we can stand afar
Gaze upon our work like astronomers with stars
As far as those probablys heres how it goes
When someone reaches out to you the person should know
That you got their back and they got yours
Instead of for progression we unite to fight wars
Instead of me and you, you just thinking you and yours
Instead of moving on we should think of finding cures.
And make it through together
cuz the pain is momentary, legacies last forever.
Chorus:
Let’s make it happen
Everyone in this room should be clapping
Everyone should have a smile on they face
So everyone can know that life is great
Bridge:
We all seeking better days…
So I just can’t wait…
We all tryna find escapes…
So I just can’t wait…
But my visions in place…
So I just can’t wait…
When you know what’s at stake…
You just can’t wait…
Chorus:
Let’s make it happen
Everyone in this room should be clapping
Everyone should have a smile on they face
So everyone can know that life is great - Track Name: Garage Music
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Introspect’s Verse:
Not one negative thing I can say
Cuz that’s where we kicked freestyles all day
That’s where we were given birth
That’s where my life took a turn,
Aver hit me up and told me we should kick it
I agreed it had been a minute
I was writing every single night and day
But I never thought, we have our own mixtape
I was listening to Slug and Doom
and I started thinking bout all the things we can do
Infatuated with the way the wordplay would just carry me
cuz even when I fell down it would pick me up steadily
And now I’m readily attacking the hurt
Cuz I knew that I could make it since the day of my birth
We all searching for serenity and heaven on earth
Never thought that I would find it inside of these words.
Aver’s Verse:
The garage my secret paradise
hidden in the back hip hop heads feel alive
yo feel it in the vibes feel inside of your spine
beats banging so hard lose track of all time
cus this is the place where the universe collided
created four mcs that began rhyming in
a place smaller than a house but louder than a mouse
neighbors never complained because they love the sound
Profound lyricist sitting on a couch wishin
decided to get up to make the people listen
so every single line is for those who spent time
freestyles on the side supported with every dime
no weed joke intended elevated with the sentence
started from the bottom now midway making progression
so pursue your dreams even if they start in the garage
your on this planet now but later take off to the stars
Ceez’s Verse:
Hip-hop loungin' now we straight clowning,
Speakers banging now we freestyling,
Like a bboy on a card board box,
Like the graff heads painting walls with art,
Nothing but love for the culture,
Golden boy putting up a fight like Oscar de la Hoya'
Put my city back on the map,
Humble Neglected Lyricist killing every track,
Came here to provide the sound,
This garage music HNL putting it down,
For the S-O-UTH mothafucking city of the gates,
What that spell? South Gate!
Where I reside garage chilling all day,
Sleeping on us is like eating without saying grace,
Peace god bless, Ceez is the name..
