My emancipation don't fit your equation
Wisdom is the biggest theme on this page, tagged on 9 of 25 lines, and it leans toward songs: Nineteen lyrics against 6 interview lines. Lost Ones supplies several of the lyric quotes, with others from Doo Wop (That Thing), Final Hour and Everything Is Everything, and all six interview lines are from Rolling Stone (2021). Money and fame come next, on 3 and 3 lines each. The common thread is cause and consequence: how things shift once money enters the room, and why "win when you ain't right within" is the question to ask.
How you gonna win when you ain't right within? (Be men)
It's funny how money change a situation
Miscommunication lead to complication
My emancipation don't fit your equation
Hero worship can be an excuse for not taking care of your own sh#t.
Don't be a hard rock when you really are a gem
Showing off your ass 'cause you're thinking it's a trend
Girlfriend, let me break it down for you again
You know I only say it 'cause I'm truly genuine
Don't be a hard rock when you really are a gem
You can get the money, you can get the power
But keep your eyes on the Final Hour
Music is supposed to inspire (Oh yeah)
How come we ain't gettin no higher? (We ain't getting no higher, getting no higher)
Now don't you understand, man, universal law?
What you throw out comes back to you, star
Never underestimate those who you scar
'Cause karma, karma, karma comes back to you hard
Still water runs deep
So be careful of the company you keep
I wrote these words for everyone
Who struggles in their youth
Who won't accept deception in
Instead of what is truth
MCs ain't ready to take it to the Serengeti
My rhymes is heavy like the mind of sister Betty (El Shabazz!)
I'm about to change the focus from the richest to the brokest
Baby girl, respect is just a minimum (Minimum)
Let's love ourselves then we can't fail
To make a better situation
Tomorrow, our seeds will grow
All we need is dedication
“Everything Is Everything”Verified · Genius
After winter, must come spring
Change, it comes eventually
But it ain't what you cop, it's about what you keep
Wisdom is better than silver and gold
My awareness like Keanu in The Matrix
I'm savin' souls and y'all complainin' 'bout my lateness
Now it's illegal for someone to walk in greatness
They want the same shh, but they don't take risks
“Nobody”Verified · Genius
Someone in love with the art doesn’t not experience fear or anxiety, they just do their best to transcend it or work beyond it so that the art or the passion can be made manifest.
If I struggled to fight for myself, I had someone else to fight for.
I create at the speed and flow of my inspiration, which doesn’t always work in a traditional system.
The world is full of seduction and if they can’t seduce you, they go after the people you love or depend on in some way.
Little else can rival freedom for me.