College was a plan of mine until I seen them fees
Everything I ever needed, I done learned out on them streets
Vince Staples quotes
- Quotes
- 20
- Lyrics
- 15
- Interviews
- 5
Wisdom is the most common tag, on 7 of 20 lines, with money and wit on 6 each. Fifteen are lyrics and 5 are interview quotes from The FADER, DJBooth and others. The songs include Run the Bands, Feelin' the Love, War Ready, Hands Up and Smile. The page distrusts the genre's glamour: an interview line saying chains and mansions were never the goal, a lyric about college being a plan until the fees, and "I'll never make enough" in a verse where money isn't the motive.
I hate when you lie, I hate the truth too
You be into rap beef 'cause you ain't never had beef
I know that money come and go so money not my motive no mo’
I made enough to know I'll never make enough for my soul
I didn’t feel connected to hip-hop growing up. I never wanted a chain or a mansion. I just wanted niggas to stop dying.
Couple problems my cash can't help
Human issues, too strong for tissues
False bravado all masked by wealth
A penny saved is a penny earned
So I'll be stacking up this copper as the city burn
My feelings told me love is real
But feelings known to get you killed
The worst thing that can happen is people don’t like it. To me, that’s a win: Someone can not like your music and not give you some money
Try finessin' my way into Heaven
Might hit that gate, might fall from grace
Splat, on the concrete, real street runner
I guess the pigs split wigs for the greater good
Cause I ain't seen them lock a swine up yet
There's better things we can teach these kids than which drugs to take.
No matter what we grow into, we never gon' escape our past
Bitch, you thirsty, please grab a Sprite
House so big need Kanye lipo
Nikes Off-White like half-time Michael
Him no play, him Bateman psycho
Brand new shrink, had a breakthrough
Brand new mink for the great room (Yeah)
In the Planned Parenthood, playing God with your mom check
You ain't even been to prom yet
I can’t stand when motherfuckers half-ass it. That’s why I work so hard.
Nobody is special. We are all the public. It’s a fucking conversation
Learned the power of words when we was younger
Saying fuck the sign on his curb can make him hunt you