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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jay Rock
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Johnny McKinzie
Songwriter
R. Franklin
Songwriter
Donovan Knight
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Matt Schaeffer
Recording Engineer
Derek "MixedByAli" Ali
Mixing Engineer
D. Knight
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Can I do my shit now?
Can I be specific?
Can I chase this grip without lookin' too big for my britches?
Am I too prolific?
Division, my pugilistic moves
Insistent fool come from them tools
He's so choose to use
Now Harriet Tubman say she freed a thousand slaves
Coulda freed a thousand more
If they was aware of the chains
With some of the rooks remaining unexplained
Truth is mostly taboo
Even when they starin' back at you like a enemy tattoo
[Verse 2]
Refusin' to play the statue
I take action without quittin'
Until I reach my point of satisfaction
Not givin' a crap what happens
I'm just part of a winnin' family
Call me Marlon Jackson
As I'm workin' hard to get my spin right
Morphine and Novocaine end all the pain
Still don't change the diagnose
Pessimistic thoughts
Carryin' the bricks, we tryna find some hope
Most my counterparts be feelin' the same
Give me a light, let's smoke
You either chasin' this dirty money
Or livin' righteous, bro
[Verse 3]
B is for the blood
R is for the ropes
O is for oppression
K is for the Kush
Need it just to cope
E is for the evolution
Is for this resolution
Now have you ever been broke?
Sick of forever losin'
[Verse 4]
The damage is done but who's to blame?
Finger pointin', namin' names
Nobody willin' to pay that full admission to ride the gravy train
Death is a part of life
Happens daily
Gotta face the pain
I'll be limpin' through it
With lacerations, both my ankles sprained
[Verse 5]
Can't rely on politics
Or that one percent
To gain power
Daily givin' kibbles
That let 'em own your life for eight hours
Poison get to waters
Make it hard, safely take showers
Nobody put in place
To keep her straight, so now we slang powder
Chasin' paper
Aimin' lasers at the opposition
Can't play with these streets and say you positive
It's a contradiction
I ain't had no pot to piss in
Had to make some tough decisions
Tired of dealin' with these broke conditions
Listen
[Verse 6]
B is for the blood
R is for the ropes
O is for oppression
K is for the Kush
Need it just to cope
E is for the evolution
It's for this resolution
Now have you ever been broke?
Sick of forever losin'
Written by: D. Knight, Johnny McKinzie, R. Franklin