Illuminate (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

Yo, yo, yo, yo

Yo, yo

Back when I first grabbed that pen, I told myself I was gon' win

And I ain't know when, but it was gon' end up happenin', I want in

So you can take your top-five list, dead or alive, and put me after Em

I'm a fuckin' genius, grippin' my fuckin' penis, livin' this life

You can't tell me nothin', still ain't really got no money, fuckin' right

I'm all about that real, about that real, this ain't no motion picture

I tell you how that feel, how that feel, even when the odds against you

They wanna see me wearin' Polo drawers, put two chains on, and that ain't wrong

But that ain't me, I go too damn hard, I don't need clothes or jewelry to stand out

Black lip **** with his hair wild, too damn proud

Been killin' this since Cam made "Oh Boy," oh boy, I'm the man now

TDE, put the money in my hand, ain't shit free

This business is quicksand and I won't sink, put the pistol in my hand and I won't think

Blaow, blaow, blaow, rest in peace, you just made room for the next to be

I never been afraid to say what I wanna say when I wanna say it, okay then

Furthermore, we do this for y'all, rap is stressin', but it pays great

That is, until you lose appeal and your release date get date raped

Stay safe, hold your head, I got two fish and a loaf of bread

Feed the people food for thought 'cause we all equal, who'd have thought?

They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light

They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light

They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light

They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light

You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light

You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light

I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z, now I feel I could run laps 'round Jay-Z

Nas ain't seen nothin' this nasty, Big and Pac got it comin' when I pass too

You got the mic? I ain't the one you wanna pass to, my **** say my new shit past due

I paid dues, even got that shit tattooed, HiiiPower on another plateau

I know you know we need a few plaques too, the brand new **** with a attitude

Poppin' in Compton or Timbuktu, I might even sell my new shit for ten bucks too

Too ill when I jot these words, true eel when I shock the world

I know life's a bitch, when you know life's a bitch, then that's not your girl

Cold shit, I'm hot though, like coal get, Ab-Soul

This is a shift in paradigm, I remember when I couldn't spare a dime

Now I step in with a pair of dimes, on P's, y'all know me

Flow like water, admiralty, the best author ever to breathe

Uh, and as we proceed to follow these dreams, I ain't losin' no sleep

No-no on them NoDoz, and it's, "No, no," if it's no dough

So high but I'm Soulo, two cups and I sip slow

Takin' my time, we don't just shine, we illuminate the whole show, now let's go

They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light

They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light

They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light

They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light

You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light

You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light

Time and time, I drop line for line but only time will tell

If I ever go Columbine and cop thirty 9s and cock back and kill

See, the truth is they wanna know how close me, Dre, and Snoop is

Or how the shoe fits when they choose this to beat 2Pac

But truth, I give two shits 'bout expectations or critics hatin'

Shit, I just put Moms on vacation, bitch

You never know my new location, it's across nations

Court cases get thrown out, so tell the mothafuckin' king dethrone now

I am ruler, I am highness, the Prince Zamunda

I am the shit like what the prune does

Black on black tint like Kinte Kunta

Black is back, bitch, I'm kin to Kunta

Black on black crime, resent the shooter

Blat, blat, blat, I intend to mute ya

Racks on racks, I don't rap on tracks without my A-game

So please don't ask me about no pressure

Bitch, with the grip of my fingertip, I can hold this coast together

They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light

They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light

They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light

They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light

You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light

You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light