Pay to get noticed, pay for promotion/ pay just to open, pay for a bonus/ pay to get hosted, pay for a moment/ are there any kind of patterns you notice?/ even nods and commentary is monetary/ so you tell me what spots are ready/ The game don’t give a shit, its politics and image/original aint livin, just copied shit and gimmicks/ they don’t care what I write, what I say, if I bite/ plainly in light if I say it right like/ Dead in the middle of little Italy fill endearingly/ killin you lyrically spiritually clear to me/ NAH FUCK THAT/ it comes whack but you fans love that/ every cent people are receiving a piece of it/ saying their connection counts since talent is meaningless/ dudes pay for legends aint deserving for a verse/ try to impress by sayin the same regurgitated words/ Whatever happened to art and expression?/ mark an impression, heart and blessin/ they say to succeed you need a car and a chain/ fuck that, I got a heart and a brain/ all they did was abandon the precision musically/ which I could bring back if ever given an opportunity/
C)
Forever music trends have been temporary/ so since when did having swag become necessary/ Shown final, no matter how much time goes/by it’s only so vital for you to go viral/ Neglected directed extended perspectives/ of deserved work ethic and presence/ Get enough buzz, get signed off a mixtape/ oh, but you must also be rich and bitchmade/ Rap about shottys, Bugattis, molly/ bodies, posses, hot freaks, stop me/ when I covered all topics, watered down nonsense/ with nothing of comment or worthy in content/ just promises about being a faithful man/ next song up, bands will make her dance/ they distribute bullshit and simple music/ owning a culture and they don’t even contribute to it/
C)
Rappin when I was 12, got mocked and ridiculed/ horrorcore till 16, they found the spot predictable/ 6 mixtapes in 2 years, nobody checked em/ every new project was like entering bedlam/ Completely out of dominance, no peeps commentin/ then I come out with a whole EP with Anonamix/ Possibly it burns with no profitable returns/ cause all the compliments I earned have no monetary worth/ No sales so I really aint important/ my first 2 made from Sean McCormack/ W.H.I.T.E. gave me the biggest frame but still didn’t have a single gain/ Audio sold 5 on an abysmal plane/ Invested so much and still getting no love/ leak from slow cuts which turn to cold blood/ A few mishaps and too much shit happened/ what Im tryna say is, I quit rap/
Soul-searching hip-hop from this Florida rapper, with lyrics that dig deep and take an unflinching look at life’s questions. Bandcamp New & Notable May 1, 2023