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Backlash

by Tantrum

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1.
Lights Out 04:01
Yea it's tantrum on the mic, spittin heat and destruction this aint a debut stupid, it's a reintroduction the fact is i have to remind you cats when a bash ya wit a flying dragon kick after the rising asterisk chapter fools mistake whats in my brain for the great power of God enough hatred to be takin my rage out on ya block i been makin firestorms rain down on the spot lotta folks don't even know this the eighth album i dropped (real talk) only now i got no posse to depend upon walkin up an echelon, confident my head is strong only Rem is in my corner, gettin to complete the vibe messin with the beats, flippin records in his weekly grind fixin trebles, tweakin mixing levels til they equalize tossin me another instrumental when it's feedin time... what u aint known? i've kept the battle scene poppin if u say u never heard of me, well thats the sleep talkin Chorus: U ain't seen the moves i'm makin you been hallucinatin well here's a rude awakening right now... u act like i aint doin the work like i aint been stepped inside the ring while provin my worth in a rhyme bout... seems that every cat's a critic with all this flack you givin i guess i have to get ya to pipe down... don't make me repeat the free speech from my mouth keep sleepin, try and doubt, sweet dreams it's lights out And if u really managed to forget about my rep start referring to my resume and check it out in depth there's grind time, scribble jam, tourettes without regrets and that's just to name a few, i'ma let you count the rest if they don't sound familiar, go google or youtube it stop choosin to be truly confused and just too stupid to learn, u indifferent to history in the makin oblivious to the game when each victory is a statement it's like your mind is blocking out lyricism and cadence with nothing else but a listener's ignorance to replace it... u keep your ear to the streets? u wouldn't even be hearin the beat if it was at the rear of your seat you better try and get awake and quit the snoozin on the goods cuz i'm the kid that's makin hits to move you like they should it's like your little brain is just refusin what it could so it's time to give your face a quick reunion with my foot, like (Chorus) Yea it's tantrum on the mic, here to massacre your life i'm a savage when i strike, try to battle me goodnight fools have slept upon my efforts when i'm comin the cleanest so i guess u don't remember who the cousin of sleep is cuz ur still neglectin to give respect to a vet so i'm takin my due credit like i'm collectin your rent but i'm the type of landlord who'd leave you bodied for crossin me and homie i own the stage now get offa my property keep tryna get a pass, take me lightly as a fad keep turning your back, thinkin that it won't bite you in the ass go lessen your attention, forgettin i got bars then i'll wreck ur little sessions while catchin u off guard cuz when ur closin your eyes your blind to the premonitions last time i told u to rise and shine and u didn't listen so when you finally wake up from the clash of my thunder i'll be the first thing you see to put you back in your slumber, it's lights out (Chorus)
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Take A Lap 03:42
Guess who? it's the monster unlocked for conquering your land back to watch all my competition get properly disbanned and no i am not returning by popular demand i just smashed my writers block to bits and stomped it into sand 'less u choose to be heartless u'll be losin regardless becuz i aim for success and i'm known for shootin my targets if you a fool or a novice, then ur doomed as a hostage yea the truth hurts, but that's becuz i'm brutally honest, check it... target me, u'll be easiest prey u steppin to a starving beast breakin free from his cage see i'm known to harness heat, leave your team in a blaze and homie when u sparkin beef u just feeding the flames u gassed up and i don't think tryin to light the match is clever i'll burn your life to ashes with my hyperactive temper ignite u fast even if u ironclad ur sweater when i rap circles around u breathing fire at the center Chorus: (I'M AN EMCEE) who's been made a dent in the game (IT'S GETTIN DEADLY) i drop bombs to level the plain (SO DON'T FORGET ME) when i'm at the end of my reign u best believe that i'll be takin with me everythang (CUZ I'M AN EMCEE) who's been made a dent in the game (IT'S GETTIN DEADLY) i drop bombs to level the plain (SO DON'T FORGET ME) if u don't remember my name well then u better jog thru memory lane now take a lap If u can't stand the heat you gettin blown away and burned every throne i claim, i hold my weight, the chosen fate is earned i made a pact with my soul to overtake the earth and i'm passed the point of trying to negotiate the terms so if u plan to quit i suggest that u start now cuz there aint no courage pumped in ur vessels or heart valve better get at the searge who left you in charge pal or u gettin shredded in shards for lettin ur guard down... u think you actually standin a chance, prove it i can read through your tactical stance from your last movements tryna start your plan of attack with your platoon when it's practice you lack, that's an impractical act stupid yes it IS personal, i'm hurtin your pride aint no turning from this curse i'm not the merciful type now your failures have been keeping you from earning your stripes u call it unfair, i just call it circle of life (chorus) So keep talkin the talk and i'll have u chopped at the noggin now how bout droppin all ur thoughts when it's off with ur head think being awfully cocky puts u on top of the spot until u get bodied u'll be lost and forgotten instead try hidin behind every guy that u find enjoy the time of ur life, cuz if u cross me ur already dead ur likely to die, thinkin it's eye for an eye reach for my slice of the pie, it'll cost you an arm and a leg i know u stoked that i'm a sav on the mic yea i know it's flattering right but stop actin surprised u lookin like u ain't never seen me massacre lives star struck like you never seen an asterisk rise cmon dogg, u must've forgotten who u was talkin to caught in a brutal hot pursuit, stompin ur crew to molecules lock the room, it's hot when i'm rockin the booth like monsters do walkin right thru my obstacles, stoppin this dudes impossible (Chorus)
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Pariah: Late to work again my manager stressin got my lady gettin mad from the lack of attention passion obssesion whats the difference i cant awnser the question capture the essence of an mc when i rap in the session if i dont the end result will be manik depression panik attack i need to write just to balance the tension protect my investment the sacrifices made are necessary Music comes first everything else is secondary Late night no sleep gotta finish the verse Time is money gotta prove what my my existence is worth Ignoring reality I'm in the studio gone If you don't have the same problems then you doin it wrong Tantrum: Survival of the fittest so there's only room for the strong won't accept any musical flaws that ruin the song tryna make the perfect hit that makes u move and respond so when it drops, your city feel it like a nuclear bomb...(BOOM) silent button's what i'm hitting on the phone so i don't gotta hear it ringin when i'm getting in the zone i got a buncha concepts i'm jotting in a jiffy i'm not in the mood to talk so don't bother me i'm busy figuring out a tactic and it has to be tite til every pattern that i'm rappin on the track is precise til i package the anger and spite and i channel it right this ain't a work day, it's how i spend my saturday nights Chorus: Cuz makin moves is my mission, and i'm used to the feelin i'm abusin the booth just to soothe the addiction (and improve my conditions, irrefutably driven in a world controlled by lies i stay true to the rhythm) don't have time on my side (either i strike or i fold) i pay the price for this grind (that's the life that i chose) (i won't stop or lose), see i cannot refuse that it's just something that i gotsta do Tantrum: These distractions'll drive you insane, i won't deny it, it's brain draining no i dont wanna go out, i need silence and maintaining not tryin to hate, i'm just finding my safe haven i'm grindin okay, i got no time for a vacation... friends are blamin how crazy my schedule's gotten always gettin on my case and they sayin i never call em i'm fixin every lyric as i pick em apart scrappin half and can't decide how it should finish and start...(ARRGH) it's got me spendin all day in my room playin the tune, rackin my brain about which cadence to use... settin imminent trends to test the rythm within this year average is out, perfectionism is in Pariah: Jetlag tryna keep up with my dreams i aint scared of life or death im scared of whats in between wont settle for mediocrity, get lost in the tide i'd rather, swallow my ego line my coffin with pride mama says i need to get my priorities straight but doing somthing i dont love thats a horrible fate thats what i tell her that i tell myself maybe im just an addict too many costs to mention this shits an expensive habit bettin agaisnt the odds tryna measure my worth rootin for the underdog until im left in the dirt endlessly devoted tryna strike an impression i give it everything i got cuz thats the price of perfection (Chorus)
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Tantrum: I bet u didn't think that i'd make it and try to stay since u made up ur mind and never gave me the time of day u expected me to up and start foldin becuz i'm losin but slowly i was improvin, they told me i couldn't do it i let em spend enough time, pushin my buttons but see, now the gloves are off and i ain't pullin no punches i often fought to prevail, see i was taught to excel go kamikaze as hell, it's not an option to fail so keep ur pathetic effort to stop me in my grind tryna tell me that my peak is too impossible to climb now watch how i be hoppin thru these obstacles of mine have u chokin on ur words til ur oxygen deprived been tearin thru the earth, thru the cold and the rain it's prepared me for the worst, i been notably trained keep disparaging my worth, i'ma show you the pain and u'll get buried in the dirt that you throw on my name, it goes Chorus: BLAOW...i'ma just get up and get DOWN... if you don't come for blood then quit NOW... better keep ya guard up, don't act proud with me mister one round i'ma hit ya, like BLAOW...i'ma just get up and get DOWN... if you don't come for blood then quit NOW... we'll never fold til we plummet cuz no matter what we gonn bring the ruckus...huh, it goes Okwerdz: BLAOW...I've ascended from the depths of the bottom through the problems now i'm mentioned with the best but i still hear the hate that they said under they breath cuz they jealous i'm a legend and they threatened by success if your music's incredible and movin ahead of dudes they'll use any flimsy excuse to discredit you but all it's doin is boostin my revenue cuz on the first, rent is due on my testicles so pay up or i'ma annihilate ya it's part of survival nature to stay on my grind for paper cuz if you work hard, no one'll deny your labor and nothing's quite as great as changin the mind of haters if you put the same time you spend bein disrespectful into your schedule, you might be successful and even though the hatred is undeserved i appreciate the concern but when are they gonna learn? it goes (chorus) Tantrum: So when the young cats ask how a champ survives in the makin i tell em that every challenge is half the price of the payment but don't let em snatch your pride or your appetite and your cravings cuz critics don't realize all the sacrifices ur makin they always gonna judge u with a merciless verdict so whatever grind your on, just make sure that it's worth it cuz u will be overlooked, u will be critically slept on but the trick's to stay vicious, ambitious, and head strong it's sink or swim, they'll be dyin to make u drown they'll blind u with hatred while they tryin to break u down cuz they just aint the type to be nice and just play around that's why u gotta be psyched and stay fightin to take the crown so get brolic and pop out the monster that's locked in the cage its ur chapter - patnah, start knockin em offa the page and show em ur not gonna stop, ur on top of your game flip em off, put a sock in their sockets and call it a day (chorus)
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So you the self proclaimed life of the party much respect on downing entire pints of bacardi yea much props on havin a loud mouth issue gettin wasted til u fall and bring the house down wit u when u get mad and angry, it's on u tell em let's scrap, and end up wit ur head cracked while laughin it off while ignoring every red flag you pass til u gone hittin meth labs, keg stands, and gravity bongs feelin sick, lethargic and high, missing parts of your mind can't even remember where your whip was parked in the night... and the fact is that it hits you harder inside disregarding your life, slippin far til you die fore you know it, your mind is waitin to fail u went from life is a party to life is crazy as hell folks refraining to help, your habit's draining your health and u ain't got nobody else to blame but yourself, cmon Chorus: (So can you help me) They say hell naw... (No, you got to help yourself) u gotta help yourself... (So can you help me) They say hell naw... (No, you got to help yourself) u gotta help yourself u want direction for your mindstate but u never switched into the right lane once (switched into the right lane once) even a slight change can be light weight tough quit bitchin and step ya life game up (bitchin and step ya life game up) So you the life of the party for getting faded and brolic lets all pretend that somehow that makes you accomplished now how about u stop being stupid for a second u swearin it makes you happy when you stoopin to depression that's when you realize that this game is not a game and all the bad things in your brain is all explained prayin to God in pain, u claim your not insane tryna come to all your senses while sayin you wanna change ok, u got our blessin, we reckon we'd see some action a couple times ur caught consecutively relapsin u keep protestin like we should get to believe the yappin so u can't blame us for not expectin to see it happen... so keep your stockpiled drawn out corny little cop-out stories that you done thought out for me keep promises short-changed, offering more games it's your life, your problem, your body and your grave, cmon (chorus) I ain't pissed at the addictions you have if ur happy with gettin your fix then i never had an issue with that it's bout you talkin out your ass and acting absurd claimin that u wanna change, and goin back on your word i'd believe your ambition if you weren't speakin your gibberish but the fact is your too full of it to keep a commitment we all got our own vices, accomplishing bad deeds bad habits that'd put a lot on our rap sheet i'm nowhere near perfect, i'll be honest cuz that's me but i ain't never tried to make a promise i can't keep u wanna see a difference? prove it and do it lose the delusions and stop it with the stupid excuses u want help? say the word, i'm good to appear that's why i choose to be the asshole to push you in gear that's why i gotta stick my foot in ur rear so u don't have to say the words "your pathetic" when you look in the mirror, cmon (chorus)
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Unbeatable 03:36
Everyone make way for Mr. king of his own dimension earned his first stripe now he's thinkin his throne is destined u swearin up and down no other favorite exists who needs a crown when your head is too deflated to fit? i hear it all in the cockiness when ur droppin ur bars but i understand, everybody and their moms is a star... thing is when people say they untouchable at their gift usually they got some talent or something to back it with see, we all start off with a crisp clean image u spit frees but don't even got a sick scheme with it i swear, u give these newjacks their fifteen minutes and they feel like they rule the lane with the quick speed limit all of a sudden u changin the game with ur raw vibe but to everybody else u the same as the small fries just another faker portrayin a god claimin he's greatest of all time, while makin it all rhyme Chorus: Step off, u just wishin every person that u meet gives u the royal treatment and has u worhsipped at your feet slow ya role a minute, or be the phony gimmick who gets roasted quickest for not knowin your limits so get a grip, u hope we buy ur little phacade cuz ur too busy being convinced that ur god but see homie it is not conceivable, every loss repeated u'll hit the wall then u'll fall cuz nobody's unbeatable It's Mr. roll the red carpet when he pass thru the buildin let the champ thru and plus his whole damn crew is with him they spazz and clap to every mediocre rap dude is spittin whether its crack or wack fools be trippin it's their brand new addiction... whoo! how do u think of this crap? no wonder u got them tramps u be pimpin braggin bout the stacks of cash u be gettin who cares if it runs dry dogg, ur swag juice is drippin whoa! homie please nobody buys it a bit if u aint even gettin respect outside of ur clik what, everyone's a hater? that ain't provin that ur too hard that just means your crew is as delusional as u are but u write me off as a skeptic becuz it hurts won't accept it since u such a professional with ur words sayin u spittin fire in every single verse keep gassin yourself, u'll be more susceptible to get burned (chorus) U a measly prick, reachin my peak aint a feasible trip ur cheesy, i've seen thru ur speech like i'm readin your lips defeating your fleet is as easy as this peace, u will cease to exist, jesus did u see what i did? i spent the last 4 bars rappin circles around your life i murked u and now u got no purpose around a mic and aint nobody payin me to maim and eat your flesh i'm takin ur throne and i ain't never claimed to be the best i'm only schoolin u to make u suckas learn ya lesson for thinkin ur stuff is perfect like it's nothing worth contestin now turn around to your little trusty herd of yes-men and tell em ur sorry for stealing their undeserved attention how bout u ditch the biased opinions to get ur wins... thinkin like everything that u kick is a hidden gem see if standing on ur own gets u victory in the end i know it's lonely but aye, humility is ur friend (chorus)
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I roll with folks that go for the throat til the end known for roastin ur soul only to be prone to get fed they got dope flows but u just won't throw em the cred call it so-so just cuz it goes over your head like it's our fault ur accustomed to diggin the wackness tellin me to switch up my swag and do industry hat tricks but i rather be different than average what u think is original rap is really a gimmicky tactic, stupid u pick to continue in ignorant fashion dig it, my spits is ridiculous, the kid is a savage homie i seen ur idol that u fathom as perfect... yea he seems like the type that wouldn't last in my circuit he's just - spittin the same ole simple and plain stuff just so u kids can relate, he lyrically ain't much and u want me to switch to that typical lame junk? no dummy how bout YOU step YO listening game up, because Chorus: This isn't your everyday empty selection, i was bred to never settle for so-so if ya...feelin ready for that next level method of execution instead lemmie know-know listen...u need to stop playin dumb for a second it's a matter of time 'fore ur adjustin ur preference quit - tryna pass it as a fad, u trippin wait til u crack - and get trapped - in the mass addiction My delivery can puncture a lung mimicking just for the fun's troublesome, bustin this will rupture muscles under your tongue bars got u utterly stunned struggling just from stomaching much of how it's structured and done so this is how should think, now this is a vicious scheme this is how you distinguish the wittiest from the weak claimin u know rap, u oblivious to the scene never found what the description of lyricism to mean cuz u keep missin all the significance in our speech since ur only interested in listenin to the beat tryna paint ur own picture, ur vision is incomplete can't even see the difference between victory and defeat it's time that we discarded your miseducation learn quick or be hit harder with rich devastation it'll be a big part of your quick revelation sit back and we'll get started with this demonstration, less go (chorus) You think this is fiction? u'll be gettin a great lesson my syllable game's killing it, listen and pay attention you a rat tryna step in the ring with a snake this is your biggest mistake, u gonn be missin your face bredren feelin the venom and rage injectin up into your veins, destined for unlimited physical pain, check it u looked in my eyes now u've just been enslaved, next u'll be stuck inside a dimension of mentally strained senses feel the wrath of eternity rippin your frame segments thru infinite days compressed to fit into 8 seconds tryna break thru the riddling maze, stressin, but silly u aint gettin thru these bars with those prison escape methods... now you stranded, you can't evade every line u've just been trapped in a cage of my scatterbrainy design even if u happen to break out after takin the time it's too late, i've already captivated your mind, like (chorus)
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Keep Walkin 03:19
Don't bother sayin wussup dogg, save it and go who is you? just a stranger in the way on the road i'm too grown for ur games, u can play on ur own now go back to being every other flaker i've known just a breed of saps that be actin nicer sayin they got your back, u the cat to fight for the same folks turnin to a pack of liars won't even recognize u next time they passin by ya so please keep ur greeting, i don't need the sappy treatment as if i'm supposed to really start believin that u mean it how is our bond equal to what each our family tree is when u was the first to leave me when u seen me at my weakest naw u ain't think there'd be a ripple effect? after seein u turn ur back without an inch of regret i dunno if that's something you'd be quick to accept but where i'm from that ain't what u just forgive and forget Chorus: Get ghost...don't embrace me when you stand by my side just keep walkin when you passin me by now get ghost...jes roll... i don't even wanna hear it so out the blue we supposed to be close or somethin? i aint bout to give u dap i don't owe u nothin now get ghost...jes roll... so peace out, we thru I admit i don't have the most approachable vibe sometimes u'll catch me in my own zone in my mind but it's not cuz i'm on my own throne or pedastal i'm just not as close to a lotta folks in general and i ain't one to open up to anyone i run into i've had friends who wouldn't save you in a tough pickle so, sorry if i ain't eager to share a hug wit u it's nothin personal, just part of my trust issues just a really fickle version of a misfit plus i'm not a sentimental person to begin with in other words if i aint seein u as famlay then i rather treat people equal with a handshake i've dealt with too many who claim to be honest but always break every promise thats why i'm made to be cautious so if i seem cold don't take it to heart i'm just doin me and playin it smart, and to the rest (chorus) It goes confidante, comrade, homie, pal, goonie face it, all them words get thrown around loosely like your empty hugs and your phony expressions they don't even feel like a real show of affection cuz to u i'm just a rapper here to entertain cats respect and kindness i used to give away fast figured as a homie i'd initiate that but i guess it was too much to reciprocate back it's not worth the stress at the expense of my pride so forget we had connections cuz i'm severing ties what, now u wanna treat me like a pal when u greet me with a smile just becuz u haven't seen me in a while? wanna be consoled? well homie i don't know ya u gonn have ur head leaning on a cold shoulder don't be shocked when u see me flippin u the bird thats just a nice way for me to kick u to the curb (chorus)
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Most Admired 03:13
So u copped massive followers, got flash photographers life is on blast and broadcast to auditors but u aint always have the top cat moniker u recall back when u were not that popular before they knew that u were half as gifted but u put in work, now you Mr. rags to riches copped some colorful sneakers, and ur caps is fitted all of a sudden fans are diggin the rappin image u figure since u buzzin they must be lovin the goods brizzles comin up to u, huggin as much as they could now u braggin bout ur crush, thinkin honey is hooked in that case you probably are as dumb as you look cmon son, the status u have is a big factor ain't matterin if you a wack or a sick rapper how bout u cash in ur chips, pack up and quit drop the glamour and glitz, and see the reaction u get after Chorus: Fresh to death, you the most admired... yea she be starin when you coastin by her wait, ur notoriety is overdried up ur plans hit the fan now she's ghost, goodbye u been plaaayed now u look stupid as a rock big naaame? where is the proof you been forgotten things chaaange when everyone's shootin for ya spot and ur no longer known as the new kid on the block You do what it takes to get yo crown, even the vets know now it's less than clever to test yo style but u shouldn't let it get to your head tho pal cuz ur only the best known til ur rep goes down that's when u see ur own buzz peak at its limit and every beezie that was feelin u is treatin u different they just turn their backs, leavin with a piece of you with em but the reason ain't deceivin, u were seen as a gimmick what u think u would always be at the top of the totem just cuz u won the popular vote for what's hot at the moment naw, groupies only dig u for the image that u built if u really don't get it u an idiot forreal u swear that they offer you their hearts in a bag as if they wasn't just drawn to u by ur marketing craft if they really liked u for who u are then it's fact they woulda been jockin way before you started to rap, and thats that (chorus) So don't take me for a newbie to the foolish intent one thing i've learned is not to get duped or misled there's a difference between gettin love from groupies u mess with and earning real stripes and being truly respected u musta heard about me thru piles of testimonies now i'm supposed to think u some kinda special homie? before i rhymed i was just grindin extra low key and back then you wasn't tryna get to know me i been through my slumps, u never picked me up from it u just disappeared when you saw my little buzz plummet it's cool i ain't sufferin cuz trust me i don't love ya so don't think u playin me like just another sucka this is my cynical way, it isn't hate energy i don't mean to seem like i dissed u to make enemies i just dont trust u, simple and plain, let it be ur no use, u bout as real as a fake friend to me (chorus)
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Dear bandwagon haters, getting pressure from your peers to form your opinions by believing everything you hear mourning the king of pop, screamin "Mike's a legend" u the same fools who accused him of child molestin homie please, u grievin cuz u copy what u see but it's just the other day when u were calling him a freak til u saw him in a coffin now u sobbin from ur cheeks? there's no need for being sorry when u followin the sheep can't make ur own mind up, too impressionable but even if, would you stand by your sentiments? no your too busy judgin the character of everyone's soul that u don't even recognize the lack of strength in your own... we all entitled to any opinion that we got so only a punk would switch it just to fit in with the flock u diss things just to be pop culture defined try setting your own trend, it's called growing a spine Chorus: WHAT NOW, your views, we don't find em clever WHAT NOW, you fail at what you strive to measure WHAT NOW, nobody even likes you better see the truth is catchin up, you can't hide forever face facts, what you lack is the gift of purpose i'm deeming your existence worthless... take a look at the mirror when we flip the curtains ur reflection isn't picture perfect...WHAT Dear so-called fans, tryna persecute your idols wait your not fans, ur not even deserving of the title u self proclaim urself an enthusiast to the art gettin served entertainment and it's usually free of charge and you respond by heckling with pestering hate not even a "yo much props", "respect" or a "thanks" just the occasional "your awful, you suck kid" "now stop it you must quit", and have the nerve to call it constructive how bout u choose a life path other than the safest route basing ur purpose on finding something to complain about it's not that i'm not humble so stop grumblin i know who my real supporters are and your not one of em think we don't respect u? that's absolutely the truth that's until u learn to start showin gratitude when it's due then you can call yourself some actual loyal fans of ours 'stead of the ungrateful pack of the spoiled brats you are (chorus) To whom it may concern, anons, usernames, and hard knocks those we can't tell if your a human or a smart bot... no one would know it if u passed away tonight without your youtube hate comments to validate your life cuz on the net is where u feelin brave enough to idolize log off, it's back to being faceless til the time u die... it drives you crazy cuz u hate it and you cry inside u'll never amount to more than the alias you hide behind keep flaming, your message board's your gimmick u'll never have a rep outside of every forum you visit never be part of the scene that we built and we tailored u'll live ur life thru ur avatar picture in failure there's more that i can say to embarass you nerds fast but that's way too much attention to spare and your worth jack i coulda used this song to bury you dirtbags but you only get a verse and you barely deserved that (chorus)
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Goodbye 02:02
It's not enough to have a gift if it's cooped in a cell u gotta use it or lose it where opportunity dwells see i learned it early on from those that choose to prevail if u want something done, then you gotta do it yourself back in school it was jes me and a group of some head chiefs if u never knew my crew, well we used to be ten deep through the years, members left in pursuit of their next dreams it was time to prove i was meant to make moves in the best league so there i was, left alone to stand on my own but after weathering the storm you adapt to the cold my skin is thick as it has to be, kid is stricken with apathy hittin the battle scene, spittin with a different mentality i - chose to evolve cuz i can't stay powerless ditched my old style and got a new fanbase out of it can't depend on anyone but the strength of my voice so i took it upon myself just to get to this point my best work in the past, i've far surpassed it, it's true but even then i answer with gratitude back to my roots that goes for all the OG members of the Asterisk crew including the lesser active extended family too see to stick with the passionate grind is just half of the fight and i know that circumstances divided our path and that's life so if i refused to look back, i ain't feel nasty inside i just needed to move on and get a new chapter to write had to establish new foundations so i started from scratch with my own ideas, puttin more of my heart in my craft cuz i myself ended up at my own fork in the road chose the path of a trail blazer, now i'm scorchin the globe we had a good run, now it's time to roll on my passage i promise i'll make ya proud, u gonn know i'm the baddest got Remshot behind me, we bout to take over the atlas whoever's opposin, i'll smoke em, their bones'll get blown into smoulderin ashes, goodBYE
12.
So when the homies are lost, feelin like their train is derailed i tell em just keep fightin to get thru the phases of hell although that situation's what i relate to as well maybe it's - what my sub-concious wants to say to myself it's one thing to tell em stand up for all that you know is right it's another thing to actually follow your own advice to walk on the road of life when it's gotten as cold as ice and say ur not gonna fold, then just offer to roll the dice... tryin hard not to back down or crack under pressure there's no use in complaining if u don't act for the better had to learn to cut my losses, takin radical measures and use em as opportunities, turn trash into treasure cuz u can either get demolished for droppin your guard or u can conquer the waters when you get tossed to the sharks see nobody ever said it'd be a walk in the park sometimes aimin for the stars is like a shot in the dark Chorus (Nanaushika): It's not always easy when your head's in the clouds stay focused keep your ear to the ground you have everything you need for where you wanna be when the tables turn, play it loud cuz the time is now I'm not some legend claimin to be the best on the planet i'm just a regular, workin hard for every advantage tryna get to the level of that professional talent but i've yet to step on the pedastal of celebrity status... see i don't got a buncha groupies joined in my corner just some homies that happen to be my loyal supporters they fathom the kid's a savage the fact is my biggest fans just happen to be the pack that i actually interact with... the rest just come and go, hastily departed they'll never wait to leave soon as you taste defeat and hardship but i wouldn't want them snakes to make my team to start with i'm just grateful to the few that keep their faith in me regardless... throughout the span of when catastrophe strikes i don't always win but that's just how it pans out in life behind the rappin persona, see i'm just a man on the mic who's just like u, with my own personal battles to fight (chorus) Now if u've ever lost the fight to the field of doubt ur stuck in or if u've ever been told u wouldn't amount to nothin even if u've lost someone close, to the reaper's boundless clutches feelin like life is tryna take everything out u cousin if u've had so much to prove u just couldn't stand to be idle havin to wait to snatch the things to which your hand is entitled til u've had it with the planet makin u naturally spiteful wantin to lash out with the havoc that u been trapping inside u just breathe, there's a lesson and a task to be chosen things happen for reasons u won't understand at the moment things that pass through the grasp of what we have our control in it's up to u to withstand it and adapt to the motions never let a setback keep u from rising above u gotta - just keep believin that ur time's gonna come see the journey matters more than the destination itself so u can't expect to make it if u ever stray from ur trail (chorus) Nanaushika: The time is now (time is now) get your head out the clouds cuz (time is now) it's not always easy when your head's in the clouds (stay focused) stay focused keep your ear to the ground (you have everything) you have everything you need (yes you do) for where you wanna be (for where you wanna be) when the tables turn (when the tables turn) play it loud (play it loud) cuz the time is now (cuz the time is now)
13.
If ur destined to make it, ur expected to pay a lotta dues success has became my obsession of late, i gotta move a second i'll take to connect with the face i'm talkin to the rest of the day i'll be kept in a state of solitude... steady writin like it's business at work i just wanna be left alone until i finish the verse while fightin with writers block so much it gets on my nerves being a nit picker since birth is a gift and a curse... it's gettin hard to just remain humble as a person when your road to success got all these bumps up on the surface... every lane is under reconstruction when your mergin i find myself stumbling and wonderin if it's worth it but one of the reasons i won't quit til it's over there's too much to prove to the cynics who're quick to oppose ya it's more than dirt they kick on your soul and when ur bitter and cold, u can't just simply brush a chip off your shoulder Chorus: But they tell me, life is full of oppositions every challenge that u face is really not so different u cannot touch the top til u cross your limits can't just talk all the talk, gotta walk and live it the mission's set, and my mind is in a different frame i been obssessed...close to being driven insane i guess destiny is speakin so i'm heeding to its call... keepin the belief that there's a reason for it all cuz i have tah...that's how it is... I've met too many folks that take your kindness for a weakness expectin you to respond with silence to the treatment that's why i've kept my level of trust debated and the only exception is if we blood related i'm so caught up with - cutting ties i'm failing to manage some of my true connections that i end up takin for granted yea i know i haven't been there as a homie for sure and i'm not the same person from when u've known me before when we kick it they say it's different, i'm distant in fact my reclusive behavior's gettin me feelin dettached it's like every old acquaintance that i've linked in the past is just another friendship that happens to slip in the cracks i'm on my own journey of being second to none it split our life's paths, now we on a separate run so i hope that you forgive me in the end when it's done for turning into the person i said i'd never become (chorus) I ain't here to prove i'm godly at best, i just been wantin to vent a lotta thoughts to get up offa my chest with listeners wantin to hear what i got to express figured an album was the way for me to conquer the quest i started this whole process outta bottlin stress a battle gone wrong and now these fools cannot be content all they wanna do is focus on the losses u get as if that's all you accomplished and they've forgotten the rest it's like after all the work u put into your craft of passion the only credit you're given's affixed to an average standin critics have lost their wits and they thinkin this man's a has-been i'll be damned if i quit and just give em the satisfaction...(naw) the revolution is on by now i've already set the moves in pursuit and the conclusion is drawn if u do believe in me, u prolly knew all along but if u don't, well it's up to time to prove that you're wrong (chorus) ...and i don't really got a choice about it
14.
Lost Cause 04:02
Chorus: What u want a piece? come and get it u better ATTACK NOW be ready to SNAP PAL, i'm never gonn BACK DOWN (DOWN) is that all that u got? u the face of disgrace, get demolished and tossed if u really want a piece? come and get it u better ATTACK NOW be ready to SNAP PAL, i'm never gonn BACK DOWN (DOWN) ur all talk so quit it ur a lost (lost) cause (cause) now stop, ur finished Yo i lack interest in sayin bye to our past differences silence your trap this ain't the time u can act innocent... forget findin a title to snatch, gimmie the whiniest rap critics, i'll line em up and finish em... u think for me to have the nerve i must be ludicrous certainly that's due to you not learning from your stupidness til now u never satisfied the request so wake the hell up, this is the last reminder u get now stop doubtin and tryin to talk down on my triumphs that's the best way to get caught up and knocked out to retirement not wise, provokin the top dog is just like puttin rottweilers inside of a hostile environment just for standing in my path, ur tagged as a victim u don't like it? shut ur mouth, i never asked ur opinion i'm only concerned to murk it and verbally serve a murder spree cuz it ain't worth a turn if the verse isn't worded perfectly, so (chorus) U say u laughin becuz u happy, i'm rappin becuz i'm angry u NEVER been in my shoes so don't act like u understand me just for doubting me, i'll have u paying the price but u'd be gettin off easy if u gave me ur life cuz whether hater or fake fan or something between it doesn't matter, all ur lives are worth nothin to me if you're wonderin what's the point of this, u never been smart it's only proof that ur negligence had u kept in the dark this is for being ungrateful for my every task this is for all that i invested, yea your welcome for that this is for side switchin cuz your weak and pitiful at best this is for never even believing in me from the get feelin foolish, well u'd be obvlious not to ur dignity's lost, this is what your ignorance cost you ur all gonna fall for your sponsor of mockery now i got u on the choppin block, u not gonn be stoppin me, so (chorus) Yo this ain't about malice i'm havin that gets my teeth grindin this is me lashin out at u becuz i feel like it and don't think it won't extend to ur crew whoever's dumb enough to side wit u is gettin it too what, u think i care about being the boss around workers? i'll come down to ur level just to stomp u down further it's my year, the world's what i'm targeting next and u'd be stayin out the way if u were smart in the head if i'm cuttin corners, it's cuz i'm severing u in half plus everything in my path, u better just do the math to anyone who won't accept me gettin my props i'll crush ur point of view and shatter that perspective u got every opposition u see and philosophy you believe in u don't even deserve that oxygen that you breathin competition is feedin the monster within a demon who's choppin u into pieces, i'm not gonna be defeated, now what (chorus)

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released July 30, 2011

Track 1, 12 Produced by Remshot & Brod Rob
Track 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 Produced by Remshot
Track 4, 6, 10, 14 (Lost Cause) Produced by Chase Moore
Track 11 Produced by Remshot & Johnny Diamond
Track 13 Produced by D-rec

Recorded by Remshot at 17 Hertz Studios
Mixed and mastered by Remshot

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CD & Cover Art by Jerisa Macalino
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