Who is he? i see this new MC at UBC My crew's musical duty's addressing student needs Ooooh wee, if you need some proof from me Gambino's an RA too I do this for my Community Grew a bit since the last music thing, cool with me Tryna get a little buzz...on my microbrewery Ain't nothing new; i just found some unity With Gabe White on the sticks, comin' for the W, plus my dude is G Usuallydown for shows to do for free now Putting money into constructing, something like the SUB Really this is something that i do to free Duties, values, and views…with hopes to fuse you and me Sushi at the eatery, i'm dishing raps unusually All up in your head phones, all up in your ubyssey Love to the few who knew of me, but cats ain't used to me “Have you seen Francis spit?”, they still going "who the F you mean?” Blue chip off the old block letting loose like it's LDOC Back out of my blunders, i'm just tryna let these BARS talk Underdog undergrad...understand it's been a long while I'm still connecting with my campus -- wind mobile Oh wow, this funk's dirtier than Pit evenings Kinder Morgan, and sleeping in irving during exam season Dreams of candor for the canon — find any man to listen I got lost while i was building, yelling which Buchanan is this? When you see the way i strip it down, i wreck beats I'm the campus coyote, lurking down the next street Cats bite this viciousness i'm spittin with No matter where i tear it up, Big Wolf on Campus the syndicate Runnin rampant ridiculous, been rappin the syllabus Run the talk as the Terry kids, get with the nimbleness I don't just school cats, here to change the curriculum I can't stay quiet, i don't see no equivalent 'pologies, i'm preposterous. try to balance some confidence Share observations, patience, thought-provoking hypothesis Bonding True Confessions, some life lessons and common sense Until i'm Overheard, maybe that equals some Compliments ATM, i won't soften more --- new meaning to freshman I'm out here out cla**ing cats — Calendar is in session Like AGM - student voice gon be setting a precedent Guessing Gupta's got game, Drake was less than my president --what is succeeding on an unceded settlement What do achievements hooold when they're left to some questioning If we just focus on grades, is cla** really testing kids? This for conversations, friendships, and mentorships In hip hop, i wonder where intelligence— and gender fits At these crossroads, wonder what my intersection is I'm learning bout loss, love, and being better feminists The calling as a male voice is to check our messages I'm still underground, knowing you dig these deep views Allo hollows his own tunnel so he can let steam through I swoop in, getting pumped like dudes at the bird coop I hold these lines nice, i'm the dude at the bus loop Ain't tryna be a star, crafting at Irving, i'm working Late in the laaab, worm in your ear like a zergling I know my a**ignment when i'm doing the math, it's urgent I'm uploading some tracks — why can't I get the WebWorking Organic and homegrown, i'm rapping Community eats I should be a crime, call CSI&see But how can i stay grounded, and impress with some talent I press these students from the left.. shout out to The Talon It's undeclared that i'm major -- hot as whitespots on tuesdays I get angry at your liiiiines, like them ladies at subway I've been up late like the Naam, now i'm storming your wall ---posting, I go Tommy Nixon; I'm Kris Young when I rock My rap— game's doctorate, to the point you think that i doctored this But that — ain't stopping us --- cross the campus, we partner up You slack— lines, had enough — tightrope rocker, startin up Don't lack— brains, creme the crop — UBC farm should harvest us Some days, i lock up in my room and stare at the canvas And some days, i wanna meet people, strolling on my campus I'm either sleeping, hangin, learning, dreaming of shows Tryna be first stop for these students like it's allison road Leave echoes in your circles, i've been here since the start From the jump - jamming on your campus, stomping the yard And nardwuar isn't the only person here with the smarts On the mic -- bringing raw heat to your CITR I've been -- lost on my path, i got stuck on the steps Cuz i had some Blank Vinyls and Pa**ion to project My kababayans brought me in, i was starting sweat Til i got settled, and started making UBC Connect This is for the gallery, benny's, and boulevard This is for rappers without borders who be bringing the bars This is for the jam fam, for making local sounds This is for poetry slams, this is for global lounge This is for acappella and every singer-song writer This for cla** act, and every all nighter This for jaguar, laydy jams doing fine This is for mike on the mic, he's my partner in rhyme This for sam d, my friends and my family For getting overly competitive in my rec league This is for that dude who said that he wasn't feeling me This for hearing you can't rap, you're from the philippines This for chicken shawarma in the basement, this is for health This for finding love when i most hated myself This for writing verses instead of writing my papers This for finding curses, finding blessings in them later This for every open mic and petty poem no one liked And for funkdirty at fortune, jamming every other night For every activist who hold mics and those in their own right Whenever it's darkest, those who bring their own light This for sending that message, never getting that reply This for finding your voice, and never getting to vocalize Sitting inside quiet nights, having homies by your side For being scared of loving, and bringing yourself to try For being scared of living, not just being scared to die For contemplating suicide, and for choosing to stay alive For finding life by playing live And this is for learning which verses to drop Ain't just a drop in the universe, we're the universe in a drop The thunderbird is the word, have you heard of our names The way we're on the rise, why ain't our mascot a crane, playin' These MC's run when i'm walking this way And talking this strange, got me working harder for play So when i'm graduating, and i'll be walking the stage To celebrate, i'll snatch the mic and start rocking the stage Tl;dr — at the best, this'll blow up on reddit Iunno which doors will open, life is like aquatics centre At the least, watch this to procrastinate better I know y'all are just really looking for chili peppers Place and time What should we call UBC, I AM A STUDENT so this Place is Mine Whatever you wanna do, do the best When you get the platform what are you gonna do with it, Tuum est