I kept it heavy on the motion, explain my world like this
Asked my God bout 5 per centers, She said all are sadly missed
Maybe inside the innocence is broken by a kiss
Some way misguided arrogance is soon to be dismissed
And I cried like the first day my thoughts thought the mistaken
And I find all the hard ways to build some recognition
It's a mission with no strategy, I hope my mom's not mad at me
Switched priorities when I bought my first degree see
Born a Singapore child with straight black hair gone wild
I remember, fell in love with you that November
Thought I'd sneak a peak at you offering me pride, But now you're like my other and I'm always on your side
Saw my friendships grow and die but still never had a clue
You watched me grow from little brat to you know who
Hmmm…how should I end this, put my pen in 20 different places
Call you by your name or by the many different places
Still I trace this, a small history
Or just a brief biography of how Hiphop has been so good to me
I keep it heavy on the motion
Hip hop's been good to me. X2
I be that smart individual, Love or just a ritual
Lying on my bed or rocking mics never conventional
Nodding to a tune or writing rhymes in broken English
Redefine the times or simply miming gutter language
Like I manage arrogance but still embrace the first mentality
Battle growing up my adolescent personality
an*logies emerge between my strength and your support
Fell in love with Hiphop culture it was never just the sport
For to spectate is a failure, choose to criticize a stranger is to never know
Pick my shoes up, quid pro quo
Say hello when you see me, share a verse or maybe sensi
Live to pride yourself of every conversation had we
Many enemies as friends or family as foe?
Have I had the tendency to let too many people go?
Is it the journey, or a faux pa?
I've done okay so far
So keep on building on the eloquent f** the pop stars
I keep it heavy on the motion
Hip hop's been good to me. X2
Intrinsically I run from me and all I still desire
Cause I waited for inspiration in those who don't inspire Quiet whispering grows louder
As I reach my destination
Why wait for worldly things, when life springs another question
My blood thinner; each new breathe I just beginner
Aspiring for wings when things seem to hold down sinners
I roll pinners then smoke emcees, catch me if you can
Expand vocabularies like "girl's the f**ing man"
Yeah I said it, took every syllable to clearly dead it
Female emcees fight amongst the next for most respected
But Conflicted lights turned green
All the so-so, in between take a step back
Masia One still f**ing Queen
Who come test me?
My precedence where the best be
Less we forget evidence of every envious kid I broke bread with
Wove another thread with
Then turned backs around to show their love was only pa**ive
I grow active in my slumber, predict each lucky number When the time is up I buck up, I never stutter And fall, I write life graffiti on the wall like it's scripture
Babylon will fall, you get the picture
Each new life a role reversal
Respect the universal, made my mine up and skipped the whole f**ing dress rehearsal
Breathe English but exhale my deepest love for life of art
Saw the greatest smiles before everything just fell apart I keep it heavy on the motion
Hip hop's been good to me. X2