[Verse 1]
It's been a minute
Yeah, I'm still wit' it
Ain't sh** changed, doubled up in my rhythm
It's been almost 6 months with no records to the public
Recording always got me heated with so many interruptions
And now I'm, aware that I'm a fallen victim
Marijuana in my system, tryna pay my brother's tuition
Losing sleep is the only thing worth losing now
Bags under my eyes like those f**ers cashed out
What a way to be taken back when I was just a youngin'
Smoking Newports for my body just to get it to function
Being raised by Hip-Hop, my home was pretty much a prison cell
Stuck inside my 4 corner room, man it ain't hard to tell
Freedom of speech, feather with a touch of ink makes the history repeat
Amadeus with the pen, puzzled at my beautiful pieces
Composing perfection ever since I was a fetus
My homie's on another coast, telling me his travels
Knowing damn well he's gonna make it happen
Never stickin' to the script
People told me life's a b**h
So I took her out to dinner
Let her f** me in different positions, now I'm this
[RZA interview]
"While some guys could'a went and bought a chain, a car or whatever they desired
I always put my money back into what made me money
And that was my talent, my music and my equipment"
[Verse 2]
I put in more than I should to keep my family stable
None of them be knowin' what I be doin' because it's fatal
Microphone slaughter locked up for eternity
If I'm considered a local you might just be rewording me
Opportunity is everything that I'm taking
Went from scrubbing floors for some change, to meeting some new faces
Counting blessings often to remind me of my roots
My upbringing from the neighborhood streets
To my neighborhood roofs
All the pictures that I paint be the proof
Pushin' through the agony, tryna live happily
But how can you smile, when we can't even match the salary?
Baby gotta eat whether the money's comin' or leavin'
Up to me to keep the cycle from changing like the seasons
I want it all, and that's the reason why I come equipped
Packing lyrical ammunition with extendos and full clips
And now you just got a glimpse
But this is just Sum Of It