[Intro:] This is a story about control, my control Control of what I say, control of what I do And this time I'm gonna do it my way I hope you enjoy as much as I do Are we ready? I am, because it's all about control And I've got lots of it [Verse 1: Ab-Soul] Soulo ho, the one and only You n***as know me, your b**hes want me Determination, I got a grip, 9-5 locs I am not a Crip Blood, sweat and tears, hotel tiers Your short term tall tales won't sell here And Ms. Aiko told me let my soul sail here Let me get a 'hell yeah' Open your eyes You n***as know what it is It's about that time Soulo ho? You n***as know what it is It's been a hell of a ride You n***as know what it is We live one hell of a life So Soulo ho? [Verse 2:] Manipulating minds, reciprocating times Split on my Said I was the underdog, turns out I'm the secret weapon We can see you half-stepping, I should somersault Some are salty that I made it in the way I did Cause I really did everything I say I did Let me tell you why I'm vexed The same reason why I'm stressed, the same reason why I'm blessed I stopped playing, and I started planning I stopped playing, and I made it happen We mapped it out, and now the map is ours Raised my stats off of records, check an almanac Thank God punchline knew I had a knack Down two die to get my point across like craps Control System, cut off your radios, cut off your television