B Horowitz - Venture Capitalist (Like Ben Horowitz) lyrics

[Produced by Fantom Of The Beat] [Intro] [Divine] Divine, Ben Horowitz, “Venture Capitalist” [Ben Horowitz Sample] What do you believe that nobody else does, um, like do you have the courage to even say that What do you believe that nobody else does Aristotle said courage is, is the first virtue Do you have the courage to even say that You need great intelligence and great courage Aristotle said courage is, is the first virtue, that's pretty universal [Hook] I'm on my venture capitalist, like Ben Horowitz Legal tender's, rap that I spit, wit' gems glorious Pen and spend more of this, 'till the point of my story is I came from crack, to rap, to corner offices [Verse 1] I came to spit a poem, 'till I'm sitting in Silicon, or Sili-con Valley, rally wit' iller Dons My vision zone, mili-tone like them k**er cons Die and I k** alone, leave no witnesses, I respond To any threat, any stress, get ready, set For heavy fire intense, get met wit' many d**hs I'm trying to capitalize, on any venture to rise Expand and enterprise, need I mention my size Is globalize, culturized, wit' a total vibe That hits wit' total surprise, beyond the localized I'm off the planet, but my reach is organic The deeper my core brand is, the peeps 'ill get more frantic For market share, 'cause the red carpet is here The Feds wanna stop a career, from popping there 'Cause the mandate's, it translates, to influence I'm just trying to win too it's, just a little spin to it [Hook] [Verse 2] My initial business plan, was bigger grams, for bigger grands Then turned to a bigger advance, wit' bigger fans I learned quick, before you you slip, you gotta switch it up Before competitors pick it up, and stick you up Hit you up, when them guns bust, the stock soar And finance the blood on the floor, its just the Art Of War I'm just a broker, invest, the steel 'ill seal my strength Just like the metaphor, the pens a sword, the stroke of d**h I sign contracts, sipping on cognac, written in blood Think like a thug wit' these hard raps Wit' spreadsheets on the bed sheets 'till my money's stacked My financials intact, so if they come to clap Profits or losses, resources of Bosses I'mma walk these dogs and stay the courses Wit' fly women that's gorgeous, recount my metamorphosis From crack to rap, to corner offices [Hook] [Verse 3] My acquisition's, ama** riches, cash positions Wit' vast visions, just add math like mathematicians Its sick visions, glance in a iller zone, rapid Wit' pictures so advanced, just call it Silicon Graphics Ask how my third-eye got here, to the top tier It don't stop there, my mind's design Opsware My insights is optical flights I take you back to the park, to the Bronx, to impossible life Where the Hard Thing About Hard Things, is nothing easy And the harder thing, about harder things, still nothing easy Since I predict that I'mma be rich, call me Cashtradamus Created something from nothing, I call it magicnomics I got more than courage, been in more wars than brothers Say its so strange how he hovers, then he soars above us Hate 'em or love 'em, I'mma get rich or die trying Guess that means I'mma forever spit, and die rhyming [Hook] [Verse 4] I tried grinding, I won't lie I even fired iron And sold crack, since “Bozack”, making dollars shining Always had charisma, creativity and vision But if you lack courage, they don't even wanna listen No fear's, the essential, you wanna blow potential So for years I sat in cells and fortified my mental Relentless focus, like a boxer's when he folds opponents But you gotta take them steady blows in over doses Especially, when the strategy's the rope-a-dope its Hard to hit them moving targets, when you losing markets Game face on, though the rage of the pain's strong I came to get my reign on, name on, anything I gaze on Is mine for the taking, my grind was crime related Gave me time to build my mind so in due time I made it Wit' fly women that's gorgeous, recount my metamorphosis From crack to rap, to corner offices [Hook] © 2014 Supreme Music Publishing (BMI)/4th Letter Music (BMI)