Madlib - Genius Cover Letter lyrics

[Intro] Shout out Genius first and foremost for inspiring this Innovations like these are the foundation for forward thinking Bringing truth to a world full of alternative facts Shoutout Rob Markman Shoutout Tom & Ilan Shoutout the entire Genius team man This one is for you. [Early Years] Back in the days when I was a teenager Before I had status and before I had a pager You could find me rocking The College Dropout Arguing with peers on the Middle Eastern Conflict Winning state in debate was my number 1 accomplishment [Collegiate Years] College was a problem since my mind was always racing Plus it's hard to pay attention when you have rent payments Treated business like a practice not a page in a book Started renting fancy dorms to kids with suburban outlooks Left cla** for a job since my potential was stifled Felt the type of ambition where Steve was my only rival [Professional Years] Nine to five is how you survive, I ain't trying to survive I'm tryna live it to the limit and love it a lot HOV was the essence of my hustler mentality Start selling software for twice the price they were paying me Never did it for the money, but the comfort was nice I just knew without the pa**ion I'd be bored with my life So I took it to the roots made an app with my friends Fader hooking up the booth , rappers dig it and spit We even brought rap lyrics to the cla**es and kids Almost 50,000 users with no pennies to give The lesson that I learned is to mix art with the biz [Future Years] Everything is full circle like the moon and the sun So when I saw the job post I knew I already won Not because I might get it, nothing is guaranteed But because Rap Genius was made for people like me In a world where sharing knowledge is the highest degree And I know you dropped the rap , that's amazing to see I think that genius.com/ feature is crazy my g Even if the bars are corny, hope you clearly can see Communication and creation are the powers in me So when relating to the artists I will over achieve And when talking to the labels I will always succeed Just hit my line for an interview if you don't believe