Zach - There For Me lyrics

(Introduction) Barry O I think that the potential for them to deliver a message Of extraordinary power that gets people thinking The thing about Hip Hop today is It's smart, it's insightful The way that they communicate a complex message in a very short space Is remarkable (Verse 1) Lurkel Fresh We use this creativity to express ourselves and feel the beat But we have all this negativity tryna drop us to our feet Isn't hip-hop an extended version of poetry? Roses are red, violets are blue. critique elsewhere man fu*k YOU Hip Hop is the sh** I vibe to, I ride to, I listen to when I dive INto And you trying to take this from me, shame me Go kick rocks While I vibe to my boom box I don't usually go on this tip But f** it I am about to let it rip Give you a piece of my mind While I let these lyrics unwind I keep it real and 100 everydamn time I am more authentic than ever can be From the 206 born and raised yea that's me Just another black man tryna chase these dreams And race ain't gunna stop me from making them into realities Man I had enough tampering with this I'm out That's why Hip-hop is (Chorus) Lauryn Hill There for me, there for me (x2) (Verse 2) Zachronius Now If I was hip hop, I would say Why does everybody gotta put the blame on me Can they not see? This is what they made it be It didn't start out takings d**, and preaching violence It's not rap, it's them, I won't be silenced I'm not gonna take this sh** no more There's no reason for, all this hate Can't you see it just escalates, while you perpetuate Everything that's wrong, in every goddamn song I'm no expert But I now know a thing or two And I say to you That unlike they make it sound There's a lot of blame to go around Hip-hop is not one-dimensional For me it's straight suspenseful As a kid rap had my back When life was on the attack It was my outlet, so I might get A little sentimental, but when I felt all, was done and gone I'd listen to a song, and nothing was wrong Cuz it put me in the zone, coulda been sitting on a throne Wouldn't have felt any better, so I let 'er Fill my mind And maybe some of the time What I heard wasn't all that great For someone too young to contemplate What it all meant, but I'll be damned if I spent My time listening to crap, cuz even now when I hear that rap It's take me back, to a better time That's the power of a rhyme The reason why Hip-Hop is… (Chorus) Lauryn There for me, there for me (x2) (Verse 3) Kevonté McFly You ever want somethin so bad You would take what the next man had? My stomach be the reason to criss-cross these n***as like plaid [JUMP] Lupe said, “life ain't easy, when n***as gotta eat that's when sh** get greasy” But life ain't Cool And I am cow 3 stomachs to feed and 0 dads around A scholar feindin for a degree to make mama proud Through da insubstantial circumstances, get a witness now?! Mama filed lil brutha on my Nana taxes Sister idolizing the plastic: Barbies, kens and bratzes Weed and therapy remind me of The Wackness First time they pa**ed me the tree, n***a I pa**ed it Then they laughed, peer pressure I got past it -Kevonté McFly my laugh lasted You dumb ba*tards. Now get ya a** kicked: Cuz I'm jus cruising casually Relaxin rather factually Actually, jus take a seat Cuz I jus feel like practicing -Stop. Pa** the tree Ok, back to she- Pseudo-rap is sad to me n***as get big heads and then They praised for spittin “cla**ically” Yo rhymes is cla**ic trash, believe That yo mind is young like Sesame St Wu Tang Stain: Hip Hop is FOREVER… (Chorus) Lauryn There for me, there for me (x4) Ali P How do you explain spending billions on NASA When in America parents can't even afford pampers For the babies who have to grow up on dilapidated campuses Government funded programs That pacify and abandon sh** But seriously what would rap be It weren't for the money Psyche More like what if it weren't for the kids in the street livin hungry With nothin in their tummy's and nuthin for a mummy That sh** ain't even funny Oh man, this beat deserves hennessy A bad b**h and a bag of weed The holy trinity Oh 'scuse me, the swearin, and these words that I'm saying But you can't take seriously all the sh** that I be spraying And relaying From the record companies, the industry, and the bank that Be paying me For all these Dope-a**-beats and that we be makin And the fact that we made this sh** In only one f**in take in My mothaf**in basement Speaks to that fact Man I'm just sayin That it's quite amazin While your guns are raisin Mine are blazin Yo are you playin? The game, that is The one that gets played by kids Who get discouraged and frustrated with abandonment And abandon ship Hit puberty, have a baby abandon it It so unfortunate But maybe instead, they go and make a Hip Hop hit Cause god damn they trying get out of it All the pain and the struggle In the city, in the hustle And bustle of everyday life, always livin in constant trouble But hell man, some things stay the same We still wondering how we gon change this rap game Gangsta-a** rappers don't think twice they so nice When they writing down they lyrics, makin beats, shootin dice But here's a piece of advice, work your trade Remove the hate, don't worry bout gettin paid Cuz then son, soon you'll have it made (Chorus) Lauryn There for me, There for me(x2) (Verse 5) Trims Man I can't wait Writing raps for cla** that should be light weight Thinking ill just skate cause im steady on the grind Ears between headphones gettin deep between the lines What else besides hip hop- would be exactly on my mind? But this right here is for the love, for the vibe The good life, kids, wife and hope by my side I hear all your productions and your practiced rhymes But what checks are you writing, if you're only getting signed? Please … Remember first that I'm a fan Knowin that Im growin from a boy to man By flowin with this beat and the pen in my hand Got me feelin casey veggies have me singing, "aw man..." If we all don't like the wagon, why we trying to join the band? Some call me Trims cause that sh** is name brand Some would say insane, no brain, or plain bland What im really tryin to say is yo: I understand And Im sorry I can't offer the solution or a plan But I've been listenin for the lessons like getting lectured by your gram And my nose in these books help me learn about the set up Done repeating history, 2pac said it man I'm "fed up” So I know I'm not the first, been a student to this game Always sitting front row, like whoa, is he a lame? I'm not, but I'm not a rapper either f** the fame If it means I'm saying dumb sh** never worryin bout the stains Cause clearly I'm not new at this These rhymes weren't just fortuitous You see that I'm invested but considered being through with this So stop the wishin, and help the mission To spread these good words and to stop dismissing This art as bein violent In nature and tradition Critics pointin fingers forgot to ask why they were spittin (Outro) And Its sad, But I'd have Kevo spit my verse if it meant you'd really listen But I feel you in my soul And there's nothing that compares for me I know its you hip hop, your always there for me