Real

Back unto basics wipe the dust up off my drum pads
 Pop a couple tablets of some acid then I kick back
 Relax stab a simple pattern of some boom bap
 Lay some synthesizer chords then automate the low pass
 My notepad is packed stacked with verses front to back
 And it's so thick that it could probably catch a bullet still intact
 And that is fact I am something of a myth
 Local legend of the sticks leaving all these haters pissed
 Fall back if you's a bitch silly rappers act entitled
 Like we owe them our support because two singles are on Tidal
 Suicidal mumble rap whatever style viral
 They want all the admiration in the length of a free trial
 Such denial of the many miles needed to succeed
 The only guarantee in life is fate and that we'll meet
 So take it on the chin or turn the other cheek
 Someday I'll reach the top of every list of worlds best emcees
 I keep it real
 I keep it real
 I keep it real
 All day everyday
 All day everyday
 I keep it real
 I keep it real
 I keep it real
 All day everyday
 All day everyday
 I zone out in the booth down at my Dad's house
 Same old dirty basement where I came up I throw down
 Same old corner closet in my bedroom I bar out
 Rip the microphone apart from my dome no phone out
 My mouth will tell you all there is you need to know
 About the differences that separate an amateur and pro
 Number one is the soul two is the drive
 Three is the heart and number four is the pride
 Fake rappers sell you lies and take advantage of their fans
 While record labels have them sign the dotted line and box them in
 If they can tune into a trend and maybe guarantee a hit
 Then they will shove it down the throats of every adolescent kid
 Farm the numbers make them big until you think that they're the shit
 And then they slide the artist one percent off every single cent
 And they flex like they're rich but most are all in debt
 Except for me because I'm rich in timeless music and respect
 Bitch
 I keep it real
 I keep it real
 I keep it real
 All day everyday
 All day everyday
 I keep it real
 I keep it real
 I keep it real
 All day everyday
 All day everyday