The Needle

I once said in a cypher of famous friends back in 2011
 "Who do I catch?"
 Outside of technicians' tunneled Tech vision
 At a point in time when dope is the new whack
 So it's safe to say we're in Bonnie says Cheadle
 On the outskirts of our army, we scare people
 But it's not for evil, up with hawks and eagles
 But I'm lost and feeble wondering if this restarts the needle
 Look around, do you spot Tech
 In front of seventy thousand at RockFest
 By the way he won the crowd does he got next
 To infect the mainstream or sell a lot less
 God bless my core fans still around
 We're here 'cause you held us down
 Love the way that you love my sounds
 But I'm still try'na break new ground
 Feels like I could blow out a fire with one breath
 Look at the sky in the sun set
 Sing you a song to change the mood
 And move mountains with my hands
 But just don't understand
 Why this needle just won't move
 Yes doing this for, yes doing this for, yes doing this for profit
 And my pocket's one dimension
 I wanna reach so many hearts and souls is my intention
 Since 2001 is when I started my ascension
 But in 2015 I went up just to get honorable mention
 Makes me wanna end it, I get so offended
 When they speak of genre breaking but no N9ne is in it
 Or friended I'm winded, my music's intrinsic
 But it's kinda looking like the needle ain't moving even when I did a killer with Kendrick
 Jimmy Kimmel was splendid, formally an attendant
 But when we were done it's like not one of them were mended
 Maybe it's my image and large amount of grimness
 My pen spits on them scripts
 Thinking I'm on a sin trip and then skit
 Rock on the range we had 'em flocking for Strange
 But it was a shocker when no rockers remained
 When it came to the game where they claimed
 Fame could get you big as the Beatles
 Yeah we got it this far but I really wanna push that needle
 I could blow out a fire with one breath
 Look at the sky in the sun set
 Sing you a song to change the mood
 And move mountains with my hands
 But just don't understand
 Why this needle just won't move
 Pardon me Lucas
 I was blessed to do a song with Marshall Mathers
 I was thinking when the emcees hear this they hearts'll shatter
 'Cause the art's so radder than babblers with partial chatter
 But the garble swagger actors win it all, but this?
 Not a chart no latter, dark so daggered
 Why do mega artists do this with me?
 Man it make me feel so good when they all really do skip the fee
 Slipknot, System Of A Down, Deftones, Doors got a few hits with T
 But the one thing that makes me wanna say screw this and flee
 Man I did it all this when music is free
 I could blow out a fire with one breath
 Look at the sky in the sun set
 Sing you a song to change the mood
 And move mountains with my hands
 But just don't understand
 Why this needle just won't move
 Now they gonna say:
 "Poor N9ne, please you're fine
 'Cause you made it to the Forbes List 'bout at least four times"
 But since I wrote my first rhyme it's been war time
 To get the masses to see this talent deserves more shine
 So this year I sat at my very first Grammys
 Me and my partner Travis watching my peers go hammy
 I thought about all the awards these folks should hand me
 Man I swear I'd disappear if it wasn't for fans and family