Letters II

La-la-la-la
 La-la-la la-la
 Ay-yeah
 Had to start with another acknowledgment
 Of the things you've been doing, a college kid
 You done moved from the broke to hope of the people
 Now money is flowing, that scholarship
 You proud of yourself, I know it (I know it)
 You proud of your wealth you show it
 Got it all on the Sly like Cooper my guy
 But don't think the people don't notice
 Let me contemplate
 The moment you slipped in is when you slipped up
 I always thought you'd hold it down forever like that nip-tuck
 I always thought you pushed and kept it moving like that Nip Hus'
 Excuse my views but Summer '16's over and you still sweating the small stuff
 Now Summer '19 passed and somehow you survived
 All those late night trips turned to early morning drives
 Trade your hoodies and your jeans for some slacks, suits and ties
 You not a businessman, you a
 Nah, I know you know that line
 I'm impressed by the messes you get into
 Somehow you clean 'em but your mental booking the same venue
 The cerebellum stadium, arena close to shutting down
 The stakes high, yo color brown
 Drip in the sadness, you drown (Dripping in sadness, I'm drowning, drowning)
 But I'm not a fan of these toxic spaces you claim
 And I know it's not the fans or the fame
 You just been dealing with more of the same
 Highly gifted with a lot of shame
 High power to the one you claim
 High mileage on your feet and eyelids
 High esteem except for the days it rains
 Had to start with another acknowledgment
 Of the things you've been doing, a college kid
 You done moved from the broke to hope of the people
 Now money is flowing, that scholarship
 You proud of yourself, I know it (I know it)
 You proud of your wealth you show it
 Got it all on the Sly like Cooper my guy
 But don't think the people don't notice
 I've been walking my (Shh)
 Now I'm talking my (Ahh)
 Hitting my bop, I love switching it up
 Giannis, I keep it a buck
 Brady, I go for the Bucs, I make moves, I
 Regulate, Renovate, Separate
 Shuffle my deck
 Renovate, Regulate
 Deal me in, High Stakes
 When they hear this beat, they think of "stoney" after
 I'm a lonely rapper with no puff to pass up
 But my past went up in the smoke
 I guess that's why I had to choke
 They call me Big Poppa like I'm Juicy
 They want me to go bad like I'm Boosie
 I'm gonna rock jeans and a polo
 Man, they want me blinged out like I'm Gucci
 And maybe I will
 Humble myself like I'm Uncle Phil
 Carlton with my education
 Aunt Viv, new iterations of my lifestyle
 See me living like Hillary
 Met an Ashley, now my heart's killing me
 Looking back, I was waiting too much
 My pension to serve was always my crutch
 But I don't have no master (Namaste, no-masta)
 Not even myself
 I don't mean someone to own, want to be somebody's own
 More than just somebody's clone
 A perfect match
 Striking the flames of attachment
 Hitting her back, now her heart doing some backflips
 I feel crazy every time there's peace
 My life Fugazi when it comes to that
 Back to back, Miami Heat, still feel it even with my cap
 Lucy lips left they mark on me, told my last girl, this-this ain't free
 Had to tell my truth over beats so it can't be bleached
 But if I'm being honest, I just like to rap
 Had to start with another acknowledgment
 Of the things you've been doing, a college kid
 You done moved from the broke to hope of the people
 Now money is flowing, that scholarship
 You proud of yourself, I know it (I know it)
 You proud of your wealth you show it
 Got it all on the Sly like Cooper my guy
 But don't think the people don't notice
 I've been walking my (Shh)
 Now I'm talking my (Ahh)
 Hitting my bop, I love switching it up
 Giannis, I keep it a buck
 Brady, I go for the Bucs, I make moves, I
 Regulate, Renovate, Separate
 Shuffle my deck
 Renovate, Regulate
 Deal me in, High Stakes
 Get some rundown, get some run (Run)
 Baby come on (Come on, come on)
 Get some rundown, get some run (Run, run, run)
 Baby come on (Come on, come on, come on)
 Get some rundown, get some run (Get some rundown, get some rundown, get some)
 Baby come on (Come on, come on, come on, come on)
 Get some rundown, get some run (Get some rundown, get some rundown, get some)
 Baby come on (Come on, come on, come on, come on)
 My people we grow, we speak, we shine, we tweet
 We do what it do just to make ends meet
 While they so lackadaisical
 We in a maze, it go left, it go right
 Put a wall in our face so we step to the side
 Got a lot on my plate so I don't need no sides
 (So I don't need no, so I don't need no sides)
 Want my child to thrive on this Earth
 A judgment cannot be determined by birth
 A judgment cannot be determined by birth
 So I'm loving my skin 'till the day it gets packed in the dirt
 Gardening season, I'm putting these seeds in your heart and your noggin
 Last letter I wrote, yeah the beat wasn't knocking
 I'm hoping you listen this time
 Tried to critique while I gave you your shine
 Had to start with another acknowledgment
 Of the things you've been doing, a college kid
 You done moved from the broke to hope of the people, now money is flowing, that scholarship
 You proud of yourself, I know it (I know it)
 You proud of your wealth you show it
 Got it all on the Sly like Cooper my guy
 But don't think the people don't notice
 I've been walking my (Shh)
 Now I'm talking my (Ahh)
 Hitting my bop, I love switching it up
 Giannis, I keep it a buck
 Brady, I go for the Bucs, I make moves, I
 Regulate, Renovate, Separate
 Shuffle my deck
 Renovate, Regulate
 Deal me in, High Stakes