Archetype

Now, Who the fuck are you to judge me?
 Who the fuck are you to tell me what I can & can't do?
 Can you repeat the feats I'm achieving to rhymes and beats
 Or even conceive that I'll be competing still even when I'm deceased
 Now beating me is easier than finding peace, But niggaz still criticize
 my work and my lines and my shirt down to the size
 In a world of scouring eyes, and words compounded by lies
 The artistry of lyricism I epitomize
 It's overwhelming, cause there's so much to say and so much to change
 But for every rapper constantly bitching, I made a record that's honestly different
 Just watch the world scoff in the distance, and cynic's bark in resistance
 And still, in its wake, this archetype's bound to mimmicked
 This is the new hip-hop, devoid of boundaries, gimmicks
 Or rigid genres, with no apologies given
 To solemnly sing aloud and then spit poly's without inhibition
 In a world where courage is reprimanded, but cowardice isn't
 The power to listen and learn, keeps me adaptive
 A tribe fan that appreciated the classics
 But damn if I'm trapped in the past, I act to surpass what they crafted
 And still manage to travel the path on the maps that they drafted
 And man, I'm rappin on behalf balance
 The do it all MC, with the 2 long sleeves, and a passion for practical magic
 A tap of the wand, and I'm graphic - another tap, I'm the fastest
 You tap again, and I'm chanting on a piano ballad
 The preconceived notions get shattered
 Fuck mainstream & underground - is the shit any good? is what matters
 Why categorize? There's wack and there's nice
 So, I put all that to the side and reset the standard for any cat that just asks for a mic
 So what that in mind, Them niggaz won't last after they've established their hype
 While mine's only added, more than half of my life
 And I'm last in a line of cats with divine talent - Don't ask for a sign
 Answers will rise in the passage of time -
 Cause I'm the Archetype
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 Cause I'm the archetype. Original as they come
 Ayo, they broke the fuckin mold when they made this one
 Said I'm the archetype, cause there can only be one
 The day intelligence sells, we'll leave the industry stunned