HIGH NOTE (feat. Emanuel Xavier)

I'm trying to live on a high note Gotta see beyond all the grime All the hate and the crime Trying to paint me some rainbows Gotta see the light in the dark Evolution is an art Gotta live on a high note Please Gum bumping just don't phase me Trying to rise not lay low There are Gods amongst us in these ghettos Yeah little brother from the projects Mama raised eight on state checks From the Boogie Down to the Upper West Young poet just trying to get his feet wet Living a world that be hated We're never jaded So underrated And butterflies still bloom In the same place where the cannons boom I'm from where the souls run free Like this was one thing you can't take from me Dodging bullets black widows and killer cops China white speedball and stovetop And still hope shines in our eyes Like Maya Angelou still I rise Here we conjure magic and elementals There are gods in these ghettos I'm trying to live on a high note Gotta see beyond all the grime All the hate and the crime Trying to paint me some rainbows Gotta see the light in the dark Evolution is an art Gotta live on a high note Please Gum bumping just don't phase me Trying to rise not lay low There are Gods amongst us in these ghettos We make something out of nothing Inhale heaven when we puffing Culture so beautiful ain't it Now the whole first world wanna claim it We birth rhythm and soul Violate and we throw them bows The glamorous on concrete runways Urban art on the wall and the subways B-boys spinning on cardboard Now got their faces on billboards White collar blue collar pink collar gigs Weed spots mom and pops and executives Sen One got his burners up in galleries Emanuel Xavier is legendary Rock Steady Zulu let's go There are gods in these ghettos I'm trying to live on a high note Gotta see beyond all the grime All the hate and the crime Trying to paint me some rainbows Gotta see the light in the dark Evolution is an art Gotta live on a high note Please Gum bumping just don't phase me Trying to rise not lay low There are Gods among us in these ghettos There are Gods There are there are There are Gods There are There are Gods amongst us in these ghettos Ain't a ghost but the whip ain't a hooptie Got a hustle that pays the utilities My Queen's beautiful Heaven sent Intelligent warrior independent Got a dope crib two blessed kids A rainbow and a sun that stays lit I got a tight knit community We on the rise there's power in unity We don't wait for opportunities We create them screw corporate lunacy Unsung heroes but we ought to Share their stories make them immortal There's stars on the planet earth And they shine like the universe Yeah Trying to rise not lay low There are Gods amongst us in these ghettos I'm trying to live on a high note Gotta see beyond all the grime All the hate and the crime Trying to paint me some rainbows Gotta see the light in the dark Evolution is an art Gotta live on a high note Please Gum bumping just don't phase me Trying to rise not lay low There are Gods among us in these ghettos There are Gods amongst us in these ghettos There are Gods amongst us in these ghettos There are Gods There are - There are There are Gods There are Gods amongst us in these ghettos