Taking Care of Business

Used to makin' money for survival, don't conform with that I'm takin' inner peace of mind, control the storm with that Once I arrive, I say my peace and set the norm with that Above the bar I lie, my skill is mine cuz' I was born with that Jealousy arose between ya' temples, don't know how to act F*ck a dollar back, if I give two cents then you pocket that Cuz' what I gave you is worth more than what you handin' back It take you to a place that's still less than where I started at I'm young chef, I made the sauce they use to eat with Y'all boys smart, but the recipe got some secrets My vision sum' that no glasses can help you see with I'm tired of pullin' up to empty chairs at all my meeting's I know some athletes that made it up to prime time I know celebrities addicted to the lime light I know some brothers doin' time to get they mind right And sharpen they hindsight n' start tracin' the right lines But one bad vice is contrastin' to my life Cuz' jealousy's the only thing that's stoppin' my grind They fell victim to the same thing that I'm tryn' find And that's peace knowin' I'm fine up on the side lines I've grown content with being background for the stage of life Yet somehow when I come around, I'm center stage with mic's My main goal is tryna' make sure that my people right The ones around me got the same goal so we movin' tight I wish the best for all the people that I upset But with this album, imma show you I ain't done yet Taking Care of Business, finish work, it's not even brunch yet I'm done with this, enough said Don't make amends when I got cash to make You pay the price to silence gentlemen that's actin' fake We in the broke stage, race to make the ends meet And all the cap about the streams, you know, you dead beats This my investment cuz' the college ain't my destiny And while I'm down, you other rappers get the best of me I mean in terms of speech, I'm dominatin' verbally I'll say it twice, don't give a shit it ain't occurred to me To all the girls when I was different that was curvin' me Now when I'm present in the room, they tryna' flirt with me Cuz' one thing that women chase is men with status And they can smell my time come before it happens Skin thicker now, it changed like I'm Jackson I still wish I was the same before the magic But what's that sayin' they be sayin' when I'm passin'? "There go another cracker tryna' be a rapper" "Man, that's a shame, I thought I did it man, what happened?" That jealousy I'm talkin' bout' is a distraction They envy me because I move without attraction I move toward, what's better for, my group of 4 I use a sample to set a tone for my metaphors I made a plan to retire before I'm twenty-four So every year I'm droppin' hits, and I got plenty more They fear the kid cuz' I put they career in life support Droppin' this is like pullin' a knife to slice the cord The real me can get deeper but this the nice rapport So imma' kill em' with kindness, cuz' what I'm nicer for? Set the burial date to match the release of this I guarantee they remember you like you ain't exist I'm only nineteen, I state that cuz' I mean the shit! Checkin' over my shoulder, I got the meanest chip That fake love dyin', I watch the greeting's quit They tryna' test me, like I ain't the best to do this shit I had to show these trash cans that I could really spit