Broken Record

For the record, OITO/ One time for the record/ (Granddad Dialogue) For the record/ For the record/ For the record/ For the record, Dadda/ I'm guess built different, never sing the same old song/ cnd depending who you ask they'll say that's where I went wrong/ But who's to say that if I did that, that I wouldn't be gone/ cnd sounding mid never did have your term looking long/ Been back and forth with these bars like I'm out playing pong/ Still on the show, even though I tend to flirt with the gong/ You gotta take a couple beatings, only way to get strong/ Now with attacks I'm like Daigo to Wong, nigga I'm built different/ Thoughts in mind so I figured I sift/ It's hard to be apart of something when you live in a rift/ I threw my aura in the air but will they catch my drift/ See this a ride I can't share my nigga go get a Lyft (lift)/ I still drove this rocky road when them gears ain't shift/ cnd had to learn to fight through, without having a Mick/ c DMX song is how I learned to count 1-6/ I changed my name 4 times and it barely can stick/ I'm not gon lie, at times I think why I keep coming back/ I never sniffed a fucking chart, I never got one plaque, cin't never headlined shit, ain't no awards for the wax/ I don't do drugs but this shit's like crack, and it just hit different/ Respectfully, it's been bittersweet with the destiny/ It's always been the wedge for my wants and what's best for me/ Choices multiplied, in my eyes they only testing me/ To see (C) if I will be (B) a (c) factor to form a legacy/ But I've learned that they selective with what you do/ cnd cherry pick the care about to fit the form they glue you/ cnd you hate it, but nobody give a f*ck about your boo hoos/ Dropped a classic but they'd rather get reviews from off of youtube/ I guess that's my fault tho/ Burn out or burn down when i stopped my show/ Yeah I migh bring it back but let me off these raps/ cnd keep my cheese from the rats dawg I'm off these traps/ Because the bait that most take, it was designed for the weak mind/ This ain't my first time, yeah I've been around them street signs/ 41st and Jefferson crafted a little mammoth/ Just to grow into his own with potential for big damage/ Spent years walking grounds for the proving/ So when I get my foot inside that fucking door, you better know that I'm a shoe in/ They tend to skip the grooves till you hit em with extra pressure/ Do they choose to move the needle or cherish the broken record nigga/ For the record/ For the record we ain't broken, nigga/ For the record/ For the record we ain't broken, nigga/ For the record/ We ain't broken for the record/ For the record, we ain't broken/ For the record, we ain't broken Shiiittt, I be all about trying to get rich you feelin me?/ Cause love don't pay rent or utilities/ Niggas calling me legend like, nigga please/ Rap legends end up on IV's with GoFundMe's/ Industry rule number 1, c'est la vie/ That's from the independents down to the major leagues/ They say play the game, but the game's Mother may I please/ Being sane's the same as bringing a knife to a gunfight/ So you might as well get right with local LPC's/ Or have you feeling more blue than Snoop in LBC/ Banging Eiffel 45 with Tobias Funke/ While y'all here trying to get your chakras aligned correctly/ Might catch him by the boutique between 98 and 03/ They say you gotta pay dues, ain't no union it's confusing/ Biz sells high on winning but thrives on losing so/ Step right up, hope you get some dope write ups/ The move moves a little bit quicker with cosigners/ I done seen the rise and fall of rappers right behind us/ csking me if I could raise they souls (soles) like recliners/ This entire court is out of order, call my lawyer/ Sold out shows, pulling up with Pinto's like Goya/ Hustle through the problems, says the mentals playing catch up/ Somewhere between success or going mental for the record/