Renaissance Man

Uh, now Picture this, just like the paparazzi West Medford nigga hanging out in street in Abu Dhabi On the road of life, I use to dream about a Maserati And I should stick to it, like beef teriyaki I'm dope with the pen, like a calligrapher Arab money in the Arabian peninsula Feel at home, even when I am a visitor Can't box me in, when outside of the perimeter I want to make my mark before I leave this earth Left them in the dark, if they're still beefing over turf I'm really living out my teenage dream Never thought I'd amount to shit, at the age of 18 Look, The Xaverian Brothers was thinking job core I should have dropped out when I was a sophomore I was thinking exit stage left, no encore I could have sold drugs in retrospect, and made a lot more. But Uh, I'm a Renaissance Man Look, its upper echelons man Yeah cause I'm a Renaissance Man Cause I'm a Renaissance Man Yeah, it's upper echelons man Uh, cause I'm a Renaissance Man Check it, niggas looking up to me, like I'm their role model Vegas for the weekend, pink elephants from Gold bottles Life in full throttle, believe it, like the gospel It's the changing of the gods, and I brought a few of my apostles Look, I leave them in awe, when ever onstage My New waves, on their minds like Murray's pomade Niggas high and tight like a bald fade, I do this shit all day But I bet they'll dap me up in the hallway I used to be a dreamer with my empty hands Now I'm GSU, when it comes to bands Expeditions in exotic lands Shit was not by accident, it was all planned Mysterious alchemy Lincoln st Gangs the ones thats looking out for me We all got our own views, this is just mine, from the balcony But niggas quick to cross me, like in Calvary, Christ Uh, and no disrespect to y’all But real niggas in Paris, when we land at Charles De Gaulle Don't Try to keep up and play ball Find yourself robbing Peter to pay Paul Look I like to stunt, I don't even have to give a reason I'm really eating, while you niggas out here Twitter feeding And nocturnal like a raccoon Pocket full of cream cheese, like a crab rangoon Secrete is man... I'm always in a bad mood And you won't like me when I'm angry. Man, relax dude Ain't nothing like your average, been a barbarian before everyone was savage With thick skin like a callus Look, I'm just a king in his palace And sipping wine from chalice Cheshire Cat grin, out in wonderland with Alice Uh, I can keep going Take a quick break Mickey's Boy & the Best Kept Secret I'm just a Renaissance Man It's upper echelons man, yeah And niggas got no ID, but I found mine Went from living off section 8 to occupying on cloud 9 And it's about time, cause I've been waiting my whole life I ain't playing no games, should have known it was no dice Living life without fear Putting' 5 karats in my baby girl's ear Fresh start, 40,000 feet in the air Power Beats slapping, leaning back in my chair Word, Gin and tonic, preferably Bombay Drinking to a new beginning, starting off the wrong way Back on the drawing board, on this road to riches I've been ignoring niggas, digging moats, and burning bridges Look, respect my wishes, I just want to get some credit And with this work ethic, ima surpass at my own merits They say My dreams are silly, trying to be a famous rapper They say I'm chasing after something I could never capture But now they want to hang like strange fruit I ain't even cool with one man in their lame group, F*ck out of here I ain't even fucking cool with one man in their lame group Going through my emails, sitting there thinking I don't even like you, why connect online through LinkedIn Paper chasing no paper trail Man I keep to myself because I know out here yo the hate is real Thought it was a joke, when I said my name is emo Emotion run deep, Quinn Essential still my ego And y'all not my equal, can't match my Machismo Ya chasing the wrong dragon, stick to motherfucking needles Now Lost Soul was a pot of gold Man you Feel you could do better, motherfucker you are not as cold Thinking your the one? Well, I think you gone crazy Thinking I'm the one, too. Around here like Tom Brady Niggas love to rap, then act like it's all gravy I'm not an actor, so stop acting Swayze Quinn Essential is the man & the myth Stop rapping about guns that you can't even lift, nigga