MANDINKA!

Only through all of the perceptions of God I thank my Ancestors Those exalted and loving You made it I don't look like what I been through I don't look like what I went through I don't look like what I been through I don't Said I don't look like what I been through I don't look like what I went through I don't look like what I been through No She said that I'm broke fly I'm broke fly I'm broke fly I'm low But still I look so high I'm so fly I'm so high I'm soul Don't ever underestimate me, nigga Always a yes and not a maybe, nigga I've passed a lot of test lately, nigga Seen how the moon cleanse my womb to recreate me bigga, nigga I eat those mini L's for colossal W's Supreme my alphabets, shhh, I make subtle moves Simplify my process, watch it all come to a fruit A hungry vegan 'bout my math, banking them branches off the root Off the muscle, off the rip, I'm off my shit I'm off with this, I'm often dipped Salad - how I'm tossed with this Don't be Shad, don't be Moss with it I'm doggin' it I'm saucin' this Platinum teeth and I'm flossin' it Body them weights, I'm offin' it Whites ain't white, I ain't off in it You need to see just how I'm godly bred, no Loaf, nigga My duey velvet cream 'cause Ori need that soap, nigga I'm truly very clean, this fit ain't just for show, nigga Rich in lineage, I'm reaching back to heal what's broke Nigga Eyes to the sky I keep my head up high Sometimes my pride to the side I don't look like what I been through I don't look like what I went through I don't look like what I been through I don't Said I don't look like what I been through I don't look like what I went through I don't look like what I been through No She said that I'm broke fly I'm broke fly I'm broke fly I'm low But still I look so high I'm so fly I'm so high I'm soul Yuh, I been on the couch at Toya's, workin' slave wage Yuh, I been in my car at Hilton's tryna pave ways Yuh, I been livin' off my family Been evicted, been traumatic Went through more jobs than my age, with credit lookin' unromantic Sleepin' on the floor Roaches on the wall A little bit of everything Gahdamn, I done seen it all But ain't no rise without the fall I learned alchemy Turned basic shit to gold so casually Like ain't nothin' taxing me There's children coming after me So I gotta set the stage Just like my blood blood blood So I gotta set the pace Just like my blood blood blood Like I'm Mansa Musa I mean my blood blood blood Everything I preach, I prove it Just like my blood blood blood Corner of the street teachin' Just like my blood blood blood Community and family leading Just like my cuh cuh cuh Balanced power partnerships Just like my blood blood blood Buying land for cemeteries Just like my cuh cuh cuh Ain't no rhymin' so you know it's real Just like my blood blood blood