Freeverse (Interlude)

Yo, this beat got me goin' way back to my roots I might switch the flow up, but still I be rappin' the truth I spaz in the booth, spectacular, they have to salute I'm passionate, I'm not just rappin' for loot But I'd be lyin' if I said that I don't need capital too Just never resorted to packin' a tool I remember classes that I was barely passin' in school I wasn't dumb, I was just actin' a fool My talent distracted me too Plus half of what they taught to us wasn't actually true Mama was mad cause she knew I wasn't exhibiting my potential Till I started rippin' these intrumentals, any tempo The illest with a pad and a pencil Couple semesters of community college, I never finished I don't think my head was in it Was busy tryin' to spit it how no one ever did it Plus all these people told me I was clever with it It's levels to this, so much flame I think the devil is pissed The revolution will be televised They be tellin' lies You not a felon, you ain't sellin' pies Not in a gang but you got some bangers Real recognize real, I'm sorry but you look like a stranger Trying to be an entertainer can strain ya Pour your soul out, but never let it drain ya I remember my shorty totaled her car while I was sleep in the passenger seat and we just got a little banged up I left with nothin' but a concussion, could've been killed My first time being unconscious, not to mention my head went through the windshield I woke up and saw my shorty on a stretcher It's days like that that got me countin' my blessings I feel the pressure, they say don't let it get the best of you, but why be mediocre? For all the disrespect I'm about to start checkin' everybody like a cop that gotta meet a quota I gotta be a soldier I'm getting even older than I was when I said the last line Makin' mad rhymes is my favorite pastime They say the game's dead and I say it's halftime Got them lookin' up to me, no bat sign Too many jokers but I'm so serious A lot of things I need to go experience Things I need to show my peers I was inspired by something every time I wrote a lyric I see where I wanna be but I ain't nowhere near it Bold and fearless, I know you feel it, I know you hear it 'Cause so much of the game is so generic It's at a point where I rarely tell people I'm a rapper when I meet 'em 'cause I'm so embarassed Even though it's a gift I'm supposed to cherish I put all beats in coffins I go nuts, my bars speak for all men Be cautious of the haters that wanna take your joy I can't be a mumble rapper, I gotta make some noise Until I'm a name that you can't avoid It seems the mainstream's remaining void of artists like me But once the people hear me I know that they ought to like me The hip-hop heads and all the hypebeasts The suckers for the autotune and hype beats A true MC in the middle of this bafoonery So I just try to focus on doin' me Maybe it's that way of thinking that got community lacking in unity You was never a fan, don't try to be cool with me You got a better chance findin' a dinosaur You can't tell me nothin', I'm a rap connoisseur I'm carrying my city so my back is kind of sore If the sky's the limit it's a fact that I'ma sore They knew that I was something special back in '94 There's plethora of reasons that I'm rhymin' for It's the Renaissance, we spark the art's rebirth When I need to vent I write a freeverse