Ividyo Kliphu
Lyrics
Load up the Pro Tools and press three
– Layisha Up Amathuluzi Pro bese ucindezela ezintathu
Studio filled with Jack In The Box and Pepsis
– Isitudiyo sigcwele Ujack Ebhokisini Nopepsis
Niggas watchin’ WorldStar videos, not the ESPYs
– Ama-nigga abukela ama-Video E-WorldStar, hhayi Ama-Espy
Laughin’ at B. Pumper, stomach turnin’, I get up and proceeded to write somethin’
– Ngihleka Ub. pumper, ngiphenduka isisu, ngavuka futhi ngaqala ukubhala okuthile
Ab-Soul in the corner mumblin’ raps, fumblin’ packs of Black & Milds
– I-Ab-Soul ekhoneni i-Mumblin’ raps, i-fumblin’ packs Yeblack &Amp; Milds
Crumblin’ kush ’til he cracked a smile
– Crumblin ‘ kush ‘waze waqhuma ukumamatheka
His words legendary, wishin’ I could rhyme like him
– Amazwi akhe ayinganekwane, ngifisa sengathi ngabe ngingahlabelela njengaye
Studied his style to define my pen
– Wafunda isitayela sakhe ukuze achaze ipeni lami
That was back when the only goal was to get Jay Rock through the door
– Lokho kwakubuyile lapho okuwukuphela komgomo kwakuwukufaka Ujay Rock emnyango
Warner Brother Records, hope Naim Ali would let us know
– Iwarner Brother Records, ithemba Unaim would uzositshela
Was excited just to go to them label meetings
– Wayejabule nje ukuya emihlanganweni ye label
Wasn’t my record deal, but still, I couldn’t believe it
– Kwakungeyona inkontileka yami yokurekhoda, kodwa namanje, ngangingakukholelwa lokho
Me and Rock inside the booth hibernatin’
– Mina Nerock inside the booth ukulala ebusika
It was simple math, if he made it, that mean I made it
– Kwakuyi-math elula, uma eyenza, lokho kusho ukuthi ngayenza
Everything I had was for the team, I remained patient
– Konke enganginakho kwakuyiqembu, ngahlala nginesineke
Grindin’ with my brothers, it was us against them, no one above us, bless our hearts
– Ukugaya nabafowethu, kwakungathi simelene nabo, akekho ngaphezu kwethu, sibusise izinhliziyo zethu
Use your heart and not your eyes (Baby, just relax your mind)
– Sebenzisa inhliziyo yakho hhayi amehlo akho (Baby, nje uphumule ingqondo yakho)
If you got time, then I got time (Yeah, yeah)
– Uma unesikhathi, khona-ke nginesikhathi (Yebo, yebo)
Free your thoughts and watch them fly
– Khulula imicabango yakho futhi ubuke kubo fly
Use your heart and not your eyes (Mm-hmm)
– Sebenzisa inhliziyo yakho hhayi amehlo akho (mm-hmm)
My nigga Dave had a champagne Acura
– Udave wami omnyama wayene acura ye champagne
A bunch of instrumentals I freestyled in the passenger
– A bunch of instrumentals I freestyled in the umgibeli
That nigga wore several hats, a producer, a manager, director, and DJ
– Lowo muntu omnyama wayegqoka izigqoko eziningana, umkhiqizi, umphathi, umqondisi, NO-dj
A hothead squabblin’, Bloods, Pirus, and Keeways
– I-hothead squabblin, I-Bloods, I-Pirus, Ne-keeways
For this little thing of ours we called TDE
– Ngenxa yalokhu okuncane kwethu sakubiza NGOKUTHI I TDE
I watched you take some penitentiary chances to say the least
– Ngabona uthatha amathuba athile okujeziswa ukuze usho okuncane
Remember in the county building with MixedByAli
– Khumbula esakhiweni county nge MixedByAli
We tried to freak the system just to make a couple ends meet
– Sazama ukwethusa isimiso ukuze nje sifinyelele imigomo embalwa
That’s my nigga for shit sure
– Lokho kuyi nigga yami ngokuqinisekile
He brought Q over, but Q didn’t rap, but he learned from our inspo
– Waletha U-Q, kodwa U-Q akazange adlale i-rap, kodwa wafunda ku-inspo yethu
We split Louisiana chicken riverboat specials
– Sahlukanisa izikebhe ezikhethekile zaselouisiana chicken riverboat
Sleepin’ next to 02R consoles to be our refuge
– SLEEPIN ‘ eduze 02R consoles ukuba isiphephelo sethu
He was homeless and I left home
– Wayengenamakhaya futhi ngahamba ekhaya
Q said, “Dot, you won’t be slept on, you the nigga to bet on” (Use your h—)
– Q wathi, ” Chofoza, ngeke ulale, wena nigga ukubheja “(Sebenzisa h-yakho)
Top had given us dominion in the home he lived in
– Utop wayesinikeze igunya ekhaya ayehlala kulo
Hopin’ that we see some millions, God bless our hearts
– Ngethemba lokuthi sizobona izigidi, Unkulunkulu abusise izinhliziyo zethu
Use your heart and not your eyes (Baby, just relax your mind)
– Sebenzisa inhliziyo yakho hhayi amehlo akho (Baby, nje uphumule ingqondo yakho)
If you got time, then I got time (Yeah, yeah)
– Uma unesikhathi, khona-ke nginesikhathi (Yebo, yebo)
Free your thoughts and watch them fly
– Khulula imicabango yakho futhi ubuke kubo fly
Use your heart and not your eyes
– Sebenzisa inhliziyo yakho hhayi amehlo akho
Punch played Phil Jackson in my early practices
– Upunch wadlala Uphil jackson ekuzilolongeni kwami kwasekuqaleni
Strategies on how to be great amongst the averages
– Amasu okuthi ungaba kanjani mkhulu phakathi kwezilinganiso
I picked his brain on what was ordained, highly collaborative
– Ngakhetha ubuchopho bakhe kulokho okwakugcotshwe, ngokubambisana okukhulu
RET pushed the label the same, amongst the savages
– URET wacindezela ilebuli ngendlela efanayo, phakathi kwamasavage
Moose kept my name in the function that he would run in
– Umoose wagcina igama lami emsebenzini ayezowenza
TEEZ kept the vultures away from me that was comin’
– UTEEZ wagcina izimpungushe zikude nami okwakusondela
Sounwave let me borrow his clothes for shows as a hype man
– I Sounwave ngivumele ngiboleke izingubo zakhe zemibukiso njengendoda ekhangayo
To cook up in this room ’til the night ends
– Ukupheka kuleli gumbi ‘ kuze kuphele ubusuku
Time flies, I’m carryin’ debates of a top five
– Isikhathi siyahamba, ngiphethe izingxoxo-mpikiswano ezinhlanu eziphambili
Buryin’ my opps and allies
– Ukungcwaba abaphikisi bami nabangane bami
But I’d done a half job communicatin’ feelings of being stagnant
– Kodwa ngangenze ingxenye yomsebenzi ngikhuluma ngemizwa yokuma
Life was gettin’ bigger than just rappin’
– Ukuphila kwakukhula kunokumane nje kube i-rap
The business, what I was lackin’
– Ibhizinisi, engangingenalo
Top used to record me back when it was poor me
– Top wayevame ukungiqopha emuva lapho kwakumpofu kimi
And now we at the round table for what assures me
– Futhi manje thina etafuleni eliyindilinga ngalokho okungiqinisekisayo
I guess my motivation was the yearnin’ for independence
– Ngicabanga ukuthi isisusa sami kwakuwukulangazelela ukuzimela
Poured everything I had left in the family business
– Ngathululela konke engangikushiye ebhizinisini lomkhaya
Now it’s about Kendrick, I wanna evolve, place my skillset as a Black exec’
– Manje sekumayelana Nokendrick, ngifuna ukuthuthuka, ukubeka ikhono lami njengomphathi Omnyama’
I jog my memory, knowin’ Black Hippy didn’t work ’cause of me
– Ngigijima inkumbulo yami, ngazi ukuthi I-Black Hippy ayisebenzi ngenxa yami
Creatively, I moved on with new concepts in reach
– Ngokudala, ngaqhubeka nemibono emisha efinyelelekayo
Top, remember all them sessions we would strategize
– Top, khumbula zonke sessions thina kwakuyoba strategize
To hit the streets, then come back, record three records? Ah
– Ukuze ashaye emigwaqweni, bese ebuya, aqophe amarekhodi amathathu? Ah
To tell the truth, it fucked me up when D-Man passed
– Ukuze ngikhulume iqiniso, kwangiphatha kabi lapho ud-Man edlula
The motive was the condolences, but the pride crashed
– Isisusa kwakuwukuzwelana, kodwa ukuziqhenya kwawa
I had to bypass old mythologies I had
– Kwadingeka ngigweme izinganekwane ezindala enganginazo
Put my heart on display like it was an iMac
– Beka inhliziyo yami embukisweni sengathi kwakuyi iMac
To all my young niggas, let me be the demonstration
– Kuwo wonke ama-nigga ami amancane, ake ngibe umbukiso
How to conduct differences with a healthy conversation
– Indlela yokuqhuba ukungaboni ngaso linye nengxoxo enempilo
If that’s your family, then handle it as such
– Uma lokho kungumndeni wakho, khona-ke phatha kanjalo
Don’t let the socials gas you up or let emotions be your crutch
– Ungavumeli imiphakathi ikugcwalise ngegesi noma uvumele imizwelo ibe yisigxobo sakho
Pick up the phone and bust it up before the history is lost
– Thatha ifoni bese uyiqhekeza ngaphambi kokuba umlando ulahleke
Hand-to-handshake is good when you have a heart-to-heart
– Hand-to-handshake kuhle uma inhliziyo-to-heart
Use your heart and not your eyes (Baby, just relax your mind)
– Sebenzisa inhliziyo yakho hhayi amehlo akho (Baby, nje uphumule ingqondo yakho)
If you got time and I got time (Yeah, yeah)
– Uma unesikhathi futhi nginesikhathi (Yebo, yebo)
Free your thoughts and watch them fly
– Khulula imicabango yakho futhi ubuke kubo fly
Use your heart and not your eyes (Mm-hmm)
– Sebenzisa inhliziyo yakho hhayi amehlo akho (mm-hmm)
