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Lyrics
Load up the Pro Tools and press three
– Chaje Pro Zouti yo epi peze twa
Studio filled with Jack In The Box and Pepsis
– Studio plen Ak Jack Nan Bwat La Ak Pepsis
Niggas watchin’ WorldStar videos, not the ESPYs
– Nèg ap gade videyo WorldStar, pa ESPYs yo
Laughin’ at B. Pumper, stomach turnin’, I get up and proceeded to write somethin’
– Ri nan B. Pumper, vant vire, mwen leve epi li te kontinye ekri yon bagay
Ab-Soul in the corner mumblin’ raps, fumblin’ packs of Black & Milds
– Ab-Soul nan kwen an mumblin ‘raps, fumblin’ pake Nan Nwa &Amp; Milds
Crumblin’ kush ’til he cracked a smile
– Crumblin ‘kush’ jiskaske li te kraze yon souri
His words legendary, wishin’ I could rhyme like him
– Mo li yo lejand, wishin’ mwen te kapab rim tankou l’
Studied his style to define my pen
– Etidye style li pou defini plim mwen an
That was back when the only goal was to get Jay Rock through the door
– Sa te tounen lè sèl objektif la te Pou Jay Rock pase nan pòt la
Warner Brother Records, hope Naim Ali would let us know
– Warner Brother Dosye, espere Naim Ali ta fè nou konnen
Was excited just to go to them label meetings
– Te eksite jis pou yo ale nan reyinyon etikèt yo
Wasn’t my record deal, but still, I couldn’t believe it
– Se pa te kontra dosye mwen, men toujou, mwen pa t ‘ kapab kwè li
Me and Rock inside the booth hibernatin’
– Mwen menm ak Wòch andedan kabin an hibernatin’
It was simple math, if he made it, that mean I made it
– Li te senp matematik, si li te fè li, sa vle di mwen te fè li
Everything I had was for the team, I remained patient
– Tout sa mwen te genyen se te pou ekip la, mwen te rete pasyan
Grindin’ with my brothers, it was us against them, no one above us, bless our hearts
– Grindin ‘ak frè m’ yo, li te nou kont yo, pa gen moun ki pi wo pase nou, beni kè nou
Use your heart and not your eyes (Baby, just relax your mind)
– Sèvi ak kè ou epi yo pa je ou (Ti bebe, jis detann tèt ou)
If you got time, then I got time (Yeah, yeah)
– Si ou gen tan, lè sa a, mwen gen tan (Yeah, yeah)
Free your thoughts and watch them fly
– Libere panse ou epi gade yo vole
Use your heart and not your eyes (Mm-hmm)
– Sèvi ak kè ou epi yo pa je ou (Mm-hmm)
My nigga Dave had a champagne Acura
– Nèg Mwen Dave te gen yon Acura chanpay
A bunch of instrumentals I freestyled in the passenger
– Yon bann enstrimantal mwen freestyled nan pasaje a
That nigga wore several hats, a producer, a manager, director, and DJ
– Nèg sa a te mete plizyè chapo, yon pwodiktè, yon manadjè, direktè, ak DJ
A hothead squabblin’, Bloods, Pirus, and Keeways
– Yon tèt cho ap goumen, San, Pirus, ak Keeways
For this little thing of ours we called TDE
– Pou ti bagay nou an nou rele TDE
I watched you take some penitentiary chances to say the least
– Mwen te gade ou pran kèk chans penitansye pou di pi piti
Remember in the county building with MixedByAli
– Sonje nan bilding konte A Ak MixedByAli
We tried to freak the system just to make a couple ends meet
– Nou te eseye freak sistèm lan jis fè yon koup la fen rankontre
That’s my nigga for shit sure
– Sa se nèg mwen pou shit asire w
He brought Q over, but Q didn’t rap, but he learned from our inspo
– Li te pote Q sou, men Q pa t ‘ rap, men li te aprann nan inspo nou an
We split Louisiana chicken riverboat specials
– Nou divize Louisiana chicken riverboat espesyal
Sleepin’ next to 02R consoles to be our refuge
– Dòmi akote 02r consoles pou yo te refij nou
He was homeless and I left home
– Li te san kay e mwen te kite kay la
Q said, “Dot, you won’t be slept on, you the nigga to bet on” (Use your h—)
– Q te di, “Dot, ou pa pral dòmi sou, ou nèg la parye sou” (Sèvi ak h ou—)
Top had given us dominion in the home he lived in
– Top te ban nou dominasyon nan kay li te rete a
Hopin’ that we see some millions, God bless our hearts
– Espere ke nou wè kèk milyon, Bondye beni kè nou
Use your heart and not your eyes (Baby, just relax your mind)
– Sèvi ak kè ou epi yo pa je ou (Ti bebe, jis detann tèt ou)
If you got time, then I got time (Yeah, yeah)
– Si ou gen tan, lè sa a, mwen gen tan (Yeah, yeah)
Free your thoughts and watch them fly
– Libere panse ou epi gade yo vole
Use your heart and not your eyes
– Sèvi ak kè ou epi yo pa je ou
Punch played Phil Jackson in my early practices
– Punch te jwe Phil Jackson nan premye pratik mwen yo
Strategies on how to be great amongst the averages
– Estrateji sou kijan pou yo gwo nan mitan mwayèn yo
I picked his brain on what was ordained, highly collaborative
– Mwen te chwazi sèvo l sou sa ki te òdone, trè kolaborasyon
RET pushed the label the same, amongst the savages
– RET pouse etikèt la menm jan an, nan mitan savages yo
Moose kept my name in the function that he would run in
– Moose te kenbe non mwen nan fonksyon ke li ta kouri nan
TEEZ kept the vultures away from me that was comin’
– TEEZ te kenbe vèt yo lwen m ‘ ki te vini
Sounwave let me borrow his clothes for shows as a hype man
– Sounwave kite m prete rad li pou montre kòm yon nonm hype
To cook up in this room ’til the night ends
– Pou kwit moute nan sal sa a ‘ jiskaske nwit la fini
Time flies, I’m carryin’ debates of a top five
– Tan an vole, mwen ap pote ‘ deba nan yon tèt senk
Buryin’ my opps and allies
– Buryin ‘ ops mwen ak alye
But I’d done a half job communicatin’ feelings of being stagnant
– Men, mwen te fè yon mwatye travay kominike santiman yo nan ke yo te stagnation
Life was gettin’ bigger than just rappin’
– Lavi te vin pi gwo pase jis rappin
The business, what I was lackin’
– Biznis la, sa mwen te manke
Top used to record me back when it was poor me
– Top te konn anrejistre m lè li te pòv mwen
And now we at the round table for what assures me
– Epi kounye a nou nan tab la wonn pou sa ki asire m’
I guess my motivation was the yearnin’ for independence
– Mwen devine motivasyon mwen te anvi pou endepandans
Poured everything I had left in the family business
– Vide tout sa mwen te kite nan biznis fanmi an
Now it’s about Kendrick, I wanna evolve, place my skillset as a Black exec’
– Kounye a Li se sou Kendrick, mwen vle evolye, mete konpetans mwen kòm Yon egzekitif Nwa’
I jog my memory, knowin’ Black Hippy didn’t work ’cause of me
– Mwen refè memwa mwen, konnen’ Nwa Hippy pa t ‘travay’ paske nan m’
Creatively, I moved on with new concepts in reach
– Kreyativman, mwen te deplase sou ak nouvo konsèp nan rive
Top, remember all them sessions we would strategize
– Top, sonje tout sesyon yo nou ta estrateji
To hit the streets, then come back, record three records? Ah
– Pou frape lari yo, lè sa a, tounen vin jwenn, dosye twa dosye? Ah
To tell the truth, it fucked me up when D-Man passed
– Pou di verite a, li te boulvèse m ‘ lè D-Man pase
The motive was the condolences, but the pride crashed
– Motif la te kondoleyans yo, men fyète a te tonbe
I had to bypass old mythologies I had
– Mwen te oblije evite ansyen mitoloji mwen te genyen
Put my heart on display like it was an iMac
– Mete kè m ‘ sou ekspozisyon tankou li te yon iMac
To all my young niggas, let me be the demonstration
– Pou tout jèn nèg mwen yo, kite m ‘ yo dwe demonstrasyon an
How to conduct differences with a healthy conversation
– Kijan pou fè diferans ak yon konvèsasyon an sante
If that’s your family, then handle it as such
– Si sa se fanmi ou, lè sa a, okipe li kòm sa yo
Don’t let the socials gas you up or let emotions be your crutch
– Pa kite sosyal yo gaz ou oswa kite emosyon yo dwe boukèt ou
Pick up the phone and bust it up before the history is lost
– Pran telefòn lan epi kraze l anvan istwa a pèdi
Hand-to-handshake is good when you have a heart-to-heart
– Men-a-men-sote se yon bon bagay lè ou gen yon kè-a-kè
Use your heart and not your eyes (Baby, just relax your mind)
– Sèvi ak kè ou epi yo pa je ou (Ti bebe, jis detann tèt ou)
If you got time and I got time (Yeah, yeah)
– Si ou gen tan e mwen gen tan (Wi, wi)
Free your thoughts and watch them fly
– Libere panse ou epi gade yo vole
Use your heart and not your eyes (Mm-hmm)
– Sèvi ak kè ou epi yo pa je ou (Mm-hmm)
