Klipp Tal-Vidjo
Lirika
Load up the Pro Tools and press three
– Tagħbija L Għodod Pro u agħfas tlieta
Studio filled with Jack In The Box and Pepsis
– Studio mimli Bil-Ġakk Fil-Kaxxa U L-Pepsis
Niggas watchin’ WorldStar videos, not the ESPYs
– Niggas jaraw filmati WorldStar, mhux L-ESPYs
Laughin’ at B. Pumper, stomach turnin’, I get up and proceeded to write somethin’
– Laughin’f’b. Pumper, turnin fl-istonku’, inqum u pproċedejt biex nikteb xi ħaġa’
Ab-Soul in the corner mumblin’ raps, fumblin’ packs of Black & Milds
– Ab-Ruħ fil-kantuniera mumblin “raps, fumblin” pakketti Ta’Suwed u Ħfief
Crumblin’ kush ’til he cracked a smile
– Crumblin’kush’sakemm ikkrekkja tbissima
His words legendary, wishin’ I could rhyme like him
– Kliemu leġġendarju, wishin’nista’nirrima bħalu
Studied his style to define my pen
– Studja l-istil tiegħu biex jiddefinixxi l-pinna tiegħi
That was back when the only goal was to get Jay Rock through the door
– Dak kien lura meta l uniku għan kien li l blat Jay jgħaddi mill bieb
Warner Brother Records, hope Naim Ali would let us know
– Rekords ta’warner Brother, nittama Li Naim Ali jgħidilna
Was excited just to go to them label meetings
– Kien eċċitati biss li jmorru lilhom tikketta laqgħat
Wasn’t my record deal, but still, I couldn’t believe it
– Ma kienx il-ftehim rekord tiegħi, iżda xorta waħda, ma stajtx nemmen
Me and Rock inside the booth hibernatin’
– Jien U Blat ġewwa l kabina hibernatin’
It was simple math, if he made it, that mean I made it
– Kienet matematika sempliċi, jekk għamilha, dan ifisser li għamiltha
Everything I had was for the team, I remained patient
– Dak kollu li kelli kien għat – tim, bqajt paċenzjuż
Grindin’ with my brothers, it was us against them, no one above us, bless our hearts
– Grindin ‘ ma’aħwa tiegħi, kien magħna kontrihom, l – ebda wieħed fuqna, bless qlub tagħna
Use your heart and not your eyes (Baby, just relax your mind)
– Uża qalbek u mhux għajnejk (Tarbija, sempliċement tirrilassa moħħok)
If you got time, then I got time (Yeah, yeah)
– Jekk ikollok ħin, allura sibt il – ħin (Iva, iva)
Free your thoughts and watch them fly
– Ħeles ħsibijietek u arahom itiru
Use your heart and not your eyes (Mm-hmm)
– Uża qalbek u mhux għajnejk (Mm-hmm)
My nigga Dave had a champagne Acura
– In Nigga Dave tiegħi kellha Akura tax xampanja
A bunch of instrumentals I freestyled in the passenger
– Mazz ta’strumentali i freestyled fil passiġġier
That nigga wore several hats, a producer, a manager, director, and DJ
– Li nigga libes diversi kpiepel, produttur, maniġer, direttur, U DJ
A hothead squabblin’, Bloods, Pirus, and Keeways
– Hothead squabblin’, Demm, Pirus, U Keeways
For this little thing of ours we called TDE
– Għal din il ħaġa ċkejkna tagħna ċempilna TDE
I watched you take some penitentiary chances to say the least
– Rajtek tieħu xi ċansijiet penitenzjarji biex ngħid l inqas
Remember in the county building with MixedByAli
– Ftakar fil-bini tal-kontea Ma’mħalltabyali
We tried to freak the system just to make a couple ends meet
– Ippruvajna niskantaw is sistema biss biex koppja tispiċċa tiltaqa
That’s my nigga for shit sure
– Li nigga tiegħi għall shit żgur
He brought Q over, but Q didn’t rap, but he learned from our inspo
– Huwa ġab Q fuq, imma Q ma rap, imma tgħallem mill-inspo tagħna
We split Louisiana chicken riverboat specials
– Aħna maqsuma louisiana tiġieġ xmara speċjali
Sleepin’ next to 02R consoles to be our refuge
– Sleepin ‘ ħdejn IL-konsols 02R biex tkun il-kenn tagħna
He was homeless and I left home
– Huwa kien bla dar u tlaqt mid dar
Q said, “Dot, you won’t be slept on, you the nigga to bet on” (Use your h—)
– Q qal, “Dot, inti mhux se tkun slept fuq, inti l-nigga li bet fuq” (Uża h tiegħek—)
Top had given us dominion in the home he lived in
– Top kien tana dominju fid dar li kien jgħix fiha
Hopin’ that we see some millions, God bless our hearts
– Hopin’li naraw xi miljuni, Alla jbierek qalbna
Use your heart and not your eyes (Baby, just relax your mind)
– Uża qalbek u mhux għajnejk (Tarbija, sempliċement tirrilassa moħħok)
If you got time, then I got time (Yeah, yeah)
– Jekk ikollok ħin, allura sibt il – ħin (Iva, iva)
Free your thoughts and watch them fly
– Ħeles ħsibijietek u arahom itiru
Use your heart and not your eyes
– Uża qalbek u mhux għajnejk
Punch played Phil Jackson in my early practices
– Punch lagħab Lil Phil Jackson fil prattiki bikrija tiegħi
Strategies on how to be great amongst the averages
– Strateġiji dwar kif tkun kbir fost il-medji
I picked his brain on what was ordained, highly collaborative
– Qbadt moħħu fuq dak li kien ordnat, kollaborattiv ħafna
RET pushed the label the same, amongst the savages
– RET imbuttat it-tikketta l-istess, fost is-salvaġġi
Moose kept my name in the function that he would run in
– Moose żamm ismi fil funzjoni li kien se jiġri fiha
TEEZ kept the vultures away from me that was comin’
– TEEZ żamm l avultuni’l bogħod minni dak kien ġej’
Sounwave let me borrow his clothes for shows as a hype man
– Sounwave ħallini nissellef ħwejġu għal wirjiet bħala raġel hype
To cook up in this room ’til the night ends
– Biex issajjar f’din il-kamra ‘ sakemm jintemm il-lejl
Time flies, I’m carryin’ debates of a top five
– Iż-żmien itir, jien inġorr id-dibattiti tal-aqwa ħamsa
Buryin’ my opps and allies
– Buryin’l-opps u l-alleati tiegħi
But I’d done a half job communicatin’ feelings of being stagnant
– Imma kont għamilt nofs xogħol ikkomunika s-sentimenti li tkun staġnat
Life was gettin’ bigger than just rappin’
– Il-ħajja kienet gettin’akbar minn sempliċement rappin’
The business, what I was lackin’
– In-negozju, dak li kont nieqes’
Top used to record me back when it was poor me
– Top użat biex jirreġistra lili lura meta kien fqir lili
And now we at the round table for what assures me
– U issa aħna fuq il mejda tonda għal dak li jassigurani
I guess my motivation was the yearnin’ for independence
– Naħseb li l-motivazzjoni tiegħi kienet ix-xenqa’għall-indipendenza
Poured everything I had left in the family business
– Jitferra dak kollu li kelli xellug fin negozju tal familja
Now it’s about Kendrick, I wanna evolve, place my skillset as a Black exec’
– Issa huwa Dwar Kendrick, irrid nevolvi, poġġi l-ħiliet tiegħi bħala eżekuzzjoni Sewda’
I jog my memory, knowin’ Black Hippy didn’t work ’cause of me
– I jog memorja tiegħi, knowin “Iswed Hippy ma ħadmux” kawża ta’lili
Creatively, I moved on with new concepts in reach
– B’mod kreattiv, komplejt b’kunċetti ġodda li jistgħu jintlaħqu
Top, remember all them sessions we would strategize
– Fuq, ftakar is-sessjonijiet kollha li aħna nagħmlu strateġija
To hit the streets, then come back, record three records? Ah
– Biex tolqot it-toroq, imbagħad terga’lura, irreġistra tliet rekords? Ah
To tell the truth, it fucked me up when D-Man passed
– Biex ngħid il – verità, ħarbitni meta għadda D-Man
The motive was the condolences, but the pride crashed
– Il-motiv kien il – kondoljanzi, iżda l-kburija ġġarraf
I had to bypass old mythologies I had
– Kelli tevita mitoloġiji qodma kelli
Put my heart on display like it was an iMac
– Poġġi qalbi għall wiri qisu kien iMac
To all my young niggas, let me be the demonstration
– Għan-niggas żgħażagħ kollha tiegħi, ħallini nkun id-dimostrazzjoni
How to conduct differences with a healthy conversation
– Kif twettaq differenzi ma’konverżazzjoni b’saħħitha
If that’s your family, then handle it as such
– Jekk dik hija l-familja tiegħek, imbagħad immaniġġjaha bħala tali
Don’t let the socials gas you up or let emotions be your crutch
– Tħallix lis-soċjali jiġbduk jew iħallu l-emozzjonijiet ikunu l-krozza tiegħek
Pick up the phone and bust it up before the history is lost
– Aqbad it telefon u bust qabel ma tintilef l istorja
Hand-to-handshake is good when you have a heart-to-heart
– Handshake huwa tajjeb meta jkollok qalb għal qalb
Use your heart and not your eyes (Baby, just relax your mind)
– Uża qalbek u mhux għajnejk (Tarbija, sempliċement tirrilassa moħħok)
If you got time and I got time (Yeah, yeah)
– Jekk ikollok ħin u sibt ħin (Iva, iva)
Free your thoughts and watch them fly
– Ħeles ħsibijietek u arahom itiru
Use your heart and not your eyes (Mm-hmm)
– Uża qalbek u mhux għajnejk (Mm-hmm)
