Released: November 27, 2020
Featuring: Black Thought
Songwriter: Statik Selektah Black Thought
Producer: Statik Selektah
[Intro]
Statik Selektah
[Verse: Black Thought]
Ayo, I seen crooked cops aimin' to please
They'll pop brothers in their backs after they freeze
Innocent people stomped like they in stampedes
They choke out queens and call 'em chimpanzees
Anybody could get it, what's honor to thieves?
And you ain't even gotta see this shit to believe
They'll call about the way them things happen in threes
Never any better to make then to receive
It's greazy and livin' ain't easy
Ain't a Porgy and Bess and the story get stretched
As long as any glory is quest, it's purely a test
The moral is the more we invest, the more the return
When excellence is all we accept
Respect that I earned is testament that surely I'm blessed
Never stress, that's a prerequisite to earlier death
Redemption is mine, exactly what I'm here to collect
If I leave then I'ma exit with a serious rep'
And the [?] relation of 'Riq is a motivational speaker
No vacationin' either, my dedication is eager
'Nother notch on the belt, it's another lace in the sneaker
I been feelin' myself since I felt the bass in the speaker
I been healin' myself, that's another way to get equal
I'm revealin' myself as another face of the people
All my greatest achievements prevail in the face of evil
All my brothers and sisters, keep willin' so they can see you
Statik Selektah
[Verse: Black Thought]
Ayo, I seen crooked cops aimin' to please
They'll pop brothers in their backs after they freeze
Innocent people stomped like they in stampedes
They choke out queens and call 'em chimpanzees
Anybody could get it, what's honor to thieves?
And you ain't even gotta see this shit to believe
They'll call about the way them things happen in threes
Never any better to make then to receive
It's greazy and livin' ain't easy
Ain't a Porgy and Bess and the story get stretched
As long as any glory is quest, it's purely a test
The moral is the more we invest, the more the return
When excellence is all we accept
Respect that I earned is testament that surely I'm blessed
Never stress, that's a prerequisite to earlier death
Redemption is mine, exactly what I'm here to collect
If I leave then I'ma exit with a serious rep'
And the [?] relation of 'Riq is a motivational speaker
No vacationin' either, my dedication is eager
'Nother notch on the belt, it's another lace in the sneaker
I been feelin' myself since I felt the bass in the speaker
I been healin' myself, that's another way to get equal
I'm revealin' myself as another face of the people
All my greatest achievements prevail in the face of evil
All my brothers and sisters, keep willin' so they can see you
more tracks from the album
From the album
- The Balancing Act (2020)
Statik Selektah popular songs
- Bird’s Eye View
- Carry On
- The Imperial
- Alarm Clock
- The Spark
- 21 & Over
- Beautiful Life
- In the Wind
- Keep It Moving
- Put Jewels on It
- Never a Dull Moment
- Alone
- Live From The Era
- Come Around
- So Close, So Far
- The Thrill Is Gone
- Back Against the Wall
- Stop, Look, Listen
- Talking Bout You (Ladies)
- Groupie Love
- You’re Gone
- Labor Day
- Showoff vs. Everybody
- Damn Right