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My style has no birth
Record. You might know when my record was born, or how I
Play my favorite classics till the needles are gone. And true
Say, you might know how my momâs push in seventy
Six, turned my world view, inside out in one
Day. But this goes back, further than that. Further
Than rap, before that first hospital slap. Way
Beyond the confines of joy and pain, further than pride and
Shame. Older than the foundation of the food chain. To
Born the understanding of an equal cipher. With the
Consistency of daylight, I shine so bright. I check,
One two, but I ainât talkinâ bout no mic. I check
One Two, to calculate the science of life, to add
Things right and take care of my business. Allowing me to
Handle my pleasure like a pirate does treasure. My
Rhymes are buried too deep to measure by the sands of the
Hour glass in other words built to last.
I KEEP IT
TIMELESS BECAUSE I TAKE MY TIME WITH IT.
RESPECT GOES OUT TO CIVILIZED AND COMMITTED. âCAUSE
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CAPITALâ J, âRAP ITâLL STAY,
WITH YOU FOR AWHILE, AND IT WONâT GO AWAYâ. I KEEP IT TIMELESS, BECAUSE I DO MY THING
REGARDLESS OF THE STRESS THAT YOUR LIFE MIGHT BRING.
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CAPITAL J RAP ITâLL STAY WITH YOU FOR A WHILE .
What do you do when you got
Twenty, two minute tasks and ten minutes to deal
With it, and for the first five you bullshitted? This
Scenario, really best describes our folks, itâs like,
Devils got plans and niggas got jokes. Like an
Under dog team got hopes. But, hoop dream
Buzzer beaters choke when yawl triple teamed point guards
Go nuts. Power corrupts. And itâs a shame cause the
Hardest workingâ squad gets left with a donut. The
Front runners say so what. They canât back their home
Team cause they got no guts. And high scorers check
Stats, but they still have yet to win. Plus
Tomorrow theyâll be ridinâ the bench once again. So you
See, in this game of life, Iâm not trying to be the MV
P, cause the enemyâs the clock, and the referee.
Because itâs obvious the world is out of order. I
Hope you wake up, because weâre in the fourth quarter yawl.
REFRAIN
Who pays dues plus
Sales tax, just to paint a picture with a thousand
Words, only to find out your visionâs is blurred. Itâs
Absurd, yet itâs still observed, how the brilliance of
Blackness is lost when a sights unheard. As old
Rhyme styles fester like dreams deferred. New
Styles might shine at Godâs speed indeed. While some
Still, âwear the mask that grins and liesâ. Hides
Cheeks and shades eyes, but Iâm not surprised. Itâs no
Disguise, cause my five eyeâs remain all wise. No
Excuse, cause the innocent are still downsized. No
Escape, we remain robbed killed and raped till you
Take back your mind and extract the lies. But
Until then, I still utilize my pen, to lead the
Lamb from the slaughter and the horse to the water.
Continuing to face the stress of lifeâs test. With
Rhymes that impress the best cause my mind is Timeless.
REFRAIN
- Album:
- His Own Self
- How Much Is Water?
- Around the Sun
- S.P.T.A. (Said Person Of That Ability)
- Undivided Attention (EP)
- Then What Happened?
- Reveal the Secret (EP)
- The Hear After
- Always Has Been (EP)
- Always Will Be (EP)
- All of the Above
- The Best Part
- Miscellaneous
- The Early Works of J-Live
- All of the Above (Clean)
- The Best Part Instrumentals
- Money Matters - Single
- Longevity
- Bomb Anniversary Collection: 1991-2001
- CMJ New Music Monthly, Volume 102: June 2002