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von Kadesh Flow

I thought I′d have it all together by
The time I reached this specific moment
I'd be lying through my teeth if I didn′t own it and
Express that there's no satisfaction I just have to work

Bank account hasn't caught the accolades and it hurts
I could use some cash flow to save the day

Used to be promoters tried to hit me for the pay to play
Now they speak of me like I might be one of the city′s greats
Folks around the nation talk about me like I′m finna break
Rap chat's often giant like my dad′s Coughlin
This kind of growth isn't something that you back off of


Coming from a land where not a lot of blacks prosper
Complexion make you drive a wallet on the dash obvious
Life is in danger if you don′t have your tags proper
Or if you hit the wrong hood and it's past darkness
I was raised to be prepared to swing like Math Hoffa
So I swing for the fences, don′t be pitching that hot smur
I always thought that violent ends were absurd
But my words got me in your favorite city it's superb
Yet my family deserves more from me as I'm blowing

I am barely home my kid brother barely knows me

Mom laughs on the phone but I can tell she′s lonely
Is this the grinds toll or is my perception phony
Was gonna hit the fam but had to book another show
That′s the way it stands for you to watch a brother grow
Y'all think I′m blessed up, I'm just feeling pressure
When your favorite indie rapper swears that I′m next up

And your favorite nerdy rapper hyped all of my sets up
Always get respect around my town cause my reps tough
But behind the bills they steady eating my checks up
I could see progression on flights I didn't pay for

Gigs starting to pay more
Peep the flyer now my name′s bigger on the paper
Love is in the labor
You say I'm being brave but while I'm glad to get respect
Some of you swear you sold your soul for a steady check
Yet I′ve been looking for my soul I could swear it left
Burned it out as I strove for this thing doggedly


Atlas says my place is bout to be where it oughta be
Light run ins with majors I′m afraid they'll be accosting me
You try to imitate the trap but they watch the geeks
They wanna infiltrate, think that′ll get em paid
At these conventions with a couple thousand in the blaze
Making sounds to get em crazed I don't know how to give em blame

When girls cosplaying Tifa and Daenerys
Drop some bills on me for merch while I was signing things for Aeris
I′m tryna keep it short, she's got a line behind her
My lady′s somewhere in the arcade I need to find her

Phones on the table showing email reminders
That this shirt and CD money's gotta feed my lone provider
So I cringe over the sight of the perception that I'm rolling cake
Back in my city see these rappers stuck in older ways
Don′t mention my name in the best in KC Mo′ debates
Then in private ask me how I get to play these shows I play
Difference is I'm only so concerned with local ways
Respect the town I move around, that′s the only
Way for rhyme tacticians if mine's ambitious

Solomon said that people perish when they lack vision
I took that to heart like cardiac tissue

Now I′m paid to play and travel off raps written

They get kept in spaces but I still thrash in them

Dominated what they built up at their backs didn't I

Phone lights flashing, homie I′m laughing
They used to ignore me now they on me like Magic
That's when Elder Wand after he did owns crashes
In 32 jersey with purple and gold graphics
When he's all over the post now I′m all over their posts

I knew him when he started they just fall over to boast
I′m thankful for it all it's taken lot longer than most
I just thought I′d be here sooner, now I'm close

Yeah
I′m close
Yeah