Chapters

It's that 80s baby, spent the 90s with a Nike trim Used to want the trainers with the lights in We made it through millennium bugs The rise of the net From hearing Britney and Blue to Grime on a set I've seen it change but never change enough Watching as my age grows Always those that wanna stay the same as the same ol' People never give up the chains until the chain's broke We're all the same but still we ain't though If we ever bust it up Know I'll bring my brothers like the Wayans bros I ain't trying suffer like some Jane Doe Listen, this was written like the Nas classic The past happened I ain't dwelling if I cant have it I craft habits Made a promise to myself from a teen Don't leave your guard passive Always know to go for your dreams or see your heart shattered I'm in my 30s, can't be acting like it's Neverland But I'm sounding better than I ever have Fuck it, this is me, can't let the chapter close I'm sitting thinking how the acts evolved And how my brother be the actual GOAT Probably never get to see the ceiling or be people that they back the most Back to back unil the plaque is gold Writing in my room again Yet to have my morning zoot So if they call me unapproved I'm probably rude to them 'Cause though I'm calm, you hit the switch and it can get erratic Used to hit the club and hit the stuff that left my liver damaged 1995 you'd see me lazing in my Spliffy jacket Mumzy had to hustle had to bric-a-brac it Handing out the hand-me-downs oversized Always felt this pain I couldn't vocalise This life is scary like the older guy in Poltergeist But I'm holding on and holding hope up into overtime Hardly had a rest but half these heads don't even mention us Ain't where you start or where you are, it's where you're ending up 90s kid, I was a shy head Started spitting bars when I was 8, I didn't write them All courtesy of blaze till I was 9, 10 I don't remember much of life then Mumzy working 2 jobs to provide when I just a baby She's living proof that I can trust a lady Led by example so I can't be lazy No-one's gonna come and save me See I knew from young this world was fucking crazy Fucking crazy Yeah Grew up in Nacton across the road from the Nicholls Around the corner from Fordy It wasn't known for the brittle It was petty crime but was evolving fast Went from stolen cars to my closest holding a pistol It's nuts Started as kids, we couldn't get away Inherited beef had me rolling with some pepper spray Never blades 'cause in the moment it can get insane Every day thankful that I ain't left to regret my ways I used to wish I'd blown when I was younger But I'm happy that I didn't I know that I'd be fucked up I just needed to live Needed to cry Needed to fix Needed to fly That's hard to cope with on the come up Plus I hate the world I don't want the stress The older I get The more I see fame is hell Keep it and pay me well Should've been a mask rapper Too real to really buss anyway Suh it nuh matter Even though my face still looking proper young I was playing snake up on my Nokia Recorded a tape when mumzy got me one for Christmas Way before I touched some mixers Just a couple brothers born and bred in Ips It never stopped us though Had to climb the ladder Got us working with our idols and our inspirations S'been amazing Scrolling through the moments that I tried to capture I just pray this ain't my final chapter It's good to see you man out here bruv Still looking exactly the same, ain't aged Sound better than ever, you get me? There's a lot of people that just stop bro You've kept it consistent throughout the years And bro, I can't lie to you You're sounding better than ever bro All I can tell man Just don't fucking stop, darg