My Essence (feat. Nasir Ali)

Yeah, You take the ecosystem out the hood & Then you left with rotten wood And undercover Brothers trying to get you to rat out the gutter Every breath inside my body I can muster I applied it to the hustle Cause I knew a different way was on the bay I heard a melody so sweet it changed throughout the day I got a package I won't open If I do then I won't close it I had homies that I thought was family They packed up and folded like some laundry Fresh up out the dryer Warmer than a shot a double barrel brandy Ain't it so romantic To just walk inside the crib and see us standing In the kitchen in her panties With a half open pantry And some wine so divine That you sniff it before you sip it Not that cheap stuff Her breath still got a hint of reffa Shout out the mothers in the struggle Trying to raise another brother that don't speak much Cause he ain't have a father And he always in some drama So the silence was the safest place to be Bruh A real Con-Creature Hey man Ali been there from the jump His family is my family Understand me I'd love for it to go good all the time And I rarely red lines But sensei got me on it Just so I can remind ya You know I'm gon' make sure That it's different every time ya I'm gon' make sure that you get yours But I need mine Rare octagons I seen the signs My people know if they ever need me Then they can ring the line I been eating real good lately I think I'm greedy now I got everything in the crib I don't even leave the house & The thoughts like I gotta step it up I been holding it down But I feel like that ain't enough & I'm still too young So really it ain't a rush It feel like to keep doing this delusion Is a must and I'm delusional as Hold up I'm gon' stay in this booth everyday Like I'm supposed to You know somebody that's giving up Tell him it ain't over We at war with the system So tell him be a soldier That's your dog He need a place to stay Give him the sofa And even if you ain't heard from me Just know that it's kosher Don't nobody work harder than Sei I seen it close up And even if it's going good for y'all I wish you more luck I love to see they happiness They love to see me rapping still In my second childhood I might go get a happy meal I'm always gon' rap until The beat tell me to stop It's like sometimes I hit a after gear I'm gon' make them mad this year There's things that I had to say And I wish they ain't have to hear They can tell that we really the best If they still had their ears Accolades amongst all of my brothers In the atmosphere It's 2024 and I can't have another average year Had to write this And I know they gon' start acting scared They don't want the old Ali Before all of this nappy hair Whatever shoes dropping at the time You know I had a pair Young or not, either way Ali always had them staring I gotta make sure the fam good Before we talking marriage Even before we start talking I gotta make sure you serious This rap ain't gon' always be the one And I make sure that's clear And if I say that that's where it's gon' be Then I make sure it's there I'm always gon' make sure that it's fresh It's the purest air You can let your guard down No need to worry here And I've been trying to do better But I'm learning still I'm wishing nothing but the best Cause I done learned to heal Kill em with success Kill em through all your endeavors Wear it on your skin Wear it like they do them letters I know times get rough I'm calling the pot the kettle I know strings get pulled I know life turn to geppetto When I look around I start to see life in segments If I took a pause This moment would be my reference I'ma give my all to you And that'd be my leverage I'ma give my all to you I'm talking my essence The reason I say thank God Is cause all of my blessings It's times where I would doubt And he knew that I would do that It's times where I would act In my own interest retrospective He showed me it's nothing I could do that would off set him I'm coming from a place of Absolution and discretion The truth was hard to pick out From a pile of pure deception I kicked the petty things I used to Cause I realized time was of the essence Now everyday I live life with a message Thank God I wish nothing but the best For you and your own I wish nothing but success On you and your tribe I love when I see my family Living they life I love to see happiness Inside of they eyes I wish nothing but the best For you and your own I wish nothing but success On you and your tribe I love when I see my family Living they life I love to see happiness Inside of they eyes