I don't like the 80s I don't like these labels I don't like to fight off patterns that phase me It's low-key paid for Checks get mailed, then gone, then failed Tell me how rent hit today, but you switchin the page like I’m somehow late I beg your pardon I put the hours in hardy You the one fumbled the charting Now I'm the one charged, that's garbage Grown folks bluff, talk large with a wallet that starved quick Old heads lost in office, tossin coins while the floor keep droppin Whole thing look like nonsense Crowd still cheer like they locked in Pullin them strings, that's puppets I cut those cords, then cut in No collab, no problem I'm good on that soft talk jargon Your tape sound bargain Mine hit harder the moment I carve it Half lit, half wit, whole act carbon copy, no content I been too sharp for the nonsense Been too clean for the comments If they talk down, I log out, then walk in with profits [Prehook] (yeah, mm) Took notes then cooked my plate up (mm) Got taxed then told to pay up (huh) Whole state built on pay cuts (yep) Hands out when the pain struck (ugh) [Hook] PAY UP (yeah) PAY UP (uh) PAY UP (mm) PAY UP (huh) Whole squad talk till I check that sum (mm) Keep that grin till the funds don't come (uh) Talk real loud but the work ain't done (no) PAY UP (yeah) PAY UP (uh) PAY UP (mm) PAY UP (huh) Back then couldn't hold no stack (nah) Now I move calm and I still stay strapped (mm) Not with steel, just skill, that's facts (uh) PAY UP (PAY UP, PAY UP, PAY UP) [Verse 2] No guide when the road got rough I walked through thorn and rust (uh) Both palms cut but I hold my stuff Whole climb built off trust (mm) I seen folks brag like kings Then fold when the scale got weighed (cheap) Gold paint chip when scraped The shine don’t last when fake (nah) Up late desk lamp glow Bill hit quick like blows (ugh) Still stood tall, no fold Ten toes down I rose (yep) Crew switched sides when rent got tight Then bounced when the well ran dry (huh) But the moment the well filled twice They lined up hands to the sky (mm) [Prehook] (yeah) Took notes then cooked my plate up (mm) Got taxed then told to pay up (uh) Whole state built on pay cuts (yeah) Hands out when the pain struck (mmm) [Hook] PAY UP (yeah) PAY UP (uh) PAY UP (mm) PAY UP (huh) Whole squad talk till I check that sum (mm) Keep that grin till the funds don't come (uh) Talk real loud but the work ain't done (no) PAY UP (yeah) PAY UP (uh) PAY UP (mm) PAY UP (huh) Back then couldn't hold no stack (nah) Now I move calm and I still stay strapped (mm) Not with steel, just skill, that's facts (uh) PAY UP (PAY UP, PAY UP, PAY UP) [Bridge] (ooo, mm) Watch how the pace stay locked in (yeah) Mind stay sharp when the clock keep knockin (uh) Never toss time, I invest, no auction (mm) No seat left but I walk in, walk in (yeah) [Hook] (final) PAY UP (yeah) PAY UP (uh) PAY UP (mm) PAY UP (huh) Whole squad talk till I check that sum (mm) Keep that grin till the funds don't come (uh) Talk real loud but the work ain't done (no) PAY UP (yeah) PAY UP (uh) PAY UP (mm) PAY UP (huh) Back then couldn't hold no stack (nah) Now I move calm and I still stay strapped (mm) Not with steel, just skill, that's facts (uh) PAY UP (PAY UP, PAY UP, PAY UP)
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