# WHAT THIS DRILL SHIT ABOUT **Vince Caliber** [Intro — American male voice, casual, dry] Let me see what this drill shit about. Hold up... Okay, I hear that bass. Run that shit! [808 slides — drums enter] [Verse 1 — relaxed American rap cadence] I heard the beat and had to see what it do That bass hit once, made me tighten my shoes Everybody got opinions on the way that you rap I just found another pocket, put my name on the track I ain't changing how I talk just to fit in a lane I ain't borrowing a struggle just to sound like I'm dangerous You can hear it in my voice, I ain't playing a role Got a whole lot of thoughts and a pocket full of soul They want controversy, give 'em something to tweet I want drums that make the whole damn neighborhood lean You can make a record knock without making a threat You can talk about the world and make 'em break out a sweat [Flow switch — fast triplets, sharp consonants] Look at the pressure, the money, the politics People get played and they call it economics Everybody screaming, nobody listening Whole damn system got the pressure conditioning Back in the pocket, I ain't breaking a stride You can change up the rhythm, can't change what's inside I came to see what this drill shit could do Now the whole damn beat got something to prove [Hook — low, aggressive American chant] Let me see what this drill shit about 808 slide, make the whole room bounce Everybody talking, let me hear something now If you got something real, better let that shit out Let me see what this drill shit about Bass hit hard, make the speakers tap out I ain't gotta fake shit just to stand in the crowd Let me see what this drill shit about [Verse 2 — confident, tighter rhythmic attack] They say the game changed, everybody got a gimmick You can buy a million views, can't buy a soul to put in it Got a kid at home listening, thinking fame is the goal While his mama works nights just to keep him enrolled Got a man on the corner with a degree and no chance Got a boss with a bonus telling workers to advance Got a whole generation getting sold on a dream Where the people making profits never show up on the screen [Sudden pause] Yeah, I see that. [Drums return — animated double-time] They sell you the struggle, then charge you admission Call it entertainment, don't mention the system Put a price on the pain, put a tag on the trauma Then act real surprised when it leads to more drama I'm not knocking the people who lived what they say I'm knocking the ones who turn pain into pay If the truth makes you nervous, then maybe it should I can give you something real and still make it sound good [Hook — heavy bass slides] Let me see what this drill shit about 808 slide, make the whole room bounce Everybody talking, let me hear something now If you got something real, better let that shit out Let me see what this drill shit about Bass hit hard, make the speakers tap out I ain't gotta fake shit just to stand in the crowd Let me see what this drill shit about [Break — drums disappear, bass glides] [Vince — spoken, amused] Oh, that's nasty. Hold on. You thought I was done? [Verse 3 — most technical flow, American cadence] I can ride with the rhythm, let the syllables scatter Put a thought in the middle, make the message hit harder You can switch every drum, you can change every pattern But a beat with no purpose is just making a racket [Rapid-fire pocket] Everybody chasing a trend and a mention Nobody paying the cost of attention Everybody looking for somebody to blame Everybody cashing a check off the pain [Half-beat pause] Wait. Let me switch that. [New flow — controlled, sharp, behind the beat] See, the problem ain't the drums, ain't the bass, ain't the sound It's the way we let a message disappear in the crowd I don't need to play a villain just to get a reaction I can make a whole room jump and still give 'em some substance Got a story, got a voice, got a reason to speak Got a rhythm in my chest that won't let me sleep This ain't London, this ain't Chicago, this is me Vince Caliber, wherever the music takes me [Final Hook — forceful, dry vocal doubles] Let me see what this drill shit about 808 slide, make the whole room bounce Everybody talking, let me hear something now If you got something real, better let that shit out Let me see what this drill shit about Bass hit hard, make the speakers tap out I ain't gotta fake shit just to stand in the crowd Let me see what this drill shit about [Outro — one final bass slide] [Vince — relaxed American speaking voice] Yeah... I can work with this. Run that shit back.
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