TITLE: “Rap Star (From the Bottom Up)” INTRO (R&B melodic – soft, emotional) Yeah… Started with a pen and a dream in the dark… Now I’m here… watchin’ everything spark… HOOK (Melodic Trap / catchy, repeatable) I’m a rap star, I’m on my way up now From Bellefontaine to Columbus, hear that sound now Started with a pen, had nothin’ but faith Now I’m in the booth, turnin’ pain into grace I’m a rap star, yeah they gon’ know my name Every scar, every loss, I turned into flame God got my back, I was never alone Now I’m risin’ from the dirt to a throne I own VERSE 1 (Trap flow – confident, rhythmic) Yeah I started with nothin’, just thoughts and a page Talkin’ to God like “get me up outta this cage” Life was heavy, had me stuck in a storm But I kept on writin’, kept buildin’ my form Late nights, no lights, just pen and the beat Heart racin’ every time I stepped in the street Now I’m switchin’ up lanes, got a vision so clear What was pain in the past turned to power right here They gon’ see what I built, it ain’t overnight Took every wrong turn just to learn how to write Now I’m standin’ on faith, yeah I came from the struggle Turned the mud into gold, had to hustle that hustle HOOK (repeat – stronger, more energy) I’m a rap star, I’m on my way up now From Bellefontaine to Columbus, hear that sound now Started with a pen, had nothin’ but faith Now I’m in the booth, turnin’ pain into grace I’m a rap star, yeah they gon’ know my name Every scar, every loss, I turned into flame God got my back, I was never alone Now I’m risin’ from the dirt to a throne I own VERSE 2 (Drill influence – harder edge, darker tone) Now it’s colder in the game when the lights hit bright Had to fight through the dark just to see this light They don’t know what I carried, what I buried inside Every tear turned to fuel when I stepped outside From the bottom, I was countin’ every loss I had Now I’m stackin’ every win from the pain I dragged Ain’t no luck in this life, it’s a choice and grind I was lost in the chaos, now I’m back in my mind Look, I came from a place where they don’t make it out Now I’m speakin’ on truth, let me say it loud Every bar is a bullet, every line got weight I was built in the struggle, now I elevate BRIDGE (R&B melodic – emotional, reflective) If you knew where I came from… You’d see why I won’t stop Every prayer I was prayin’… Finally hittin’ the top God been walkin’ with me… Even when I lost my way Now I’m here in the spotlight… And I finally can say… HOOK (final – big, anthem style) I’m a rap star, I’m on my way up now From Bellefontaine to Columbus, hear that sound now Started with a pen, had nothin’ but faith Now I’m in the booth, turnin’ pain into grace I’m a rap star, yeah they gon’ know my name Every scar, every loss, I turned into flame God got my back, I was never alone Now I’m risin’ from the dirt to a throne I own OUTRO (soft melodic fade) Yeah… From a dream to reality… Pen to legacy… I’m a rap star…
