Ñot a Quitter

1920s gangsta rap with slow swung drums, dusty upright bass, muted trumpet stabs, and wheezing accordion motifs; verse rides close-mic Spanglish talk-rap with old-time radio crackle, pre-chorus thins to bass and handclaps, chorus hits with shouted gang doubles and a singback anchor; bridge drops to solo accordion and brushed snare before the final lift; tape hiss, horn swells, and short delay throws on punch lines; warm, gritty, mono-leaning mix with crackled vintage sheen, accordion, old-time, rap, slow, jazz

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[Verse 1]
Cap and cane, I’m clean in the cut
Pocket fulla pesos, nothin’ in the gut
Mama said, “Mijo, keep your chin up high”
I said, “Sí, señora, I’m the kind don’t die”

Black hat low, but the eyes stay lit
Cold little grin when I make that flip
They tried to box me in, tried to slow my stride
I walked through the smoke with a spark in my pride

Old man cough and the gramophone hum
But my heart go thump like a brass band drum
You can shut one door, I’ll find one seam
I been broke, been tossed, still run my scheme

[Pre-Chorus]
Ay, listen close
I don’t fold, I don’t fold
When they say “stop”
I say “go, go, go”

[Chorus]
Ñot a quitter, no
Ñot a quitter, no
Mira how I rise
When the whole room told me “no”

Ñot a quitter, no
Ñot a quitter, no
I keep my name gold
And I never let it go (no, no)

[Verse 2]
Backroom cards and the smoke in the air
Two-bit grin with a devil-may-care
They talk slick, but I know that game
I can hear false friends in the way they claim

I got holes in my coat, but not in my will
I got mud on my shoes, still climbing that hill
Cada golpe, I learn, cada caída, I grew
Every “won’t” they throw, I turn it into “I do”

Jefe on the corner said, “Kid, take a seat”
I said, “No, I was born with the fast heartbeat”
If the road gets rough and the night gets loud
I’ll come back swinging with the whole damn crowd

[Pre-Chorus]
Ay, listen close
I don’t fold, I don’t fold
When they say “stop”
I say “go, go, go”

[Chorus]
Ñot a quitter, no
Ñot a quitter, no
Mira how I rise
When the whole room told me “no”

Ñot a quitter, no
Ñot a quitter, no
I keep my name gold
And I never let it go (no, no)

[Bridge]
Solo accordion cry
Like a train through rain
I lost my footing once
Still I got back up again

Clock keeps ticking, I don’t flinch
I bite that doubt, inch by inch
If the world go cold
I bring my own flame

[Final Chorus]
Ñot a quitter, no
Ñot a quitter, no
Mira how I rise
When the whole room told me “no”

Ñot a quitter, no
Ñot a quitter, no
I keep my name gold
And I never let it go (no, no)

Ñot a quitter, no
Ñot a quitter, no
Hands up high for the ones
That got back up and won (ay)

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[Verse 1] Cap and cane, I’m clean in the cut Pocket fulla pesos, nothin’ in the gut Mama said, “Mijo, keep your chin up high” I said, “Sí, señora, I’m the kind don’t die” Black hat low, but the eyes stay lit Cold little grin when I make that flip They tried to box me in, tried to slow my stride I walked through the smoke with a spark in my pride Old man cough and the gramophone hum But my heart go thump like a brass band drum You can shut one door, I’ll find one seam I been broke, been tossed, still run my scheme [Pre-Chorus] Ay, listen close I don’t fold, I don’t fold When they say “stop” I say “go, go, go” [Chorus] Ñot a quitter, no Ñot a quitter, no Mira how I rise When the whole room told me “no” Ñot a quitter, no Ñot a quitter, no I keep my name gold And I never let it go (no, no) [Verse 2] Backroom cards and the smoke in the air Two-bit grin with a devil-may-care They talk slick, but I know that game I can hear false friends in the way they claim I got holes in my coat, but not in my will I got mud on my shoes, still climbing that hill Cada golpe, I learn, cada caída, I grew Every “won’t” they throw, I turn it into “I do” Jefe on the corner said, “Kid, take a seat” I said, “No, I was born with the fast heartbeat” If the road gets rough and the night gets loud I’ll come back swinging with the whole damn crowd [Pre-Chorus] Ay, listen close I don’t fold, I don’t fold When they say “stop” I say “go, go, go” [Chorus] Ñot a quitter, no Ñot a quitter, no Mira how I rise When the whole room told me “no” Ñot a quitter, no Ñot a quitter, no I keep my name gold And I never let it go (no, no) [Bridge] Solo accordion cry Like a train through rain I lost my footing once Still I got back up again Clock keeps ticking, I don’t flinch I bite that doubt, inch by inch If the world go cold I bring my own flame [Final Chorus] Ñot a quitter, no Ñot a quitter, no Mira how I rise When the whole room told me “no” Ñot a quitter, no Ñot a quitter, no I keep my name gold And I never let it go (no, no) Ñot a quitter, no Ñot a quitter, no Hands up high for the ones That got back up and won (ay)

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