Brother’s Keeper

Melodic trap-soul with boom-bap influence, Emotional, cinematic, Black soul–rooted sound, • Tempo: 130 BPM • Key: Minor • Drums: Warm boom-bap kick + crisp trap hi-hats, soft rim snare • Bass: Deep 808, long glide notes, subtle distortion • Melody: Soulful piano chords, ambient vocal hums, vinyl crackle • Atmosphere: Dark but hopeful, late-night reflection • Drop: Beat strips down under chorus vocals, 808 comes back heavy • Outro: Instruments fade with humming and reverb, mellow, melodic

Mmm… yeah
Came from nothin’… still here
Yeah…

Grew up with nothin’, learned to make it stretch
Same shoes two years, still held my head
Empty fridge nights, mama still prayed
That’s where I learned faith don’t fade

I’m my brother’s keeper, I mean that for real
If I eat, then we eat, that’s the deal
Street pain heavy but my heart still pure
Tryna make it out clean, that’s for sure

I seen dreams die over fast money plays
One wrong move, now it’s cell blocks and graves
So I move slow, yeah I move with grace
Tryna live long, not just win a race

Came from nothin’, still breathin’
Still believin’ even when I was bleedin’
I’m my brother’s keeper, I mean it
Tryna be the light where the dark kept creepin’
Yeah, I love the ladies, love how they soothe my pain
But I won’t lose my soul tryna entertain
Still here, still free
That’s a blessing they can’t take from me

Partner lost his partner over dirty cash
One deal wrong, now it’s memories and flashbacks
Anger real quick, consequences slow
Now a whole life gone, that’s a heavy load

That’s why I don’t glorify nothin’ I seen
Ain’t no bag worth losin’ everything
I talk to the youth when I get a chance
Tell ‘em freedom more important than a fast advance

Every scar teach lessons I respect
Every loss remind me what’s next
I ain’t perfect but I’m tryna progress
Turn survival into success

If you listen close, the streets still cry
Too many angels way too young in the sky
I ain’t judge, I just testify
Tryna show a way out before goodbye

From nothin’, still standin’
Hands dirty but my heart still planted
Brother’s keeper, that’s law
Tryna break every curse I saw
Still here, still free
Still walkin’ in what’s meant for me
From nothin’ to clarity
That’s real Black legacy

Mmm…
Still here.

2073/7500

Mmm… yeah Came from nothin’… still here Yeah… Grew up with nothin’, learned to make it stretch Same shoes two years, still held my head Empty fridge nights, mama still prayed That’s where I learned faith don’t fade I’m my brother’s keeper, I mean that for real If I eat, then we eat, that’s the deal Street pain heavy but my heart still pure Tryna make it out clean, that’s for sure I seen dreams die over fast money plays One wrong move, now it’s cell blocks and graves So I move slow, yeah I move with grace Tryna live long, not just win a race Came from nothin’, still breathin’ Still believin’ even when I was bleedin’ I’m my brother’s keeper, I mean it Tryna be the light where the dark kept creepin’ Yeah, I love the ladies, love how they soothe my pain But I won’t lose my soul tryna entertain Still here, still free That’s a blessing they can’t take from me Partner lost his partner over dirty cash One deal wrong, now it’s memories and flashbacks Anger real quick, consequences slow Now a whole life gone, that’s a heavy load That’s why I don’t glorify nothin’ I seen Ain’t no bag worth losin’ everything I talk to the youth when I get a chance Tell ‘em freedom more important than a fast advance Every scar teach lessons I respect Every loss remind me what’s next I ain’t perfect but I’m tryna progress Turn survival into success Came from nothin’, still breathin’ Still believin’ even when I was bleedin’ I’m my brother’s keeper, I mean it Tryna be the light where the dark kept creepin’ Yeah, I love the ladies, love how they soothe my pain But I won’t lose my soul tryna entertain Still here, still free That’s a blessing they can’t take from me If you listen close, the streets still cry Too many angels way too young in the sky I ain’t judge, I just testify Tryna show a way out before goodbye From nothin’, still standin’ Hands dirty but my heart still planted Brother’s keeper, that’s law Tryna break every curse I saw Still here, still free Still walkin’ in what’s meant for me From nothin’ to clarity That’s real Black legacy Mmm… Still here.

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