1985 - Intro to “The Fall Off”

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1985, I arrived
 33 years, damn, I'm grateful I survived
 We wasn't s'posed to get past 25
 Jokes on you motherfucker, we alive
 All these niggas popping now is young
 Everybody say the music they make is dumb
 I remember I was 18
 Money, pussy, parties, I was on the same thing
 You gotta give a boy a chance to grow some
 Everybody talkin' like they know somethin' these days
 Niggas actin' woke, but they broke, umm
 I respect the struggle but you all frontin' these days
 Man, they barely old enough to drive
 To tell them what they should do, who the fuck am I?
 I heard one of em' dissed me, I'm suprised
 I ain't trippin', listen good to my reply
 Come here lil' man, let me talk with ya'
 See if I can paint for you the larger picture
 Congrats 'cause you made it out your mama's house
 I hope you make enough to buy your mom a house
 I see your watch icy and your whip foreign
 I got some good advice, never quit tourin'
 'Cause that's the way we eat here in this rap game
 I'm fuckin' with your funky lil' rap name
 I hear your music and I know that rap's changed
 A bunch of folks would say that that's a bad thing
 'Cause everything's commercial and it's pop now
 Trap drums is the shit that's hot now
 See, I've been on a quest for the next wave
 But never mind, that was just a segue
 I must say, by your songs I'm unimpressed, hey
 But I love to see a Black man get paid
 And plus, you havin' fun and I respect that
 But have you ever thought about your impact?
 These white kids love that you don't give a fuck
 'Cause that's exactly what's expected when your skin's black
 They wanna see you dab, they wanna see you pop a pill
 They wanna see you tatted from your face to your heels
 And somewhere deep down, fuck it, I gotta keep it real
 They wanna be black and think your song is how it feels
 So when you turn up, you see them turnin' up too
 You hit the next city, collect your money when it's due
 You gettin' that paper, swimmin' in bitches, I don't blame you
 You ain't thinkin' 'bout the people that's lookin' like me and you
 True, you got better shit to do
 You coulda bought a crib with all that bread you done blew
 I know you think this type of revenue is never endin'
 But I wanna take a minute just to tell you that ain't true
 One day, them kids that's listening gon' grow up
 And get too old for that shit that made you blow up
 Now your shows lookin' light cause they don't show up
 Which unfortunately means the money slow up
 Now you scramblin' and hopin' to get hot again
 But you forgot you only popped 'cause you was ridin' trends
 Now you old news and you goin' through regrets
 'Cause you never bought that house, but you got a Benz
 And a bunch of jewels and a bunch of shoes
 And a bunch of fake friends, I ain't judgin' you
 I'm just tellin' you what's probably gon' happen when you rappin'
 'Bout the type of shit you rappin' 'bout
 It's a faster route to the bottom
 I wish you good luck
 I'm hoping for your sake that you ain't dumb as you look
 But if it's really true what people sayin'
 And you call yourself playin' with my name
 Then I really know you fucked, trust
 I'll be around forever 'cause my skills is tip-top
 To any amateur niggas that wanna get rocked
 Just remember what I told you when your shit flop
 In five years you gon' be on Love & Hip-Hop, nigga
 

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Duration
03:10
Key
2
Tempo
94 BPM

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