We Met In Tokyo (A Mini-doc) directed by Rachelle Etienne-Robinson
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(‘Cause I… got) Substantial (got, got… got)
For my people (got something to say)
I’m just saying… (got something to say)
I’m just saying what I been saying (got something to say)
They can’t kill us all though they try
Justice for all been a lie (got something to say)
Fighting to live and I’ll brawl ‘til I die
Freedom is all in the mind (got something to say)
Ain’t shit but what I been saying
They tell us pray but we been praying
They tell us vote but we been voting, They tell us march but we
Been marching, they talking change but they been talking
Get it crackin and make it happen today
These bammas blocking progress lets get’em out of the way
400 years of struggle how long are we s’pose to wait
Giving y’all solutions for problems we ain’t create
All these black lives matter, bruh. Whether we on a stage,
In the streets, millionaires or making minimum wage
Gay or trans, made you dance, do more than just entertain
This world ain’t shit without us, I know you know what I’m saying
(‘Cause I… got) I’m just saying… (got, got… got)
I’m just saying what I been saying
Know what I’m saying? (got something to say)
They can’t kill us all though they try
Justice for all been a lie (got something to say)
Fighting to live and I’ll brawl ‘til I die
Freedom is all in the mind (got something to say)
Black father, black artist with a black business
Married to a black woman raising black children
Black love, Black teacher, sharing Black thoughts
Shout out to Black Root, Black Boo, these black bars
Fill the safe but it can’t guarantee my safety
Trying to rewrite history before they ass erase me
Love me when I’m rapping, I ask for action then they hate me
Maybe they hate us because we’re everything that they can’t be
Tell me where’s the love for us, dirty cops on the hunt for us
System isn’t just to us, some white folk say “it’s just for us”
School system ain’t helping much, truthfully their fucking up
You’re one of us. Black women originated everyone of us
Vainglorious, protected by RGB
Look past the me your mind manifested and see the real me
But really, this moment feel different I hope it stick
But I’m just saying what I been saying on songs you skipped
I’m just saying… (got something to say)
I’m just saying what I been saying (got something to say)
They can’t kill us all though they try
Justice for all been a lie (got something to say)
Fighting to live and I’ll brawl ‘til I die
Freedom is all in the mind (got something to say)
Blackity-black rappity raps from your man
This brought to you by a black dude named Stan
I’m just saying…
Freedom is all in the mind (got something to say)
Freedom
For the
People
Today
Freedom
For the
People
Today
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Say less
Who am I to talk? Actually, I’m paid to do just that
Hit’em with just facts, truth ugly as muskrats
Been in the lab just cookin’ up tracks
Tight lip for a nice bit. This ain’t a comeback, it's Ong Bak
I’m Jaa, Tony with beats and flows instead of knees and ‘bows
But there’s no need to boast, don’t need my ego stroked
My track record’s my interpreter
Good with supporters y’all be thirstin’ for the worshippers
Namaste! I’ma play my role like Maharshla
No impact without an act, get to working bruh
Turn it up, the moment I said less my streaming spiked
Earned enough, but I can’t exit ‘til my team is right
Er'one’s a boss. They ain’t paying nobody
Er'one’s a gangsta but they ain’t no Gotti
Er'body say they know the code but they straight snitching
Er'body know a lot but they action say different
Er'ry post don't need a comment
Er'ry pic don't need a like
Er'ryone don't need an audience
And er'ry open mouth don't need a mic
Say Less
Ain’t what you know it’s what you do
Let the work you put in be the proof
Say Less
You ain’t gotta tell me that you’re real
In time everything will be revealed
Say Less
I ain’t gotta tell you, you follow my drift
But it’s a race to the top, many opp for a lift
Wanna tell you ‘bout their drive and hope you offer a tip
Then turn around and act you like ain’t come along for the trip
But you was there ‘fore they were talkin’ their shit and showboatin’
Just floatin' with no wind in their sails, no motion
Illusionist, Penn & Teller, I can pen it better
Broke as fuck at the ball, damn you slippin' Cinderella
Just an image seller, stock photos, they are not thorough
Claim to be the realest ever, who gon' vouch for ya
Not a soul!
Your own people hardly believe you
We see more than we hear and you saying more than you need to
Er'one’s a boss. They ain’t paying nobody
Er'one’s a gangsta but they ain’t no Gotti
Er'body say they know the code but they straight snitching
Er'body know a lot but they action say different
Er'ry post don't need a comment
Er'ry pic don't need a like
Er'ryone don't need an audience
And er'ry open mouth don't need a mic
Say Less
Ain’t what you know it’s what you do
Let the work you put in be the proof
Say Less
You ain’t gotta tell me that you’re real
In time everything will be revealed
Say Less
I’m just trying to give'em some game
Don’t matter if I yell it, they never hear what I’m saying
Then a stranger roll up and they damn near tell’em the same
And they totally forget that I put that shit in their brain
They're too close to the picture they can’t even see the frame
How I brought it together so why bother to explain
I put the plan into action now my passion turned to gains
And now they circling back so I can help them do the same
Say no more!
Say Less
I got you
I got you, bruh
It's all love
Say Less
Say Less
Ain’t what you know it’s what you do
Let the work you put in be the proof
Say Less
You ain’t gotta tell me that you’re real
In time everything will be revealed
Say Less
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Soul Punch
03:25
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Gift Raps 2.0
03:06
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(‘Cause I… got) Substantial (got, got… got)
For my people (got something to say)
I’m just saying… (got something to say)
I’m just saying what I been saying (got something to say)
They can’t kill us all though they try
Justice for all been a lie (got something to say)
Fighting to live and I’ll brawl ‘til I die
Freedom is all in the mind (got something to say)
Ain’t s**t but what I been saying
They tell us pray but we been praying
They tell us vote but we been voting, They tell us march but we
Been marching, they talking change but they been talking
Get it crackin and make it happen today
These bammas blocking progress lets get’em out of the way
400 years of struggle how long are we s’pose to wait
Giving y’all solutions for problems we ain’t create
All these black lives matter, bruh. Whether we on a stage,
In the streets, millionaires or making minimum wage
Gay or trans, made you dance, do more than just entertain
This world ain’t s**t without us, I know you know what I’m saying
(‘Cause I… got) I’m just saying… (got, got… got)
I’m just saying what I been saying
Know what I’m saying? (got something to say)
They can’t kill us all though they try
Justice for all been a lie (got something to say)
Fighting to live and I’ll brawl ‘til I die
Freedom is all in the mind (got something to say)
Black father, black artist with a black business
Married to a black woman raising black children
Black love, Black teacher, sharing Black thoughts
Shout out to Black Root, Black Boo, these black bars
Fill the safe but it can’t guarantee my safety
Trying to rewrite history before they a** erase me
Love me when I’m rapping, I ask for action then they hate me
Maybe they hate us because we’re everything that they can’t be
Tell me where’s the love for us, dirty cops on the hunt for us
System isn’t just to us, some white folk say “it’s just for us”
School system ain’t helping much, truthfully their f*****g up
You’re one of us. Black women originated everyone of us
Vainglorious, protected by RGB
Look past the me your mind manifested and see the real me
But really, this moment feel different I hope it stick
But I’m just saying what I been saying on songs you skipped
I’m just saying… (got something to say)
I’m just saying what I been saying (got something to say)
They can’t kill us all though they try
Justice for all been a lie (got something to say)
Fighting to live and I’ll brawl ‘til I die
Freedom is all in the mind (got something to say)
Blackity-black rappity raps from your man
This brought to you by a black dude named Stan
I’m just saying…
Freedom is all in the mind (got something to say)
Freedom
For the
People
Today
Freedom
For the
People
Today
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Substantial Alexandria, Virginia
Virginia based International Hip Hop Recording Artist from Maryland.
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