"sing like the whole city go against me"

…bell tower like that, they got a lot of room downstairs where the pews used to be. An' havin' all that room, seein…

York City, man I wanted, I wanted to feel like the all-, I wanted to be the all American kid from New York, and I walked…

…phenome... - and he stopped me right there and said, "Kid, did you ever go to court?" And I proceeded to tell him the story of the twenty seven…

…man, fuck that, I ain't quoting niggas If stretching is the shit that you like, go do some yoga, nigga If battle rap would rather…

…you survived the motherfuckers that tried to sound like me But you ain't never stood in front of three rounds like…

…[?] Gave the whole city stitches, like the [?] Y'all thought I was suing King of the Dot I just threatened them…

…to hot girls and it just became a trend. The whole “enigmatic artist” thing, I just ran with it. No one could find pictures of me…

…through. “Crew Love,” “Shot for Me,” and “The Ride” were supposed to be on House of Balloons. I wanted to come out with like 14 records…

Ride” supposed to be? There are two ways of making music for me. There's a calculated route—like, I know exactly what I'm going to do with this song. And then there's the…

…sky Show the world that you free now Little man, run come follow me now Little man, run come follow me now In the city where the…

…man, run come follow me now In the city where there's nothing but street life Kids keep knives and they never see seaside Some…

…about the street thing You're in the street, ain't you that the streets sing [Chorus] Running free Let me run the river's run Let me…

…a string, lock a door I turned my ledge into my wings now watch me soar Finesse this shit like I'm the fuckin' shit Dyrdek cause I'm…

…just load the rounds When the train of thought comes, I go to town If you didn't know, y'all know me now Keep my fist up, cause I'm…

…that your seat belts are tightened Cause I'm driving hard 'til y'all remember me like the Titans Sing it out! [Chorus: MATCHA & Ionika…

…bust off his piece like, "fuck the police" Cause if it's dark out, Arsonal is up in a tree Cops won't find him for shit Unless he…

…beauty salon and asks for a pedicure Arsonal goes to the beauty salon and asks for "The Predator" He's a school bus driver! Like how…

…at little kids that keep fucking with you and chucking up food Threatening to cancel the field trip, pulling over on the side of the road Like…

…bus like Metallica's bassist Called Lush, get me on this megacard Looks like you put up repetition against a repertoire It's over, Mr…

Strech-a-bar Now you getting these stretcher bars Raise the beam, Chilla shot, we can go a stretch of bars They got me battling…

…act like he add up on the corner like Cinci's Jones Til he turn and he gotta face the music like Quincy Jones Get me holmes? This was supposed to be the…

…[Intro: Luke] Why? Why? Why? Why? This song's called "Why Won't You Love Me" Sing it as loud as you can, London, here we go Why…

…: All, Crowd, Luke] Why won't you love me? Louder, louder, go! Why won't you love me? You imagine when you close your eyes You're with me on the…

…you love me? Louder, louder, go! Why won't you love me? We're together all alone tonight So helpless from the other side So why…

…: Kurupt] It's the incredible, the lyrical You can't be me like Niece, to see me is gonna take a miracle I'm driving motherfuckers…

…with thoughts to shed And niggas throughout this hemisphere, far and near Prepare, catch me chillin' like the winter Up against the…

…as Mixelplix Hittin' MC's like picks the deadliest lyricist [Chorus] New York, New York, big city of dreams And everything in New York ain't…

…: Kurupt] It's the incredible, the lyrical You can't be me like Niece, to see me is gonna take a miracle I'm driving motherf*ckers…

…with thoughts to shed And n*ggas throughout this hemisphere, far and near Prepare, catch me chillin' like the winter Up against the…

…as Mixelplix Hittin' MC's like picks the deadliest lyricist [Chorus] New York, New York, big city of dreams And everything in New York ain't…

…my Atlanta beanie I put wings behind my niggas Opera sing my compositions Played the keys from all positions So i can probably…

…chaotic with the pencil Young Picasso Basquiat He put his thought into fruition Made a masterpiece from nothing Wave my arms like a magician In the…

…and copped a zip Js out itching for a fix, chao Get them off the rip, and I made a play from nothing Grip amd aim like michael Vick If I'm the…

…silence Screaming like a jackass, ringing ears so you can't hear the silence Even when it's there. Like the…

…against the rows of grey robots who control our lives The things we have to offer sometimes seem so frail…

…only security Fear is a powerful weapon against human development Cowering in our temples of self there's little chance of change The State is aware of that. The…

…] ? ?, Galactix Studio ? [Black Poet] It's that big black magic, got some let me have it Rollin' up the Earth like my name…

…is Perth city ?, vibe wit' me [Optamystic] Yeah I'm spitting my fire to represent the underground, the heaven sent (ha-ha) Real…

…to rap go blah blah and shoot the six See in the back like Baghdad, come get a taste of this He claim he good as me, he's…

…they only want two more And you step to the line, and you step to the line Every shot I've taken has led me to this moment Since…

You go back home where you belong Go back home where you belong Sing Monica You gave me one last taste - retreated me…

…too long Sing, sing Monica, sing your song Can you admit that you were wrong? Go back home where you belong (set me free, set…

A bus. The yellow lighting of the gas station against the dark hours of midnight. Fast asleep. Silence. My head slumped over my…

…of Mexico City. I didn't realize it then, but, boy, does it hit me now. I realize how scary it must have been for them. For my mom to leave the…

…forming a construction company together named after my sister and I. They always pushed me to focus on my studies because the whole…