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03:04
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My homie Daryl, he was down on his luck
Fired from his job, his boss did not give a fuck
His landlord called, she knew something was up
That's when he knew he had to get her some loot
Tucked his tool into his boot and then went out on the hunt
That's when he saw this business man in his trunk
He looked around and there was no one in sight
Counted a hundred thousand dollars after taking his life, blaow
With just a gat and a black ski mask
Two straps on a black backpack
Man I got it
I need the cash, that's a fact, quick fast
Get mad, get sad, boy just hand over your wallet
Out in a flash, get the bag, dip-dash
Too bad for your luck, boy empty out
Your pockets
Skip the pad, hit the gas, no stopping
This is what you do when you are left with no options
Skip the pad, hit the gas, no stopping
This is what you do
That evening Daryl drove himself to a club
That's where he met a couple girls who were drunk
He took them home, he was feeling them up
Not yet aware that he was bout to get played
He was excited, he was bout to get laid
That's when one of the girls reached into her purse
She put some handcuffs on him and he told her "it hurts"
Emptied out his house, took him for all that he's worth, HA
With just a gat and a black ski mask
Two straps on a black backpack
Man I got it
I need the cash, that's a fact, quick fast
Get mad, get sad, boy just hand over your wallet
Out in a flash, get the bag, dip-dash
Too bad for your luck, boy empty out
Your pockets
Skip the pad, hit the gas, no stopping
This is what you do when you are left with no options
Skip the pad, hit the gas, no stopping
This is what you do
Now Daryl's desperate and he's starting to panic
His landlord calls but he won't even answer
He had an idea and he started to plan it
He figured, "Fuck it. Imma go for a big fish"
That's when he thought, "Imma go and find me a rich kid"
He headed out and he drove straight to the burbs
He found a kid and threw him down on the curb
That's when the sheriff got some red on his shirt, BLAOW
With just a gat and a black ski mask
Two straps on a black backpack
Man I got it
I need the cash, that's a fact, quick fast
Get mad, get sad, boy just hand over your wallet
Out in a flash, get the bag, dip-dash
Too bad for your luck, boy empty out
Your pockets
Skip the pad, hit the gas, no stopping
This is what you do when you are left with no options
Skip the pad, hit the gas, no stopping
This is what you do
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Standard
02:41
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Let's keep it real, I'll get straight to the point
I'm sick of everything I hear, this shit is honestly noise
I used to look up to the rappers back when I was a boy
Now I'm a man and all these rappers fucking got me annoyed
I take it personal, my favorite emcees were always surgical
Verbally reversing words you'd think were irreversable
On your souls the rap gods will not be merciful
And they won't give a fuck about your cash or your convertible
And that's real, don't give a damn bout how you feel
Bragging bout your wheels when half your hood ain't got a meal
Yeah that's real, don't understand all the appeal
You'd rather rob and steel
Than have respectable ideals, man it's twisted
It's sad cuz in the end I really get it
Sounds cool to be ghetto until you're in it, man it's vicious
Cuz the rappers who was winning
Rapped about the way they did it
Cuz they had to for a minute
Just so they could keep living
But now the image gets interpreted in all the wrong ways
The kids all emulate it except that it's all fake
They meet up with their friends in little groups they call gangs
And mumble rhymes about their drugs and call it "rap", it's all lame
They saw the path and they made it a trophy
But they're all acting, they're fake and they're phony
They've got no passion but drinking and smoking
That's why they keep missing the mark, they're nowhere near it remotely
This shit's ridiculous
I know I'm not the only one who's hearing this
What happened to the days when rappers had to be meticulous
The standard that we set for rappers seems to be diminishing
And Imma raise the bar, just gotta do my due dilligence
I guess in a sea of morons I've gotta be conspicuous
The anger that it brings me has me almost turning villainous
I'm sick of all their mollys and their xannies and their percocets
It's almost like they pride themselves on wrecklessness and ignorance
And that's true, ain't no telling what they'll do
For fifteen fucking minutes or a couple hundred views
Yeah that's true, I don't know how that shit's cool
Maybe I'm too old and all they shit is just too new
To me it's funny how y'all hype up some wack shit
Get big off shock value, y'all just riding reactions
Since it did numbers they all call it a classic
But Imma be real, most shit is way below average
To put it all together you ain't gotta be smart
If you make someone a leader of a genre of art
Who doesn't really have it's better interests in heart
You cannot act surprised when things start falling apart
I said to put it all together you ain't gotta be smart
But if you make someone a leader of a genre of art
Who doesn't really have it's better interests in heart
You cannot act surprised when things start falling apart
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Wannabe
03:19
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He just wants to be cool
He never really cared about school
Never learned to play by the rules
He just wants to be cool
Even if it's acting a fool
You never really know what he'll do
He just wants to be cool
It don't matter, nothing that he won't do
Nothing that he won't do
He just wants to be cool
It don't matter, nothing that he won't do
He just wants to be cool
It started back when little homie was a second grader
All the kids thought he was cool cuz he would sketch on paper
He would act the class clown like it was second nature
He didn't care that he'd get lectured later
Nope
That didn't change, he always acted a dope
Getting referrals from all his teachers, parents lost all their hope
But on the playground he was steady cracking some jokes
On the blacktop blowing some smoke-like grown folks
Then on through high school he did whatever he wanted to
Skipping first period, lunch, and even summer school
Didn't even show up for a month or two
Til he dropped out, I guess he had some better stuff to do
Now all the homies headed to the university
Got him tripping out like "what's up with the third degree?
Day ones, now y'all act like you ain't heard of me?"
The only place to call him back for work was Burger King
He just wants to be cool
He never really cared about school
Never learned to play by the rules
He just wants to be cool
Even if it's acting a fool
You never really know what he'll do
He just wants to be cool
It don't matter, nothing that he won't do
Nothing that he won't do
He just wants to be cool
It don't matter, nothing that he won't do
He just wants to be cool
Now our homie has to figure it out
Blew all his cash on weed so Pops is kicking him out
His coworker said she lives in a house
Maybe she will let him sleep on the couch
Thing is though that she's got two kids
And enough of her own problems now to go through his
But as long as he keeps coming through with rent
He has a place that he can lay his head
God bless
Of course for homie that was never enough
He wanted to be cool, he started selling some drugs
She told him not to bring that shit to her pad
She's had enough dealing with felons and thugs
But you know homie and he had to be a rebel
She had to kick him out after she caught him packing metal
He went out on the run with too many scores unsettled
Until the day one found him, now he's dancing with the devil
He just wants to be cool
He never really cared about school
Never learned to play by the rules
He just wants to be cool
Even if it's acting a fool
You never really know what he'll do
He just wants to be cool
It don't matter, nothing that he won't do
Nothing that he won't do
He just wants to be cool
It don't matter, nothing that he won't do
He just wants to be cool
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Insomnia
03:27
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I been getting no sleep
Keep sweating through my sheets
Too many people dying in the streets
Cannot trust the police
Say they about peace
But I don't think they know what that is
Man I ain't getting no sleep
Keep sweating through my sheets
Too many people dying in the streets
So it's fuck the police
Say they about peace
I guess they've redefined what that is
Man I don't get it
In 2020 how are racists still living?
Unless it's being taught to the children
That's on the real
Too many parents pouring hatred in their kids
Telling them what they should think
And how to feel, it's all fucked
If you don't show em how to hate then it'd be all love
But you perpetuate the problem and that's all dumb
I wish that I could chase y'all back to where you crawled from
When y'all die out it will be all done
The scary part is there are people in power
Who think of life as theirs, they do not see it as ours
They hide behind their badge and shoot to kill like some cowards
Then take a paid leave expecting thanks for the flowers?
Nah man, I'm bout to bring em the noise
Seen em smoke my homie's father back when we were just boys
Now I'm a man and shit ain't changed and I am more than annoyed
Cold blooded murderers
Rest in peace to George Floyd
I'm getting no sleep
Keep sweating through my sheets
Too many people dying in the streets
Cannot trust the police
Say they about peace
But I don't think they know what that is
Man I ain't getting no sleep
Sweating through my sheets
Too many people dying in the streets
So it's fuck the police
Say they about peace
I guess they've redefined what that is
Now wait a minute
You mean to tell me you can go kick the door in
Middle of the night while everybody is snoring
Kill a woman in her home without even a warrant
And expect us to believe that you are here to support us?
HUH?
I guess your bosses must've lost all their common sense
"To serve and protect" really feels like the opposite
To make it worse you cannot even acknowledge it
Then you wonder why you don't have nobody's confidence
I'm sick and tired of just living in silence
We need a change, you cannot even deny it
You speak of peace but then you greet us with violence
We gathered peacefully, YOU made it a riot
One step forward, two steps backwards
Arrest our people, there'll be more when we gather
We keep it pushing til we can't drive faster
And you can find me with my people yelling "BLACK LIVES MATTER"
I'm getting no sleep
Sweating through my sheets
Too many people dying in the streets
Cannot trust the police
Say they about peace
But I don't think they know what that is
Man I ain't getting no sleep
Sweating through my sheets
Too many people dying in the streets
So it's fuck the police
Say they about peace
I guess they've redefined what that is
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Aaron California San Luis Obispo, California
Aaron California is an artist from Vallejo, CA. Aaron has made a name for himself as a rapper who goes against the typical conversation of rap music and an extremely technically skilled rapper and singer. Aaron has performed with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Chris Rose (formerly of the 40oz Freaks), Rogue Status and Boskie Maloskie just to name a few. Stay tuned for more music to come! ... more
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