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Walking Into Blessings
04:28
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Woke up early skipped my breakfast I was fasting
Tryna cut down before I cut up on they asses
Hit the shower wash my body and my mind
Think like a soldier cause I know its war outside
Good morning to text to the Queens I see forever in
No time for hoes they be too far out my element
Another homie just got put down by a shell again
Next time I see him its gone only be a shell of him
Denim over the tongue its the only way
We the only ones that do this thats what stoney say
Rare fitteds rare sneakers rare everything
Picky with the threads I aint just wearing everything
How its people starving on the corner
And I just found a 20 on the street
Homie doing 16 out in yuma
Every day I’m putting 16 on these beats
You can miss me with the peace all I hear is kill em all
If they weren’t on my side
We gone make sure that their army falls
Never wore joggers Just jogging over lapping em
Their shorties love my poetry but that don’t mean Im cracking em
I laugh at em
Queen gone see how easy that this king be feeling magnums
Very vocal yea Im local but they treat me like I’m platinum
All my chains are gold I cant honestly say that for them
Started putting up 1s now I’m stacking em
Walking into blessings with a concealed weapons
I was in field stepping they was only flexing
100 different fitteds I aint never cappin
Performing away from home they say I gotta accent
Hate to hear a nigga say he never lacking
That lie is too loud anything can happen
Still believe in wishes still dragon balls on me
Long as that chain there my heart and my brain there
Finna catch plane there
Leave my last name there
Where ever this day dream got me
Im at a blank stare
Winning now but I lose a lot before all this LivE it know it was just a dream before all this
Prepared for war but I come in peace
Ive seen people run in place tryna running the streets
Back when it was lower case but I was still a g
Tuition was free but karma got me for a fee
Change it to the game tho
Thats just how the game go
I know god real i made it with out cheat codes
The 1st just hit you can catch me next week tho e
I came along way from the struggle to a hero
S/o 6 god thats my brother thats my negro
Goku & Vegeta with it every where that we go
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2. |
Candles
03:53
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You should want to leave more than candles when go
You worth more and when you do it yo your self it hurts more around you
Legacy
Won’t only be memories of the better things
It’s everything
Crack the liberty bell and let it ring
Placing every lyric where a college student can hear it
They’ll tell ‘em I was a wizard with powers of lifting spirits
I’ve marched through avenues until I was steering
Fade King attitude with every appearance
Who gone remember you
Who you love , who impact , who inspire
Who you attending to
Legacy gone make it to the top off ground work
Flew through lows that would leave most down and hurt
I passed on licks could be temporary rich
Even dreams break down my chevy still need fix
Make sure they feel for ever and learn from everything you
Legacy is burning longer than that last candle lit
You gone leave more than candles when you go
Legacy’s last past my pen and my pad
Sit down and do the math
Minus the negatives from positives that you add
Multiply the knowledged you gained from all of that
How many lives have you saved
Prolly do it with out knowing everyday
Ever since I see a flag I seen a cape
They loook at me and see a king came from a slave
Ok
I gotta make it so they know that they can
Perfect example where ever Touré stands
Other people try to judge but they can’t
Can’t have nothing for our own but they can?
Cmon You got it wrong
They Gone stop crying soon enough I ain’t lying
Hopefully it’s heavy value with what ever sub left behind
Legacy
Every body knows that you bleed
Legacy
It ain’t what you take it’s what you leave
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3. |
Good To Be Alive
04:40
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I chased dreams through my nightmares
It’s so good to be a live man I’m right here
Hit my rookie season like it was my 9th year
Young Rookie of the Year although Roy wasn’t here he was right there
Use to complain cause I ain’t understand
Now I stand harder in my stance than any other man they can put me up against
I’m up again it’s not your turn not yet
I always had to go and earn my checks
They take it as bragging when we say we from the street
We just thankful that we overcoming everything we see
I was homeless for forever yo that’s really how it seemed
When you pulling out years and it started off as weeks
Sacrifices piled up I gave for this dream
All a lone with a vision that no body else can see
That’s how I knew that I was special
Went through the most and never let go
I believe in me some much I worry if Im crazy
Till this day ill never let a dead end faze me im finna find a way
I got so much to live for
Hurts my so when I know I cant give more that little that gave me
I promise you it saved me
To a king from a baby
I learn from all my mistakes cuh these lessons come in pounds
Homies with halos on their fitted
Tears polishing my crown
Days dreaming on grove st
Wrong hand signs they would have stole me
Daddy had me born into a war I never chose beef
Mamma had a house built on the side I wasn’t pose to be
I aint even know it to I was growing through it
Got my dream cars of dreams of dream I would eat
Went to church for the choir and prayed the pastor talk to me
Like its no one else in here
So I can drop tears rinse and leave my sins here
I can not fear niggas that need been here
What can yall teach me
Yall gave up already how can call beat
How can yall reach me Im flyer than most
Fuck power when you fighting with ghost
I had to learn to win a million way
Feel like Ive been training for a million days
Almost 3000 years what can I say
I want this
Thank that Im breathing
Thankful that Im rapping
Thankful that Im singing
Thankful that it happened Im here
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4. |
I Want It All
02:58
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I want all the bad days and the sunny ones
You throw a 100 bad jokes a couple funny ones
You always think Im spitting game but I aint running
I just keep a 100 books and like 2 guns in case they wanna to some
You wanna get some food huh yea i jnow that
Still sexy when you hangry snap that polaroid kodak
You the one with the missed calls gone and call that boy back
Tell him you got your joy back
And he should just avoid that
Its the way you look at me
And how I look back
I can feel that
Now I want that
You know I want you
And everything that come with it
Baby say yes and we can run wit it
Choices in my past
really messed up what we had
Had to lose and double back
Just to get us on track
But I guess it was a win now
I walking round as more than just yo friend now
Next Im tryna turn my family to yo kin
And give a baby our skin
That magical melanin
These feeling Im really in
I can claim that
Niggas shooting shots better watch the one the aim at
Cause Ima back at a lame cat
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5. |
Apraised
02:05
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Camouflaged where you would stand out
Your who not even super sport
Faking for the culture we created being super poor
Protecting all the foot steps that im following
Yall sucking on out survival and yall swallowing
Im dialed in
Aint growing off of fake love they water us with obstacles
Planted us in struggle and expected families not know
Vultures in the sky get to circling around
Babies out side surrounded by them shadows on the ground
The preyed on getting prayed for
Im going hard until the south side paid for
Im noticing leading my peoples what Im made more
Really put my gun down and catch a fade
Wait for it
You ever seen somebody fight for what they love
Die for what they believe
They joke about our hoods
When help is all that we need
Chose to do what in chosen for
Why they hating me
This is my apraisal the realest that ai can be
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Directions
03:47
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Easy to end up on the wrong path
Thank god I was found where i was lost at
When theu looking for your crown and its a nall cap
Arizona Diamond Backs in all caps
Grew through concerte the mud is practices
wish they watered me with love that feeling was absent
I knew I has to loose some leave just too see my branch
Im the last hope for seeds not even planted
Understand king its no potential without reach
Im a rapper for real I gotta touch em when I speak
All them pictures in the gym dont mean nothing if you weak
Your queen was really down and you was dumb enough
Its always something or somebody on some lame shit
Been played by somebody I yelled gang with
Day dreaming of a chevy with that paint drip
Trying fight the evil in me whispering insane shit im anxious
I know that we friends but ive thinking on it
With all these hoes around the globe I know a decent women
Too keep it g with you our friendship is more important
Even tho you offer opportunities ive always waned
Thrown into a war we need guidance here
Aye nigga where you from? It aint no hiding here
They checked me at the door still got my 9 in here
Held it for the homie he just did a year
Welcome home while you was gone a lot of things changed
Hate while I was chasing dreams you had to see a cage
Tryna detail all ive seen youve only seen a page
Said you could barely read what my cursive say
You said enough of this shit im out and tryna find a lick
Whats up with all the homies scamming thats the bread Im tryna get
Go head and call brianna tell that bitch im tryna hit
Dont care if she gotta man what ever smoke he want im wit
Im just tryna vibe and my ming up off the snitch
That really got me locked cause he wasnt with the shit
Think of all that time in return ill never get
Hey prolly laid up thinking I wont ever trip
I promise he got it wrong I mean everything I said
Its really up there I aint stopping till he dead
I say homie chill i know you want revenge
bad
But im about to give you something that I never had
Someone to tell you stop
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7. |
Only One
03:19
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Every body aint 100
you gotta settle for a 98
Its been a minute through the city ive been running
I guess find they gone have to find me late
Ive wanting something real guess Im the only one
Been needing something real guess Im the only one
That 2% is more important than you think because it only take one for relationships to sink
Be thankful nothing changed every second that you blink
Cause it can happen that fast your while life flash
Niggas reaching for your bag you cant leave that shit a lone
Either its more than what they have or they aint never had they own
I dont owe nobody loyalty or nothing
I dont owe this city Unity or nothing
I was out there on my own its like this dream was only
No hand shakes helped me grown took only time
Came up dirty now a nigga only shine
Really followed the code I guess 100 aint required
Everybody aint 100 you gotta settle for a 98
Cant force it if they dont want it
Some people the an 80 is straight
Hell nah I need that real shit
If you get killed Im gone kill shit
You 20 here go 40 Dont need a deal shit
Not gone sneak around and break you down Im tryna build shit
When you down Ill get you off that ground Im talking real quick
And this aint only for the gang even shorties gotta know
Only Queens get for ever not no temporary hoe
Cant homie hop until you land a ring and thats for sure
All these buckets I be passin tryna trap me after shows
I want to hold you cause you hold me down
And when I walk threw your mind im on holy ground
The shit that means something that really counts
that shit that make you move and really biunce
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8. |
Gangsta
03:31
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All eyes on us exactly how she want it
Relationship goals to our homies and opponents
Pistol in her telfar my seed in her stomach
One day ima keep going when I’m coming
Gotta put this money up and keep it low
Where we eating dinner they will never know
No los
1 Queen is mine and the rest love my raps
Respect and hope for love I at least give ‘em that
No disrespect but I can never give these Hoes no love
No money no time no sex no sir
got the best one here for me
Anything close to an X will never hear from me
She’ll never do a second but be down to do a year for me
I know I’m down to kill for her i know she down to kill for me
That’s just how us gangstas be
She working as a realtor and treat it like she hustling
Aiming for forever we ain’t sacrifice for nothing
I say what’s up cuhz
She say what’s up cuhz
I say its just us
She say it’s just us
Came in and change my world im so thankful
That’s my Queen that’s my girl that’s my gangsta
Had so many queens that didnt understand me
Got the picture late and tried to treat me like a plan b
I walk in with my gangsta and they dont say a damn thing
Fly from head to toe when Im stepping and she match me
How we go so good together I know you dont question god
Fear of God sweater you aint reigning if your blessings not
King
West Side Window even tho its on the other side
She got family over there and so did I
Everything the light touch is mine
She a new reason why I shine all the time
Keep the chevy running they just called number 9
What a coincidence its 19 on mine
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9 o clock put my burner on
Step out to the world see what my gang is on
Outside we treat our White Ts like a UniformL
One day a king days one day a babys born
I know I gotta keep it moving like time do
They shooting with blind fold
Its war outside you in the house with your blinds closed
Its Fake gold you think you shinning with 9 ropes
Its funny because it really looks like it but nah Nope
Self discipline I really should have killed you
Chose to not break you, didnt help build you
Smoke in these streets phoenix hot
But im still cool
Been the best here and THEY NOT yea thats still true
Pack my bags for lying and send me frying to hell
All i Know is grinding wont take retirement
This is who I am and I aint know this person at first
Had to grow to something special i started off at my worst
Challenged my words and extended my verse
Top 3 doing this and I aint second or third
A ghost until you get it and then they desperate to work
I learn if its not directed then font respect it in church
Find your purpose homie
Then a bad queen thats worth it
Risk being alone forever looking for something perfect
Trained to hide where our hurt is
Now we quick to bomb on who hurt us on purpose
Explosive under our surface
Speaking for the ones that can relate
To how Im hurting
Cause they gone understand How im working
Ive reached lows the strongest men quit
Beat suicides ass just to get back
Karma I want my shit back
Struggle raps aside the city is finna fly
Even if its on my back and in squatting 365
Beautiful south side my el camino out side
Put it in toure hands everything is more than fine
Right after the storm I saw the sunshine x2
Whole lotta mistakes and miracles
Everything was different a year ago
Made it out the mud I had to grow
Pain taught me everything I need know
(You need to know)
The game dont play and the streets aint safe we didnt choose this way
When the bills aint paid and money aint straight we didnt choose this way
From the start I pulled this music out my heart
Tryna make room for love
But hoes is doing too much
I really losing with trust
Cause it aint valued enough
They spend it all on a life full of flexing and bluffs
Mistakes and miracles
Silver plates and pedestals
Window shoppings expensive when you away and enrolled in school
Far from state lines but right here with gang signs
With enough food for thought to change minds
Thank god I dont look like what aive been through
Pray to god you dont go no place I been to
All those nights I cried
(That I dont like to bring up)
Make me really want to try
(To get to where I dream of)
My only chance was no chance
I had no way
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Touré Masters Phoenix, Arizona
: Touré Masters is using his art to help others be more comfortable with self-expression, and plans to teach listeners the importance of being open minded. He works to encourage people everywhere to chase their dreams but always keep focus on their education. The power in music is obvious, and Touré is using those powers in the way he feels is the right way. ... more
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