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1. |
Not Doing Nothing
03:28
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Yeah, this is me Speeder Razor
Not Doing Nothing
If you don't get it, that means I'm always busy
Look
As I’ve said before:
I write a song before I finish a song,
All at once, you'd find me writing four
Especially when I feel like it is home
Where these beats are hitting on,
See my phone blinking, that's a call
Even before dropping the “FSV2”,
I was already on another tape, that is why I’m taking long
I make my own rules, I don't follow stupid laws
But if I do, then I break them - Triple H and Brock
2017 - the year I dropped my last tape
And 2017 - the year when I started writing more than one tape
It is more than two you will get,
Cause I don't sit back and do nothing all of these years
Mixtape legend, Zastron City king
Shout out to PayBack, I’m still the P.B.M. G!
Mr. Classic beat-murderer,
Zastron City Emperor, destroyer of careers, etcetera
I didn't plan to drop this song first
After so many years but then I listened back
And this the best verse
To remind you ignorant people of the current stats:
I’m not tryna be "mean", but the "sum" of your work
While I was gone "deviates" much to be the best
Your Rap "standard's" too low, so give it a rest
Like how I do to my brain when I just wrote a test
I’m tryna tell you in Layman's terms: Your shit is trash!
You thought I didn't have this other side of me?
I’m not just a rapper like you, I’m the real MC!
The verse above has shown you how strong my actions can be
I’m going down as the “Not the loudest homie to speak”
You thought I didn’t have this other side of me?
The one that hustle to get what he wants and what he needs
You don't get better when you’re doing nothing
You wanna get better? Better start by doing something
Never doing something’s what I never do
I’m not a tourist but I am always on the move
That's on the daily basis, and when I’m in the mood
Even if I’m not, Not Doing Nothing’s what I always do
You see, that's why these bars are venomous
They get into your system, put you in a coma - dangerous
My artistic ways develop cause of artists
Who have something to say,
That is why I’m dropping knowledge on these tapes
When I said I’m on the move, I don't talk dancing
I know the real trappers,
Not these "pill-popping, lean-drinking" fuck boys,
Wearing skinny jeans, listening to mumble rap
Shit be stupid how they call it trapping
The rhyme scheme is A-B-C-D back to A
So abnormal and unique, we are not the same
Cause the rhyme-poetry I spit, is lacking nowadays
So, I know that when you’re listening to me, the way
That you’re going through is the right one, I’m a true leader
I hate putting people under pressure
That's why I’ve got a few features
Can't be scared of heights if you wish Speeder
Be the guy you’ve got a song with, you will be Ether’d
I’ve got my plans in accordance, everything’s green
When you cross me, I transform, this ain't the norm, I’m a veg-eater
You tryna go- “Too”? I leave you like my third song on my first tape
For “K”, I’ve put a “T”, now repeat that!
You thought I didn't have this other side of me?
Your brain’s damaged, no smoke but go get a fix
You don't get better when you’re doing nothing
Progression is measured only when you start doing something
Look, I know that's just a side of me you've seen
The one that gives you motivation when you're feeling weak
I won't be better just by doing nothing
Progression is measured only when you continue something
Razor
Always busy, gotta stay busy, though
For real
Not Doing Nothin Soundz
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2. |
This Is Me
05:06
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Yeah, ayo
So, now I feel like these rappers ain’t doing justice to Hip-Hop
Not even sure if I should call ‘em “rappers” with autotuned songs,
No verses in songs, no content, it’s wrong; they just put a hook on,
They just tryna catch them fools who gon’ vibe with that trash music
Why do we tolerate such disgrace to music!?
I’m sick and tired of hearing all these people
I just wanna hear rap with message, uplifting the people
Like how I did on “Back Again”, “Dream Chaser”,
“Forever Speeder, the Volume 2”, giving you the facts, period
And I don’t mean the back to school with them timetables
Like a desk with them eyes when it’s watching you
Spitting all these metaphors and similes and I just never mind a chorus
More than 50% of my songs never had a chorus
Because I hate doing them catchy things, I’m not a fisherman
That shit is for the seamen, it’s nasty, tryna catch these eggs, make a baby
I’m back from the writer’s block and my shit is crazy
I wasn’t really faced with that, man, I wrote Daily!
The Sun; feeling like I’m from the garden in the summertime,
So, I rose early ‘cause I know my roots
Even if I didn’t win, but if I put so much effort, then I respect the loss,
Because it’s nothing new
It’s not the end of the world, it’s always light at the end of the tunnel
Study all your mistakes and filter them with a funnel
And then you never repeat em, nah.
Yeah, Speeder Razor, I’m still here
I like this part of the song, it’s where you hear me clear
“Born and Raised in Zastron”,
I started back with “Forever Speeder Vol. 1” – I’ve been a Nuclear
With my lips giving beats a Kiss of Death when I... (Like Jadakiss)
Kill, kill, kill, When I kill, kill, kill
Yeah, you feel growth in my lyrics, like streaking out a loopful in a petri dish,
I’m going slow with these lyrics, accurate perfection
Don’t poach, we don’t need a baby, so we use protection
Education is a key; I really do respect that
And the song I made for Education; don’t regret that
That was me and that was my state of mind at that time
And when I feel like that again, I’m listening to it one more time
This is the food for the mind
This one is healthy, never compare it to the fries
And nowadays, we’re using all the phones, we don’t write
We type, I didn’t have no pen but it’s (W)right
I’m not Dizzy, man, I see clearly with my eyes,
These rappers spitting nonsense because they’re always high
I feel like some South African rappers are the soldiers who copy from abroad
That’s why I never listen to their songs, man, I’m bored
So please excuse me because it’s not local anymore, tell me if I’m wrong
I rather listen forever to Underground Hip Hop
And now I hope you understand the type of shit I’m on
That’s why I do these types of songs with these instrumentals
Feeling like a Psychologist, these people must be mental
Never call your shit a freestyle if you’re rapping A Capella
But you’re sounding like they’re playing instrumentals, nah.
Check, Speeder Razor, I’m still here
“F.S. Volume 2” got me reflecting on my life like I do against the mirror
When I see the same man there
Spilling over my pain on these beats like the blood shed
I’m so overprotective of my family, like they’re the eyes and I’m the tears
Or maybe they be the brains and I’m the skull,
So, I really care; that’s the job of a man
I love my mother, my brothers, my granny – all of them
I should be always saying that on each record I make
So that whenever listening back, I be feeling okay,
Knowing that I never forget my family, through the happiness and pain
Feeling like I’m Pac, praying for Better Days
And ever since Biggie and he died, there’s only few rappers who making real music,
Including yours truly
As a mixtape artist, I’m an inspiration
To other people who get the meaning of my songs, nigga, hopefully
Speeder Razor, the motivation
The young man from Zastron with a very big vision
Cause even if I’m looking at you, I be still dreaming
Closing my eyes, on my eye lids I see visions
Since I was born up on this Earth, I’ve been a man on a Mission
My shit is Possible, no Tom Cruise, no televisions
Man, I’m never acting up, in this place, I know the role I play
I’m never like these fuck boys I didn’t grow that way
I was raised right, no pants below my ass
And don’t sag it, don’t smoke with any fucking friends
Like a teacher who don’t want you in front of his house,
Can everybody just pass, ‘cause I don’t want your remarks!
So, you better zip your mouth up and listen to this
So lyrical, that if I put a chorus in this shit,
It’s the food for the soul, the food for the mind, the food for your life
The shit Hip-Hop needs this to survive
Look, that’s why I feed Hip-Hop this kind of Rap shit
Forever Speeder since 2014 in this shit
With the food for the soul, the food for mind, food for your life
The shit Hip-Hop needs to survive, yeah
Razor
Yeah, I hope you see that
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3. |
A Verse a Day
02:45
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I Never let a day pass without writing a verse or two
Contradiction: these not your “everyday bars”
This shit is something you ain’t never used to, not for this youth
With brain damage, to them, everything sounds cool
I swear, they need to get a sound school
That line is tryna find a parking spot when it circles all around you
That’s over your head like this hoody too?
Not even vaccinated, for you, it’s hard to catch this flu
I mean these sick lines I spit, boy, you’re not immune
You just don’t understand me, go read your books
Speeder Razor never hesitates when I’m cutting through your head
For you to learn, you really need these necessary wounds
That’s 12 bars, let me add 3 after this line
To make it the age I was when FSV1 was dropped,
I’m really impressed with my improvement when it comes to rhymes
This not a race but there’s a finish line
I’m ‘bout to drop some other mixtapes,
But if you’re hearing this,
You’re listening to the Vet of the Free State
Look, that’s what “FSV” really stands for
Don’t have the crown, but I’m forever king in Zastron
Look, and when I drop these other mixtapes,
See the phase change in this place, solidifying my state (So strong)
That’s what gon keep me up so very long
I need the crown ‘cause I’m forever king in Zastron
I heard my homie asking “Razor, when you dropping though?
It’s been a while, where’s the music bro? Your shit is dope
The type of music you listen and guarantees you hope
Got me anticipating ‘cause of the covers that you post.”
I told him “Patiently wait, my homie, soon come.”
In Zastron City, I’m Caster Semenya - smooth run
Even if they gotta go against me, I’m number one!
Until I have my dreams chase me, I’m forever up
Eradication of the weak, I’m on my seventh shit
Never heard the first one from them, so on this battleship,
They better jump off and drown themselves where the fish
Lay eggs and stay there, and see zeros, no oxygen
I never been a rap dude, I’m just a poet who rhymes
Never make you dance, unless you “two-step” at time
You’ll never raise your hands, unless you’ve got a question to ask
And nowadays everything’s trash, I need a garbage truck!
You know me to be dropping mixtapes,
But this an album; with this shit I clean the streets, nobody stays
Yeah, I use my brain for what it’s really for:
Motivation, inspiration, building myself and more
I write a verse each and every day
And if you’re hearing this, it means a lot, I really do appreciate
You motivate me to keep going so very long
Can’t tell you how much happy I am that I’ve finally dropped
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4. |
Consistency
04:32
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Each and every new year, everybody, they change plans
Talking new year’s resolutions, but me, I don’t chase trends
I chase the same dreams that I set
The same shit I’ve been on since I was born on this Earth
You hear them talking “this and that”
But when you’re looking back to the past years and compare,
They do the same shit, that’s a fact
I hate it when these people be like: “This year we don’t do this, we do that”
And rappers be like: “This year I’m on another level”
But when you’re listening to them, they’re still whack
They never put in work
But let me not criticize nobody on this track
Exercise my lyrical abilities with the verse
Lately, I’ve been listening to MCs and classic beats
They’ve got me feeling like “G-Razor”
I’m from the East side of the Free State, in Zet City
So, I don’t change nothing, Black Speeder Razor’s still the name, G
Tryna give my heart to a girl, the bitch messed with it
Got me feeling furious, and now I rap aggressively
I’m happy that she got out of my life without taking my shit
It’s justifiable having trust issues against that shit
Instead of mixtapes, I will drop this shit and go
Don’t ask me why, ‘cause you know - like “Oh dam”, I’m out of flows
Like a river during drought seasons, I’ll never flow
Maybe we’ll never know, really though
I’ve gotta make way for some rappers cause they wanna blow
But none of them are C-4 like me, they will have to grow,
I’m talking lyrically, but when we’re talking fame, they can have it all
This is still the same Speeder Razor, though
They’re telling me this not a good time for me to leave
They’re telling me they don’t fan quitters; who said I quit?
They stick their nose in situations that will have them killed
Because they’re judging quick
But when I’m posting serious matters, they never say shit
They rush like these hours to judge me like December for this rap shit
That line went over your head, but you want me to rap?
Why should I even continue when you don’t understand?
When you don’t even know the number of the tracks I’ve done?!
People who really know me know I’ve been on this for fun
To get the stress out of the mind, to rap about this life
Not to get some airplay like the children with them aeroplanes in the sky
Shit I’ve been killing these rhymes, “Montana”
Ayo, shout out to my homie, that’s Toney
They want me to stay on, in my language: Ke ya “Hannah”
I won’t regret my decision; I won’t be sorry
Still the same guy, and I do whatever that I want
If I wanna leave, I will do it, don’t care about the buzz
I’m talking “zee-zee” for the bees’ honey
But these people salty than the sea, I can see them with my hazel eyes
Like the carrots, all these bars come from underground
Contra-, take my -dic-tionary, four-play, no making love
You only understand if we don’t know you’re not using a chair
Make yourself Trevor Noah, for your jokes, I don’t care
I’ve been talking these simple words, but I want it scary
She wanna commit, no wrestling, but she wanna marry
You say you don’t see your future, homie, your vision blurry?
I’ve got the lenses, we can fix the problem very early
They say, “No man is an island”, but I am the Earth
And I got them eyes on me, feeling like 2Pac is back
I’ve been writing these types of songs since like way back
Back when we started recording on the phones with PayBack
You best believe when I say “As You See Me” is a phone-track
That I recorded using two phones, my parents there
In the other room, and I was on some bedroom rap
That’s how I do it every time with them dope tracks
I don’t mean these broken glasses when I say “They sell crack”
But I have to be in classes, tell me where these lectures be at?
I need to get my brain rich and upgraded
And stand in front of somebody and get them educated
Share the knowledge that I have, maybe they’ll appreciate it
Give them 23 pages talking only ‘bout patience
These people suffer from a sickness, see
The only cure that I know is Consistency
Each and every new year, everybody, they change plans
Talking new year’s resolutions, but me, I don’t chase trends
I chase the same dreams that I set
The same shit I’ve been on since I was born on this Earth
You hear them talking “this and that”
But when you’re looking back to the past years and compare,
They do the same shit, that’s a fact
I hate it when these people be like: “This year we don’t do this, we do that”
And rappers be like: “This year I’m on another level”
But when you’re listening to them, they’re still whack
They never put in work
I never criticize nobody on a track, man
But a fact is a fact, man!
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5. |
Never Lost It
03:38
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Yeah, this is me Speeder Razor
Yeah, this one is a dedication, man
A dedication to Hip-Hop
I almost quit rapping, man
This track, I wrote when I thought about quitting rapping, man
Hear me out
Man, the only MC you need is me,
Not these other rappers who just wanna kill you
(You don’t need them)
They just gonna kill you (They will bury you)
But then I’m still thinking of leaving you, I really do
Man, I will visit your resting place, I won’t forget you
I know it hurts, cause I never thought of this day
I never thought of saying goodbye to you in this way
After I released the “Volume 2, Forever Speeder the Mixtape”
Maybe I’ve said what I had to say
Maybe that’s not enough cause I’ve lost two mixtapes
More than 35 tracks, maybe that’s how it was supposed be
Those tracks, they weren’t even released
I’m really thinking maybe it’s my cue to leave
I’m not making music for anyone’s approval, I do this shit for me
I’ve been patient with you for too long
But I’ve never lost it, that’s why I’ve made this song
And I’m tryna leave my legacy living in Hip-Hop
I’ve put this shit in simple terms hoping you can understand it
Hoping you can take off the ring I’ve put on your finger, I can’t stand it
They’re turning up and dancing now
I can’t be keeping up with somebody who’s changing now
Well, I can, but I don’t want to, I will leave you alone
But if you wanna talk to me and make sense, you gon find me at home
Cause for now, you don’t make sense
I wonder if you still gon be relevant in the following years
Because they changed you from being “Hip-Hop” to “big-flop”
Where’s the motivation that the kids get from those songs?
But I don’t care cause I’ve got mine
I’m talking songs with messages, girl, I’m talking life
Many people can relate to what I’m saying
I’m doing rap cause I’m inspired by so many
And I’m tryna inspire somebody else with what I’m saying
I hear them begging, they be like “Speeder consider staying, bro!”
Ayo, I’ll have to think about it
Maybe drop another tape and show them that I still run this shit
Show them hip-hop is mine too, I married it too
I’ve been the best even way before dropping “Volume 2”
“Forever Speeder Volume 3”, it is coming soon
But this is “BARZ”, you gon have to hear my first two tapes
And “Dream Chaser”, maybe listen through to “Volume 2”
You will understand why they’re not supposed to be called “Mixtapes”
I’ve put my heart in a plate of reality, for real
Not even flesh-eaters can make the truth disappear
But nowadays commercial rap is trash,
Total opposite of what I rep
It’s funny what they do for cash
And that’s the only thing they use you for
But if you ask me why I made this song?
(“Why did you make this song?”)
I’m gonna tell you that
“You don’t need nobody else,
(You don’t need ‘em, you don’t need ‘em)
All that you need is me (I’m all you need)”
I think you’re the only person married to many people
Even your own gender,
But I understand all you want is for us to be equal
What a lovely girl
You’re giving residence to everybody, unlike where I study at
I really gotta treat you with respect
I chose you but don’t cry when you realise that I have left
Already did many songs in less than two years
Although, on me, some people really slept
It took me a diss track to make them wake up
But they don’t wanna listen, this ain’t your everyday bars
This ain’t some turn-up shit, I spit that real life
Bars that got you resurrected;
I gave you life when they thought you’re dead,
So you’ve gotta show respect to me
The Razor cutting legs, nobody can step to me!
Between me and hip-hop, I feel that chemistry
If I leave now, you gon be dead; All you need is me!
(I’m all you need)
Razor, yeah
I hope you see that, yeah
It would've been a tragedy, man, if I quit rapping, man
Actually, it would be a tragedy, man, a big tragedy
(For real) I'm here to save this shit
(I ain't going nowhere)
Yeah
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6. |
The Takeover
06:23
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Yeah
This is me Speeder Razor
Yeah, look
I write every day,
Like I said on “Mark My Words” – Rap is living in my veins,
So, watch me take over the game
When they turn up and do “Trap”, I stay the same
When I take these sunglasses and throw it at them,
That’s how I throw shade to the bullshit I see nowadays
They’re scared of responding to Razor, those are coward ways
Maybe that shit was complex for their brains
So now they want me calling names,
How can I do that when you change your names?
I see you lacking some consistence, wassup with you?
Thinking the shit that you’re doing gon make you bulletproof
To these bullet-words I’m spitting, tryna read it, break your tooth
I talked to my brother, he told to be comfortable
He told me to never say much on the beat, but that’s hard to do
‘cause I was born the 3rd Month; He said less is more, but I can’t spit a few
You can’t expect minor casualties from a C-4 of this magnitude,
When I hit the booth,
I take out the pain that’s within and tell it to that software
Civilised construction, cause all my songs are engineered by myself
They say they wanna do a song with me then disappear
4 mixtapes and I know that ain’t nobody capable of making me quit,
‘cause all their whack songs, I destroy them,
I just say “This is Me…” then I stop my song
Rap is just a hobby to me; this is not my job
I do this for the love of hip-hop, not ever like y’all
Selling your soul, tryna get them people loving you
But me, I stay old school, so love? I will never force
I’m not a surfer, unless we’re talking internet
Cause I don’t ride a wave like you do, better watch out for the sharks, yo!
This a game of chess, think carefully before you pick a move
Against me, you never win, you lose
Never degrading anybody, I’m just stating facts
And when I say that;
I challenge you to battle rap, although I’m not a battle rapper,
But I want you rappers to show me that you save what you “wrap”
Like the number 13th Element
To me, your weak lines ain’t sounding clever
Like I said, let me hear what you can put together
And when I sit back and chill, I can hear Hip-Hop crying to me,
She be like: “Don’t you leave me!”
But then I told you that I got you, so don’t worry,
And now you can stop with that: “Don’t you leave me!”
How can I leave you when you taught me so much like a teacher?
You’re one of the reasons few people even know Black Speeder
Some won’t even understand this shit; they don’t ever see that
The relationship between us is stronger than the cold’s and Winter’s
But then, I think it works both ways,
Cause I’m the reason hip-hop is still alive in Zastron City today
I show respect to the real ones,
Those who’re doing it for the love, and not for fame or to get paid
I see somebody gave a name to their swimming pool
The name is “Conclusions”, now many people get excited
And never do research, all they do is jump into it
Without the facts, you’re not allowed to speak to this dude
The lines above gon be hard to break just like my heart
She thought I’ll say that “Don’t you leave me”
But nah, I’m a man and what is done is done
I thought I’m done killing this beat, but let me spit a couple bars
Let me kill this shit, I’m still murderous
I’m the Razor, I’m the Speeder, I’m the only one
That’s why you can’t Cut to the Chase
Only I can get to straight to the point like a dotted line
You tryna break my heart? Open my chest - Black, this shit a spade
So, they call it how they see it; many people digging graves
For themselves whenever tryna pick a fight with me
I don’t mean don’t stay true when I say she can lie with me
Real friends and family are those who cry with me during hard times,
Those who make sure that they strive with me
And I can do the same, love is never hard to share
So, I treat it like a virus, spreading it to anyone
But it gets contagious when disloyalty is also there
That’s why I’ve got issues of never trusting anyone
Those who know me can tell you that I don’t fall easy
For anything, as if Gravity ain’t affecting me
I need to study it first; I need to find the reasons
As to why it should be in my life and why to keep it
I’m not a gang member but I write my signature using my body fluids,
Then I’m calling it my “Blood Sign”
I’m “Also Known As” the problem that’s hard to solve - astronomical
It’s “Levels” to this shit, there’s no “Star Signs”
That’s why it’s kinda hard to comprehend all of my rhymes
I love my brothers, within us, the same bloodline
As if we use a pencil to draw it, there’s no needle
So, it’s real, not a story, like the cells building blocks of life
That’s so many lines, I’ll give you time to break ‘em down
Like when somebody’s not doing good and going through some tough times
“The Razor said he’s doing it for fun
But now he’s messing up our heads with all these punchlines!”
That’s somebody wishing I could spit it very easy
But they don’t understand the level that I’m in,
The more you play the game, the more you see the change
And the stages’ never easy, so appreciate that I’m still spitting
Cause nowadays, rappers got you listening the “Rhythm”
They lost the “P” part of RAP and you still listen
Those are people who do it for money and for parties
Not to spread knowledge or to raise awareness, really
But then again, they think the word “raise” applies to only babies
Unlike the babies, awareness doesn’t consume much of your energy
To cover the subject, you don’t need Huggies and it is free, you can do it daily
Maybe that bar is crazy but I’m tryna make a point
This the marijuana on speakers, listen this joint
But it ain’t “Blunt” like James, this not a butter knife
They’re taking Ls, they don’t know what winning’s feeling like
Brain cell count is low, people always high
And then I refer you to “Thoughts and Wonders”,
I will never lie when people die in funerals when I just had a great night
“The Truth” is my middle name before the “Razor”
I’ve been in my prime way before doing my first tape
I’m a rare breed, living in a world full of fakes
The only time you raise your hands to my music is when I ask questions,
That’s when I’m tryna get you good grades
So, should I put a chorus in this shit?
When it’s one minute left, and I just killed it and shit?
Before you call yourself a rapper, listen to this shit
This one’s dedicated to MCs who rep this shit
I’ve got a list, and if you don’t hear your name in this,
I don’t sugar coat shit; the King has spoken: ‘Fucking quit!’
So, it goes like this - the first one on the list, is Nobody,
You should’ve seen your face;
To further this, now I’ve gotta spit these 12 bars, show you how to rap
Though I did that already, but you didn’t hear me clear
That’s what the rewind button is for, go back and forth and try to pause
But that’s for every line in the song
When you listen to the real ones, you be a better one
A 6-minute song is nothing to you, now you murder one
And when you’re spitting, the lines that you throw are clever ones
Let me end it right here before I’m outta time
Razor
Yeah
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7. |
To the Future 2
05:38
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Going back and forth, we’re just running on
Back and forth (Yeah), we’re just moving
And we’re never looking back anymore,
The future’s waiting for us to get ahead, all we does is to light it on
And we’re going back and forth, we don’t crawl,
We don’t crawl at all
Going back and forth, nah, we don’t crawl
Moving back and forth, I was on my way home when I wrote this song
Life is a two-way street; you might be going backwards and tomorrow go forth
Sunny day you experience,
Never be surprised when, out of the blue, you see the rain falls and it pours
Tryna open the doors using only my thoughts
When I start, I can’t stop, gotta finish
One step in the start to the future, the journey’s too long, so I can’t rest,
Got my eyes wide open, still dreaming
I didn’t begin to quit this mission
Started recording my first song when I was 16
Not the first time you hear that line?
Can’t forget where I come from, that’s my state of mind
Yeah, I be thinking bout the future
Getting it ready, I’m like a blacksmith how I shape it
I know the past, I can’t change it, but I can’t forget it too, I embrace it
I’m like a tree with a brain,
Try to understand the simile I just gave you with patience
Life on the Fastlane is a killer
Many years later, and I’m still Black Speeder
The only thing I wanna change is my situation, to my graduation
No matter the time it takes, I’m just not in a hurry
Man, that’s one of my goals
Tryna turn all the dark days to be sunny,
Let it be hot like a stove
I never a did a single song for a party (I never did that),
Everything is straight from the soul
Going back and forth, we don’t crawl, we’re just moving on
Going back and forth, we don’t walk, we’re just running
And we’re never looking back anymore,
The future’s waiting for us to get ahead, all we do is to light it on
Going back and forth, we don’t crawl, we’re just moving on
Going back and forth, we don’t walk, we’re just running
And we’re never looking back anymore,
The future’s waiting for us to get ahead, all we do is to light it on
Never looking back anymore
Hope you understand this another version to the first song
That I went on the stage in 2016 when I planned another song to perform
Had to make a “plan B”,
“You be the Lady” could’ve been done if Cindy was there
You hear me talking bout a girl in the first song,
Had to let Cindy know that I care
We never know what the future has in store
Never waste Time, prepare for the course
Another small word but important
Once you don’t use it while you still have it, it disappears, it’s not a chorus
I don’t never give up, see me take my trust and faith, put it all in the process
Can’t expect tomorrow that you be a soldier
If you never put in the hard work today
Gotta see the sweat and adjustment to pain
Can’t be doing nothing, while at the end of the day you expect to be paid
If you wanna use it tomorrow,
Gotta make a plan that you’re getting it saved
Yeah, to the future, I am going, I got patience, got my own pace
Yeah, ‘cause if I was in a race,
Only thing that’ll leave me behind is the time
I don’t do what the other people do
Cause I’m unique and the life I live is mine
Every star that you see in the sky is different, even the intensity of light
So, I don’t get why you try to be them,
The time will come for you to have your own shine
Going back and forth, we don’t crawl, we’re just moving on
Going back and forth, we don’t walk, we’re just running
And we’re never looking back anymore,
The future’s waiting for us to get ahead, all we do is to light it on
Going back and forth, we don’t crawl, we’re just moving on
Going back and forth, we don’t walk, we’re just running
And we’re never looking back anymore,
The future’s waiting for us to get ahead, all we do is to light it on
I was supposed to be done with the song,
But if what I’m giving you is the Life, then I’ve gotta go on
The way I’m not in a hurry, to the future, I should crawl
See them going full speed to the top,
With the same speed, to the bottom, they fall
I don’t shoot for the moon, I shoot for another planet, the furthest of them all
I don’t settle for less when there’s more availability of high quality in the store
Gotta have many options, and every one of them gotta be correct, all choices
Instead of having one answer to everything,
Only to find out that you’ve been wrong
Yeah, but that is me all along: Uniquely different, those are my thoughts
That was 16 lines in just 8 bars,
So improper as if you put a number before your numerator and denominator
And the former be the one being greater
Other times, I talk about how I started it,
While I concentrate on the way which I’ll finish it
Man, I’m talking bout the ‘Journey to the Future’
I said it before that I’m really going too far
I don’t rap like they do,
I ain’t following trends; change plans – I don’t do
Only change I do is, fake friends – I cut loose
Of cause I changed flows, so let me get through, I’m the Ruler!
To the future, I am going, I got patience, so I’m going too slowly
And I pray so that God be with me all time, better than being with nobody
Going back and forth, we don’t crawl, we’re just moving on
Going back and forth, we don’t walk, we’re just running
And we’re never looking back anymore,
The future’s waiting for us to get ahead, all we do is to light it on
Going back and forth, we don’t crawl, we’re just moving on
Going back and forth, we don’t walk, we’re just running
And we’re never looking back anymore,
The future’s waiting for us to get ahead, all we do is to light it on
“Back and forth”
We’re never looking back anymore
“We’re just moving on; Back and forth, yeah,
We’re just moving, and we’re never looking back”
Ups and downs – that’s what we face every day and every time
That’s why I’m saying
“All we does is to light it on”
Look, I say
“And we’re going back and forth, we don’t crawl, we’re just moving on
Going back and forth, we don’t walk, we’re just running
And we’re never looking back anymore,
The future’s waiting for us to get ahead, all we does is to light it on”
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8. |
Unconditional Love
03:25
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Mama, you’re the best, I wanna make so many songs for you
Mama, you don’t rest, you’re telling us “I want the best for you”
A mother with the strength, carrying the weight of the world with you
The song has not even started, I love it, so I rap for you
It’s one of the best things that I can do, I dedicate it to you
I find it hard to quit in life, ‘cause I don’t want that pain for you
I want the tears of joy, a face full of smiles on you
Currently working hard so I can show higher grades to you
‘Cause you’re the inspiration for me to keep going
You’re the one who motivates me
And one day, you’ll never use the bulbs when your sons glowing
We are the stars who never disappear, we’re nothing like the steam blowing
You tell me “Never hurry up my boy,
You can still achieve, even when you chase your dreams slowly”
I was never taught how to lie, that is why I’m telling true stories,
And make rhythms in a city that have been a home for me
Ever since I was born, I am grateful, Mama, I am thankful,
With my actions, that is how I’ll show you that I do appreciate you
I pray to God, I know you’ll be there when I graduate, which is very soon
I don’t wanna doubt myself, I’ve gotta be self-confident
That is what you taught me, you raised me up to be a man
The best gift that God has ever given me is you
So, I want to be the best present you ever had, too
Mama, I love you, I made this song for you
Mama, you don’t rest, you’re telling us “I want the best for you”
A mother with the strength, carrying the weight of the world with you
I feel like every day is Mother’s Day, I thank God for you
The only time I wanna see you cry,
Is when you celebrate that we made it, we’re gonna make you proud
I want the tears of joy, a face full of smiles on you
Currently working hard so I can show higher grades to you
‘Cause Mama, I’ll never stop praying for better days
Never in a hurry for victory, I’ve been patient,
I will wait for that day where we’ll celebrate, until that day,
I need to be focused, concentrating and make some change
Mama, you’re the best, a definition of a woman
I don’t think I need love from anybody else, especially a woman
Unless it’s one from my family:
My aunties, my cousin sisters, my nieces, my granny
I’m celebrating Women’s Day every day like it’s August
Nobody can never ever take your place in my heart
I tell you every time that I love you, I’ll never stop it
If I cannot tell you every day, play this song and never stop it
You love me with the same love as my brothers
We don’t wanna disappoint you, we care for one another
I wanna thank God for giving me you as my mother
Let me repeat, I love you with all of my life, and that’s forever, Mama
You will never ever leave my heart
Never in any way have you ever deserted us
Mama, you don’t rest, you’re telling us “I want the best for you”
A mother with the strength, carrying the weight of the world with you
I feel like every day is Mother’s Day, I thank God for you
The only time I wanna see you cry,
Is when you celebrate that we made it, we’re gonna make you proud
Let me repeat, I love you with all of my life, and that’s forever, Mama
You will never ever leave my heart
Never in any way have you ever deserted us
Mama, you don’t rest, you’re telling us “I want the best for you”
A mother with the strength, carrying the weight of the world with you
I feel like every day is Mother’s Day, I thank God for you
The love you’re showing me and my brothers is unconditional
When you say you love your children, we love you too
Like the first song I did, this one’s for you, Mama
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9. |
Somewhere in Zastron
03:44
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Looking for me? I be somewhere in Zastron
The place where 18 years of my life have been spent on
Place where most, if not all of my guys, grew on
My family, some of my teachers; I salute you all
Got my first kiss somewhere around this city
Completed matric and almost didn’t wanna go,
I really love this city
Funny how sometimes I hate this place
People see you as a threat,
Part of my heart happy when I get to chase
Dreams in other areas, I’m tired of living in a box
Like I’m a shoe, better respect me, when you put me on,
You put in socks
How I shine the way my crown does,
Has got me feeling the star I knew I was,
I stand tall
Back and forth in these streets, me and my homies move
I call this one a remix; word to my homie Mdu
He did a freestyle, now I’m doing mine, this is number two
Even though the beat ain’t the same, that’s where respect is due
There’s always two sides, never let them tell you one!
This might be the smallest place in Free State to reside in
But this is home, and I am not ashamed,
No way you be at the top on day one,
We start somewhere then we’re rising
All with patience, to the top, we’re getting there
I’ll never give up on putting Zastron Town on the map
Until it’s “Zastron City” when you type it in a GPS
Until it physically changes, get rid of the shacks
If you wanna change the world, you’ve gotta start within
And Zastron’s always that place where I wanna begin
I’ve said there’s always two sides, that was the happy part
So, let me take you through some heavy stuff:
(Let us walk through the pain, you know why?)
I’ve lost so many people that I love
I know they’re up in Heaven, looking down on me with love
I thought 2010 will be last time I cry
But you’ll never get used to the feeling,
Bro, some other nights,
I don’t even sleep ‘cause I’ll forever have a broken heart
Remember few lines back? Then this the other side
The one that’s very sad, won’t be happy all the time
Told you when I rap that I put real life up in my rhymes
Why would I talk about champagne when I don’t have water?
When the chaos steadily rises, decreasing the order?
When somebody’s getting buried ‘cause he was slaughtered?
They tried to rob him, but he fought back, he wasn’t stronger
How’s she supposed to be happy when she has lost her daughter?
Either to a kidnapping or big rapist who just called her
Promised her the world, he don’t even have a house
These people say anything just to get under the blouse!
Man, I’m sorry, but I have to talk about it
People run away from the truth, but me, I walk in darkness
The lies you’re using as a shield, and have you surrounded,
I’m walking through it and destroying it, the only violence
I’d ever do physically,
The only MC in Zastron City willing to face danger, killing it!
Cause most of you just be rapping and not addressing shit
Just be bragging about nothing you have; you make me sick!
They told us that we have to stick together
I get it, we have to push each other to get further
But me, I only push those who be weathering the storm
Those who do something to make a change, not just talk
Man, I was somewhere in Zastron
Some other time ago when I saw somebody was getting robbed
He was drunk, and I was going home
I didn’t see the faces, it was dark, I couldn’t fight,
Sometimes you’ve gotta walk
Why be a hero when you’re all alone
Against four gang members?
I’m just happy they took money and gone
No matter how small this place be, just watch yourself
There used to be a lot of killings here, now we’re going back!
Ayo, I swear we’ve been through some scary times
Not even long ago, people were getting buried young
Rest in peace, my condolences
I hope the families find peace and acknowledge it
We’ve gotta pray for Zastron
I hope you see that
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10. |
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You already know what’s happening, let me get back to this
They’ve been listening, but then the temporal lobes got a damage,
They’re never hearing this, they couldn’t interpret on this
I told them “I don’t mind”, like I don’t have a brain, repeating this
The world has been colder since the first organisms
Never be the same, irreversible metamorphism
The world on my shoulders, I’m tryna wipe the tears off it
I knew I’ll never change it the day I first put a step on it
I’m tryna spread awareness, people need to open up their eyes
Instead of fighting with each other every day and dying
Instead of smiles in people’s faces, they’re never dry
In their eyes, always see the tears down the cheeks, they cry
Convince yourself that you don’t care, but deep down, you know it’s otherwise
See the bigger picture, stop living a lie
Stop following trends, be aware, follow your heart
Don’t let them think for you, you’ve got your brain within your skull
Man, I’ve said this man-made, it’s not nature
This place was beautiful before Cain came out to be jealous
Before Adam and Eve were misled, that’s why you see
So many people leading a life that’s occupied by greed
I understand that nobody’s perfect, that’s how it be
So, I don’t judge, I’m not God, I’m just tryna speak my mind
Tryna find solutions and to make you see
That the World is Ending and the reason for this Part 3
Is because I see the women be crying like everyday
Because of men turned dogs, they’re heartless, they rape
Gotta lock these fools away, put them in prisons with a grave
Within the cell, or let the community take their lives away
Well, I don’t care, I might kill them, as long the ladies gon be feeling safe
You lock these dogs up and some other day,
They come out, we see them on the streets; well I just have to say,
This is never fair; what about the victims? Yo, nowadays,
Justice don’t matter; ‘cause them people get away with crimes
Is it that difficult accepting “NO” and moving on?
Instead of forcing yourself into her; you think it’s right?
I guess you’re just a boy who don’t know what is right and wrong!
So now they gotta live with fear as part of their lives
Others - they can’t even bear the pain, what’s in their minds
All the time, is suicide; she’s dead inside, I’m feeling like
Instead of putting hands on women, for them, we have to fight!
Even a parent’s always stressed, thinking ‘bout their child,
Whether she or he’s safer wherever they are, but now,
You can’t be guaranteed, gotta watch them by yourself
With my blood, I don’t ever trust another man
Let them call you paranoid, but it’s better than being depressed
And living with regrets, everyday you’re stressed
Gotta watch your back and never let them close to you
Whether friends or enemies, that’s the least to do
When the world is ending, you don’t wanna cry like everyday
Continue living reckless, say goodbye in your early age
Feeling pain every day when I see so many graves
Stationary phase - for some, it’s the last time,
Others, the first time they see the light of day
Like it’s an exchange
The time is now, I swear we’re living in the end of days
While the Heaven is above, the hell is on Earth
Look at the clock as the time fades, music they will never play
Like it is hard to find a hobby, now they play with weapons
We’re busy finding cures for diseases but not the devil-syndrome
Turn on the news, somebody’s dead already
Killed by some people because of what he owns, it happens daily
How we gon walk on the streets praying this not the end?
Getting stripped off your freedom, I swear this life was never fair
It is black on black killings, man, they never care
Broad day, see somebody’s last breath, we’re scared to help
Man, it’s hard enough to speak about these issues,
Only to have this paper recycled as somebody’s tissue,
Crying because her baby’s gone and there’s no return,
At the same time, a baby’s born, hope is in their hands
A better future, a better life to live with the whole family
Is what we hope for - the sanity
But the vicinities be filling us with insanity
That’s why they kill each other, they gon do it ‘til infinity
Man, I’m tryna find ways, I’m still praying for better days
This what I’ve gotta say, but words don’t bring so much a change,
So, let us stand up and get moving, we exercise,
We’re marching forth, we don’t get back until it’s eye for eye,
You kill somebody else, then you’ve gotta die!
We’ve had enough, this gotta stop, ‘cause now is the time
To bring the change in the constitution,
When the “Right to Life” of other people is violated like every time!
Cause them people be dying like every day, still
Them people be crying like every day, still
Tryna understand why the death penalty is not in place!
Don’t put them in jails, put the murderers in graves!
Because of them, people are dying every day, still
Because of them, people are crying every day, still
Tryna understand why you let murderers to have a plate,
When the families of victims who are dead are told to pray!
So, allow me to say rest in peace the ones we’ve lost
At the same time, welcome to life the ones who are still born
Even the ones their parents left to die,
The babies who were wrapped in plastics, and were thrown away, but still alive
Man, them people dying each and every day
Them people be crying like everyday
Tryna find solutions, tryna make it all fade away
The truth is what I’m spitting, I hope you’ve heard what I’ve said
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11. |
More Than What's Enough
03:53
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I feel like I should drop down on my knees and look up at the sky,
Take off my hat, put my hands together and close my eyes,
And talk about all of the problems that I’m facing in this life
It’s very hard, and sometimes I feel like should cry
My stress levels never go down, just like the crime rate
It’s like your spirit when you die, it doesn’t enter graves
I still wanna make it in my life, I want the good grades
It’s been a while, man, I feel like I should climb the stage
Me and some rappers on the same book, but me, I’m on another page
Because I rap about the pain and the truth,
They just talk about the chains ‘cause they want the fame
Man, I’m on page 23, you’ll find them on the cover page
I’m busy with them locks on my both knees, I stay low-key
Sometimes, the people that you love, they leave you lonely
I’m tryna pace myself living life, take it slowly
I’m praying that my daddy sees us growing
You know, I keep claiming that I’m the king in Zastron
All the leaders are useless, I’m the one to do the job
They be sitting in offices like that’s what you voted for
A true Zastron leader must be out on the streets and more,
Giving people jobs, sponsoring learners, and fixing roads
From today, I’ll be taking the Zastron City throne
I keep claiming to be the king, that is not a joke
I care for everybody in this town, it is our home
I also claim to be the king so I can see who’s dope,
That is how I provoke,
But I don’t want no beef with anybody,
Cause beefing with me is like getting a rope for yourself,
And feel the pain on the neck like a sore throat
I am the baby of my mother and my father
I’ll never love a girl more than the way I love my brothers
I don’t think I should be expecting someone else to show me love,
As long as I’m getting love from my mother and my brothers
I feel like I should put my feelings away or destroy them
Before some people come into my life and destroy them
I’m talking ‘bout them people I don’t even know - girlfriends
I thought getting a girl for me was nice, I call them “stress-friends”
I’ve been trying to call her phone but it’s voicemail
For so many times, yo, wassup with this female?
Turn your phone off without telling me?!
Man, that shit have got me going to the gym to raise the strength of my hate
I’m ‘bout to open up this heart and get you out of it
The person that deserve to occupy is with another guy
And I can see them walking by, faces with the smiles, shit!
It would’ve been nice if it was her and I, shit!
Only if I didn’t let patience to rule my life
Cause I’ve wasted time, now this girl got my heart on ice!
Sometimes in life, things don’t go the way you planned them
Which is why you hear me on this beat doing this rap, then
This might be another realest shit I ever wrote
Some strange people almost got me losing faith and hope
Man, it happens every day, it’s getting hard to cope
Have you ever felt the feeling walking up a steep slope?
This shit is very strange, and it is real, Bra!
Still on my youngest ages, but I have really been through much
Early ages, but I can tell you more than what’s enough
Man, I should be tough and never cry but this shit is rough
I know they’re telling me to never think of giving up,
But when I’m looking up, I see them dark clouds
Even on a sunny day, I see them shadows following, they’re catching up
As if they’ve got a second chance to have activities being covered up
This be the real life
I wonder if they know what it feels like
To be alone and try to study for a better life,
Tryna change the way you live; I mean your lifestyle?
Man, this life is never nice, that’s the real life
I wonder if they know what it feels like
To be rapping bout the pain you’re going through and still rhyme?
But I pray so that God takes control of my life
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12. |
The Message
05:02
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Look, man, I’m still wondering what’s happening on Earth
Why some people living like they don’t care?
Please make me understand
See these girls chasing after many men,
See them killers taking lives of so many other men
The world is coming to an end,
I’ll continue to say this on each and every track
I hate it when somebody who I thought was my friend
Face the other side, you see them turning backs against the best
I hate it when somebody who I thought would love me back
Is never doing that; why you keep making my love useless?
But I ain’t really stressed
You might be listening to this, please don’t be depressed
You’re leaving me, you’re thinking that you’ll find a better man?
You made a big mistake, you might as well regret
Look at me working on my mixtapes; you got me to relax
The weight is off of my shoulders,
I ain’t gotta stress about anybody else, except my fam and myself now
But there is still somebody who cannot get off my mind (My lady)
Even though I know she’s with another guy (And that hurts me)
You’ve got me thinking of you right now and all the time
Whenever feeling lonely, never hesitate to hit my line
But then it’s up to you; we knew each other very long
We’ve known each other since you and my cousin sister were them friends
Very strong; please listen to this song
But then I didn’t mean to make this song into a love song
But I had to make a few things clear,
I had to take out my feelings before they blow like a nuclear
I had to really take them out before they disappeared
I might even perform this song in front of your man
I want everybody to know how serious I am
Even in 2016 when I was talking to your friends,
They realized I was only talking about you,
But then we was in school, so I didn’t wanna disturb you
Okay, now I’m getting back to the topic
This world is very cold and it’s dangerous, you’d think it’s hydrochloric
We see them crossing borders, but instead of us supporting,
Man, we’re getting xenophobic
We know that Northern Africa is facing tragedies
So, we’ve gotta relate to their stories, have a heart, and feel sorry
The drought is takin over,
We don’t got the water, so we end up hydrophobic
You see us going long distances to get the water
Walking on our feet, ‘cause a car - we can’t afford that
Living in a small town, living in small house, you’ve gotta have a lawyer
These people gonna judge you, some Blacks are destroyers
Instead of supporting one another, they get you slaughtered
In the same house that you’re living in, get it locked up
I hear them complain, they be like:
“White people are rich, but we’re poor and the Government is doing nothing for us!”
Man, I understand, and I do support that
But when it comes to being poor, what are you doing to get yourself up?
What is it you’re doing as a Black Child?
The same stadium behind the school in Zastron,
Supposed to be a Million-Rand stadium, man, that shit is wrong
It’s like they spent two hundred, and then the change, man, they used it all
Money is the root of all evil,
The demons are the “Tender-preneurs” and the Government, people!
You see, I had to make a few things clear
I had to take out my feelings before they blow like a nuclear
I had to really take them out before they think I’m scared
I might even raise the resolutions of everybody’s ears
I want everybody to know how serious I am
Let us stop acting as if we’re the cast of “Wrong Turn”
Let us treat each other equally with respect,
Although I know it’s hard, but we can make a big difference
This Earth is deeply in need of them people who can stand behind them tills
Them people who can bring the change
Let us stop bringing the problems, let us come up with the strategies
Let us combine the sugar and water to formulate solutions,
So we can make this bitter world so sweet
The future generations have to live in a world
That is the real definition of “Sustainability”
Let us change the colour of the Planet and make it green
Please, but we’ve gotta face reality
What I’ve said above, man, is just my own mentality
We know the Earth cannot even breathe peacefully
As long as we live in it, we destroy like we don’t see
(The World is Ending!)
You see, technology is rising
I wasn’t even using the pen and the paper; all I did was type this
You know what it means when it’s like this?
The rate of the Planet to be destroyed is rising
I’m not against anybody or something like that
Like the 2.1 on Question 2 of Physics paper, man, I state facts
That’s why you gonna have be relaxed in order to listen to my raps,
This be the real rap; this be the real-life music,
Not the kind of song a girl hears and feel like they just need to twerk
Look, consider this song as a rumour for a newspaper coverage
And make sure everybody gets The Message
And I had to make a few things clear
I had to take out my feelings before they blow like a nuclear
I had to really take them out before they think I’m scared
I might even raise the resolutions of everybody’s ears
I want everybody to know how serious I am
Let us stop acting as if we’re the cast of “Wrong Turn”
I’m sure the journalists will be putting this on the cover page
Like they do with rumours; man, I hope you get The Message
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13. |
From the Heart
03:48
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I don’t wanna make profits out of my songs, man, this shit is from the heart
I know all of my mixtapes should be put in them shelves, in them stores
But, I don’t wanna sell my soul to anyone, I don’t wanna sell my life
Because that’s the only message behind all of my songs
Man, I’m doing this shit for me and my homies, I’m doing this shit for Zastron
Man, I’m doing this shit for Hip-Hop, mixtape rapper but I am still strong
Because I can go face to face with all these platinum rappers
I’m talking ‘bout these rappers filling domes and all them niggas
I see some niggas look at me like “I don’t know this nigga”
You’ll never know me when you lock yourself up in the dark,
Better come out in the light cause I’m Black Speeder
I don’t wanna introduce myself each and every time
If you wanna know me better,
Go back and listen to “Forever Speeder, the Volume 1”
When you’re going through my whole catalogue,
You’ll understand I’m soul-searching just before I spit the rhymes
“Forever Speeder Volume 2”, the best reference
So, you better make sure that get that tape
That shit is very strong, I’ve put my heart up in the plate
So that you’ll see the ache running through all of my veins
In addition to the blood, my arteries, they carry pain
This is Hip-Hop, so whenever I do this Art,
I make sure that everything that I write is from the heart
If I tell you that I love you, I mean it from the heart
So, it’s up to you whether you close your heart or open up
If I ever diss you, that shit is really from the heart
So, you better take out your script and start acting up
If I tell you that we’re best friends, man, that’s from the heart
So, it’s up to you whether you real or you fuck it up
If you see me going to the school, I don’t do it just to pass the time
I do it ‘cause I need a better life
Yeah. Okay, let me just explain this,
Writing lyrics to these beats, my brain and my heart be collaborating,
Wondering “Am I gon ever perform live again?
Hit the stage and demonstrate, like when I paint pics?”
And I be using my mind, that’s where that’s coming from
Tryna think of everything unique when I’m writing songs
Don’t be surprised, I’ve been listening to real ones,
People who’ve been through the struggle,
Those who really picked the shovel
In order to make a living, walking bare feet on gravel
Tryna overcome the struggles, life be throwing up the troubles
Life’s gonna be testing you in many ways
Giving you people who don’t care, with your heart, they play
With experience, I know I’ve got the best teacher
But I won’t allow any of it to repeat some of the lessons,
Cause I respect teachers so much to not be listening
I feel like some of these people don’t need to be with me!
Why did I give you a chance to break my heart into pieces?!
How could you not tell me that I was walking into faeces?
Man, I guess I understand the highway
Cause I’ve hit the road, now I know things don’t go my way at all times,
Sometimes you win and then sometimes you lose
That’s why I feel like every place and every stage I’m going to is school
Don’t ever judge me ‘til you fit these shoes
Until then, let me honour what I’m going through
‘Cause everything I say is from the heart
Some of you who’re listening know that it hits home,
Man, it’s more than bars, it’s real life, not music for charts
Been giving you something that got you thinking from the start
Yeah, ‘cause everything you hear is from the heart
I pour my soul, I think before I talk, I speak my mind
So, if I tell you that I love you, that’s from the heart
Like it’s made of glass, please be careful when around my heart
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14. |
Zastron State of Mind
05:32
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Yeah, this is me Speeder Razor
Yeah, I was born and raised in Zastron,
That’s the name of the album too, huh
Yeah, I will never forget where I come from, man
But we’ve gotta speak the truth too
(It won’t be all bad, it won’t be all good)
Uh, look
These bright lights in big cities, they never really attract me
I’ll never give them a chance to play with my life and trap me
That’s why I’m always happy when I’m in Zastron City
Although some few things be pushing us to big cities,
I’m talking standard of living, the jobs, the universities
Another disadvantage in Zastron is these politics
But I will never go deeper in that topic
Because they won’t be able to dig me up
The only thing they know is coming up with excuses and them stories
But I’m a grown-up person, no bedtime stories
Of course, I’m a dream chaser but I ain’t really wanna sleep now
Before I become a striker and reach the goals I inked down
Within my book that I’m the author of, that I call Life
The only one my parents gave to me, so I have to get it right
I won’t stop ‘til I make them proud
I do this for me and my family and for my town
So, whether you’re chilling on the corner with your homies
Or maybe thinking very hard cause you’re lonely
I know others are at the shop now like “Help me”
Whether we speak or not, know that you’re my homie
Even if you hate me with all your life, my homie
I’m not in a hurry, I’m gonna make it slowly
I pray for my city, and homie when you hear this song
Open up your heart and be sure that you love Zastron
I was born in this place, I’m proud of the Free State
I’m showing love to everybody who’s part of the Free State
I give off this energy like nobody is sad in this place
Like electrons, I’m in an excited state
I get to hear these people say that life is a race
And it’s not, you’re gonna find me in my own pace
And everybody else does, it’s not the same page
We’re not the same age, we can’t play the same game
Even if we do, we can’t have the same gauge
Others can be having the full strength,
Other people be like the trains,
And other ones be the planes, not the same lane
So, you can’t define us by the race
Better stop it right there cause we’re one species
Nobody’s perfect, what kind of animals are we?
But let me leave it right there for you to figure out
That one is a pun I intend to really mess things up
But not in a bad way, I’m triggering your mood
So, you need to get off the chair or the bed and get moving!
So that Zastron can be growing
Want them beautiful flowers? We better start sowing
Good seeds, so in the future, we enjoy this
Let the next generation to live and explore this
I didn’t waste my time at all when I wrote this song
I love my family, my friends, and I love Zastron
Double 9 5 Zero, I know I mention it a lot
Only those who don’t understand what it means will get bored
Cause it’s important to me to honor it on many songs
Spending a lot of time in this place, here, I was born
It’s already on the map, but let us put it on again
This time we don’t use the GPS, we’re using brains
If it has nothing, now it’s time for you to educate
Feeling like nowadays, that’s the only way to get away from pain
I know there is some people who like friction
Scared of the truth, so they want me to spit that fiction
That will never happen, I won’t speak of some’ I’ve never seen
I don’t wanna sleep yet, to lie now? That won’t be me
Take this bed away from me, no, I’m just playing
I’m the one to make it easy for you,
But then still ask if you get what I’m saying
Born in Zastron City, where you’re staying?
9950 - the code that I’m claiming
I know when I do, all my homies do
Only the real ones, the ones born in Zastron too
Those who can tell you of every teacher in Zastron schools
Spent more than 18 years in my Zastron shoes
I thought after the years of wars, we have learnt something
I’m talking Zastron City gang wars, they’re still fighting
They still break up in your house, knowing it is wrong
That’s why sometimes I feel like getting out of Zastron
The world is a bigger place but it’s ending, understand me?
The devil’s work is carried out daily in this small place we’re living in,
Best believe, hell is where you’re standing!
It’s hard to see the fork, but the fire’s always burning
I thought I love this town, but now I fucking hate it!
Thinking of the choruses above, man, how can I change it?
This place full of shit, and killers and some fucking rapists
I’m wishing that the earthquake strikes and get to shake it
The epicentre be the houses of these bad people
The rain is sour, so no time for sugar coats
I will tell the truth like it is, I think it’s best that you know
Never censor this music, play it on speakers for the people
They’re gonna hate me, they’re gonna say I’ve turned my back
Against my own City, the place that cared for me since birth
But some of those who occupy this place are fucking devils
They’re killing others, break in houses, steal from other people
Those who want me to stop, never been through all this shit!
Those are people happy with murders every fucking week!
Ofcause I’m cursing ‘cause I’m angry, don’t you fucking see?!
How we’re living scared, watching backs whenever on streets!
Used to be happy to be home, everything has changed
All I see is ghosts everywhere - Zastron City Graves
That’s what the name should be, these people not ashamed
They grew up to be “Shady”; of police? They’re “Not Afraid”!
Those who don’t want me to talk, never been through all this shit
The fact that I’ve said it, means that I care, I love this city
Doesn’t mean otherwise when I don’t agree with everything that’s happening,
I just tell the truth as it’s supposed be
So, if I keep quiet, that means I hate this city,
So, I’ll just keep talking about it, until we live in peace
Something that is impossible, a goal that’s hard to reach
That’s my state of mind, so, the end, is where my rhymes be
Yeah, I hope you see that
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15. |
Words of Appreciation
04:15
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Look, I’ve said
Writing many songs at the same time, I don’t finish them
I wrote this song, leaving the other tracks in their skeletons
I was working on 2 mixtapes,
But then, might even add another mixtape to the list and murder them all
Catch me stroll around the mall, Window Shopping with my 50 Cent
Stop asking Savage Questions to me like I’m 21
Truth-spitting young nigga, I feel like I’m the only one
Shout out to Sbuda for “Forever Speeder, the Volume 1”
That mixtape really paved the way
Shout out to Toney and Riley, cause back in 10th grade,
They showed me where DJ Sbuda’s studio was at
And I appreciate, I’m very grateful to this day
And to you DJ Sbuda: Bro, you really motivated me
To keep going, told me “Come back any other day
To record more songs, there’s potential in what you say”
You’ve got me feeling like on my shoulders,
I’ve got the whole Free State Rap shit, and I’m still representing
Run Zastron, that is what we do on this pavement
2015 was the last time I climbed the stage, bro
Unless we’re talking 2016, dressed up, attending prom
I didn’t plan to do that song, but I had to do it
Cause my plan was ruined already, I couldn’t sound stupid
But the message on “To the Future” was very clear
Couldn’t perform “You be lady”, she wasn’t really there
I still care no matter what happens, I hope you know
I still need time to speak to you, but I’ll do it on this flow
You’ve been the lady and I mean it, though
I hope I’ll speak to you someday just before I go
Out of Zastron City, haven’t seen you in a long time
Just so you know, I didn’t forget about you, please listen to these rhymes
You’re keeping me alive when you’re staying in my mind,
That’s why I think I need you in my life
Yo, Candiez A Squared, wassup bro, you good joe?
Ayo, we only did one collaboration, that shit ain’t good, bro
We need to do more, we need to work together more
And keep the spirit of Zastron City living forever more
That small beef we had; shit was just me really mad
I generalised when I wrote the “79 Facts”
It didn’t cut off hands to keep us never being in touch
Cause it’s evident that lately we’ve be sharing thoughts on bars
Keep it industry, we need to work on music, G
I remember the time spitting up some freestyles
Under the garage in the school grounds, on break time
Behind the basketball courts, nobody judging us (That’s wassup)
Ayo, Troii nigga you good, bro?
I know like Algebra, we’ve got our differences, but we cool though
Let me tell you what I never told you back in school, bro
Ups and downs, disagreements – they showed us we’re good brothers
You made me realise so much in this life man
Between an album and a mixtape, you’re the reason why I know the difference
You’re the reason why I put the “R” in reverse
When I write my name, you’ve been a good influence
I don’t wanna be reaching or something like that
Cause when somebody speaking facts, you know how they react
You are one of them people, to me, who are more than friends
They say the rap is six feet, but this deeper than rap
I never hate, but I learn from those surrounding me
Somebody’s success is what I feel like motivates me
Ayo, the struggle even pushes me to get out of my comfort zone
And put in work, cause sometimes, it’s really hard to cope
My homie Es-Cay, I feel like you’re my third brother
I thank God for making sure you and I know each other
Cause it would’ve been impossible for me to drop
My second mixtape, my third one, the fourth; you’re my real brother
You’re not selfish, I’ve said that before
On “Me and Es-Cay”, on mixtape number four:
“FSV2”, the P.B.M. – I still stand for
That’s why they’ll never test us, they know what that stands for
You introduced me to Kay-Flow and Em-Cee
People be sleeping on us, complain about no MCs in Zastron
They’ve got a wrong direction, ‘cause they ain’t looking at P.B.M.G.,
This is where the real MCs live (For real)
60 seconds remaining, let me see what I can do,
If I didn’t mention anything about you here,
It’s because I’ve done before but then, if not, it’s ‘proly coming soon
So, everybody, that was me appreciating you
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16. |
Beyond the Limits
04:02
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Like I’m tryna catch my breath,
I’m not letting this beat inhale at all
An action-reaction interaction,
I knew when I was born that I’m best
Go on and disagree if you got enough ammunition
For surviving a war, cause I won't stop until you're gone
Completely off the face of the Earth, extinction and more
Criminal acts when I break the wall with one L
When you spell it back, so going forth,
Me and you, we’re not the same if you pause this song
The cause of brain damage with metaphors
Overlapping, this the overdose with over-rapping
My name is Speeder, them speed limits - I’m over that shit
Like how these bars do to your head, you don't understand shit
Because I love what I do, everything, I do with passion
Unlike you, the one who's getting paid for spitting garbage
You’re following the trends and every wave, they got you riding
But they won't be there when shitting yourself
And when you're drowning
But go on, do as they say 'cause you've been the puppet
You hear this beat? This is Black Speeder Creations
Tryna do everything on my own, I can manage this
I use all that I have, instead of complaining and shit
To make the best combinations I can for my ownership
It might not be perfect but that don't stop me anyway
Take my kindness for weakness, I'd kill somebody any day
You think I’m joking? Then you're making your biggest mistake
Talk to me about limits, I reach them then I speed away
Cause I don't call me Speeder for nothing, I practice what I say
Like when I’m cutting through everything, leaving a trail of graves
I said if you’re feeling brave, occupy the centre stage
Your pride gon be the death of you, once I disintegrate
Whatever got you together, restriction enzyme for your DNA
Denaturation, you can never get to replicate
You will never duplicate me, I’m one of one
I’m Speeder Razor, Zastron City King, the only one
I’m setting thresholds
So, they compare them to mine, tryna reach their goals
The standard of measurement for determining unknowns
That means nobody tells me shit when it comes to flows
I've been the leader, frontline it's me everybody follows
But then we're different, that's why you don't get messages
When they tryna be spitting their small stupid passages
Passion got me rhyming for love, Cupid in-between
Fashion never been my style, do this in my sleep
That means when I barely got clothes on
But those who do fully, got a stove on
They wish their bars really hot
I told you before, your shit ain't underground?
I don't dig that shit, I really don't
Out the window, your shit, I toss
The sky is not the limit as long as I haven't reached it
But if, I do I’ll go beyond, same as when I’m peaking
But haven't reached my peak and still spit like it's the reason
Forever Speeder, this might be the last of three pieces
Yeah, but I’m not done yet, so hold your horses
The ‘word’ before the “Speeder” means even after I join
with other corpses
All you rappers, you don’t make sense, you’re trash
And I’m glad to turn you to ash when I burn your corpses!
Look, so many parts of speech in few lines
The metaphors be kinda heavy when I spew rhymes
Gotta read between the lines, I won’t make it easy
But you make it easy for me to cut through, so rest in pieces!
Cause I don’t call me Razor for nothing, I practice what I’m speaking
I’m in the booth, I’ll have to be in churches when I’m preaching
But then I’m not, told you this not the norm,
I’m not a talking sheep
Who’s blindly following on to where they’re leading
Cause I don’t call me Razor for nothing, I practice what I’m speaking
I’m in the booth, I’ll have to be in churches when I’m preaching
But then I’m not, told you this not the norm,
I’m not a talking sheep
Who’s blindly following on to where they’re leading
Yeah, I hope you see that
Speeder Razor
Not Doing Nothin Soundz
Always busy though
Cause I don't call me Speeder for nothing, I practice what I say
Like when I’m cutting through everything, leaving a trail of graves
I said if you’re feeling brave, occupy the centre stage
Your pride gon be the death of you, once I disintegrate
Whatever got you together, restriction enzyme for your DNA
Denaturation, you can never get to replicate
You will never duplicate me, I’m one of one
I’m Speeder Razor, Zastron City King, the only one,
I’m Speeder Razor, Zastron City King, the only one
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17. |
Overnight Thoughts
04:11
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Man
This is me Speeder Razor
I had to sit down for this one
It's the last song, why not?
Or maybe, huh, I don't know
Ayo
I keep thinking that I’m done writing all these songs
But my brain never be sleeping, these are overnight thoughts
I can’t be letting them fade away, let me jot
Down in my book of rhymes, even at night, let me floss
Shine bright, although I’m the Black Razor of sorts
Sharper than anything you never thought of at all
Civilised individual, I believe that more
People can be successful if they start and never stop
Life is not only about the wins, but when you’ve lost
That’s supposed to be your teacher,
Telling you there’s something wrong
That you’re doing, you better act fast on it, but then of cause
We can’t be moving with the same pace, some of us, we be forced
To take the wrong turns like putting zeros before ones
And when in the public, we hide the pain behind the smiles
Pretending is never the right, but we’ve gotta choose
Cause when you’re left to play decide, you don’t wanna lose
Tryna get a sleep but my brain is working overtime
On a job that’s minimum wage, I’m talking 5 to 9
Like on the clock, it’s 8:55, the ChildLine
Grown person, similes I play with, hard to break them down
Told you I’m getting dope every day, that’s my addiction
Even the hook be like a verse, no sing-along, so listen
Nothing I make is easy, can’t be dancing when I’m spitting
Cause it goes over the hands you’re raising, why you think I’m chilling
Every time I’m listening to Rap?
This ain’t for the type who’s deep into fashion,
The cloth I’m cut off is a different kind
Hand me that oxygen, let me catch my breath
(Ay, let me breathe)
Shit, now I’m feeling fresh
Okay, we’re rapping now,
I’ve been doing this for a while
Started tossing simple metaphors, so this ain’t happen overnight
Some of the rhymes I spit had me waking up
On these streets, I’ve got these bars, they’re like “Write me down”
So, then I take out the phone
Like it was sold in a fast-food restaurant
Or maybe like a date
Two floors below the ground is how I get to second base
Every time you hear me rap, that’s how you know hip-hop is safe
This ain’t that “hear me once and know me forever”
This be that music you’re learning in school,
Getting you further in life
Look, this the classic rap until the end of time
This is everything happening when you’re thinking overnight
While you tryna sleep but the brain is working overtime
Thoughts and Wonders, like the song I did back in time
For my second mixtape, the track I put at number five
Telling you that when you’re smoking,
Chances are, you gonna die
While you tryna sleep but the brain is working overtime
Thoughts and Wonders, like the song I did back in time
For my second mixtape, the track I put at number five
Telling you that when you’re smoking,
Chances are, you gonna die
Doubt is like the devil; we keep on fighting every day
The only way to defeat it is believing and pray
By ‘Belief’, I’m talking in yourself; the next word
Don’t need explanations, you can hear clearly what it says
Sometimes, I think it’s for other people this motivation
In my songs, but when I read it back
And mirror-mirror on the wall
Knows I’m talking to myself most of all
Forever spitting out facts, no time for renovations
Being unique is one of those phylogenetic traits that I possess,
Got me standing up as a standout
When you check the tree,
I’m the fruit that got you climbing straight
By yourself, instead of throwing stones, so you keep it safe
Right?
The “record time” is what we fight to reach
But some of us, the situations got us for more than what it should be
But we don’t cry, find a way, accept and rectify it
The finish line is reachable to those who never stop trying
Ayo, my mind is working overtime
On a job that’s minimum wage, I’m talking 5 to 9
Getting up early, getting ready, waste no time
Especially when the last verse rhyme mentioned ‘finish line’
Look, I said my mind is working overtime
Gotta put in work, it’s never easy, there’s no overnight
It’s a process, gotta trust it and just give it time
Especially when this the last chorus rhyme with ‘finish line’
Yeah, I hope you see that
Speeder Razor
Yeah
Not Doing Nothin Soundz
This was BARZ, man
Born and Raised in Zastron
Thank you to everybody who was listening, man
From the first track to the last track
And I produced it - everything
Yeah
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Speeder Razor Zastron, South Africa
Lebamang Phakoane, known as Speeder Razor, is a Hip-Hop artist, songwriter and record producer from Zastron, South Africa. Speeder Razor released his self-produced debut album “Born and Raised in Zastron” on August 6th, 2021. Before this, he's had several mixtapes. "Moving Back and Forth" (July 9, 2021) & "Forever Speeder, Vol. 3" (Sept. 30, 2022) are his most recent, self-produced mixtapes. ... more
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