This joint was actually random. And what i mean by that is this, i was in search of a beat with a female sample since we didnt have a female vocalist. Klass put me on to one of his close producers by the same of Pro who did joints for Klass like "Hallows" and "At Night ft C4" jus to name a couple. After first hearing the beat i had no idea how i would come at it but it hit me as soon as i kept listen' to it.
So i started off with making the whole song about a promise to hiphop and talkn to hiphop as it as known as a female by many loyal emcees sorta like Common did on "I used to love her" The 1st verse went like "I know things seem strange now-a-days in this game, im still the same ol me, same ol, L-E-D-G-E (akknowledge) from the southside of da C-H-I-C-A to the G-O (which is my hometown) u kno how we go, i do it for the people (like Common always says) and nothing less then these average rap cats try ta cat on these tracks, tho its a plain and simple fact that, most of them wont last trynna chase this cash, they butt ass, trynna go against a emcee with a higher class, u know my steez (from Guru of GangStarr) and the style that i bring" Then i go into "i put more heart in everysingle rhymes that i wrote" more than the average rapper "so every bar and every measure makes the next mind to grow" Then i brought back a Common style line with "Not preachn to u but speakn u, Not pushn u (to do something) jus reachn u, to do better than the next man, cas sometimes a man jus gotta take a stand" against all the maddness. And "No i will never sell my soul for a couple grand" as in having a lable trynna sign me like Konvic Music tried to buy me, but that will be explained in detail in another blog.
With the verse i was kinda unsure about how to approach it but i kept with my Chicago mind like something has to go here. So not having a male vocalist i decided to harmonise with it and it actually turned out pretty good and fits the sound i was going for about how ill never give in or sell out and i promise.
The second verse went like "I kno u cant take it, listen to all this fake shit can make a nigga go ape shit (crazy), but ill never give in or even back down to these clowns spittn that wack shit ima hold it down". Then to prove im not in the music for fame i say "ya boy aint even in it for a crown (as in trynna be king or be the number 1) im goin for the throats of the niggas that say they in charge, so i can run em, and fuckn charge them with attempt, for thinkn they shits hot, these punk suckas must be bent. With this next part i tried to bring it home with "my generation is on some whole nother other shit, worried about the government when the real problem is these brother men, pumpn poisons to these fiens in these avenus i knew u already knew come on now this shit is past due" Then inspired with the whole idea of change i said "its been time for a change forget the dollars here" as in dont thinkn about the money and i brought the listers attention to the kids with "lil ones basen their whole lives off of whut they hear, so forget the he say she say, u can put this on replay and i guarantee it knock harder than whut the radio play"
This honestly has to be one of my favorite songs and i hope u all listen to it and enjoy it.
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