For That - Soul Khan

Before terrorism had arisen to fight

I’d stay up for the wake up show and i’d listen at night

Just to know what was officially tight, get it cassetted

Made my fat tapes while classmates sweated for extra credit

But me, son?

forget it, i achieved under

Now suckers shit bricks whenever i breathe thunder

But i wasn’t always down with what cool cats were doing

Couldn’t cop jordans, i rocked patrick ewings

Damn, i was a shoe-in for the nerdiest,

Four eyed geek who was the wordiest, but turned impervious

When the cipher got open, assholes stopped provoking

Quoting soul khan 'cause i was more than just a token…

…melanin deficient fellow with an eloquence and vision

Feeling them hello kittens but they were so seldom licking

Probably got you thinking, «damn, he’s attached»

But hip hop kept me afloat after the family collapsed

The panic attacked, my father didn’t plan to come back

But the boom bap never let my sanity crack

No the boom bap never let my sanity crack

Yeah, the boom bap gets mad dap for that

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If it wasn’t for the records you gave me

Don’t know which way that life would take me

The 1−2, 1−2 that raised me

I’mma play you 'til they crossfade me

I never thought i’d make song a for this

But here i go with a jawn for that

Here i go with a jawn for that

End of the day, i did it all for that

So even though i’m the golden era’s grandson

It ain’t fair to say we don’t compare to that one

I thought they called it the past, 'cause all of it passed

(can i kick it?) damn, i shouldn’t bother to ask

If it’s new, some of you won’t put your hands up to it

I love the old school, but i ain’t handcuffed to it

But i can’t keep just rapping about rapping without

Feeling a little vomit in the back of my mouth

Too much to address and the youth’s unimpressed

It’s hard enough today to speak to you in the flesh

To the youngins that are plugged in the subject we’re discussing

Remember that it’s more than just a mumble and percussion

It’s rats in the front room and roaches in the back

It’s two dope boyz steady posting in the 'lac

It’s bonita applebaum that we’re hoping to attract

And the boom bap gets mad dap for that

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