Propaganda

Slow Cook
Slow cook, dry rub, little flame, let it sit That's the hip hop I fell in love with That's the hip hop I fell in love with That's the hip hop I fell in love with Yeah, I fight to not write diss tracks Distracts from the vision, reversing syntax Win that, found a brother battling in [Keytown??] He said a war don't make a king It's what you do with the crown The ground crumbles at the feet of the humble But if you dope, you dope, just keep the pride way low That's the hip-hop I fell in love with That's the hip-hop I throw my dubs with Round robin a mic stomping Six exit east of Compton Trying not to be the old dude always screaming old-school Hating on the new dudes, knowing I could school fools Instead of leveraging veteran status for they betterment Ligaments been itching like them kids coming to get me When you finally reach pinnacle, it's hard to not be cynical But slow down, enjoy the view Many are called, chosen few That's the hip hop I fell in love with Slow cook, dry rub, little flame, let it sit Letras de cancionesThat's the hip hop I fell in love with That's the hip hop I fell in love with That low flame marinate, the dry rub, gotta let it sit That's the hip hop I fell in love with That's the hip hop I fell in love with On that boom-bap dad back when my neighbor's dad Ran his truck through they living room And they set the crib on fire like "if I can't have you, no one can" Tainted love, mixed messages, curses and blesses Like patience is a virtue, but I ain't afraid to hurt you Like crack smoke is silly, but crack sales is kingly And the black man is god but if you try to touch the squad *pow* My uncle Charles got smoked by a bloke reppin' Ghostown And I wish I coulda known him My granny said he cold on that saxophone And he's why I love music It's crazy how a man you never met can influence you Like the music for which you listen could shape how you raise your children Like crooked men with dope pens inspired how I make my living Gang affiliation, how it fascinated a nation but That's the hip hop I fell in love with That slow cook, that dry rub, marinate, gotta let it sit That's the hip hop I fell in love with That's the hip hop I fell in love with That slow cook, that head nod, the neck brace, that stank face That's the hip hop I fell in love with That's the hip hop I fell in love with Yeah, b-boy, p-noid, me and qya Efechto Roll into your show like ["aché ate"??] Destroy, deploy, eclectic [fresh low??] Sho' nuff showed up like "don't play, José" Take notes of this fire hydrant of wokeness I inspire the dopest emcees to stay bold, kid Heavy-handed pen stroke, been dope since Reaganomics Trickle down and ruined my hometown if I'm honest Me - just a city boy, show me no pity, boy Stand up, man up, the only rules of the committee On some climbing over fences to edge of the LA River And scribble the syllables the city thought were silly But we was all we had though, next door to the vatos Between Florence 13 and dieciocho This is how we grew 'em, hybrid hip-hop and hoodlum True school 'em cause the one you enrolled in is failing ya Backpack of rhyme books, no hooks, that's for radio My favorite emcees don't play no stadiums Outside the Palladium, battling the openers Only audible audience stood in awe and awkwardness Obvious we were too young but better rap than guns Master kickflips, I don't hold semi-automatic clips They haggling for me to get a blue rag dangling From my pocket, tangling with the wrong crowd Stop it but that's the hip-hop I fell in love with That's the hip-hop I threw my dubs with From Letras Mania