Now, Who the fuck are you to me? Who the fuck are you to me what I can & can't do? Can you the feats I'm achieving to rhymes and beats Or even conceive that I'll be competing even when I'm deceased Now beating me is easier than peace, But niggaz still criticize my work and my and my shirt down to the size In a world of scouring eyes, and words by lies The artistry of I epitomize
It's overwhelming, cause so much to say and so much to change But for every rapper constantly bitching, I a record that's honestly different Just watch the world in the distance, and cynic's bark in resistance And still, in its wake, archetype's bound to mimmicked is the new hip-hop, devoid of boundaries, gimmicks Or rigid genres, no apologies given To solemnly sing aloud and then spit poly's inhibition In a world where is reprimanded, but cowardice isn't The power to and learn, keeps me adaptive A tribe fan appreciated the classics But if I'm trapped in the past, I act to surpass what they crafted And still manage to travel the on the maps that they drafted And man, I'm rappin on behalf The do it all MC, with the 2 long sleeves, and a for practical magic A tap of the wand, and I'm - another tap, I'm the fastest You tap again, and I'm chanting on a ballad The preconceived get shattered Fuck mainstream & underground - is the shit any is what matters Why categorize? There's and there's nice So, I put all that to the side and reset the for any cat that just asks for a mic So what that in mind, Them niggaz won't last after they've their hype While only added, more than half of my life And I'm last in a of cats with divine talent - Don't ask for a sign Answers will rise in the of time - Cause I'm the
Cause I'm the archetype. Original as they Ayo, they broke the mold when they made this one I'm the archetype, cause there can only be one The day intelligence sells, we'll the industry stunned