Now, Who the fuck are you to me? Who the are you to tell me what I can & can't do? Can you repeat the I'm achieving to rhymes and beats Or even conceive that I'll be competing still even when I'm Now beating me is easier finding peace, But niggaz still criticize my work and my and my shirt down to the size In a of scouring eyes, and words compounded by lies The of lyricism I epitomize
It's overwhelming, cause there's so much to say and so to change But for every rapper constantly bitching, I made a record honestly different Just watch the world scoff in the distance, and cynic's bark in And still, in its wake, this archetype's bound to This is the new hip-hop, devoid of boundaries, Or genres, with no apologies given To solemnly sing aloud and then spit poly's without In a where courage is reprimanded, but cowardice isn't The to listen and learn, keeps me adaptive A fan that appreciated the classics But damn if I'm trapped in the past, I act to surpass what crafted And still manage to travel the path on the that they drafted And man, I'm rappin on behalf The do it all MC, with the 2 long sleeves, and a passion for magic A tap of the wand, and I'm graphic - tap, I'm the fastest You tap again, and I'm chanting on a ballad The preconceived notions get mainstream & underground - is the shit any good? is what matters Why There's wack and there's nice So, I put all that to the side and reset the standard for any cat that just for a mic So what that in mind, Them niggaz won't last after they've established hype While mine's only added, more half of my life And I'm in a line of cats with divine talent - Don't ask for a sign Answers rise in the passage of time - Cause I'm the
Cause I'm the archetype. as they come Ayo, they broke the fuckin mold when they this one Said I'm the archetype, cause can only be one The day intelligence sells, leave the industry stunned