If not now, then when? Probably never
How these niggas get a shot? Man, I gotta be better
Coming up I used to think you gotta be clever
Now a gimmick in tight skirts and you hotter than ever
They don't relate to the real, gotta be fake to appeal
Sell your soul? Then they'll make you a deal
It's outta control but Jesus ain't taking the wheel
What I lack in face tats, I make up in skill
Every line has a purpose, timing is perfect
Elegant flow like I'm rhyming in cursive
And pressure don't bust my pipes
I just mine till a diamond emerges
We drop jewels like Wilder drop fools
You ranked around 10, me and Zoo are top 2
Who knew you'd ever see this? Once in a lifetime
I'm trying a make a mill without losing a lifeline
It's a vision that's on lock
It's a rhythm that won't stop at all
Got the feeling I'm on top
If ya'll ain't ready to ride, We can't rock with ya
It's a vision that's on lock
It's a rhythm that won't stop at all
Got the feeling I'm on top
If ya'll ain't ready to ride, We can't rock with ya
Padlock visions from blacktop dribbling
Back block kicking where they stash spot splitting
I'm back top with it, top floor, top line
And if I'm being modest, top 4, top 5
Grew up on a trio that made me want to make this a quartet
And I ain't heard a fifth one get off yet
The perils of the visions we all catch
Funny what you could write growing up on the doorsteps
Step into a world, KRS shit, step into a world through the exit
Step into the world where the left is
Never let the world use a guest list to say where I need be
Fuck being repeats
My repeat is my catalog on a loop, call it the truth
And you relearning all that you knew, call it a truce
I just keep it involved with the stoop, honored to do
What I see is how honesty grew, calling at you, for real
It's a vision that's on lock
It's a rhythm that won't stop at all
Got the feeling I'm on top
If ya'll ain't ready to ride, We can't rock with ya
It's a vision that's on lock
It's a rhythm that won't stop at all
Got the feeling I'm on top
If ya'll ain't ready to ride, We can't rock with ya
We’re tweaking the optics by linking deposits
Different vision when you mentioned how you're needing to profit
And the means we’re willing to take sacrificial martyr
Sacrifice your own life, might not be here tomorrow
Borrowed time doesn’t register, let alone the fact that it’s catching up
Like 12 cardiac arresting a
Distorted case, now ask yourself just what sort of place
Will end you in the blink of an eye, you ain’t even caught the face
Of your killer, image couldn’t be clearer
None other than Mike Jack dogg, man in the mirror
But perception is key, might not be what you see
Beneath the surface there’s a purpose sent a message to me
And I see it so vivid, dreaming lucid
I want it I can feel it, don’t want to lose it
My hands ain’t slipping, I ain’t losing
If you thought you were winning, sorry I know it’s confusing
It's a vision that's on lock
It's a rhythm that won't stop at all
Got the feeling I'm on top
If ya'll ain't ready to ride, We can't rock with ya
It's a vision that's on lock
It's a rhythm that won't stop at all
Got the feeling I'm on top
If ya'll ain't ready to ride, We can't rock with ya
credits
from Peak Skillz, Volume 1,
released December 20, 2019
Featuring Skyzoo, Mr. J1S, and Khakolak Boy.
Lyrics written by Jose-Carlos Jones, Gregory Taylor, Tony Clayton
Published by Urbanizm Music Publishing (ASCAP) / Rudy For Real Publishing (BMI)
Skyzoo appears courtesy of First Generation Rich Inc.
With a vision to give the urban music community a sound that provided music lovers with an elevated awareness of the beauty
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