The Roots Inspired!!

So I was listening to The Roots latest album and the vibe to start writing hit me hard so what I did was wrote a verse to some of my favorite songs from the album. I think each verse is dope in its own right. So I decided to share with y'all. Enjoy and comment.

(Doing It Again)

I keep doing it again
Im doing it again
Yes Im doing it again
I said it would end (My verse)

For the one wondering where’s the new lyrics
Im sorry I just went through an incubation period
Had to get my mind right
You know gain some insight
On what I really want out of my life
Had a lot on my shoulders, my muscles felt so tight
The brain was feeling heavy I was unable to write
Even though I was hooking words together like a matchmaker
Every time I sat down I had to throw away the scratch paper
I kept down playing all my skills
Until a friend told to start doing my shit again for real
And even though my shit kills hypocritically it heals
Cause it all maybe the ugly truth but you’ll see beauty in what I feel
The haters say nigga go ahead and find another hobby
I wanna be Lupe mix with Bob Marley
So from now on I will destroy all who try to sabotage me

(Radio Daze)

And the radio daze kept us in the dark
And the satellite age brings us to the light
Some feeling the pitch, some feeling the bite
They ain't ready to talk, they're ready to fight
Never leave you alone
(Never, never leave you alone. Never, never leave you alone)
Never leave you alone
(Never, never leave you alone. Never, never leave you alone)

I want you to tell me what your ears are tuned into
Are you dancing with the monkeys or are your ears foolproof
Do you scream revolution or do you rep that red or that blue
Are you tryna be fed or are you give up your mind to lose
See I rather have my kinda music and listen to it alone
Than to be with the crowd and live like drones
Its sad to see that good music is starving out
This is what I love so that’s why my heart is out
Yearning for a dream so my path Im a carve it out
Took a look in the past and realized my dream is far from doubt
So many cats chasing that dollar so they chains can get colder
They want that mansion, them luxury cars, and a bad chick name Rosa
While Im grinding for more such is the life of a loner
Damn, who else hates what the radio plays
When true music become the standard those will be the days

(The Day)

When I wake up, I look into the mirror
I can see a clearer, vision
I should start living today
Cause today is gonna be the day, is gonna be the day
Cause today is gonna be the day, is gonna be the day

Now everyday Im allowed to wake up is a good morning
Stare into the mirror thoughts start forming
Where is my lady lying in bed singing to lure me
With that supple voice that cures me
She, the beauty of my imagination is where I wanna be like the oldie
My ex still wish she had the old me
But I had to change teams, Im Lebron not Kobe
I had to let the man above come mold me
Cuz at the time even I couldn’t control me
Back then I was wild now I rather be lonely
I looked my devils straight in the eyes
After my victory I started to smile at the sky
See everything I write has a new kind of energy
Because my soul has transformed into a new entity
The day has just started watch me form my masterpiece

(Dear God 2.0)

Dear God, I'm trying hard to reach you
Dear God, I see your face in all I do
Sometimes, it's so hard to believe it...
But God, I know you have your reasons
(Uh huh)

Why did you let me walk with a blindfold?
Was I not worthy to possess eyes of gold?
This can’t be how living goes
Where is the different road?
Im wandering to no where carrying restricted hope
Why is that rewards only go to my foes
And little children are left to suffer alone
Crying tears of pain sadness and fear
And people just walk by no matter if they hear
Everyone is out only for themselves
So I guess no one will have friends in hell
How come murderers and rapists are able to post bail?
And why does sex have to be the only thing to sell
If I had the entire world in these hands, I would crush it into oblivion
Then take the fire of our hearts and start rekindling
We live in chaos the earth needs some Ritalin
We need another tidal wave to wash away the sin again
Is this what you intended when your words were written?
All this couldn’t be fiction
Is this really the world that you envisioned?

Well AlBe Dammed-Dope Ish!

The Girlfriend of My Enemy Can't Be My Friend......Damn!

So I have this problem, this problem I've been having for a while now. It just so happens that a lot of the females I befriend or are already friends with tend to get/have boyfriends which results in them not being able to see me because of them. Now I understand when one gets into a committed relationship the amount of communication and visits will go down, that's not where my problem lies. My issue is that their dudes don't want me no where near them.

I mean I can kinda see why they start tripping with the certain dynamics or situations that occur between that certain female and I. Sometimes they hate the fact that their girl tells me pretty much everything about the relationship from the sex to what gets on their nerves and the dudes hate that Im all in their business. Its not like I go digging for the information, they just trust me enough to share intimate details about their lives. Other times are more serious when my friend likes me more than just a friend and vice versa and when their boyfriend notices this fact it causes a bunch of problems for our friendship and their relationship. Now by no means have I helped someone cheat well at least in a physical sense Im not sure about emotionally tho. Either way a few times I have gotten threats from dudes for one reason or another.

So what am I to do? I don't wanna keep losing friends because of this problem. Especially when me and that individual has been through alot or something deep. For example(which is probably a bad one) Last night a friend of mine pretty much told me we can NEVER hang out again because of her boyfriend. She told me we've been through too much and felt too much between us which is absolutely true. Five years of romance, lust, affection, desire, or whatever u wanna title it, its brought us closer together which ironically enough pulled us apart. I decided a long time ago that I wanted to keep her as a friend cause we would never happen and I was cool with that but I guess to her it can't just be a friendship between us. Other friendships in my life are strained in this kinda way and it sucks. Either the dude is jealous/insecure with me around or just very overprotective I don't know. Maybe I just put myself in these awkward positions =/

But in honor of Smiles and our 5 years,
Chas(her) Music:

Lyrical Poem: "Dimming Star"

Maybe I have always been in the wrong. Or maybe you're just stubborn. I don't know but either way this'll be the last time I address this. And no matter how you feel about me know that I care about you.

Do you remember when I said that the day doesn't say hello without your name
Well the day hasn't greeted me in awhile, it must think I'm lame
Just like you
It seems to you that everything I say is never quite smooth
Like it was in the past, but at the same time back then you wasn't so mad
Our convos are dead and my compliments became a drag
And the shit gets to me so forgive me for being mad
But the amount of love you show me is just sad
Ok maybe I did have a couple chicks on my dick
But at the time I saw you and that was it
How can you still hold that over my head
How can that outweigh all the compassionate things I've said
We both knew that it was a fantasy that it could work
But still I didn't like when I went to flirt
It ended up making you hurt

So we took a break from each other
It didnt matter if we ached for each other
We both didnt want to be the first to speak to the other
Despite the fact that we once share music as a lover
The best 3some....your essence I needed some
Then one day you encountered a doped up alien invader
Who quickly replaced me until he became a traitor
Many of your people was heated, they was emitting vapors
Even I put my cape on for you to come save you
I thought everything would all be cool
But then I realized the person I saved was not you
Instead I saw just the shadow of your former self
Or should I said the shadow of what we former felt
We was in our made up paradise in space
But with the dynamics now I can't stand this space
And before I forget to mention
I will always care about you but I can't keep feeding your addiction to attention
I hope you find happiness wherever you are
But this is my emotional farewell to my dimming star

Dopeness

I can't wait for this project to drop tomorrow

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