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TempTed

from Rapz Pt​.​1 by Dope J

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perhaps i was tempted by the dark side/
shown numerous time where tru loyalty lies/
deez niggas aint 100, shouldve know better but even still/
i ran after trust and they dropped a banana peel/
ni im slippin mama listen, i was tryna make it in school/
wasnt in my plans to make u mad/
u kicked me out go live wit my dad/
u did everything u could and gave me all i needed/
no pops to train jumpshots, u would hoop wit me on summa dem evenings/
fa det i love ya but its sum thangs stuck on my chest/
hindsight be 20/20/
u did what u thought was best/
throughout my livin and breathin u aint believe/
that i was different thought i was tryna deceive/
im not perfect im built crazy and my mind throwed off/
always had a way wit words, but sometimes u kept me from friends/
sheltered me kept me safe by ducking me away from the sin/
couldnt hold me forever i broke out but by den/
it felt like i had problems here an there tryna fit in/
they criticize my character but i wouldnt surrend/
just hope when i punch dat knuckle sting a en,nemy/
and a kick stab they ass just like a syringe/
all in gods plan i had it better than most/
sometimes i wish yall had never divorced/
i cant really act like a man wit no example/
s/o to lester u showed me things and you aint have to/

my mind conflicted got picked up wit evil baggage/
it embarass me to pass along thoughts i been having/
when nothing goes right and everything goes left/
feel like the only thing i havent done is died yet/
this music is my therapy am i being extreme/
im only thinking out loud amongst other things/
i really feel like this rap game maybe i can take it/
but i would give it all up just to see my baby/
to my unborn child just look fa me when ya need me/
daddy was a visionary, his ambition had no equal/
ultimately he wanted to represent all of his ppl/
keep yo eyes on the prize and recognize that niggas see thru/
they aint solid, embrace knowledge when u find it/
cuz u kno what they hate? a black man who name hold weight/
the society is fixed i kno its some sad shit but feel/
im not sheltering u, im only tellin whats real/

but i get older low self esteem im insecure the whole nine/
but u couldnt tell nun cuz outside im lookin real fine/
started my comeup small status girls aint lookin at me average/
look the baddest chick in the eye and feel good about my chances/
check my track record if u care, u probly dont/
but hell i thought i was ugly so it matters to me the most/
i put the music on backburner but it kept itchin at mee/
i needed rap inside my veins, plus i met D-T/
A-Y and his crew r 4 what it do/
inspired me enormously/
i got my ass in the lab/
but again naysaysers got the last laugh/
u kno how many ppl wanna do music, what make u any different/ [Pan left] [High Pitch]
u kno how many ppl got a degree and aint a on time tenant/ [Pan Right]
but nonetheless man i regressed/
guess what the army came next/
and for a freethinking nigga it was worse than bad sex/
u anticipated wit a bad one but was far from the best/

but now im back baby livin in the flesh/
i want my fans screamin loud like they all got tourettes/
i want the niggas to dap it up, cuz they respect the musicality/
i spit the dopest make ya quote this rhymes sick excuse my allergies/
so dirty so nasty in the cut like cavities/
so far in the front it be a year before yu passin me/
but by that point ill be in another galaxy/
2016 grammys rite now im stampin me/

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from Rapz Pt​.​1, released November 19, 2014

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