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Rhymes & Wisdom

by Anthonius Monk

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1.
This life is a long journey when your sitting on a gurney My ambition keeps on turning And I'm constantly learning I am squirming to the top like a worm through the rocks Not concerned with these germs i keep earning my spot It gets lonely when your caught and stuck in a shell Like a snail trying formulate a plan to prevail And well, I leave a trail for the rest to follow you say you have a heart yet your chest is hollow Im like Apollo the god and the son of Zeus Constructing melodies abroad sipping jungle juice I have a lot on my head like a Russian moose and im always breaking necks like a fuckin noose I let loose with my vocabulary and i carry a long blade cause cutting meat's a dying trade I Used to fear death now its afraid of me Im spitting bravery so savory cause it's been a long journey Born and raised in the desert where the cactus grow. My skin soaks up the sun like my lungs absorb the flow. Cypher the wisdom like a needle on wax. While you be breaking bread, I be breaking down fact. Knowledge the roots and gain respect for the culture. We living among a bunch of fuckin' snakes and vultures. Their Starving for the light like a hip hop junkie searching for a mic. This journey in life has more then one destination. No time for stagnation. Constantly creation while building a foundation. If music is the soul like water brings life. I plant jewels in these fools to cultivate the mind. Exist in the future cuz the past is blind. I said wake the fuck up or keep hitting the snooze. Get your mind right or stay stuck like glue. As I choose to sip from the fountain of youth.
2.
Its all i know it's all i talk its all i feel The appeal could make you steal or even kill i need to chill I work so fucking hard because i know i have the will I flow straight from my heart until yours becomes still I drill into the hearts of men like Tupac popping shots at off duty cops tearing apart the skin The world is grim from my point of view Im Always Chasing dead presidents old and new I make a few from a show then a few from whole foods a few from my demo and a few where the rose grew The music I produce is who i've become I've been evolved many times like the seed of a plum I believe what is done really happens for a reason Learning Lessons through the seasons from the shooters and the heathens Breathing is a luxury survival you earn Like a paycheck you deposit just to watch it burn So when i go pro imma buy a dojo And teach the world the art of rap Instead of packing 44's Currently I'm solo upgrading my skill I'm Sharpening my steel bringing heat like a grill Keeping it real an non-fiction Music is my addiction Money is my restriction Lyrically i am rich Swichin flows like hydraulics Sippin' 4's with alcoholics Metabolic like an organism All i want is more than prison Once i've risen from the depths where i've slept then i'll wreck For respect intellect is what i get If i'm a threat then i bet theres a lot you will regret Dont be upset because you let an opportunity pass Let it make you more hungry to make the cash Embrace the past,an let the new future unfold stay indulged in the cold just to break the Mold Pursuing gold and dead presidents til i get old Im out for the loot but won't forget the culture It always lingers in the air like the smell of sulfur Im the diamond in your sofa yo i need to be found Lemme remind you why hip hop had started from the ground Its Bound to change the world an puts the money in my pocket Gives the poor to a way to get to top and skyrocket Make the profit to survive the struggle is alive Its the reason for my drive and the tiger in my eyes Im so obliged to be the best that i cant settle for less I need total progress before i can even rest Im so obsessed with the climb The money is on my mind I'm flying like a bird through every word that i rhyme No time to second guess or get played like a game of chess I suggest you invest your time for the success Impress with only actions to make the loudest moves Represented by dead presidents is the life i choose
3.
I've been working overtime with no decline Let me try to blow your mind without a nine Gravitate and capture mine i'm magnifying Without the glass your either first or last I'm working hard as a bee trying to reverse on my cash Feeling thirst since my birth if i burst then I Bash Watch me Blast through this verse like if i murked your ass I didn't ask for a habitat matter fact I don't relax cause i have to rap 24/7 till i crash then i'm back to that Imma keep on fuckin' working till my back is cracked all i make is cracker jacks and some apple jacks But if i keep up the pace then imma pass the pack And imma do what it takes to make my money back And keep pressing the line just like a running back I'm coming back to a real phase spending my days to get paid Overtime and overdue underrated and incorporated over you Motivated by the overstated points of view Calculated concentrated just like orange juice This is a boost through these loops that'll blast away Like a right hook or an uppercut from cassius clay Im in ring with the kings and i cant back away At least If i die tomorrow yo i rapped today I captivate and activate all your mental charge Its so influental pens an pencils tear apart Dont compare my heart you dont know what i've done You got the whole entire pie i only get the crumbs I'm Low on Funds trying to live on a hundred bucks If i had a hundred fucks i wouldn't give em up I'd throw em straight in the dirt and then i'd grow em up I see your fingers fucking twisted yo throw em up! If i ain't working overtime i'll probably fade This ain't no masquerade so pass the grenade My tongues tied like braid i need to loosen up I'm so indulged in this time that i am using up Feeling corrupt like a file driving hundreds of miles On the road to riches its so delicious like a bowl of kisses I get so vile and vicious you'd think i'm superstitious I feel ambitious as i'm washing the dishes So many wishes that I'm trying to make come true Hoping out of all these moves one comes through This is my kung fu i started as a young dude Cause i heard practice makes perfect and it is fun too I run though instrumentals like its monumental got credentials and essentials without using stencils Its all a mental game an i'll tell you that much If you ain't putting overtime you need to catch up
4.
Lets get it right Lets get it right you tried jump me take my weed and money we pulled a knife Lets get it right you said fuck you and our group and said you will not rock the mic tonight Lets get it right i didn't know she had a man when she was getting naked to my jam Lets get it right my appetite for success is why i am musically obsessed Lets get it right you are a man i was a child and you chose to beat my ass wild Lets get it right i was a bully you were a friend I apologize till the very end Lets get it right i am the reason why you were leaving and grieving in the middle of the season Lets get it right you dont take hip hop serious your so damn delirious you just do it for fun ,its dumb Lets get it right Lets get it right even if were wrong Believe I get on and on like king kong Im fresh out of work rolling with my honey dip Trying flip half a brick really quick First i hit the skinz i wanna take her home But she can flip the brick calls her brother on the phone I pick up my ace just in case of a set up We roll bumping nas to place that we met up I knock on the door they let us inside We walked through the hall to the kitchen where they tried To come up from behind and end my life But my ace pulled his knife on his woman and wife They reached for the gats as we jet out the door They shot a couple rounds then another few more The bullets hit up my car as we drove away Another day in my life as I'm trying to get paid Lets get it right Lets get it right, i ain't looking for a fight But I definitely will protect my own with all might I saw it on the tv screen a man was working everyday of his life just try to stay clean He lived with his family he didn't have enough money for a car you could say he was managing After work he walked home he saw woman being attacked Down the block pulled his glock an let it pop chrome The attacker got laced up and was faced up from the bullets in his waist up She ran away from the violent act An the man with the gun put it in his backpack The cops came through the statement was made The Questions were asked the verdict was played He finally got home slept next to his wife Went to work in the morning went home at night and said Lets get it right
5.
I Got Rhymes, Bud, Women, Love, Hate, Blood, Wisdom, Grub Im sitting on the driveway thank god its Friday I get paid today jump on the highway Im living for the legacy and respect Stand for something dont fall for the money an checks -Stir up the pot dont bite the hand that feeds you Turn up a notch yo that volume needs you I got my strength from the web of a spider Money is the root of all evil and it divides us It Provides us with exactly what we need but to get it you either have to sweat or bleed Courageous men are becoming a dying breed But I believe through music we can eliminate greed Maybe I'm far fetched teaching stories of violence To silence the crimes that I'm gonna do next Its Survival of the fittest i admit it Yea i'm with it but i didn't go create the game I Got Rhymes, Bud, Women, Love, Hate, Blood, Wisdom, Grub Tell em grow then later you can reap what you sow I speak with my soul even in the heat or the cold My feet in the snow and it ain't a figure of speech Because Im living in the winter while dreaming of beach We got a leak, creativity is in the streets An once i catch it you know I'm playing for keeps My roots are deep like the bottom of the ocean First You were asleep now your eyes are wide open Im writing with no pen hacking your brain like Snowden savage like romans barbaric like Conan If you got an omen you can wash it with your ass Cause i dont give fuck about your music or your cash So Have a blast while i pay my dues Legendary style is the way i do This is chess so you see the way i move Actions speak louder than words thats why i show and prove I Got Rhymes, Bud, Women, Love, Hate, Blood, Wisdom, Grub Stay above the ground like a hackysack This music is for the children like a wacky pack In fact when i react i attract the true Cause the fake will be fake till they're all black an blue Its make or break thats why i always rap for you take a break you need to recharge your tool i got a lot fire but i could use some fuel Help me build an empire and i'll build some schools They think were fools but i know we got what it takes To change the way we're living where the cops are the snakes Politicians with ambitions to fill their pockets with cake True gangsters forming the world in their shape At this rate the only escape is to fight Enlighten our people as we speak through a mic Teach what is right and then continue to evolve Your wisdom in this life as we revolve, cause I Got Rhymes, Bud, Women, Love, Hate, Blood, Wisdom, Grub
6.
1996 03:49
How you bring the love if you love to watch it fade How you on the drugs and blow up like a grenade How you bust them slugs like an army brigade You livin', thug life every single day I'm passed today always ready for my destiny I wanna say that you'll never get the best of me But the rest of me is hidden in my mac Living through a microphone an headphone jack I cant relax i got a mission to complete The vision from the street it pretty bittersweet i'm Delivering the heat like a gun store I'll have you yelling one more like an encore Fuck one tour i'm performin' till in a casket An Running a line drive till i get it in the basket I cant Mask it like the face of doom So i Sweep mc's in the trash like a broom I'm quite consumed by the come up That I rhyme until the sun up You get done up by the wrong fellow for a 1up So run up to the plate just like forest gump Or get thrown out like the trash from the city dump How you bring the love if you love to watch it fade How you on the drugs and blow up like a grenade How you bust them slugs like an army brigade You livin', thug life every single day The grass today may not be greener on the other side living in this life means taking risks wether live or die Geive it a try if your daring enough It ain't over till its ovehr quit comparing your bluffs Your wearing my dust just like a new fashion How long in the game do you think you lasting Imma Fasten my spot quickly Believe it or not Ripley My flow stays tricky And high like the sticky icky You'll Pick me for your label once i conquer my city The rise to the top aint nothing cownsider pretty Imm witty on the flow from studio to the streets Alway testing limits as far as my music reach The creature from the fe putting his soul on display Constantly away with being the greatest who played I fillet up any beat cook it and eat it fine I Reach for my prime instead of reaching for 9's How you bring the love if you love to watch it fade How you on the drugs and blow up like a grenade How you bust them slugs like an army brigade You livin', thug life every single day I either rock a mic or get locked in a cell Yo I gotta make it there's no option for me to fail Hip hop's a mountain so i'm carving the trails Life is like an ocean i'm just trying to sail Farewell to anybody with the disbelief Im moving forward through all the stressed the struggle and grief Im here to teach what i know and relay a message Through the reality of life that we know is aggressive Strive to be impressive just by being yourself I Live to change the world by gaining money and wealth We'll Help the ones who need it cause thats why i'm here Let give it back to our people instead of living in fear So many tears and blood always sheds but love Will keep us going and growing an always flying like doves What was will never be not ever again So always live in the moment like today was the end How you bring the love if you love to watch it fade How you on the drugs and blow up like a grenade How you bust them slugs like an army brigade You livin', thug life every single day
7.
Snakes 03:19
So many liars, roaches, snakes, and rats That you gotta have weapon or get laced with caps I know you want a taste but won't face the facts That if you run after a snake you might not make it back You talking 38. Specials and a Jason mask With no diploma on the corner trying to make some cash I see you pull the pistol grab the papes and dash Stash the heat in the street but you wont make it last You'll buy another pistol and make it blast Trying to stick up thugs who pull the plug real fast But right now you just came up on some fools Your driving down the street drinking and thinking of jules She always wants the dick And she got a fat ass So you hit her up real quick then head to her pad Put the pussy to sleep then your back in your jeep Your gonna creep on some fools who killed your homie last week You see them in the front puffing on blunts with they're tools Thats when you jump unexpected with the trigger you pull They say the bigger the man the harder they fall Thats why he let his whole clip go and killed em all So many liars, roaches, snakes, and rats That you gotta have weapon or get laced with caps I know you want a taste but won't face the facts That if you run after a snake you might not make it back Talk is cheap but yet your always going broke Actions are expensive like heroin an coke Lies get soaked like your standing in the rain Truth is gritty soul developed in my brain You Throw dirt on my name and i'll wash it clean I cant take these rappers serious they're just some fiends They crave so much attention an lie for respect That one day they'll probably catch a bullet right in their neck Instigation's for the bitches and cowards alike Trying to provoke perpetration at the highest height Yo I eat fools for breakfast and shred em like pork They're so fuckin nieve they probably believe in the stork No need for a fork i eat these pussies with my teeth And celebrate their death with a Christmas wreath These flows that i speak are more than just raw Cause if you fuck with animals they'll show you the claws So many liars, roaches, snakes, and rats That you gotta have weapon or get laced with caps I know you want a taste but won't face the facts That if you run after a snake you might not make it back
8.
Get Up 04:11
You gotta fall down just to get up, get up! You gotta touch the ground just to get up , get up If your from the bottom get up get up If you ain't a problem get up I get up in the morning just to do my thing I brew some coffee, write some rhymes then my cell phone rings Doc swings to the pad drops verse on the rhythm I call kabby an set up a session cause were driven Its like 11:00 we hit the studio an rip the mic Then Kab mixes the track exactly how we like -I dip from the lab to my occupation Then grind 8 hours to kueep the money duplicating Im Full of inspiration headed to my show I got a small set, an i'm always ready to go I hear my name through the speakers like a calling from god I snatch the mic from the dj like money thats robbed Oh lawrd, i do damage like new swords You cant afford my dedication cause you bored Im way more than metaphors the similes and cheddar I get up, till my life is set up for the better,cause You gotta fall down just to get up, get up! You gotta touch the ground just to get up , get up If your from the bottom get up get up If you ain't a problem get up, get up I get up in the morning yo you know the drill My mind is always on the grind cause pussy don't pay the bills I lovee how it feels but i dont let it consume me Ive seen pussy play muthafuckas till they're looney Your either bugs bunny or an Elmer fudd You either get played by honeys or get nothing but love I get buzzed from the inspiration thoughts and preparation My information is sensation with an exclamation My minds racing against time to stay ahead My sanity is barely holding on by a thread I hop up out the bed just to get up Even if I'm broke and fed up i never let up I set up my turntable, an dig through the crates For the sound that i need to make your asses shake An Whatever it takes i have the confidence to do So get your ass up because i know you do too! You gotta fall down just to get up, get up! You gotta touch the ground just to get up , get up If your from the bottom get up get up If you ain't a problem get up Today i slept through the morning an the afternoon I woke up to the moon and the black lagoon As soon as i got ready i went into the night With my cans of spray paint and a big knife My life unfolds similar to a candy wrapper As I'm walking through the city painting walls faster Im like a master of a stealth without money and wealth I get up to make my name more important than health My name melts on a building displayed like a marquee For my homies in the crew and the world to see As i head back home i see the cops lurking I hide behind a dumpster but it aint working I know they're searching for Bash so i dip out fast They see me running but they know they cant catch my ass I get up over the fence an i disappear Then i head to a house party for some women and beer You gotta fall down just to get up, get up! You gotta touch the ground just to get up , get up If your from the bottom get up get up If you ain't a problem get up
9.
Damn 03:03
How could i keep up and kick the lyrical flow like a teacup Eureka i need to take another hit of the reefer My speakers could reach ya up in space upon a rocket Bring your microphones and the stones in your pocket Rock the universe with the rhymes in your purse Disperse every verse and always get on the first try to imbed it your head until it hurts Why have i said it if read it that its worse I immerse in the earth till there's nothing left to see Except the sea that i direct if i infect effectively You left with me especially if we are having sex for free Im the Next to be on stage but i'm stuck in a maze I got luck like the Irish And i linger like a virus My words get nasty as Miley Cyrus I start crisis with my rhymes that are priceless Even if i showed you how you couldn't write this Yo There ain't no sunshine in a storm I get nasty like porn when i rhyme i get warm I was born to be stage not locked in cage Of course i get afraid pops but not when I'm paid I get sharp as a blade and rowdy like riot When i'm hungry i get quiet i stay on it like diet Dont try it at home unless your wishing on a bone Dial your phone or get scooped into a cone Its known like the alphabet this is how the alpha threats There's never regrets just reset what your about to bet Im deep in debt but not buried alive I got a lot words like dictionaries and scribes Besides i know how to receive respect So leave your tech behind and always bring your rep Yo check your self before your leave the door We know you got rhymes but you need some more
10.
.38 Special 02:49
I see you got it on your waist when your walking down the street I can see it in you face you haven't gotten any sleep Your mind is in the gutter and your thoughts are predisposed Showing off your colors rags hanging from your clothes I Dream of making millions your dreaming of 24's All The highs and the lows always keep us on our toes Chasing stupid hoes will be the death of me The 38. special is your only specialty The recipe for disaster necessity that i capture Is breaking your bones like a bad chiropractor The only factor that you need to really add in Is the other motherfuckers shooting around like mad men its a bad sin but the belief in god Was never living in his head so now he's thinking odd We were driving down the street he was looking for trouble Why you always got to make your gat pop like bubbles, he said it's Special to me He Loaded the clip to tip and the chamber was full The anger was fuel his brain was filled with dangerous tools He's banging at school and putting work in the hood Slanging Kane jacking cars going berserk as he could Spilling bloods the next step if he's in it for life He got a 38 special an married it like a wife Tucked it in his belt like hiding candy at the movies I can tell he's nervous by the way he puffs the doobie Fist He spits a lugie then he looks to the sky Staring at the stars probably wondering why That He's living on this earth full of struggle and sorrow Always working for the cash never asking to borrow Tomorrow he got to blast an enemy within They're betrayed by a friend so his life has to end They found the enemy alone, walking the block Drove to the side of the street an put two shots in his mop!
11.
Bang! 03:54
It goes, Bang hit them with that shit son I said, Bang rip them with that kick drum They said, Bang hit them till that clips done We said Bang we'll rip them if they spit some Fuck the appeal just listen to how it feels Imma keep it real not worried bout record deals 62 killed in the city I'm in Instead of counting sheep I counting women and men Like krs said all i need is a friend I dont care about trends I'm bout making my ends And i'll say it again like a broken record You mess around you'll get hunted like a hungry Leopard My rhymes burn your eyes like you were sprayed with pepper You'll get nothing but shade and treated like a leper Kiss my scepter anndkiss my ass while your at it My Life is illmatic rhymes, mathematics Violence, drug addicts, and love for those habits I grew up watching Tupac and b rabbit Once we heard Biggie say gimme the loot Then we robbed the liquor store for some gin an juice It goes, Bang hit them with that shit son I said, Bang rip them with that kick drum They said, Bang hit them till that clips done We said Bang we'll rip them if they spit some What's the name of the game they saying that I'm playing Im Hotter than flame fly as a crane Man you're stuck in a drain I bring the fuckin ruckus and abducted your cane When you were leaning on the buckets of fame So Take aim and never come back Im off the wall like thumbtacks -I react and lay raps like train tracks Kicking facts real relaxed wearing plain black So Heres a gat if its that that gives you payback I say show em your fury before you scurry You shouldn't worry unless the streets are getting furry I'll burn em like hot curry and green chile From Albuquerque, New Mexico all the way to Philly You act like billy the kid but really y'all just silly If your really a shark why you acting like free willy? Im feeling like i am drilling into hearts of men Flushing out the cowards just to stay apart from them, I'm like It goes, Bang hit them with that shit son I said, Bang rip them with that kick drum They said, Bang hit them till that clips done We said Bang we'll rip them if they spit some You got gold in your grill flippin pills trying to make mill So you rob and steal i think your skills will get you killed Build a legacy earn respect over fear Connect through music we create that you hear through your ear my words appear like i am thuggin but i'm not in a gang Im just cutting through these phonies who think that they bang i created a hell for if you stand in my path I'll show you my wrath then i'll rightfully laugh Do the math and watch how it adds up My strategy is tragedy once its backed up You have to pack up before you can settle And you have to grow your roots before your flower petals My soul is metal and my only brain is flesh You know your mind is soft like a woman's breast As i rest i dream of my blood on the street As i die from cold steel to the fuckin beat, it went It goes, Bang hit them with that shit son I said, Bang rip them with that kick drum They said, Bang hit them till that clips done We said Bang we'll rip them if they spit some
12.
You have to read to write just like you crawl to walk To rise you fall you gotta mumble before you can talk Knock on the door like a cop on the force Who just got divorced with his wife on the fourth This is full court you know I'm in the lead Im A new breed of hip hop satisfying your needs Indeed I'll plant a seed just to watch it grow it lets me know that nothing in this life is impossible Its probable that i'll switch it like an audible Im nautical like the star i've never shot a fool An dont wish to my rhymes are ill pistols An raps whistle straight off the tip of my tongue The Shogun dropping bombs with the beat of the drum I say Run muthafucka run muthafucka run Create your own art, and write your own glyphs I insist, unfold your own myth A life lived in fear is a life half-lived From a knife to a spear to a bullet in your ribs You pull it on a pig an they'll bust right back Its like that kill or be killed attack or get jacked Conquer to defer all my lyrics are pure As I emerge from the rubble i bust like a bubble looking rough as a stubble just enough for some trouble feeling subtle on a space shuttle heres my rebuttal Im Floating on a puddle like a piece of ice I wont get on your song unless your beats are nice They say life's a gamble so imma eat the dice An put my paycheck on black then repeat it twice Im like lice you cant get me out of your hair I swear shes on all fours just like a chair Heres the snare followed by the kick i picked So Swallow on my dick like a pixie stick Im tiny rick without the Morty I'm sippin on a 40 Distorting minds with the music I'm recording Bring your own beer and roll your own spliffs Lifes a bitch, unfold your own myth A life lived in fear is a life half-lived From a knife to a spear to a bullet in your ribs You pull it on a pig an they'll bust right back Its like that kill or be killed attack or get jacked
13.
I Don't Know 03:28
I dont know how to fix the violence in the street All know is i gotta fucking eat I dont know how to be the best in the world But i know how to rap to a beat You'll break your beak if you bite I Blow up like dynamite I'm Out of sight like a magician Feeding you intuition and suspicion indifferent like anomalies Always Building a Bond like the movies with Sean connery Honory, independent honestly a defendant Descended from hip hop and i wear it like a pendant Send it like e mail an i'll sell it like some retail The Females want me to wax it like some detail I breathe well but i flow betta They call me that go getta With no sweater always staying warm I hit you with the charm trying to grow my product like a farm Heres a swarm of metaphors to do you harm just a precaution i'm tossing words like a salad Check my name like a ballot Or get eaten like a shallot Thoughts are valid like a point If you get smoked like joint I hope you got to fight back Instead of melt like ice caps, cause I dont know how to fix the violence in the street All know is i gotta fucking eat I dont know how to be the best in the world But i know how to rap to a beat So take a seat like you jacked it You take the meat like you packed it Your Counteractive like rebuttals I'm Reflective like a puddle On a shuttle to the moon Dont mettle with my cocoon I'm a goon for fly tunes An sharp as harpoons The Cartoons and cereal Keeps me Lyrically imperial I break beats down like raw material So Hear me bro as i lay it down flat With these bullet rhyme facts Ya'll dont know how to act Im like a mac 11 spitting fire without a spot in heaven Revving the engine to 107 Miles an hour As i compile the power Vocabularies get devoured like flour I'm sour then i'm sweet just like a j dilla beat Defeat is not choice when your voice is unique You still asleep, and always stuck in a slumber Wake up, dont just be another number, because I dont know how to fix the violence in the street All know is i gotta fucking eat I dont know how to be the best in the world But i know how to rap to a beat

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released January 1, 2018

Written and Produced By: Anthony Gallardo
"Dead Presidents" Produced By: Anno Domini Nation
"Overtime" Produced By: DreamLife
"1996" Produced By: AccentBeats
"Get Up" Produced By: Tantu Beats
".38 Special" Produced By: Kelly
"I Don't Know" Produced By: ZohairBeats
Co Produced and Engineered By: Kabby Kabbakoff

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