7L & Esoteric - Rise Of The Rebel lyrics

[Verse 1: Esoteric] It's the rise of the rebel, story of an MC Glory evidently, don't tempt me Yo, my first contact with this music Was fifth grade when the biggest threat was a switchblade Noble, for real, Jordan was still A Tarheel at NC, when I first thought I'd MC Dwelling in the Bean before Preem Seldom heard, I was rarely seen Travelling between Bev and Dorchester Each semester of my life For as long as I remember was trife Living on the cutting edge of a knife Busy making bars, tapes and pasting odd breaks To bu*t heads with the mic First time on stage, duke, I was rocking grey troops Next show I had Cuccini shirts and a beige suit I used to have high top with lines in my head Now I, ride the train with these lines in my head I no longer have time for this bullsh** The politic dug six smiling at cats I wouldn't even wanna f** with On the personal B.I. tip or friendship They're reversible and two-faced Shady like a cash-filled suitcase ”f** y'all” leaves my mouth quicker than the taste of toothpaste One of the illest this sport's seen The only way I'm going peacefully is with morphine [Hook: Esoteric] (x2) It's the rise of the rebel, story of an MC Glory evidently, don't tempt me Yo you living life, sh** is trife A little tyke, growing up that wanna spit on a mic Get it right [Verse 2: Esoteric] Yo, let me set it straight for people that show love And people that show hate, my life's far from great My folks far from rich, a message to the kids Think for yourself, don't believe a gossiping b**h See I know you gotta teach to keep kids in the seats But rap ain't a tool to put my fam's biz in the streets And I, don't know why I spit this arrogant sh** When most my life is filled up with embarra**ing sh** I don't walk around crying cause my parents is split They ain't had hella kids, I don't know no relatives I ain't got no type of cash, but y'all think I do Cause I flash, and spend it on superficial trash My 25th hour just never seems to pa** So it's only right I live each day like it's my last This is for the cats that heard the flow And got the background twisted like vertigo And yo [Hook] (x2)