Ab-Soul - Illuminate lyrics

[Verse 1: Ab-Soul] Back when I first grabbed that pen I told myself I was gon' win And I ain't know when But it was gon' end Up happening, I want in So you can take your top 5 list Dead or alive, and put me after Em I'm a f**ing genius Gripping my f**ing penis Living this life You can't tell me nothing Still ain't really got no money, f**ing right I'm all about that real, about that real This ain't no motion picture I tell you how that feel, how that feel Even when the odds against you They wanna see me wearing Polo drawers Put two chains on and that ain't wrong But that ain't me, I go too damn hard I don't need clothes or j**elry to stand out Black lip n***a with his hair wild Too damn proud Been k**ing this since Cam made "Oh Boy" Oh boy, I'm the man now TDE, put the money in my hand ain't sh** free This business is quick sand and I won't sink Put the pistol in my hand and I won't think Rest in peace, you just made room for the next to be I never been afraid to say what I wanna say When I wanna say it, okay then Further more we do this for y'all Rap is stressing but it pays great That is, until you lose appeal And your release date gets date raped Stay safe, hold your head I got two fish and a loaf of bread Feed the people, food for thought Cause we are equal, who'd have thought [Hook: Ab-Soul] (Kendrick) They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light They wanna share my light, they wanna share my light (You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light) (You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light) [Verse 2: Ab-Soul] I used to wanna rap like Jay Z, now I feel I could run laps 'round Jay Z Nas ain't seen nothing this nasty, Big and Pac got it coming when I pa** too You got the mic? I ain't the one you wanna pa** to My n***as say my new sh** past due I paid dues, even got that sh** tattooed, HiiiPower on another plateau I know you know we need a few plaques too The brand new n***as with a attitude Popping Compton or Timbuktu I might even sell my new sh** for 10 bucks too Too ill when I jot these words, true eel when I shock the world I know life's a b**h, when you know life's a b**h and that's not your girl Cold sh**, I'm hot though, like coal get, Ab-Soul This is a shift in paradigm, I remember when I couldn't spare a dime Now I step in with a pair of dimes, on P's, y'all know me Flow like water, admiralty, the best author ever to breathe And as we proceed to follow these dreams, I ain't losing no sleep No, no on them NoDoz, just know "No" if it's no dough So high but I'm Soulo, two cups and I sip slow, taking my time We don't just shine, we illuminate the whole show, now let's go [Hook] [Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar] Time and time I drop line for line, but only time will tell If I ever go Columbine and cop 30 nines and co*k back and k** See the truth is, they wanna know how close me Dre and Snoop is Or how the shoe fits when they choose this to beat 2Pac but truth I give Two sh**s 'bout expectations or critics hating, sh**, I just put moms on vacation b**h you never know my new location, it's across nations Court cases get thrown out, so tell the mothaf**in' King dethrone now I am ruler, I am highness, the Prince Zamunda, I am the sh** like what the prune does Black on black tint like Kinta Kunta, black is back b**h, I'm kin to coup de Black on black crime resent the shooter, blat-blat-blat, I intend to mute you Racks on racks, I don't rap on tracks without my A-game so please don't ask Me about no pressure, b**h with the grip of my fingertip, I can hold this coast together [Hook]