[Verse 1] Ill is loving life instead of loathing Spelling it out twice with acronyms and thus showing Your sk**s as an intellectual lucid lyricist Using my surroundings and experience to give you this L - O - X ish, yo I'm living off experience Wonder where Hip-Hop went? Search no more, you're hearing it West Coast Tribe vibe, any given time I'd stride Do my thing over big drums swinging I be traveling, never drop the ball - like a pilgrimage Wonder where you got the nerve to say you're not feeling it Now that's an oxymoron, ain't it? Well, ain't it? Some say they got the cure When it's the treatment for what's tainted - the game [Bridge] A rookie with the rhyme, scouts - remember my name A rookie with the rhyme, scouts - remember my name A rookie with the rhyme, scouts - remember my name Remember the name [Chorus] Yo, it's the I - double l, well - c - to - the - a - n - D - to - e - s - c - to - the - e - n - t It's illcandescent, homie - it's a blessing to be Illcandescent, shine fluorescent most definitely I - double l, well - c - to - the - a - n - D - to - e - s - c - to - the - e - n - t It's illcandescent, homie - it's a blessing to be Illcandescent, shine fluorescent [Verse 2] What's illcandescent? Shining thru the stark and the darkness Emerging from obscurity, opposite of thoughtless Witty, shining thru the smog of the city Repping my town, L.A It's quite gritty That's why I'm thankful for the people I'm around They always hold me down, yet they never hold me down Here in Cali where they're set tripping like a blooper reel Shoot - to - k** for blood to spill Dudes is running rampant, still I rise above it, the underdog - I love it The worse be the adversity, but still you gotta love it The worse be the adversity, but still you gotta love it Got this little light of mine in my mind and I'ma shine it