
…want familiar
I've been riding 'round your city with that killa' killa'
Now I'm an accomplice to murda', murda
'Cause I've been on…
…*ck that sh*t)
Yeah, my feet on the earth but my head in the sky with the spaceships
What you know about the killa?
What you know…
…been on some other sh*t you mothaf*ckas
Yeah, you can find me, up in your metropolis
With a little Jeffrey Dahmer up in my pocket…

…[Intro]
What is this magic?
How do I begin the story about a place that can inspire and deflate you at the same time?
How do I…
…talk about Lagos?
About how it has drawn me in, embraced me, encouraged me and spanked me out all in the same breath
Where do I…
…I've been waiting for today
Waiting for the time I'll say my mind
I'll rap about what happens in my life
Put everything on…

…[INTRO]
Is Five Star
The magic on it's own fox
Ha-ha...
Do you feel the track?
(Yeah)
(A4)
(Check)
[VERSE: 1]
Uh
People use to…
…the SA awards
Step off on my level, you can't catch my game
I am graduated in the Five-Star University
[Chorus]
F.S.R let them talk to…
…you will never let me down cause I know you ain't believe
Shout to the rappers those I've been livin' with
This is what am doing…

…and share your freedom
If you know that feeling
Pinch me, am I dreaming?
Back up on that m-way, tryna get it said way
Me and my…
…did
And I'm try'n'a do you, 'cos I trust you enough to see my best bits
Emotionally, look, wrap it round
I'm like Ares on…
…that
[Verse 4: SafOne]
I ain't just saying it
Manna grab the matti, hit the road, and get to spraying it
These are my grounds, you…

When I pick up the phone to call you
The line it goes all static I can't get through
It doesn't matter 'cause I'm on my way
I'm on my…
…my mind
And I miss you baby all of the time
I want to know what you would do
If I came around and said to you,
"We could make…
…'Cause I don't know how to be on my own
Oh it's been keeping me up
And when I sleep you're in my dreams
And it's always really…
By Aldrich Mercado (2019)
On album RAW (2019)

Into higher definitions
I've been whispering to flowers, praying for their growth
Precision in my poetry, more musical than notes
Been drowning all…
…my life and now you keep my head afloat
I love to hear you laugh but this love thing ain't a joke
Go on raise your glass now, cuz…
…heightened up to heaven, I've been righteous since you held my hand
Flying with you by my side, as I hold your deepest interests
My…

…am here alone
Night falls on city skin that's closed off and withering
I've been thinking of your face the last time that we embraced…
I wanted to be with you
And that's the truth
I'm not afraid of spiders or handgrenades
I've lost my fear
And I will call all…
…back to my bed where I feel safe and warm
I don't know what to do today
Oh there's no time and too much time at the same
I have lost…

…“Dear Diary: The Story”
“So I wish I could tell you my life's been nothing more than merely your average walk down…
…was plugged in…it was contagious It made me question my own motives…or did I even know what that meant? Did I even have a purpose? Or was I sent here to…
…write? No, encouraging words? As crushed as I felt, I knew that my new decisions were ones I had to make on my own…

…x you remember that I came up to bat and pitch, I'm all over this beat you know that I hope I get a lil money from it cuz you know…
…sources for it so fuck it I know I sucked in my past but yung worth tell em what I really wanna do with it (do with it) (do with it) (do with it) (do…
…said I was tryna be like eminem in a sense, that makes no sense because I have my own style of rap and have you even listened to my…

…and its people that I got em
I'm more comfortable in the cage than on the stage
What the f*ck would you do if you were in my place…
…it is I told someone else to tell mine
Cuz growin up as a kid all I pictured was my dyin
And how Ive made it this far you gotta believe…
…a loaded gun to prevent your own death
And you lived on the run wanted by the law
Cuz crimes you committed to survive were never…

…and its people that I got em
I'm more comfortable in the cage than on the stage
What the fuck would you do if you were in my place?
Would…
…someone else to tell mine
Cuz growin up as a kid all I pictured was my dyin
And how Ive made it this far you gotta believe…
…a loaded gun to prevent your own death
And you lived on the run wanted by the law
Cuz crimes you committed to survive were never ever…

…do my own thing
A good heart
But what if I'm out here fightin' for the wrong things?
Became a daddy and started watching my…
…your music tip, but tell me, is you the creator?
(what you create)
These niggas don't know how to act
I should've been a school counselor
To…
…the bills -
I don't know, that shit's killin' me
But I don't wanna live like that
Mama, I don't wanna see you live like that
I told my…

…do my own thing
A good heart
But what if I'm out here fightin' for the wrong things?
Became a daddy and started watching my…
…your music tip, but tell me, is you the creator?
(what you create)
These n*ggas don't know how to act
I should've been a school counselor
To…
…the bills -
I don't know, that sh*t's killin' me
But I don't wanna live like that
Mama, I don't wanna see you live like that
I told my…

…clover huh?
Naw this is God's will
Never been lost here, I've forged my own path
Now you do the math, don't get caught inside our cross…
…hairs
Yea I've been exhausted, but I never lost it
Taking the long road, man y'all wonder what it cost him
Thousands to…
…millions but I still feel awesome
Don't do this for a dollar, although I need it to progress
Bars hold weight, uplifting, y'all see my arm…
By Flame Andy Mineo (2010)
On album Captured (2010)
…want change so they go to the salon
Lotta dudes want change so they go to the Qur'an
But I can see the end ‘cause I've been where…
…own, lil homie, I been further convinced of that
My life should make music to God, where is my instrument?
Oh yeah, I…
…know, we all think that we are God on the throne
‘Cause we got some new kicks and they ain't got ‘em at home
Or ‘cause you got…