[Produced by The Alchemist] [Intro: NIKO IS & Ab-Soul] Ay yo, we like 39,000 feet up in the air and shit like that Just ride the wave Niko, what's up [Verse 1: NIKO IS] I do this shit cause I want Man, don't need no reason Started out at the Bodega Now we at the Venetian So Brazilian, but the clothes Parisian I just do my thing and write like a king man I'm Stephen These rappers Mr. Fantastic to me, they be reachin' They poetically describing their gats That they never squeezin' (pow) Pardon me I'm starting to see it Jobs is misleading Even a snake infiltrated the garden of Eden Boy stay around the time It like Martin to Gina They diggin' meaner than a Spartan's demeanour (Yo, keep it 3 hunnid) Just spark it and park it The valet be parking the beamer Sharper than a ? That orange indica Ha You get it for the low Like Forrest Whittaker's eye Their vision ? Don't make up for that counterfeit Probably with that Alchemist Free myself then I only see myself like Malcolm [Hook: NIKO IS] I do this shit cause I want not cause I need a reason Started off at the Bodego now we at the Venetian Started off at the Bodego now we at the Venetian [Verse 2 : Ab-Soul] (We need to build to destroy, you know what we about) I had a dub sac in my bucket, rolling round like fuck it Now i pull up in a luxurious something With nothing less than an onion See I'm the wolf the boys cry about (fibbin') You lyin in yo lines like the county building Burning backwoods niggas poppin outta woodwork Punch told me how this shit would work That's why i just smirk Niko let these people know b (let these people know) While they voted We was devoted, TDE Javotii Felt like an activist, bumping Hi-Tek and Kweli Now the activis gone, we sippin' high tech and Kweli (Quali') Junius Brutus with the flow like the Ceasar Just ask Seasick, but don't get sea sick SOUL [Verse 3: Talib Kweli] Let's go Squadin' up and the crew is tough Cold and frozen the chosen, like I got Jewish blood Commited like institutions I'm married to my music Women in my life are gettin' jealous, because is my truest love Get my eyes on the prize Cause my lyrics are like the Pulitzer Murderer of verses I am Like Persus to Medusa brah Better yet King Louis the Sixteenth Them angels are falling like Lucifer How could see coming its disgusting This neck is gushing with too much blood Academic fellowship even my mellow shit is super tough Not the fellowship of the ring with the hobbits and talking junipers I am a follower of the Freestyle Fellowship, them niggas knew their stuff I'm a student of Myka 9 Long pieces of Jupiter Nowadays rappers are stupider Swearing to God that they blew up I soon I take the stage Niggas take the fade like a super cut Immediately stage my scenery So I chew it up And I spit it out like I was puking That's why you threw it up [Hook]
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