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Thanks To The OGs Lyrics by O-G-O

Til I’m Free

2017

[Verse 1]
I wanna dedicate this to the ones who gave me the patience
To scribble my thoughts into pages at the tender age of
Fifteen, I still remember the name of
The first song I heard that lit my life up
I related to the words, with a spliff I'd spark up
Pressed to my lips with a pen in my fingertips
Feeling blessed and I rested within the scripts
And I needed some healing when I was in the shit
I knew I was destined a lyricist, I’d never see the end of this
Dedicating myself, giving every inch of me
From my head to my feet forever gripping this
Such a beautiful culture
Getting picked at by too many vultures
Abusing the nature of intuitive soldiers
In pursuit of the fame, they're removing the soul, but it's alright
'Cause the spirit of a real emcee is true inside
It's do or die for the love of the art we unify
Welcome to the place where the bars are sharp
As scimitars in your heart then it starts to thump
With the kick and the snare then the clap comes in
And we rap something that’ll grab someone
When they feel it, 'cause we spit from the heart
Just the way we were taught from the kings at the start
[Chorus] (x2)
Thanks to the OGs, I’m chasing my own dreams
You made it so I know me, and even though you don’t know me
I'm giving love to my homies
Living or dead in the place where your ghost sleeps
Every breath keeps the flame lit and hope breeds
And now I’m saying thanks to the OGs
[Verse 2]
I was taught by 'Pac to let it all out
Every bit of my soul and never let it draw out
Longer than it needed to, no time to waste
This rhyming game inside a maze tryna navigate, I'ma keep it true
I’m seeing through the snakes and reading who is fake
And learning how to be human, believe in new mistakes
And Makaveli was there through all my hardship
I laugh and I cry, his words make my heart sing
And NWA would send trouble your way
They taught me how to speak my mind if I had something to say
In love with the way they ruptured the game, they're sparking a flame
With "fuck the police" causing ruckus and change
And thanks to that came Eminem
He's shattering boundaries, took a chance, Dre let him in
Shady’s unrivalled abilities on the mic
He’s skinny, he’s white, but his skills made his skin insignificant
With permission to rise, he taught me colour didn’t matter
Everybody has a place to sit in rhythm and rhyme
I’m a technician for life, Tech N9ne taught me independence
Is possible without a record deal you could fly
Now I strive to be elite every time that my lyrics shine
Living to spit and deliver the syllables, chopping the rhythm incision of rhymes
I got a beacon of gold, I’m full of gratitude
The gift of the commitment from who give it their lives
[Chorus] (x2)
Thanks to the OGs, I’m chasing my own dreams
You made it so I know me, and even though you don’t know me
I'm giving love to my homies
Living or dead in the place where your ghost sleeps
Every breath keeps the flame lit and hope breeds
And now I’m saying thanks to the OGs
[Chorus: Mo Louie] (x2)
Thanks to the OGs, I’m chasing my own dreams
You made it so I know me, and even though you don’t know me
I'm giving love to my homies
Living or dead in the place where your ghost sleeps
Every breath keeps the flame lit and hope breeds
And now I’m saying thanks to the OGs
Credits
O-G-O

O-G-O

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