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Built to Last

by Akrobatik

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1.
It’s time to start – goin’ off, goin’ off (go off) Roll up on your city like the Trojan Horse These rappers is Nickelodeon soft Ak’s back for more homie, simply took some sodium off the diet You’re in tune to the one man riot – Ak Integrity intact, ‘cause you can’t buy it back And though many will deny the fact It’s a lot of rappers wishing that y’all would have said ‘goodbye’ to Ak Not yet – too many verses I ain’t dropped yet Hotness – it’s the monster Dread Lock Ness I ain’t here to ride the pop set or cop jets I’m a microphone fiend repping hip-hop vets General stripes: salute that! It’s time to get the medical wipes when I pollute that skin With the acid that I’m spitting from within My cyborg chest cavity – my flows test gravity It’s no sense grabbing me, I’m radioactive Ak be clearin’ up the game like acne – name me Proactive Blame me for actin’ out of this world but, see, I’ve been there and back Call me crazy, but I’ve been hearing that shit And I ain’t fearin’ jack shit, when you’re hearin’ Ak spit It’s like Negro spirituals re-enacted Deep wisdom like teeth that’s impacted Peep rhythm – murdering beats I have mastered I guess that makes Ak an assassin, a human Mac and I’m blastin’ Right through these tracks – I hope your seat belts are fastened Cause once the heat’s felt, there’s no masking the pain When they’re collecting the remains and their asking the name – tell em A to the motherfuckin’ K, homeskillet He’s growing stronger – rap’s void he’s gon’ fill it With these lyrics that be militant raw – Many were hittin’ before But most of them had one significant flaw That good livin’ kept them from focusing on diligence more And they forgot the reason that people was listenin’ for Black Dialogue, I showed you back with Lif in ‘04 If you were sleeping then, well, now you’re gonna listen for sure- let’s go! [scratches] Let's go for those that don't know This is Ak to the future, no DeLorean Let's go for those that don't know - know This is Ak to the future - that's right Let's go for those that don't know This is Ak to the future, no DeLorean Brace yourself, for the main event I'm back - better than ever - and I'm just gettin' warm
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[Intro - Mr. Lif and live crowd] When I say "Akro", y'all say "batik" "Akro!" "batik!" "Akro" "batik!" When I say "Akro", y'all say "batik" "Akro!" "batik!" "Akro" "batik!" [Verse 1] Yo check this These rappers come and they go But I've been here the whole time letting motherfuckers know This is longevity vs. brevity You'll never be ready to meddle with my pedigree I'm not impressed by Mr. Fresh Guy Who's hot now - next year, working at Best Buy This is Akrobatik, brother, why would you test I? You leave with your chest fried - even the best tried And lest I forget, pop rap is no threat I'm a vet from the era of the purple cassette And yo, no, I don't drive no fancy car But where I've been, so, your whip will never get you that far I'm known as an underground international star You're the answer to a trivia question at the bar You won't be around next year But guarantee aother Akrobatik gem will reappear Because (I-I) [Hook] I'm built To last I'm here to stay I hold it down Get out my fucking way I'm built to last Yeah, you're here today But you're gone tomorrow Get out my fucking way [Scratchwork - DJ Reel Drama] Cause I'm the type of nigga that's built to last Built To Last Cause Im the type of nigga that's Built To Last [Verse 2] Little dudes handing their careers over like they lost bets Ain't willing to put in the years to be a boss vet Immovable object, Rock of Gibraltar There's greatness running by you like you're blocking for Walter Old Faithful, verbal shots bust your whole grapefruit If Ak smells hate, troop? Then Black Hell Breaks Loose Here's something new to peep and blast, niggas For my 2092 jeep ass niggas What you hear leaves the careers of mad toys dead We ain't going nowhere, like Bad Boy said Fresh since the 80s, in the 90s I was dope Since 2000, I've been one of the most dependable to quote Whether you know it or not, I've been blowing up spots, collecting victories Rocked with y'all New York City to Italy I strangle the track, and make the song squirm Standing strong, firm - Built To Last for the long term, saying [Hook] [Scratchwork] [Verse 3] Ayo I've returned from aortic dissection To move hip-hop into a forward direction So you can clear the orbit of this morbid perception That hip-hop could forfeit border protection Y'all forced it with this corporate affection That's leaving fans absorbing nothing more than your sexin' and flexin' If you ain't the authentic, then order my next shit Sit down with it, learn a thing or two about the hectic eclectic Electricity when I flex my ethnicity It's no mystery when I bless the set vividly That history is being made In every Ak verse you hear, sincere homage to pioneers is being paid I make the jams that the fans want to rush for Akrobatik is the one-man Mt. Rushmore Reason laid the dope drum track for me To proceed with rap's greatest comeback story Because I am [Hook] [Scratchwork]
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[scratches: Paten Locke] The big man on campus Most rappers fail ‘cuz of the sloppy way their beats are chosen They need to move to Germany and rock some Lederhosen You fuck with Ak, you hear that beat explosion A good look, like you found a parking spot that had the meter broken I’ll rock a heap of shows and wake up all the sleepers dozin’ And get these heaters goin’ so we get the people knowin’ Best believe I go in – flowin’s in my hemoglobin Plus I got the game to pull that shorty by the speaker posin’ She lookin’ good and smilin’ like she would be pleased to know him Whispered in his ear she got some supple double D’s to show him Legs were lookin’ lovely, bubble exceeded the norm Did a couple more songs and bounced with the key to the dorm What’s your name again? She smiled and repeated it for him Watched a little movie, then it quickly proceeded to porn Threw on the lingerie, she want him to beat it ‘til morn Now the heat is on, lights are gone, and the speakers are blowin’ Hip-Hop, Run-DMC ‘My Adidas’ is goin’ Her homie’s callin’ and he want a Ak CD, a old one And if I sell it to him, we can have the weed he holdin’ Took it to her room, my name was on the wall, graffiti golden Strip poker man, you know you’ll never see me foldin’ Now she’s standing there in the bottoms of her bikini only R.A. is knocking at the door – don’t let him see me homie I’m fully dressed but, yo, these college heads don’t need to know me I politely stepped out the side door And continued with my homies on my worldwide tour, but She got expelled, so I guess the knowledge is: Be careful when you fuck with a college chick [scratches] The big man on campus Rain on your college-ass disco dorm Hey baby, you got a girlfriend? Me so horny. Me love you long time
4.
Get your money up (Gimme, gimme, gimme....) Everybody get your money up Come on Uncle Sam, really – it can’t be hard I’m just tryna re-up on my EBT card What you mean I got no government access Then why you got access to my taxes What clowns? How’d the government shut down Over some shit that’s been in the books for months now Come on, are you serious Yet Congress wanna give bomb threats to Syrians You throwin’ stones living in a glass house ‘Cuz back home you leaving your own assed out Waiting on funds while they’re home passed out But the end of every week, y’all's checks is cashed out Of course citizens are gonna lash out At each other when it seems like hope is cast out The thanks we get is more tanks and shit For electing you bozos – kick their ass out Get your money up (Gimme, gimme, gimme....) Everybody get your money up I ain’t saying to be scared – I’m saying be prepared ‘Cuz it’s looking like the muhfuckas really don’t care So we gotta cash out But so many of us will go the fast route Try to make a milli up in the crackhouse Or maybe ball out like Jerry Stackhouse Everything’s a gamble so don’t crap out When you wrestle with them demons, you’re bound to tap out Had to bring my homie from my high school class out Told him it was bottom of the ninth, last out He said ‘Ak, you always went the class route' So he took me to the bank and yanked the cash out (Yeahh), now Built To Last’s out Now Ak can hit the stage and rash out Take it to your face while the beats blast out After this I’m goin’ back in the booth to black out Get your money up (Gimme, gimme, gimme....) Everybody get your money up Everybody out here fightin’ to survive Got us lookin’ like a real life GTA 5 - damn (x2) (Gimme, gimme, gimme...) Out here in Boston, Taxachusetts We’re chasin’ an American dream that’s elusive It’s ‘bout to be a bunch of wild people on the loose If you don’t stop measurin’ our necks for the noose fit But all y’all wanna do is cash out Bring your name a Lil’ Fame and Mash Out Beggin’ for trust when all you is cast doubt I’m bookin’ a flight – fuck this, yo, Ak’s out Get your money up (Gimme, gimme, gimme....) Everybody get your money up
5.
[Cuts: DJ Therapy aka Paten Locke] Huh-ha!!!! [Verse 1: Akrobatik] Ayo I’m throwin’ off your hand-eye co-ordination Now your modus operandi is subordination Niggas notice how my band flies across the nation Masta Ace, Edo, and I – the coronation Radio guys: really, how can I support the station They only play music from dudes who can afford to pay them Fuck that – I’m stormin’ through with different forms of mayhem Whether you’re sleeping in, or steppin’ to the A.M Y'all rap niggas is hysterical That’s why we’re coming through to break down the walls like Chris Jericho You turn blue like varicose veins Soon as I shoot this convoluted venom dose to your brain (my nigga) Yeah, and as your system shuts down You recognize this is how the dope shit must sound I’m from New England, so you know when I touch down I’m in the spot with legends, and we’re tearing shit the fuck down [Hook] All for one, one for all You ready for the brawl, we answerin’ the call There’s only three of us, and 300 of y’all But we comin’ with the battering ram to break the walls [Cuts: DJ Therapy aka Paten Locke] One for all, and all for one All for one, and one for all One for all, and all for one One, One, One, Huh-haaa!!! [Verse 2: Edo G.] Edo, Ace. Akro – bold, not bashful King of the castle, stop your ride, break your axle Break the shackle of the rascals with wack flow The baldy, dread, and afro – we assholes You’re the wrong groups hypeman Unexcitin’, Nazi – Adolf Eichmann Fightin’ the enlightenin’, the bottle of lightning’ Encitin', no bitin’ have you rappers re-writin’ Fuck conservatives and liberalism Never been forgivin’, ‘cuz I am the rhythm Fuck Illuminati and the symbolism Free your mind, homie, from the mental prison – ay! I been cocky, hip-hop hierarchy Ak been marinating just like teriyaki We don’t die – you can’t kill Rocky Love DJ’s, but hate Disc Jockeys [Hook] All for one, one for all You ready for the brawl, we answerin’ the call There’s only three of us, and 300 of y’all But we comin’ with the battering ram to break the walls [Cuts: DJ Therapy aka Paten Locke] One for all, and all for one All for one, and one for all One for all, and all for one One, One, One, Huh! Listen – every verse that I spit, be on some personal shit I’mma be cursin’ every person you with Man, I’m just trying to urge you to quit while you’re behind ‘Cuz before you ahead, you gon’ be dead or lose your mind You ain’t verbally fit for the Fantastic Three – Ace, Ed, Ak Send you back to hell in a handbasket So beware – we go all out like a street fair You speak out, and get stretched out like a beach chair Don’t be quick to be looking to claim a victory ‘Cuz we swear – there’s all kinds of defeat here Now be clear, ‘cuz it’s all painfully obvious This ain’t a game, and our main aim is to body this Any jerk, saying he lyrically do work Ain’t worth shit, and his workmanship is the shoddiest This ain’t a party, it’s somethin’ closer to Mardi Gras We look at y’all and laugh at y’all, like ‘hardy har’ [Cuts: DJ Therapy aka Paten Locke] One for all, and all for one All for one, and one for all One for all, and all for one One, One, One, Huh-haaa!!!
6.
[Chorus: Eleon] Stop and stare Stop and stare [Akro Intro] By now y'all know how I do things Slightly off-center but always on point It's Ak, yo Quick description: 5 foot 3 vixen Beauty and intellect at once – she is the perfect contradiction Friends from the beginnin', clicked ‘cuz we both winnin’ Getting paper worldwide, got the globe spinnin’ It’s tough when we’re both together Her body too perfect not to receive the utmost pleasure It’s frustratin’ – and even though I ain’t just waitin’ Don’t wanna be too blatant and flagrant, so I’m patient Proper alignment of the constellations Is required for the consummation But every conversation be makin’ me more anxious Pure anguish – now we’re going through more changes One day it’s like I got the green light Next day: things don’t seem right She’s slightly out of my reach, like the sweetest fruit on the peach tree And by the time she reach me, all I can do is Stop and Stare, yeah Is it that curly brown hair, or that round derriere Or that little savoir faire that you got Either way, you’re hot to the point that I’m speechless (x2) [Chorus: Eleon] Stop and stare Stop and stare I know you remember that road trip Where every other sentence was a Freudian slip And you flashed that little grin to let me know that you acknowledged it If I was working at the school, you would've got a scholarship And it seems to me you took your character and polished it You been through a lotta shit, but don’t dwell in the politics of it Your true depth I gotta discover Ready to give a whole lot of this brother, and not just as lovers And we gon' make it hotter this summer, glad you provided your number I’m wakin’ out of my slumber soon as you come around Wait – I’m wildin' – the moment that you showin’ up smilin’, I just fall silent Nothing to say except ‘how was your day?’ Tell me ‘bout your last show and what club did you play – hey It’s not like I don’t care But when I want to say what’s really on my mind all I can do is Stop and Stare, yeah Is it that curly brown hair, or that round derriere Or that little savoir faire that you got Either way, you’re hot to the point that I’m speechless [Chorus: Eleon] Stop and stare Stop and stare
7.
Alive 03:44
I'm in my crib feeling blast Early afternoon session and my homies just left All of a sudden started feeling mad stressed Like an elephant was standing on my mother fucking chest Now I start to panic and the game took in false Agitated by accelerated rates of my pulse I called up my lady like I think I'm dying, hon She said, get off the phone with me and call 911 I tried, cause shit was really faded in a hurry at this point The numbers on my phone was all blurry and shit But by the grace of god I managed to dial And told them please send somebody to my crib right now! I knew that that's the only way that I would stand a chance I'm a rider, but now I'll be riding in an ambulance! They found me face down on a pavement Probably thinking about my tombstone engravement Vague memories were begging for resistance They said they couldn't help me But we're just a short distance from a hospital Mass general, class medical facility, incredible professional abilities Next thing that I remember was my mom's voice Ain't she in VA and holding my hands My aunt Joyce, what's going on? How long have I been strapped to this table? I wanna speak, but the ventilator makes me not able I'm hoping that is just a nightmare But every time I open my eyes I'm right there Tools and machines everywhere, I guess they're helping me survive Well, at least I'm alive! Been down, been down, now, now I'm back Been down, been down, now, now I'm back Been down, been down, now, now I'm back Never felt more alive A so called heart attack Got you brother acting, ICU You almost murdered me It's time for a emergency, surgery In and out of consciousness, doping me up Not knowing they're about to call, open me up They couldn't hesitate, they had to saw through my chest plate It's sort of wild how they fix my aortic valve Artificial parts and wires will take months to heal Now it's for real when I say that I'm the man of steel Friday the 13th, the day that I won't be hating soon Cause friends and family was pondering in the waiting room Words spread quicker than a stronger aroma Roumer was that your boy was in a comma, yeah! Shit was serious, of course I was oblivious Damn near frozen, but not decomposing Best friend in my ear saying I'm the chosen one The resurrection, far from the dead direction Cousin hugging my arm for what felt like days For all the love I was amazed Then the docs finally let me know that I would survive I can't believe I'm alive Been down, been down, now, now I'm back Been down, been down, now, now I'm back Been down, been down, now, now I'm back Never felt more alive Trust me all, the shit does not tickle Tubes buried in my belly steady eatin' popsicles IVs and catheter felt like I was massacred Thanking God I'm not the one they had to buy the casket for But even now while I'm dropping this rhyme I'm recognizing if it's not your time, it's not your time! I went from an unimaginable death To smile at my homies while I took my first steps My head cleared when I stopped taking vicodin Now all I think about it is getting on this mic again And to each and everyone who said a prayer for me Shed a tear for me, maybe put one in the air for me All I Can say is thanks for giving me strength Because I truly believe you increased my life's length All I had to do is show some dedication Now all I gotta do is take a little medication You won't help me avoid disaster In the come back, better stronger and faster Now it's my mission to prove that I'm deserving Cause thanks to God ya'll and brilliant surgeons I'm alive! [Scratches] Been down, now I'm back Never felt more alive
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Gentlemen, we can rebuild him We have the technology I can't feel anything [Verse 1: Akrobatik] It started as the first steps towards a man’s endin’ An ended up being more like Johnny Depp in Transcendence The numbness, how did I become this Will anybody learn anything from this We’ve all felt like a shell of a man But imagine a man without a shell – that’s a livin’ hell Virtual prison cell murdered my existence Or is it preserving my existence I can’t feel but this is colder than the worst December I’m like that Captain America flick, the First Avenger Mind’s intact, but yet and still it hurts to remember Where’s my home? Did it burst into embers What about my loved ones? Are they gone forever Did we take our last road trip singin’ silly songs together Who’s in charge here? Who do I talk to What kind of time portal did I walk through Somebody tell me where am I [Cuts] Where Ya at? I black out and wake up to catastrophe Where Am I? [Verse 2: Mr. Lif] Yo, Ak - You have questions a many. your mind's in a frenzy Hold up for a moment - calm down, let me tell thee You are you in the truest form Just with no human form - nowadays, human ain't the norm Your body would roast, the sun is too close With new types of bacterias, our bodies fell host It's 80 years beyond when you've last yawned You missed the earth splitters and the winters with the nuclear dawns Ak, it's me Lif - I stored your consciousness on a disk I'm leader of a team of scientists Considered unethical or ill-advised, but we're alive Please Don't cry with virtual eyes But visualize the new body you'll have soon That we've built, powered by the light of 2 moons With new alloys that I found in Beloize A new planet that's arisen since earth became void Free yourself from the who and how Don't grasp at the past, your path begins now Your question haunts me every now and again As I look into the sky and see a mountain of flame Where Am I [Cuts] Where Ya at? I black out and wake up to catastrophe Where Am I?
9.
Grrr, Grrr I'm rattling this cage - rattling it C'mon It's A to the K all day With my homies from around my way [Akrobatik] Ak’s not the brother you want to fuck with The type of cat you need a turbo U-Haul truck to hit The dreaded linebacker frame’s back in the game With a loaded clip of lyric slugs I’m packin’ for lames Everybody dressin’, rappin’, lookin’, actin’ the same Inspect as I inject the real back in your veins Adversaries’ capillaries bust – they allergic To the word perfect wordsmith with the absurd gift To move the herd swift away from the wolves in sheep’s clothing I do it with this mic I keep holding Ak spits fire, feel the heat scalding And live in fear of the career I keep molding Like ceramic sculptures, gotdammit vultures Swooping in to manhandle my culture But fuck that, I give the game CPR Carefully planned rhymes circulating through its lifelines You’re busted like a BP pipeline If you think you can fuck with my new CDs tight lines I’m not just another nigga with a gripe I’m Experienced, vintage, high percentage shots Point blank range on the beat You’re mad, ‘cuz my joints make change on the streets Check the archive, my catalogue dates back to analogue Feeling like the champ right now - raise the banner, dawg When I’m finished, put my jersey in the rafters AK-47 musical massacres I shine like a beautiful Acura Better yet, I shine like beautiful Africa I wanna burn an L with Mandela So he can say ‘Ak, you’re an intelligent black man, fella” I’ll tell him ‘sir, I’m not worthy’ Then I’ll rip a show in Johannesburg absurdly Give Akro the World Cup Because I kick that shit that makes you rappers all curl up Into the fetal position – like fiends But no cookin’, no needle, just listen You thought you was the shit but you were really just pissin’ Everybody off, because your flow was batty soft The rhyme shotty made ‘em carry all the bodies off The flow’s murder, your career – no further Ransacked – y’all niggas is Tampax Summer’s Eve douchebag niggas with nan stacks I’ll end it off sayin’ peace to my man Smacks Eddie Jackson – wish I could bring my man back This is Ak – 1,2 Now what the fuck you gonna do Yeah [Reks] Such a Star studded lineup, the booth light up The truth writer sight of cyclops fire I a sire won't retire like run vocal spitting like Pun, Kool G, uzi on a loose leaf More Kool Keith than Chief Keef East beast bars beat what more you want geez This epic on a record mass most respected lyric weapons Giving lessons on sentence stretching sit and recognize the wreckage Etch a sketch spit scribble you out it is about time I rap with Ak Slap wack cats silly this is very legendary for the city You miss it its a pity pinching pennies penciling witty commentary Way before i knew to middle finger Tom and Jerry I was buried in the five star college ruled parallel lines Running laps around obstacle courses trying to get that flow flawless Said fuck the law amidst the lawless Thinking deeper ala barbers overhead bobbing in the mirror Momma said to go to bed shoulder shrug to them older heads [Chilla Jones] Y'all rappers been hermaphrodites Since Joe was slapping Mike for not keeping his afro tight Me and Akro write sharp as an Exacto Knife Don't even act, you ain't trying to re-enact no fight (nah) Cats don't like the fact Jones write I don't gotta rap like I move packs of Snow White (never) You mad cause you been wack your whole life Well, your style gotta be more current so get your flow right Your biggest feat, for me, would be a lowlight I got a holy feel with the mic, but don't bite Yipes - I'm back in a zone I don't care about a crown, I don't rap for a throne I don't gotta boast, mostly the stature is grown And you don't gotta say shit when your status is known I ain't the one to match with to match wits Sound like I'm stuttering, right? But I'm sick when I rap, it's a tumor cats get They gonna die, whether tomb or casket You three deep? Ak, gimme two more caskets I reign supreme no matter who forecasts it Jones
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[Chorus: Akrobatik and Dutch ReBelle) This love is built to last I wanna tell the world about it Baby put it on blast We let it marinate when we coulda gone fast But this love is built to last See. We keep it goin’ On and on and on and on and on and (let’s keep it goin’) (x3) On and on and on [Verse 1: Akrobatik] I heard ‘em say ‘money over bitches If you know the difference between what a queen and a bitch is, you’ll always have riches And you and I are now a unit to get this So anything that’s not on your wish list is dismissed I wanna get you wide open like a deep threat Make it last forever like Keith Sweat We both agree there’s opportunities that we’ll each get But let’s agree that jealousy’s a place we’ll never reach – bet? (please, yes) Please just continue to bless me with your presence Impress me with your essence, and flex your effervescence ‘Cuz you sparkle like bubbly – so damn lovely How much more lucky could a brother be than this discovery Other duos ain’t half as strong, won’t last half as long Maybe it’s because their math is wrong We’re solid as a rock, like Ashford and Simpson You found a brother’s heart’s password, and you went in [Chorus: Akrobatik and Dutch ReBelle] This love is built to last I wanna tell the world about it Baby put it on blast We let it marinate when we coulda gone fast But this love is built to last See. We keep it goin’ On and on and on and on and on and (let’s keep it goin’) (x3) On and on and on [Verse 2: Dutch ReBelle] Like the last two bars in my verse – that’s where you’re crucial I’m positive that negative’s blurred, you keep me neutral So all my ladies give you respect, my dude’s salute you ‘Cuz pictures can get fuzzy when the funny wanna shoot you But when you’re in my flash, you’re quick to crack a smile Feel like we're runnin' laps, still go the extra mile Living like a joyride when I crashed into you Leaving parties, wrapping food up in some plastic for you My past filled with you, I’m staying on this pathway with you Just so I can spend my last day with you They don’t know about the half I would do, staying true If we ever get in trouble much, skipping through – no double dutch We talk, sharing lessons with no chalk Not mad, Boo, that’s just the way I talk Too hard not to keep you in my thoughts Style chic from your kiss down to your locks – on the clock for ya [Chorus] This love is built to last I wanna tell the world about it Baby put it on blast We let it marinate when we coulda gone fast But this love is built to last See, we keep it goin’ On and on and on and on and on and (let’s keep it goin’) (x3) On and on and on We keep it goin’ Uh, uh on… What up
11.
[Intro - Tarik MacFarland and Akrobatik ) Thank you It just puts you in the moment. I'm not even thinking about where I'm at Im just - my headphones on on the train I can't wait to just sit across and listen to it Once I do this one And what, this dude got pipes too. When he lays it down it's gonna... (yeahh) [Chorus - Akrobatik and JTronius] (Hope) My city need it (Hope) My family need it (Hope) My people need it (we all need hope) (Hope) the whole world need it (yeahh) [Verse 1: Akrobatik] You can feed your seed if you can feed your weed habit Opportunities like these, indeed – grab it Our community is in need, can we please have it Young, intelligent minds conceive magic While neglect breeds tragic outcomes I understand a sinkhole is hard to climb out from But yo – we have to make it, so why procrastinate And make the future generations wonder why they have to wait Get out and see the world, your block will blind you And you can’t escape things you need to leave behind you I don’t mean to preach, I’m just trying to remind you To not be another statistic with a line through I know the bills be compilin’, cops profilin’ While you’re with your crew freestylin’ I seen this girl with no arms, smilin’ Same time, I was mad about a late flight – I was wildin’ [Chorus: JTronius and Akrobatik] At the end of the day, we all need hope So if you ask me ‘bout the scar on my chest I’ll tell you on some Man of Steel shit, ‘that ain’t a ‘S’’ When I thought I was done and at the end of my rope They tattooed my body with the symbol for hope, uh-huh (Hope) My city need it (Hope) My family need it (Hope) My people need it (we all need hope) (Hope) the whole world need it (ohhh, yeahh) We all need hope, yeahhh [Verse 2: Akrobatik] Hope is something that we gotta maintain No matter what the evils attacking your mainframe Bailing out is ill, son ‘Cuz I have yet to meet the brother that gave up and still won In poker, if you got a chip and a chair You could end up the millionaire that’s doing flips in the air Overtime buzzer-beater. Sudden death goal It’s that killer instinct that was never left cold And I’mma kill shit until my last breath – old as fuck Long as my body stays holdin’ up And even after that I’ll still have something to say to ya I’ll rock it like Dilla or Professor Xavier I’ll let my students know they’re not mutants And redirect them from the pollutants that got ‘em shootin’ each other The ones in control don’t love us But we're brothers, we're brothers (come on) [Chorus: JTronius and Akrobatik] At the end of the day, we all need hope So if you ask me ‘bout the scar on my chest I’ll tell you on some Man of Steel shit, ‘that ain’t a ‘S’’ When I thought I was done and at the end of my rope They tattooed my body with the symbol for hope, uh-huh (Hope) My city need it (Hope) My family need it (Hope) My people need it (Hope) the whole world need it (we all need hope) (Hope) My city need it (Hope) My family need it (ohh) (Hope) My people need it (Hope) the whole world We all need hope

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Akrobatik Boston, Massachusetts

Akrobatik is a hip-hop artist from Boston, MA. His talents have taken him on several tours in the US and to over 25 countries around the world. Akrobatik also teaches hip-hop history and practice at PHACharter School as well as at UMass-Boston as part of its Honors Program. He will release his third solo album, Built To Last, in winter 2014 ... more

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