254Low Cypher, Vol. 1: Dark Forces

Lyrics

[Intro: Octopizzo] Yeah, y-yeah Woo! It's Namba Nane, baby! You know what it is Okay, ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeah (DJ Crème!) Yeah, let's go! [Verse 1: Octopizzo] Okay, cheki On your marks, get ready Akili ni nywele, but of late kuna venye kila msee ananyoa madredi Ulimi imembao, reason natema ka niko steady Na nikikuja na Virus, mi huwamada ka ukedi Nikivaa macho nne, mi hudigaga ka lady Nikivutanga makuru mi huwa slim ka Shady Wako zile za, "Octopizzo, uko high" Yeah, niko high juu bado sijadedi Yeah, niko high juu nilipitia kwa pedi Na hapa Nairobi, natafuta rubia design ya Eveready So Nairobi, ah-hah Bana, tumia bongo ka wasee wangu wa Dar Na ka kawaida, man Niko juu, juu wako down mpaka morrow, man Niko Yu juu Safaricom ina-borrow, man Ukija na silver, nakuja na ugoro, man Ukija na pyenga, na-come na kikoro, man Leo ni leo, hakuna ati story ya morrow, man Ni P-I-double Z, O-O So huwezi kuwa juu, ay, hata utumie juju Daily nakuja niki-burn turn yako ka Buju Then mi ndio na-come na Newton ka Kulundu Ni wanachama, kazi yao tu ni kuniangalia mku- Namba Nane, you know how I do this You know how I do this, I don't do this like Doobiez I kill niggas! You know what it is Blah! Mmemaliza ama bado? [Verse 2: Timmy] Yeah, uh, Timmy Tim, ch'yeah See when you make it and you finally famous The first thing that'll change is the people you hang with Friends turn into strangers and you didn't plan this Start to explain, it's just part of the game In which you have to make sacrifices If you wanna rap the nicest, or buy yourself expensive ice And the flashing lights follow you around Losing touch of reality, so hold on to the ground, damn See I'm just tryna come off as different Acknowledgin' the fact that only some of us listen To what we usually say without havin' to stress it 'Cause every single verse I put down has a message So they askin' me questions, I never learned to answer Not because I'm stupid, I just never had the chance to Intellectual, my mind is like a mansion I don't use it for really though, to save you the embarrassment [Verse 3: Yung Kass] Shappaman, cypher, Yung Kass, let's go Uh, I keep it cool like Cool J, hooray Kick and push like Lupe Skateboard P, I'm for real all day And we like to party like Beyoncé That's my city, Nairobi's got love if you feel me Hate it or love it, the underdogs still bit him Been tryin' for a long time, diallin' the wrong line But on a mission and now they callin' me a spoiled child Okay, I get it, they tryna make me panic But fuck it, I'm so determined that I should run the planet I'm tired of thinkin' average, now I'm thinkin' like a maverick The police station's got a M-Pesa, can you imagine? Uh, but who am I to speak? I'm CSI, kinda deep A car full of stars, that's astrology, obviously And niggas tryna ball like the Premier League Who do I represent? Boy, you know it's Kenya Team [Outro] (D-DJ Crème!)