The Grind Date

Lyrics

[Intro Dialogue: Bonz Malone] If the meek shall inherit the Earth They're not the weak Let me inherit the street, fuck it You know what I mean? I mean, I love life, man, you know what I mean? Life is beautiful, it's just the shit in it that's fucked up It's rough, but it's fair People gotta go out there and bust they--bust they ass for a job I mean, my dad's got five kids, man, and I mean... you know He hates drivin' a bus but he loves five kids You feel me? [Verse 1: Posdnuos] I'm a rhyme artist Out here tryin' to grind my hardest Up early so to milk the cow Keep my John Deere out here plowin' the fields To keep my John Hancock's worth up in the now Went from hangin' on blocks to hangin' on to chart positions It's part of my mission to hang it on top Gotta get your Polly cracker on with them crackers And them sheisty ass niggas, if you like it or not I've been re-wired to work more efficiently in the dirt I'm hands-on with it, all up in my cuticles Some try to get off the farm, but fell into harm Of gettin in the game of those street pharmaceuticals But, I was raised in them blue collar themes Havin' white collar dreams, 'cause I see what it means To know the meek shall inherit the Earth, but don't forget – The poor are the ones who inherit the debt You can bet I got better things to do than that I was a Dick who got jerked by Tom and his boys (Word!) He came on my land, seized my cattle, and catalog As if it wouldn't leave me less than coy But I'm far from bitter, even farther from quittin' Got a grind date to make, no time for sittin' And playin' Xbox, stand up and exercise My rights, as if seen through Bob Nesta's eyes It's the grind! [Interlude & Refrain: Bonz Malone, (Dave), Posdnous] (Grind date... grind date... grind date...) Know what I'm sayin? I'm sick of askin' them (The-the-the-the-the grind date) I mean, the street philosophy is that (The grind date... the grind...) I'm gonna milk the cow and cook the meat The grind date! At least I'm gonna have some kind of food and drink (The grind date... the grind date...) Because sometimes you can't come back (The-the-the-the-the grind date) Like momma said, "If you need 5 cents Don't ask for 3 – ask for 10, that's what's up" (The-the-the-the-the grind date) [Verse 2: Dave] Yo, fuck a rhyme artist, I ain't here for that I was born with the boom bap, respect the name My hands-on experience was hands on my first contract Taught me quick how to respect the game Introduced to the block, got used to the blah But your neighbors be the ones to throw shit on your lawn It's like every single time we pop – They got annoyed, but we got ahead, and we got along Been puttin' work on them Callender's And worse on them calendars Word to hump days that broke the camel's back The grind'll make today look gray And paint a tainted picture of tomorrows in enamel black Meat grind, street grind, son, whatever the beast I'm a take it at the horns 'till the pinky toe corns And show you why we here this long (Word up!) 'Cause when it comes to puttin' in work? Once again, it's on [Outro & Refrain: Bonz Malone, (Dave)] (It's the grind date... grind date... grind date...) I'm just like everybody else, man An average nigga with above average potential (The-the grind date... grind ate... grind date...) You know what I mean? And I'm not sayin' that I'm a gentleman (The grind date!) I'm–I'm sayin' that I know how to act like a gentleman In order to get the things that I need (Grind date... the grind date... grind date...) And if I gotta come out my "nigga" bag, I'm gonna do that (The-the-the grind date... date) This ain't no accident, man – we--we stayin' here (The grind date... date...) You damn right I'm proud of myself, man (The-the-the grind date... date... date...) I'm proud of my team, man I don't want you to get the wrong––yo, baby... on the real? I don't have sex with people that I do business with neither! And that's the real! But I do do business with people that I have sex with So if there ain't no conflict, let's get this grind on 'Cause I'ma fuck the shit outta you, that's word!