Thanks To The OGs

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I wanna dedicate this to the ones who gave me the patience To scribble my thoughtsintopages at thetender age of Fifteen, I still rememberthe name of The first song I heard that lit mylifeup Irelated to thewords, with aspliff 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