K-Rino - Z.I.N. lyrics

Love you, brother
Thinking ‘bout the homie ZIN
The person that you was
And knowing you had this track
We gon’ rep it for you come on, uh

Man, what would ZIN do on this track?
Probably spit some facts
Make it blend smooth
Then use some deep wisdom to help us improve
Maybe drop a little knowledge or
Spit what he been through
DJ, producer and sick with a pen too
Jack of all trades, mentally sharp as a Ginsu
True-to-the heart brother as sure
As the wind blew
Hit the stage with a band and rip up a venue
He could be the artist or
Play the manager role
First met you at when we
Was at damage control
Then you got your own show
Still playing our music though
Used to come to Third Ward
And rock at your studio
Lot of greats came through the
Door every other day
Worked with ‘em all from Dead
Prez to Brother J
Can’t forget your positive spirit and
Plus I like to say
What you did for the people
Can never be wiped away, c’mon

Z, I to the N z, I to the N
Z, I to the N
I’ma let the people see why you a friend

Every genre, facet, man you was a magnate
Nobody had a problem being
Pulled into your dragnet
Community strategist, champion, catalyst
Frontline activist
Bigger than some rapping sh
All about the action
Not into that cheap talk
Last time I saw you
You was out at the peace walk
Always shedding light so we wouldn’t be lost
And show nothing but love any
Time that we crossed
Tired of, still doing what was necessary
Legacy set ‘cause you was a real visionary
Job done ‘cause you carried the torch
You was meant to carry
Your work is eternal even though
Your flesh was temporary
Down with ya ’til the end
That’s the man that we know
Everyday we pray Allah bless your family, bro
All Real Radio, ain’t no breaking them ties
Shoutout to everybody that’s keeping
The station alive, listen

Z, I to the N z, I to the N
Z, I to the N
I’ma let the people see why you a friend

When I think about the homie, can’t lie
It’s sorta sad
Can’t speak for everybody but I
Never saw him mad
Glad to know that you was on
Our team in this fight
Every dream in your sight
You would work to bring it to light
One of the few that really
Knew what unity means
Picking up trash, keeping the community clean
You was rare ‘cause most of
These other rappers be scared
One of the few artists in
The city who actually cared
The loss is still real
Hard for people to handle
I learned something every time I heard
You speak on the panel
Can’t believe you ain’t around no more
But then again
But we gon’ always rep for ZIN, c’mon

Z, I to the N z, I to the N
Z, I to the N
I’ma let the people see why you a friend