Kendrick Lamar, Punch - Prototype lyrics

They say that I'm the one
And you, you are the prototype
You might have the ears of sound
But you already know who they like
You niggas need hugs for real
Somebody to hold you real tight
You niggas need hugs for real
Somebody tell 'em he's the prototype

I am the truth, no lie about it
Bring my testimony when I walk in that booth
Walking the thin line between love and hate
I defend mines
Join them when it comes to their crunch time
I never fold i love pressure
That's why I apply so much
On niggas thinking they better
I am a clutch shooter, I am a sharp shooter
And it's great enough to
Hear the butterfly moving
Follow me moving through these
Ghetto streets and
School I say fuck retarded sweep
Walk into school the chief right there
Tried to talk at me
In the midst of Piru and natty Blood beef
Shall we hesitate to walk down
That 10-grade summer we had death
Right in front of us
Then leave the house without
Kissing our mamas the new Jordans came out
But we didn't get them
The color haunt them to
Get too much attention
Damn it I liked it thoughs
Pac was talking 'bout the concrete rose
I never seen one till I looked in the mirror
There go, hehe, that's the flow right there
You should use it, that's what my conscience
Said then I hopefully abused it, huh
I am the lyrics and the music
Y'all rapping note for the beat
I let the instrumentals listen to me
I listen for heat, my ears can hear fire
I pierce through the flame like
Barbed wire breaking up concrete
And I ain't thinking 'bout no rap beef
Niggas is getting killed throughout the week
That's every day
Catchin' bullets like an umpire
We tried to stay home but still ain't safe
That's baseball tactics, retaliation back and
Forth like tennis rackets, we used to it
Who can circle 'round the block the fasters
If you can do it
Think you know why it becomes a practice
We worked it out like barely total
Cuz shit happens

You niggas need hugs for real
Somebody to hold you real tight
You niggas need hugs for real
Somebody tell 'em he's the prototype

I ain't even gotta rap but let
Them young boys get ya
Paint a perfect picture like
I'm rhyming only scripture
I'm nice, ice water veins
It's pure no filter
Who you get your style from
It seem real familiar like I heard it before
But reincarnation is a blind man's theory
So I ain't going for it, na uh
I ain't having it, you getting to board it
Like an unfair mother
My child you gon suffer
To you acknowledge to whom gave
You life through knowledge
It's higher learning
I'm taking dudes through college
The prototype for the flows you like
I'm surgical on the mic
I cut you up somethin' nice
Get out the pocket
I'm sending them skyrockets right
Through your minds
Optic popping out your eye sockets, ah
Excites a riot every time I'm rhyming
In accordance with the snare
I got impeccable time, junior

They say that I'm the one
And you, you are the prototype
You might have the ears of sound
But you already know who they like
You niggas need hugs for real
Somebody to hold you real tight
You niggas need hugs for real
Somebody tell 'em he's the prototype