Locksmith, Neelam - DOPE lyrics

Uh, studied the arts Uh
And followed the path
At least in my thoughts yeah
I was left in the dark Uh
Like Tony Starks with all of them parts yeah
Except I made an Ark Uh
Like Noah who told us the world would be over
Time to expose all the evil
'Cause, I am the voice of the people Uh
Somebody must say it yeah
My sound is unique, but stolen by Elvis Uh
It never was in him yeah
He came around niggas and had
To learn rhythm Uh yeah, I'm dope yeah
Clear my throat, crеate a new post
Ha, TikTok is a class
Teaching thе world to be Black Uh
How do you do it like that? yeah
Move it like that? Make music like that, uh?
How do you say it like that? yeah
Braid it like that? Shake it like that
Huh? Uh watch them study my plays yeah
You must be shocked and amazed Uh
I am a brush for the durag
In other words, I am the wave Uh
More like the ocean Uh, huh
Now drowned by the motion Stop
You better watch that talk
You a dog that barks in the water with sharks

Hip-hop is the most influential art
Form in modern civilization
Why? Because it is directly connected to
The greatest crime in modern civilization
American culture? That's our culture
Pop culture? That's our culture
There is no America without us

Moses was a Black man, so was Pharaoh, ooh
Gotta free my people on
That straight and narrow, ooh
Gotta speak to bushes while that
Fire is burning through
Moving birds behind bars
That's that Maya Angelou
I don't wanna give this game for free
I don't wanna lease this art for cheap
Kill 'em in twos and flood them with streams
Better pray now this Ark don't leak
No, I don't follow your grievances
While you believe in this, leading astray
Every statue that's prominent
Washington Monument
Came from a region where currently Egypt is
I can define what a demon is
You play along 'cause you wanna get paid
Understand money's not evil, but people is
Willing to do anything for a taste
I used to lay on the edge of the bed
Watching the greats and would
Trace 'em with lead
Watching the pace of the pen accelerate then
But now I just paint in my head
We did it with jazz, we did it with rock
We did it with BIG, we did it with Pac
We did it right after they took
All the money from the schools
Created inside of the box
Took away instruments, so we sampled
Said it wouldn't last
The last received ample
Pop recognition, plus I should mention
We are not willing to pass you the mantle
Here's an example
Speak from the heart and get canceled
That will effect your financial
We set the trends, we make the waves
Then we get buried inside of a landfill
How are you people so willing to stand still?
We keep it moving with music
And the fans will
Recognize real, what we have built
Bet on myself, it ain't even a gamble, yeah