Not To Blame (A.S.H.E.S: The First Call)

Intro: It’s not often a person gets a chance to reflect In reflecting, my life has been one big paradox But I prefer paradoxes over prejudice I’m not blameless But I’m most certainly not to blame Verse 1: My life’s motto on the right Serato Sound just like Malcom when I hit full throttle El Hajj Malik on these rhymes on beats But more Malcom Little when I hit these streets I put pen on sheets Put beef to bed Keep the burner tucked Put Heart to Head I put mind to thing And then do that shit How many other muthafucks flow do like this Ask who dat is That’s A.S.H.E.S This tabernacle These masses These beats that ASH go spas on That passion Bout action I spit life to hoods I speak truth to burbs I give hope to plenty with these nouns and verbs I give meaning to struggle Hopin’ all my niggas bubble In this concrete jungle Til they all say “WORD!” Chorus: *I’m not to blame *For lovin’ you (3x) *I’m not to blame baby *For lovin’ you (3x) Verse 2: I’m back baby That black baby That my mama had I was my daddy’s maybe Was my nana’s favorite Was Seattle’s gypsy Was the most hated when the VICE came to get me Held back tears when I kissed moms Ate the whole thing Licked the whole dish off With no network Just effort First 48 got the whole 36 off Had the OG niggas all pissed off But hell... I ain’t care Shit, I ain’t scared Told em like they once told me Cash rule everything around me muthafucka Life ain’t fair I grew up watchin’ yall from park bench Watching niggas like DS spark shit Am I really to blame? For simply playing the game? I was born here Nigga I ain’t start this I was raised here Nigga No Clark Kent No White Jesus gone save your soul Say money can’t buy happiness Well happiness ain’t paying for no gooddam dinner rolls Not justifying Just identifying What takes a kid from a cub to lion What makes a kid go and grab the iron To Triumph I am… A.S.H.E.S!