Dreamville feat. J. Cole - Starting 5

[Intro: DJ Drama] Ayy, Lute Can you do me a favor? I need you to talk that talk like a Charlotte nigga would Carolina proud of these bars (Gangsta) [Verse 1: Lute] Rap niggas corny, this ain't your only vessel Niggas flash without the ice, they ain’t nothing special, shit You go through levels, niggas swear they helped you Put in the work, I promise God gon' bless you Every day, this what I tell my nephew I lay low 'cause I can’t relate I'm good at ghosting 'cause I'm that nigga in my creative space Hurt less when you out the way You got your fame 'til you not the wave Shout out my name, nigga, I'm gon' wave Never too good to show you whеre I came Spit that flame, nigga switchin' lanеs, shit I spit pain ’cause I’m takin' aim, shit My brother called, said he seen me on the TV screen When I was sixteen, they ain’t think I planned to be anything Don't wire checks, I want the cash, I like my money green I'm 'bout to flex like I’m Money Team My old bitches be perplexed 'cause they ain't support the dreams (Damn) [Chorus] I turned nothing into something, water into wine I really do this, ain't no Judas in my starting five I turned nothing into something, water into wine I really do this, I got shooters in my starting five I turned nothing into something, water into wine I really do this, ain't no Judas in my starting five I turned nothing into something, water into wine I really do this, I got shooters in my starting five [Verse 2: Cozz] Drive-bys where I reside often Beautiful black lives sit inside of that coffin We gotta realize it's toxic F a stick-up, put the sticks up, let's stick together through hardships We already exhausted 'Cause along with living as living targets to these officers Now we gotta watch for any signs of us coughing And I got asthma, gotta be cautious Ironic now I can't run it up Show money done turned to no money just to sum it up I ain't seen the sun in months But how can I complain when some fathers ain't seen they sons in months? (Damn) Some are stuck overseas, some are stuck six feet under us (Damn) But even through the downs that we seen, we still coming up (That's right) God really be loving us, gained strength through pain, we toughened up (Uh-huh) Yeah, gained strength through pain, I got that tatted Been through what I been through, you equipped, but I'm not that average, nah (No way) If you ain't seen me in months, you gon' ask, "What happened, Cozz?" I level up daily because I keep my hands to God [Chorus] I turned nothing into something, water into wine I really do this, ain't no Judas in my starting five I turned nothing into something, water into wine I really do this, I got shooters in my starting five I turned nothing into something, water into wine I really do this, ain't no Judas in my starting five I turned nothing into something, water into wine I really do this, I got shooters in my starting five [Interlude: DJ Drama] Keep playing with Dreamville's name Don't get Chris Rocked out your socks Anything can and will happen Then watch me walk back to my seat Keep my name out your fuckin' mouth (Gangsta Grizzillz) [Part II] [Interlude: DJ Drama] On this side over here Godly flows only Drama [Verse 3: Omen] You witnessing the heart of Omen Everything that y'all release is like DeMar DeRozan Straight mid, but my art is golden When you dream like I dream, see, you seem odd 'Til these hoes lookin' at you like they seen God I'm not God, just the best thing that God made A higher power calling me, that goes beyond faith A strong blessing, they calm stressin' Extraordinary person, can't relate to John Legend You see, I speak with my chest like Bobby Fischer Deep as the Mali River Understand I'm not a role model figure Beast with the pen, plus my beats like modern Dilla Peaceful within, but I'm still a Chicago nigga Intellect that I intel got me out of quiet hell Thought TDK was dead, bitch? I'm alive and well I'm better through the try and fail, tell your clientele I'm just a star, I was carved from Orion's Belt Nonchalant 'bout homicide when you desensitized Niggas incentivized to keep on stealing lives Put my pain in perspective while I roll pine Last few years, now I'm back in your starting five [Outro: DJ Drama] You're witnessing a dynasty like no other Dreamville Welcome to D-Day