[Intro]
-and punch you in the mouth like

[Verse 1]
Talked about this on my first piece; no change
Since then it’s all been downgrades
So the goal is to leave don’t show your face?
Going off the charts is good? Sir, are you sane?
Know the hearts of the hop want to live in fake
Stay hip on releases while we degrade
Deny funk for its decline this decade
Acting like we have soul like Marvin Gaye
Beats dry dead inside don’t hit the same
Just loops don’t sonically make a plain
"Rappers try their best" is what they say
Yet on the mic they tie for last in place
New school autotune is on display
Very clear that it’s money fits and the fame
Old school is time for retire day
Unless you relearn what made crowds yay

[Hook]
Rewind
Define
What makes the rapper shine? (huh)
Rewind
Define
What makes the rapper rhyme (think about it)
Rewind
Define
What makes the rapper shine?(huh)
Rewind
Define
What makes the rapper rhyme?

[Verse 2]
Know my songs for some may barely pass
I just separate the hip hop and the rap
Striving to roll joints that reach the mass
Or play underground be so abstract
Tryna understand the great ones despite that
Cause I have respect and love for all their craft
Not the half assed drafts and demo tracks
That they put a master on and say it’s gas
Having fun shooting taking these photographs
Looking like the cover head down with a laugh
It’s how I feel seeing upcomers with their pad
Think they slick or punk just looking daft
Only question is how long with they last?
Are they even here for the love or the cash?
My desire is for all of it to change
And to do that all the rappers in the game must

[Hook]
Rewind
Define
What makes the rapper shine? (huh)
Rewind
Define
What makes the rapper rhyme (think about it)
Rewind
Define
What makes the rapper shine?
Rewind
Define
What makes the rapper rhyme?

[Outro]
And if any nigga tries to strike me down
watch me take you mic-