Shear Genius Productions - Not To Blame (A.S.H.E.S: The First Call) lyrics

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 sh** How many other muthaf**s flow do like this Ask who dat is That's A.S.H.E.S This tabernacle These ma**es These beats that ASH go spas on That pa**ion 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 n***as 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 n***as all pissed off But hell... I ain't care sh**, I ain't scared Told em like they once told me Cash rule everything around me muthaf**a Life ain't fair I grew up watchin' yall from park bench Watching n***as like DS spark sh** Am I really to blame? For simply playing the game? I was born here n***a I ain't start this I was raised here n***a 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!