Let's take it back to where it all starts Before the viruses, plagues, and the walmarts Before this hip-hop **** turned Hallmark And every bar had to a homer out the ballpark Yeah back to the funk vibes When the best tracks weren't on the front side When you couldn't fake the funk, but some tried Same chumps hit with a tomato, and some fries Get with the movement like Sunrise Indigenous peoples on the frontlines Look out for the greedy ones and their bloodline ******** tryna get tan from ya sunshine Or we gon learn that the hard way Like a 50 cal bullet from far (a)way Some **** I ain't gotta mention, I let the art say Rappers act hard bars soft as a Shar Pei Can't hold me down, can't hold me Can't hold me down, can't hold me Can't hold me down, can't hold me Can't hold me down, can't hold me Can't be another fly to the light Drama on sight, can turn into forever good night Lettin it write, steady as a pelican's flight Delicate strife, compelled by the life, rappin for Phife Dawg you can't be serious mane Years of the same Filled with steady tears and complaints Could be replaced Equivalate ya peers to the greats Duckin the jakes same time watchin for snakes Whatchu gon do when ya binoculars break? Anotha liar perpetrator, we'll percolate ya Disturbin nature, won't be accepted So we be comin atcha headtop like some ******** locusts infestin You not me you not me you not me And if you ain't gon ride then you ain't got me Top 10? Top 5? Top 3? And if I'm gone tomorrow somebody s*** me Can't hold me down, can't hold me Can't hold me down, can't hold me Can't hold me down, can't hold me Can't hold me down, can't hold me Fertilizers pollution the ways of the water Algal blooms get dancin indigenous daughters Gettin murdered for savin their family Bolsonaro gets fat from raidin the pantry If not for yourself do it for the kids Don't do it for the wealth and computer clicks Keep that knowledge of self, and stay true to this If we all work together we can move a bridge Stop a pipeline save a lifetime help each other out Stop a spice mine let the light shine another route Is needed for the seeds of tomorrow Earth's here to stay but our time is borrowed Can't hold us down, can't hold we Can't hold us down, can't hold we Can't hold us down, can't hold we Can't hold us down, can't hold we

I gotta put on for the planet On for the people On for the insects On for the seagulls Time, to start treatin everybody equal This life is a movie but ain't no f***** sequel I gotta put on for the planet On for the people On for the insects On for the seagulls Time, to start treatin everybody equal This life is a movie but ain't no f***** sequel Unless we reincarnated You vs. me on the mic, what in tarnation? You the type to dap me up, then start hatin Mind's like a bar during covid, all vacant Just tryna fill ya head with the truth Instead of loadin lead I use my lead in the booth Question everything that they presentin as proof Mix the new age sound, with raisin the roof But sometimes, the roof gets ripped off Hurricanes tear through wildfires rip cross Great plains states and borders Makes it hard keepin all the dates in order Cause spring turns summer and winter comes neva So it's time for us to step up and get cleva Beatles already told ya a**** come togetha Controllin the weatha? Let me do ya one betta I gotta put on for the planet On for the people On for the insects On for the seagulls Time, to start treatin everybody equal This life is a movie but ain't no f***** sequel I gotta put on for the planet On for the people On for the insects On for the seagulls Time, to start treatin everybody equal This life is a movie but ain't no f***** sequel Unless this s***'s a trilogy Where climate change loaded up ready for a killing spree Since humans caused it we can fix it Instead of gettin all materialistic Let's be realistic..take a deep breath Rebuild from the ground up and feel the refresh I ain't talkin bout google chrome I'm talkin bout the weather that'll make ya move ya home Tribal lands already goin under on the west coast Thrivin villages around the globe gettin left ghost And the rich countries too comfy With lettin poorer ones feel the brunt of the dumb heat One beat... one rhyme Could change our whole perspective into sunshine For now, we gotta push through this But first let me meditate on it like a Buddhist "I gotta" put on for the planet On for the people On for the insects On for the seagulls Time, to start treatin everybody equal This life is a movie but ain't no f***** sequel "I gotta" put on for the planet On for the people On for the insects On for the seagulls Time, to start treatin everybody equal This life is a movie but ain't no f***** sequel

We gotta protect the nature Protect the children Watchin for the villains Concerned with makin millions We gotta stand with the Brazilian Rainforest protectors, and we really gotta shield them They out there defending the lungs of the Earth The bulldozers come through leave a pile of dirt And when they step up to defend their land They'd rather see them legless than takin a stand ****'s twisted..once we put a price on the forest We signin up for an early sleep with the starfish Trees are worth more money dead than alive And our society believes that's the way to survive It's all backwards..politicians really stacked actors Down falls the domino cannonball Geronimo Thinkin they the sharks they really just piranhas tho Dirt on our shoulder brush 'em off like it's nada tho Voice for the voiceless Hope for the hopeless Everything we do is the epitome of dopeness Oh ****, we could hit 'em with the flow switch Block out all the negativity and stay focused Voice for the voiceless Hope for the hopeless Everything we do is the epitome of dopeness Oh ****, we could hit 'em with the flow switch Block out all the negativity and stay focused I make due then do my due diligence Then hop up on the mic and **** ya dude's killin it Spillin it, ink on the canvas no need for oil Keep the **** in the soil before we reachin our foil Snakes all up in the grass watch em sliver and coil Oceans heatin up damn it's steady reachin a boil ...ain't no signs of coolin down 'Specially when the fools with crowns More concerned with keepin the lies Just how they used to sound ****, why we drownin in our mistakes Instead of doin anything and everything the fix takes ***** wait! No one cares about ya estate ..Filled up with oil money, blood, and a kid's fate ...There's still hope on the horizon And we gon' keep surfin on these waves like Poseidon Or Max B, truth be told if you ask me I think we'll live to see a brighter day When we'll stand free No more puppeteers in the background No more cryin mamas on the floor when the gat sound This is america...they gotta do better Not just for stories in tomorrow's newsletter (like what) Voice for the voiceless Hope for the hopeless Everything we do is the epitome of dopeness Oh ****, we could hit 'em with the flow switch Block out all the negativity and stay focused Voice for the voiceless Hope for the hopeless Everything we do is the epitome of dopeness Oh ****, we could hit 'em with the flow switch Block out all the negativity and stay focused

Look I be ridin through my old hood But I got a new chip On my shoulder Try to knock it off I don't give 2 ***** Can't phase me matter fact can't see me Like 2pac on the dre beat, it's straight heat That reminds me, of the planet that we burnin up But they'd rather hear me rappin bout turnin up Coppin' a Wraith or a crib or some other **** But I'd rather scream out **** the government For now, I guess I'll have some fun with it Cross the finish line before you have ya little run with it Pass the baton, no idea what these rappers are on More drugs than a panickin' mom And who could blame em, for the world that we gave 'em Talkin' 'bout the white males with attitudes that's type frail ...But let's end it on a high note Eco Suave, the rapper with deep thoughts and fly quotes Swimming like I'm Mac Mill ********* a rap deal Rappers talk **** on the mic Then get their caps peeled Never seen a day of struggle Well I'm here to burst ya bubble Probably run and hug a cop at the first sign of trouble Thinkin' you the Mariana Trench, when you a ****** puddle Searchin' google for ya next rebuttal Nothin' subtle...risin' out the rubble On the double hairy situations I treat em like ****** stubble YOU can't shave me YOU can't tame me YOU can't blame me Society gave me A bag of locks with no key to be found Kept my soul in tact and my feet to the ground Even though I stay lifted Even when they drifted Even when I'm drunk and splifted Lookin' for the golden ticket ***** listen When we talk about the long term mission Spreadin' peace and love is the ultimate decision

Rockin' for the 845 When we skateboard by Gotta stay more fly Than the next one Waiting on our **** Keep it hot Hold it down for the squad 'Cause you already know We the best ones Rockin' for the 845 When we skateboard by Gotta stay more fly Than the next one Waiting on our **** Keep it hot Hold it down for the squad 'Cause you already know We the best ones ...And really you my step son Here comes the proud dad To stop another clout fad Before it's started Rappers left dearly departed Because they just worried how they charted We gotta protect the gorillas And the people who protect them and the caterpillars On the reala Gotta rap for J Dilla And not the ************* who just tell you keep it trilla But really they be chillin in an office Preposterous, mofuckas gotta be cautious Of they way they walkin' Stalkin', thieves in the night They steady hawkin' ******** lookin' for the… New apartment, new ferrari ******* sorry but you got played For the contract and the **** underlaid In the writing Got you fooled for the stipend Usin' ya writin' As a tool and a commodity They really think they boutta hit the lottery Break em like some pottery But when it comes to me and mines you know that it's gotta be Rockin' for the 845 When we skateboard by Gotta stay more fly Than the next one Waiting on our **** Keep it hot Hold it down for the squad 'Cause you already know We the best ones Rockin' for the 845 When we skateboard by Gotta stay more fly Than the next one Waiting on our **** Keep it hot Hold it down for the squad 'Cause you already know We the best ones My balls don't tend..to bounce off the rim But they sure do tend, to bounce off *** **** Gotta love it Respect and wisdom nothin' above it I don't care if you democrat of republic, you can suck it But anyway, for-now, it's back to the craft Smoke a clip bust a flip write a rap and a half Treated Earth like a trash truck we feelin' the wrath Just so some greedy ******** keep more bills in the stash We killin' ourselves we killin' ourselves Gotta spread peace and love start healin' ourselves Or stay on the downward spiral Waves are gettin tidal Get ready for the final recital ..but know there's always hope though Even when ya back's against the wall and ya soul's broke ..let some good music on the speakers ride And charge all the fossil fuel fools, with ecocide Rockin' for the 845 When we skateboard by Gotta stay more fly Than the next one Waiting on our **** Keep it hot Hold it down for the squad 'Cause you already know We the best ones Rockin' for the 845 When we skateboard by Gotta stay more fly Than the next one Waiting on our **** Keep it hot Hold it down for the squad 'Cause you already know We the best ones