Raised by the ’s

Boom-bap in my bloodstream, bassline in my soul, I was raised by the goats now let the story unfold

[Verse]
grew up with Cube in the stereo knockin
Dre on the decks, chronic smoke in the doctrine
mama in the kitchen, but I’m tuned in deep
to Eazy’s attitude and B.I.G.’s speech
back when the streets told stories in bars
no TikTok clips, just lyrical scars
Run DMC made the cypher sacred
I was ten with a pen tryna imitate it

[Chorus]
They raised me, saved me, beats engraved me, mixtapes daily, cuz the rhythm made me from park jams to backyard freestyles, those legends walked so I could run these miles, old school in my veins, still I stay true, art lives on in every rhyme I make move

[Verse]
Tupac the god, prime, greatest of all time, beyond lines and rhymes, wrote the Bible for my grind n Eminem taught me how to lose myself, to this day I’m not afraid to stay true to myself, stories told with the pen I just let go, every verse I write got their presence and echoes, wasn’t ust music it was blueprint and code, for a kid with a dream, it was more than just flow

[Bridge]
no YouTube, just CDs and tapes
pressed rewind so I could to study the greats
Punchlines from Nas, hooks from Nate
I’d rap in the mirror til midnight late
These weren’t just idols they were teachers in disguise
Teaching life, teaching grind and how to rise

[Chorus]
They raised me, saved me, beats engraved me, mixtapes daily, cuz the rhythm made me from park jams to backyard freestyles, those legends walked so I could run these miles, old school in my veins, still I stay true, art lives on in every rhyme I make move

[Outro]
pen in my grip, top line in sight
I was raised by the culture, now I write these rhymes

rap, hip hop, scratch, experimental, electronica, turntablism