Started as a young blood, microphone in hand
Dreams bigger than the blocks, spittin' in the sand
Now it's ten years deep, never took a nap
All-night grind, man, never dive up rap

Struggle in the hustle, but I muscle my way
Pen sharper than a razor, cuttin' thru the day
Streetlights flicker, but my words don't fade
Carvin' out the future, on this path I laid

Never dive up, man, this life got grip
Flow steady like an old-school vinyl skip
Climbed from the bottom, refuse defeat
Rhymes in my bloodstream, heartbeat to the beat

City's my playground, verses like graffiti
Stories from the gutter, cloak 'em in confetti
Each line a lifeline, each bar encrypted
Codes from the streets, spoken un-scripted

Midnight oil burns, letters turn to gold
Words like a firestorm, lyrics in bold
Ancestors whisperin', legends I uphold
Torch in my grip, never let go the hold

Never dive up, journey like a cipher
Rhythms in my pulse, heart beatin’ riper
Raised from the ashes, phoenix took flight
Ink on my soul, painting the night