Written @hankshiphop
Produced by @officialignorvnce
Mixed by @BEAMTheory
Artwork by @hankshiphop


Lyrics: 

VERSE I: 
Perpetrate with the snakes in the land of the lost
It’s that get rich quick, dip your pan in the sauce
People only show faith, with the sign of the cross
Is it the grind for time? or a sign for all 
That we’re missing; a twisted dimension
A burden’s not served with a side of a blessing 
Feeling the tension, my apprehension, 
Always suspecting into the intentions
Never turn your back, toes turning black, from the frostbite
Never on a track, didn’t make a rack, I’ll be alright
Didn’t have a chance, always say they whack, get no sunlight
Wasn’t in my plans, But I’ll take a stab, for the spotlight
Break apart like apartheid, 
Divide the human race, while they build another wall
Fluctuate like the waves, they rise and I fall
When police shoot you, who can you call?
Impalas and bottles, they’re focused on dollars
More ballers, less scholars, More woman that holla
Envision a vision, no pot for the pissing
I christen the rhythm, don’t need algorithms 
Made it up on the fly, You Looked in my eyes 
Claimed that you ride, but you knew that’s a lie
Still standing in line,  just a matter of time
Not killing myself, cuz we all have to die 


CHORUS:
Cruising through the city cuz we made it out the back streets
Learning how to drive when I was sitting in the back seat
Swerving with no purpose, and now my vision is so nasty 
Imma spit that truth until my voice is raspy (x2)


VERSE II: 
Make it or take it, the stakes have been raised 
Fakes tried to break me, but I’ll wasn’t phased 
We’re all just pawns in the game that they play
Not righting our wrongs, we’re just tryna get paid
Seven an hour, turns sweet into sour
All dying for change, but lacking the power 
Our system is weak so we scour the cowards
two minutes of fame, no man of the hour
Where are our leaders, just look in the mirror
Inspire the minds, corrupt with the fear
Of losing control of what we killed to get
so we drop out of school and start whipping the brick
No role models, so we look to the media
Hands on the throttle, and pockets get greedier
Running out of options and bills intimidating
Never hesitating; now cops investigating
of a sloppy drug deal, and now you’re locked up
right around the time when your girl got knocked up
Sitting in a cell doing 25 to life
Reminiscing the times, when you shoulda thought twice
Before catching all the thrill of trying to be trill
Devil has a deal, trade your soul for a meal
But you signed it and its sealed, now I told you how I feel
My brain never chill, you know that I’m still


CHORUS: 
Cruising through the city cuz we made it out the back streets
Learning how to drive when I was sitting in the back seat
Swerving with no purpose, and now my vision is so nasty 
Imma spit that truth until my voice is raspy (x3)

REPRISE: 
Raspy, raspy, until my voice is raspy, 
imma spit that truth, until my voice is raspy (x2)

Raspy - Single

Raspy (Prod. Ignorvnce)

Written @hankshiphop
Produced @Saavane
Mastered @team-dimension
Cover Art @hankshiphop

(Lyrics)

VERSE I: 
Reaching for the ceiling, but my feet stay on the floor
Outside I act humble, but deep down I just want more
People say they know me, but they don’t even know
People say they know me but they don’t even… 
Emerging from out of the background; Planted my seeds now I’m ready to grow
Harvest my energy, squad keep it passed round; Exhale the herbs so release and just float
Head full of enemies, mind blown like Kennedy, but spitting da truth thru my tooth is the remedy
So now why you befriending me? Used to never call back, but now do 
when you went n heard my track man you need to fall back, I’m getting too ahead of myself
we all pray for respect and the fame and abundance of wealth
But you can’t trade your cards for the hand that was dealt
Pick me up then put me down I hope it’s regret that you felt
Shit, I mean feel, but I never switched up
I’m still the same frame just a new set of wheels
I’m just tryna lane change, so keep your eyes peeled
Now when I hear it ring, I just let it go…


CHORUS: 
Never calling back when you hit my phone
Your chance is blown, so don’t leave your message at the tone
Just leave me lone, there’s not one damn thing that I owe
I’ll my zone, I’ll be in my zone, Leave me in my zone


VERSE II: 
What you don’t see is so blatantly obvious
Felt so anonymous searching for confidence
Now it seems HANKS developed some cockiness
But where were you at when there was no audience?
From a dark room to the stage getting louder
Still tryna build an empire from the ground up 
Scholar turned rapper sounds dumb how I wound up
And I’m still doing things that I’m not really proud of
But my grind permanent, while you temporary
Mind hereditary, style singularity, till the cemetery,
but you just dropped my first track back in February, 
Blood sweat is my witness, don’t need your assistance 
I still kill my resistance with just my persistence 
Ya’ll think that consistence just happen in instants 
You all talk never action so just keep your distance

CHORUS: 
Never calling back when you hit my phone
Your chance is blown, so don’t leave your message at the tone
Just leave me lone, there’s not one damn thing that I owe
I’ll my zone, I’ll be in my zone, Leave me in my zone

VERSE III: 
Aye just leave me in my zone
I stopped living in the past; hope I never go back 
Aye just leave me in my zone
When I saw myself lack, Started cutting off the slack 
Aye just leave me in my zone
I work better solo, dark knight tunnel vision
Aye just leave me in my zone
I just wanna lay low, make change is my mission 
But ya’ll are two faced and so passive aggressive 
Stay outta my session, Stop asking me questions
Like what’s your obsession, with craving attention?
Why not just focus on college, ain’t that shit expensive?
Come and step inside my shoes; take credit for all that do
Most of ya’ll are fronting plans and never do follow through
And when life makes you choose most ya’ll wanna cruise
But still I just bruise black and blue gotta lot left to prove

CHORUS:  
Never calling back when you hit my phone
Your chance is blown, so don’t leave your message at the tone
Just leave me lone, there’s not one damn thing that I owe
I’ll my zone, I’ll be in my zone, Leave me in my zone

Missed Calls (Prod. Saavane)

Written by HANKS
Produced by L. Williams
Mixed/Mastered by Strange Oasis Studios
Artwork by HANKS

<Lyrics>

VERSE I: HANKS
Awoken out my slumber, ice cold I can see my breath
My vital signs are dropping, I’m escaping from the grip of death
Throw on some sweats, I walk outside to lessen stress
Contemplate my regrets as I take one last drag of that cigarette
Throw it down or stomp it out, you can’t put out the flame inside
People passing me by and I got a blank face for disguise
I was cutting all my losses praying that the stars align
Only Seconds later I caught a shadow creep from behind

CHORUS: HANKS
And I was staring in the eyes of the devil, 
said I can move your stones, cuz I see you kicking pebbles
I can make you special, we just got one deal to settle
Put my middle fingers up, and I said get down off my level (x2)
 

VERSE II: HANKS 
I kept my head down, dragging my feet on the concrete
The Wind is whipping, my face numb, and neon lights are glowing
Dimmer and darker, watching my future grow obsolete
Time started slowing, I lost the direction I was going, 
So I sat down on the sidewalk, and started to think
What’s my real destination, and my heart started to sink
Like when I stared in the mirror, with my hands on the sink
What’s the point of trying if it all could be gone in a blink?
So I was praying for a legacy, hoping that they’ll remember me
my spirit lives on; forget forgetting me
Forgiving me for all of the times it ended bitterly
For all of my suffering mentally that turned to physically
Changing my path although it don’t show, Lack support from the friends, get all no’s
Won’t give a damn bout mine till I blow, All for that one chance to shine and I know
We all lie, and I Can’t take it own on my own, I swear I’ll grind for the chance to be free
Heard my name, resonate in echoes, in the dark, no light that I see

CHORUS: HANKS
And I was staring in the eyes of the devil, 
said I can move your stones, cuz I see you kicking pebbles
He said I can make you special, we just gotta deal to settle
I put my middle fingers up, and I said get down off my level (x2)

Eyes - Single 

Eyes (Prod. L. Williams)

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