A lyrical exercise to keep one's skills sharp.

Sparring Practice

Sparring Practice Freestyle (#exoduschallenge)

History repeats itself. But who said it had to happen the exact same way? The Bible is alive today. Those stories replay themselves in our everyday lives. Sometimes we're Moses, sometimes we're Cain, sometimes we're Judas, sometimes we're Jesus, etc. we're living a lot of the Bible stories in our own way; now. This song is my way of threading the times together.

The Happening

Sifu Jo3 - The Happening

"This ain't a diss song, it's a real song" - Jay-Z

The Water Bearer

"Dis Courage" was written March 19, 2015 during a transitional phase I was in (except for the parts I freestyled while recording). This track reflects the pain, confusion, & frustration I was enduring at that time. At that time, A LOT of things were being revealed to me by God about myself, the ppl who were around me, & the world as I knew it...which made me question a lot of things...even myself....
Thanks for listening/reading!

Intro:
Dis…Courage *repeat 3 x's*

Don't Stop, Don't Quit
Don't Stop, Don't Quit
Don't Stop, Don't Quit
Don't Stop, Don't Quit

Verse:
I'm losing my motivation
to go & take it
used to be so driven, life almost drove me crazy
for yrs I persevered til now, my hope is fading 
I kno that faith is
the substance of things hoped for, so Lord who I loss faith in? 
God or myself/ I'm, hard on myself
u kno the game I'm just playing the cards I was dealt
Dawg, I'm myself
what u expect from me? 
God is my witness, no kidding, like getting a vasectomy
ironically tho, closing my mind is a stretch for me
see more soaks in
when it's more open 
I'm going thru it but that's what u do when doors open 
u only get 1 shot, that much I kno but what's the hold up, God? Is the Lord toasting
it's hard for me to celebrate
when every day
the devil tears away 
at my spirit in damn near every way
so many tears that I've shed today 
so many ppl I've loved, idk where are they
I'd say they left but to leave would mean u were there, I pray
I get out this rut, I'm trying
but it feels like I'm dying
jus wanna live but feel like I'm wasting my time
this is the dark side of ambition
pouring ya heart in what u do & having it spat back in ya face, by damn critics
or a friend who said they support u but never show it
u support all they do, & their load, u helped em tote it
knowing everybody needs a helping hand, man, listen
u can be a selfish man, & giving 
what you've given that u truly needed
how much u sacrifice for someone else that truly needs it
Or do u only give to benefit from who's receiving..the selfish giver
I see ppl & can see who're demons
smile in my face, ask me for favors, but I kno u scheming
but I ain't with the fake shit
nah, i defy the matrix
like Neo did
I ain't Mr. Anderson, I'm Neo, bitch
which would u choose? The red or blue pill?
I chose the grape 1, that's red, & blue, stilll
cursed with the gift, gifted with the curse, now that's too real
living as me everyday
in every way
u ain't got a clue on what it takes
for this courage, to never break

Dis…Courage *repeat 3 x's*

Outro:
Don't Stop, Don't Quit
Don't Stop, Don't Quit
Don't Stop, Don't Quit
Don't Stop, Don't Quit

Dis Courage (It Gets Easier)

Hook:
i found love...love...love
i found love...love...love
i'm not in love but love is in me
i'm not in love but love is in me
i'm not in love but love is in me
i'm not in love but love is in me
i'm not in love

Bridge:
Searching high, searching low
(Where the love at?)
Search inside
Searching high, searching low
(Where the love at?)
Search inside

Hook*

Verse:
i think love is amazing
i think love is what made me
i think love is embracing
Who u are, what u feel
Ya flaws, the thrills
becuz all of it shaped me
Call me crazy
but i think it's saying
sorry for real
& givin all that there is
& even when they scar ya & ya heart hurts, knowing how to forgive
u got to if you're gonna allow it to heal
i don't think love's about how ya feel
i think love is about how ya live
That's why i smile, live out loud, spread knowledge, & give
i'm tryna embody what positive is
when i learned I gotta love myself before somebody will
that's when I finally learned how it feel
i found love

Hook & Bridge*

Outro verse:
It's funny what love can do
By loving me, I found love for u
i love the trees, not just the fruit
i love the leaves, plus the roots
We gotta love the seeds, see, some of us grew
In the dirt, & did some dirt, too
But forgiveness is the biggest step of love
Along with honest intent, trust
Honor, & commitment, & just
Treating ppl how u wanna be treated
To love someone else
Like u love yourself
Is the furthest thing to being selfish
i'm selfless
Meaning i think about myself less
i found love...
i found love...
i found love…in me

L.A.M.E. - The Bright Side

Found Love ft. Briley (Prod. by David Luke)

Verse 1:
The aftermath
After Kast
Album track 13, on ATLiens played, was i have to rap
This equation's algebraic
i was a brat
With plans to leave home like i was at bat
Can't build an empire being home, but there's a catch
i had drive but was out of gas
But God willing/wheeling
That's higher power steering
For y'all ass...
But i ain't 1 to flex & front
i doubt I'll blow on radio like funk flex's bomb
Been hot since 97 bruh, & never hit a slump
Since 21 i been the best that ever did it where i'm from
Yet to make it big, he small, that's no biggie i'll get on
& shine altho i don't sound like biggie in a song
i'm All Bany, putting the city on
Too many Albany Ga boys did it wrong
Don't get it wrong, this ain't a diss, it's just facts
Problem is too many niggas just rap
(Fuck that)

Hook:
i ain't another wannabe, i'ma be Sumthin
i'ma be Sumthin, hear me
i ain't another wannabe, i'ma be Sumthin
i ain't another wannabe, i'ma be Sumthin
i ain't another wannabe…i'ma be Sumthin
Hear me...feel me

Verse 2:
This is what becomes of the kid that sat in class writing raps
i was 12 like, hell yeah i can rap
Started with a group, me & Brian
Just rhyming
Needed an artist name, that's cool
Shawn was going by Kalage then
Then, Field mob was still a group
This was before they dropped their 1st project, when i would do
Recordings on my boombox inside my room
Had no beats, just rapped over songs, just hearing me rhyme was kinda cool
Recorded over any tape i found around my room
Pressed play & record at the same time, how we'd do
i was studying Eminem, Royce da 5'9, & Snoop
Jay-Z, Outkast, Nas, Canibus, Pac, & a dude
Named Devin..as in Devin the dude
As time passed, i got better it was inevitable
By then i was on a label, so i begin stressing the group
Brian ain't wanna write shit
His interest wasn't the group
But it's cool
Now i finally got a rap name
Shawn called me Monte Carlo, & i ran with that mayne
In whatever i do
i was 14 then, & never been into a booth
The label ain't make it happen, i left them & left the group
Now i'm solo...so Lo did what i had to do at the time
Grinded, kept rhyming, even got in the booth a few times
When i could, D. love wanted to manage me then, cuz how i do with the rhymes
Never happened, but what happened was my boo at the time
Introduced me to Neil, an engineer & producer that's trying
To build a studio, he had a closet booth, i ain't mind
i came thru, & did my thang, paid my dues for the time
Til he hit me & said he's thru charging studio time
Cuz he truly believed in what i can do, & my grind
That meant a lot to a nigga
i wouldn't be where i'm at now, if not for my nigga

Hook*

I'ma Be Sumthin (Prod. by David Luke)

Additional Vocals by Briley

Verse 1:
She loves me like Hinata...
But i just wanna be hokage...
i love her like Hinata...
But i'ma be hokage
or maybe i'll be Sasuke
then she'll love me like Sakura
but i'm cursed with this thirst for power, i will love her like Hinata...
With u, i can be hokage
She loves me like a Hinata
She loves me like a Hinata
She loves me like Hinata
She loves me like Hinata

Hook:
Like Anime...
Like Anime...
Like Anime...
i'm drawn to u...

*Commercial break....
*This that Adult Swim shit

Verse 2:
She loves me like Katara..
But i have to master the Avatar state...
i gotta let her go
i love her like Katara...
But she just tryna keep the Avatar safe
Like in the Avatar play
Hey...
i love u like Sokka...
& u are Yue
or Suki
To me, it's hard to say...
But u have my heart either way
She loves me like Katara
She loves me like Katara
She loves me like Katara

Hook*

Like Anime (Prod. by Glen Thomas)

Additional Vocals by Briley

Hook:
it's all about the vibe (it's all about the vibe)
i'm caught up in the vibe (i'm caught up in the vibe)
Thank God to be alive (Thank God to be alive)

Bridge:
Thank God to be alive
& feel the vibe
Though some of these vibes are ill
All of these vibes are real
& all of the vibes i feel
Are why i feel so alive
Though i could die
Right here…right now *repeats again*

*Hook*

A god called CarLo.

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