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Soul Food

by Elijah Khan

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1.
Soul Food 03:02
Yo, uh, this is soul food Ha, Its just a taste man, its just a taste The main is yet to come, flipside But check it Why do i live this way? I used to wanna see it all but now i hide behind designer shades A jack of all trades, from a young age i thought of ways to get paid Wanted some new jays, freshly trimmed skin fade When i was young they told me women can’t be trusted Because they’ll line you up if you’re the nigga with the mustard My sauce is different they can’t comprehend I’m tryna take this music that im making and turn it into a dividend I used to choke when i smoked weed, then i got used to it It weren’t until i learnt how to roll that i started abusing it, What can i say, that was my thing to help me get away Mind on the cream, growing up with dreams In my teens, council estates they looked like sky scrapers Til i saw the world, oh my beloved pearl It weren’t nothing but a slum, making us the ghetto children Now we’re grown, we’re tryna come back and buy the buildings boy So we rolled up Kush, smoke weed for the pain Pour henny for the n****s that we lost to the game, They want cheese, we want cheese Soul food n***a we will eat, get it by any means Its soul food So we rolled up Kush, smoke weed for the pain Pour henny for the n****s that we lost to the game, They want cheese, we want cheese Soul food n***a we will eat, get it by any means Its soul food City lights, im tryna catch a vibe, She wasn’t f*****g with me till she saw i had a ride, I knew this but i let it slide because of pride Already bought her two drinks, im tryna fuck tonight And so i turn a blind eye I guess its ignorance, keeps placing me in this predicament Chasing girls with no morals, lying tryna get some oral Its crazy, she said she wants to have my baby She ain’t even met my parents but questions my disappearance, Slowly moving on, why most n****s become fugazy The second you start getting money they start acting crazy Looking side ways, telling jokes that aint funny It seems they rather see me broke than see a n***a up with money But i peeped it, so i acted accordingly Changed my ways and only hit them n****s up quarterly Im talking new years, easter, summer and then christmas Only thing consistent Khan stays on his business boy So we rolled up Kush, smoke weed for the pain Pour henny for the n****s that we lost to the game, They want cheese, we want cheese Soul food n***a we will eat, get it by any means Its soul food So we rolled up Kush, smoke weed for the pain Pour henny for the n****s that we lost to the game, They want cheese, we want cheese Soul food n***a we will eat, get it by any means Its soul food
2.
Goodfellas 03:00
We never got no lessons, but we always found our way Ready made? Nah we had to slave just to secure our place Amazing grace, wasn’t meant to happen but we found some ways Of getting paid, cutting corners, just to end up facing jurors Sometimes it feels like torture, i should be living driving round in Porshes Not on the corner late 00s serving orders Don’t play no game if you cant take no L’s, No this ain’t no sea side but there’s plenty shells, Wishing wells, crackheads stealing pennies tryna make those sales Fish scale, it tipped the scales, all in our favours Growing up, we did things no behaviour I’m talking school days getting head behind the bushes They tried to over look us and count us out, man I guess they couldn’t We was ten toes down, was ducking rounds Local chip shop is where we would gather round After school, kicking it like Jet li Two piece with a Pepsi How’d we go from playing in the flats To in the flats searching for cats It’s mad Ha, you know looking back we didn’t even mean to break no rules man We were just young trine get it We wanted to shine man, we wanted to stunt on n****s My n***a fresh out of jail, four years for throwing food on a scale, Stacking monkeys, he hit me up and told me he feels caged still He’s on license, 7pm curfew, he used to take his time for granted We were young and mostly dumb, broke, in search of funds Gave no f*** about no laws, if we were getting bread Patient n****s don’t get fed, we had to get it Don’t leave no paper trails, burner phone, cash never debit Speak in person, don’t message These are things that we learnt with time, Before our brothers did their time, Crazy I’ve been lucky thus far Because ive gambled my freedom, played a part in all that scheming But came out clean, unscathed, breathing I’m still here fighting demons The ends changed, so I adapted I learnt to read my situation, met my days with preparation Never slip, cause that could change your situation I talking T-shirts saying r.i.p You’re just another casualty darg, it’s mad You know we weren’t nothing but some young n****s man We were just tryna win at life You know, Goodfellas
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Outrageuous 03:12
Its outrageous Its outrageous The Way you make me feel Its outrageous ( ba ba ba) Its outrageous ( ba ba ba) Its outrageous ( ba ba ba) The Way you make me feel (ba ba ba) The way you make me feels outrageous, yeah you really had me in a trace At a glance, i was thinking coming over with a glass This ain’t wine baby, take a sip From the shores of the emirates Brandy, mwah you love the taste of it Sophisticated, from the hood but polished up Now its german cars, Rollies and APs Stick for my safety, I keep it calm till i have to, show you, how we get down in my part of town Pump action, but baby girl for now im chilling, I’ve got a thing for fancy clothes, pretty jewels and women I won’t objectify, but i feel like i need you in my possession I mean since we’re confessing I may as well tell you all things I’ve seen, Like how I’ve been picturing peeling your body out of them jeans Booty looking fat in your Baby Phat Matter fact, ima show you how i handle that Baby what’s up? Its outrageous Its outrageous Baby girl it’s outrageous The way you make me feel Its outrageous ( ba ba ba) Its outrageous ( ba ba ba) Baby girl it’s outrageous ( ba ba ba) The Way you make me feel (ba ba ba) I mean I’ve never really called myself a dreamer But the irony is, someone like you is who i dream of I close my eyes and imagine, fairy tales, Coming home from work tired, to a meal prepared I ain’t scared of what the future holds, I’ve just seen love fail before and leave grown men broken For a next girl to pick up, tryna make herself a collage Until he’s picture perfect, i hope the pain was worth it I ain’t invincible, i might pretend to be, Just to hold on to whatever misconception that you hold of me I’m tryna be the man of your dreams, with no fears, Life thought out, kids and careers I ain’t perfect, but i’ll try to be Promise to hold me down and blast for me Stand up in court on trial and lie for me Bonnie and Clyde, won’t have no other way I’ll hold you down until our last day, Do you feel me? Its outrageous Its outrageous Baby girl it’s outrageous The Way you make me feel Its outrageous ( ba ba ba) Its outrageous ( ba ba ba) Baby girl it’s outrageous ( ba ba ba) The Way you make me feel (ba ba ba)
4.
Wasn't Given 03:36
You know I like beats like this man S**t gets me thinking, You ain’t nothing was given to us We went and got everything we had I believed that i could dream, rollie on my sleeve, Never thought that i could say no lines like that I didn’t think I’d ever have no rolex watch up on my arm, Talkless, walking round the ends just wearing designer garms But things changed round, Stacked up pennies till they became pounds Broke laws in the process, only way to progress I guess that’s why, i get nervous at the sound Of the sirens when in my ends, repercussions of my sins I start thinking are they coming for me? To take my freedom? Wanna kill me like their Liam Neeson Take a deep breath, I’m going to deep Pardon my transgressions,I’ve learnt hard lessons Lost friends i wish i didn’t, women i would love to see But couldn’t keep up with the person that they thought I’d be I guess that’s an excuse for saying that i wouldn’t change Or fake being someone else that i wasn’t Just so i could have a placeat their table Never broke down, only enabled Other n****s in my hood, to see the greater good, Buy a home and find a wife is what my pastor preached Go to school, get a degree is what my parents teached I never had a choice, i live life my heart on my sleeve, And pour out henny for my brothers that are dead or deceased They lost at life, I mean they never stood a chance Mother working round the clock, Father nowhere to be found So their on the streets working, Thinking if they could help with bills, maybe mummy she could rest, If i could pay the mortgage, maybe mummy won’t be stressed But the problem with this thinking is it puts you on the block, Where they get bullets in their chest I’m talking hood beef, where children younger than me Kill each other for a street, that they don’t even own These post code wars, led to knocks at the door, From the police, ready to make an arrest, For that knife under your vest We didn’t pick this life, i guess we just adapted to it, And we didn’t want to break the rules, sometimes we had to do it I can’t speak on my endeavours, I might perjure myself But I can guarantee I’m worthy of some judgement myself Ahh, These are confessions of a hood n***a, I mean not too hood We grew up in the hood around thugs but try remain good, Minor cases, I would ride out to these other places Just to back a n***a, who later would make a statement Breaking down our friendship, I weren’t ever scared of life, I just had to embrace it And realise the choices I would make right here today Would have consequences in the future I was only born to win, I don’t relates to losers Pardon my arrogance, I don’t mean to be rude But I can’t have you eat around me, you ain’t bringing no food You’re only here tryna consume Can’t call yourself no man, if all you do is bring your spoon N***a Can’t call yourself a man if you just brought your spoon, n***a I mean that’s the worst kinda n***a man A n***a just hanging around waiting for a handout Don’t bring s**t to the table but always tryna eat Ain’t no hand outs on this side man Only go getters If you want s**t you got to go take it Ain’t nothing given in life man Ain’t nothing given

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released October 20, 2019

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