Brass Tacks ft. Nate Kiz Lyrics

Let's take it down to brass tacks

Identify the abscess, killin' what's abstract

Let's take it back to b-boys, rappers rockin' backpacks

Battles with no writtens and styles that's still untapped

Feature cats that match the vibe with a verse

Instead of big names, they just supply whatever works

Grew up on Scribble Jam tapes and Dilla beats

Eyedea crushin' egos over cuts from Abilities

Real diss tracks, never prefabricated

Presence that captivated, new patterns to add to paintings

The passion was elevated, rhymin' was mathematic

Women that wasn't plastic, instrumentals dynamic

Take me back to the classics, maybe I'm reminiscin'

But the more I listen, more I realize it's what we missin'

New blood, we do it for the love

We do it just because everything I am came from everything I was

Still I'm doin' what I can, everything I was Made me everything I am

Still I'm doin' what I can, everything I was Made me everything I am

Still I'm doin' what I can, everything I was Made me everything I am

Still I'm doing what I can, everything I was Made me everything I am

I cruise the canyon with the windows down

I deal with the highs and lows until I find some middle ground

Can't let the thoughts rot, kid, I gotta get em out

So many ups and downs, that's why I got a different sound

These days too much value is placed on entertainment

They'll do anything to get you famous

Fame equals green, which means fame equals greed

Leave my posts vacant before I let em break me

I break it down when I'm stressed, pull the stems, smoke the rest

Let it breathe, 'till em I'm at my best

Yes, yes, life is so complex, don't take it out of context

Sometimes the simple hook says it best

Still I'm doin' what I can, everything I was Made me everything I am

Still I'm doin' what I can, everything I was Made me everything I am

Still I'm doing what I can, everything I was Made me everything I am

Still I'm doin' what I can, everything I was Made me everything I am

Still I'm doin' what I can, everything I was Made me everything I am