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Bashy

Blessed

Release date: 12th July 2024

From Being Poor is Expensive
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About This Track

'Blessed' by Bashy is a 2024 Hip-Hop/Rap track from the album 'Being Poor is Expensive'. In the lyrics, Bashy sounds openly defiant about being watched by people who, he claims, prefer to see him fail, “shot down dead” in the street, rather than living well. The verse builds a grim contrast between day-to-day ambition and the cruelty of those who want an especially harsh outcome.

"Blessed" is a track by Bashy, from the album Being Poor is Expensive, released 12th July 2024. It's filed under Hip-Hop/Rap. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Bashy.

About the Artist

Bashy

Bashy

Lyrics

Blessed

[Verse 1: Bashy]

They don't wanna see a brudda living nice

They don't wanna see a brudda living sweet

Wanna see a brudda shot down dead inna di street

Wanna see a brudda taped off, covered by a sheet's what they wanna see

They don't wanna see a brudda doing well

They don't wanna see a brudda doing good

Wanna see a brudda fucked up, living in the hood

Wanna see a brudda drugged up, as a nitty, hooked's what they wanna see

Let's go, grew up on the ends, I was broke

Never been a shotta but I've made mills

Bout twenty years, focused on the grind

From Harlesden to Hollywood Hills, chills, ills

I came a long way from doing shows for a bills

Used to drive the 114 to Mill Hill

Keeping it real, never did trap or drill

Never sniffed sniff, nevеr took pills

Kept my eyes on thе prize, surprised I'm alive

Assume everyone's ends is as violent as mine

Here man will kill you for your watch, sign of the times

They wanna pull you down when they see you're on the rise

They wanna materialise your untimely demise

I walk with my chest high and my head high

Know how the zones is so I take time

They wanna spread lies, spread lies

Bad mout my name, watch with red eyes

Crabs in a bucket, Nines never told lies

Mummy prayed for me, morning and noon, night

Wanna spread lies, spread lies

Bad mout my name, watch with red eyes

Mummy prayed for me, morning and noon, night

To keep God at my side but

[Chorus: Haile]

They would love to see me stressing out

Bank balance inna di red ya na

Dem man love fi see me less ya na

Knife bored inna di my chest ya na

They would love fi see me dead ya na

Gunshot inna mi head ya na

But you dun know, Jah had another plan

Mi seh God always makes sure mi blessed ya na

You know, God always makes sure mi blessed you know

God always makes sure mi blessed you know

You know, God always makes sure mi blessed you know

Mi blessed, mi blessed, mi blessed

[Verse 2: Skrapz]

Lord, bless me and protect me from the jealousy, bad mind and the envy

Enemies out to get me so I got me a new G-17

And it came with a spare magazine

All the things that I've been through

And the places I've been to

All the choices I made and the L's that I took

That I charge to the game

That made me the man I became

These days, I'm immune to the pain

I been hot so I'm used to the flames

I ain't new to this ting

Used to put point twos into cling

Now it's 4X4's that I'm in

My lifestyle's inspiring

That's if you're on the outside looking in

I got a family to feed, I got people I can't disappoint

So I'm always on point cah

[Chorus: Haile]

They would love to see me stressing out

Bank balance inna di red ya na

Dem man love fi see me less ya na

Knife bored inna di my chest ya na

They would love fi see me dead ya na

Gunshot inna mi head ya na

But you dun know, Jah had another plan

Mi seh God always makes sure mi blessed ya na

You know, God always makes sure mi blessed you know

God always makes sure mi blessed you know

You know, God always makes sure mi blessed you know

Mi blessed, mi blessed, mi blessed

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Track details

From Being Poor is Expensive

2024
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Being Poor is Expensive
Being Poor is Expensive
Bashy
11th July 2024
Release year
2024
  1. 1The London Borough of Brent
    3:45
  2. 2Sweet Boys Turned Sour
    3:13
  3. 3Being Poor is Expensive
    2:21
  4. 4On the Rise
    4:32
  5. 5Blessed (feat. Skrapz & Haile)
    3:38
  6. 6Made in Britain
    4:15
  7. 7How Black Men Lose Their Smile
    3:17
  8. 8Lost in Dreams (feat. Roses Gabor)
    3:19
  9. 9Sticky
    3:12
  10. 10Earthstrong
    2:21
  11. 11Midnight in Balans
    4:05
  12. —Lost in Dreams
  13. —Blessed

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2009
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  1. 4 O'ClockChupa Chups
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  2. Baller BashChupa Chups
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  3. Be EasyChupa Chups
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  4. Being Poor is ExpensiveBeing Poor is Expensive
    2:21
  5. Being Poor Is Expensive - Live at Bush HallBeing Poor Is Expensive (Live Deluxe)
    6:20
  6. Big Love (feat. Scorcher, Big Narstie & Rahma Ali)Chupa Chups
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  7. Black Boys - Live at Bush HallBeing Poor Is Expensive (Live Deluxe)
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  8. Black Boys (Snippet)Chupa Chups
    0:50
  9. Blessed - Live at Bush Hall (feat. Skrapz & Haile)Being Poor Is Expensive (Live Deluxe)
    7:07
  10. Blessed (feat. Skrapz & Haile)Being Poor is Expensive
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Credits

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Writer
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