Shaka

[Intro]

Uh, ah, uh, uh

[Chorus 1]

My brother, Shaka, would have wanted me to do it like this

So raise your glasses for the lost ones in your life

(Y'all—to the beat, y'all)

(let's go, y'all—ya don't stop)

Dilla Dawg and Master Wel would have wanted me

As well, to propel with the spirit of the mic

(Go, y'all—let's go, y'all)

(Let's cut, yo—c'mon)

Even if you had one person with you and it's hard

They make it easy, celebrate them, let them know just who they are

(Go, y'all—let's go, y'all)

(It's cool, y'all—c'mon, uh)

Because of these experiences I have some control

On the microphone, I'm bold elevatin' to the stars

(Let's go, come-on, yeah )

(Yeah, yeah, let's go, c'mon!)

[Verse]

Here's a demonstration, with the excellence

Reverse the pandemic stress, filled with pestilence

Who has his finger on the pulse of the B-boy?

Serving fiends with the stream of a D-boy

Who's well connected? You must respect it

I'm driven with the spirits mentioned in this record

Hopefully this serves as motivation

They never sayin' that kind of sensation

Put my stamp on it, the mic clamps on it

Mama, I know, let me put lil' thamp on it

Blade runnin' through the day with agility

Stay gunnin', make way for possibilities

It's the capital-Q, rap, it'll do

What I want it to, it's like tamin' a shrew, uh

Livin' life, the Shakespearean proportions

Knowin' better, I've experienced distortions

[Bridge]

And through the in-and-outs, of life's revolvin' doors

I'mma see that; I'm still gettin' more

Yeah, I'm comin' in—I'm gon' see my friends

To the top floor—it seems it never ends

Heaven never ends—yeah, it never ends

It be goin' on—it's phenomenon

Like a newborn—or a Stevie song

It be goin' on—do ya feel it?

Snare drum go—

[Chorus 2]

My brother, Shaka, would've wanted me to say this to y'all;

Don't lose sight, y'all, without giving a fight

(Yeah, yeah, yeahh)

(Yeah, yeah, yeahh)

I'm channeling Weldon Irvine, Mr. Clean

He would've wanted me to say what I mean, and I mean, get it right

(Yeah, yeah, yeahh)

(Yeah, yeah, yeahh)

Dilla, havin' you in my past has been a blast

You've inspired so many and forever will you last

(Yeah, yeah, yeahh)

(Yeah, yeah, yeahh)

And to my father, yo; your spirit is drapin' me

Never escapin' me, I'm happy that I had you in my past

(Yeah, yeah, yeahh)

(Yeah, yeah, yeahh)

[Outro]

Uh-uh, let's go

Now, let's go, c'mon

Let's go

Now, let's go

Tka-ta-ta, uh-uh