Black Heroes / Outro About Nothing

[Verse 1]

Negativity, bet they pickin' me every day

While niggas whine, I'm out crushing my 5 Grapes

A good space, frame of mind til y'all came

They such a drag but naysayers Sheneneh

Stevie Wonder had them vision problems

It’s a wonder my 20-20’s can see tomorrow

You 20 something, his block is jumping like Vietnam

His mama be with the needle more than Nikko Hurtado

[Chorus]

Ain’t no hope for a young nigga

Ain’t no goal for a young nigga

Too short for a sport nigga

It gets horrific, we glorifyin' them drug dealers

[Verse 2]

Yea, so where your keys at, Playboy?

I sling hyperboles at a warped speed

Usain Bolt runnin' from ready, set, bang, go!

Third album of fate, nothing to bank on

I paint for 'em, they lay em on it, I paint more

They ain't showing the same love, try to think through it

I must influence some better music, let the hate show up

When 'Le show up, we make noise, that that they can't ignore

This cold poet just throw up quotables to give 'em hope

Go and slow up haters train of thoughts with brainstorms

We all niggas with dreams whether music or ball

Whether hooping, a song or simply pursuing em all

Since Paint a Picture, I been on a mission

Coming from the district everything but monumental

I ain’t gotta mention all the little flaws

Where the stairs it’s the boys, find it hard to follow politicians

And they Marion Barry, yea I have Barry Sanders

Never wanna be gangster, put them dirty pads up

The man route, try and get my parents out

Fuck a stash spot, I was mastering the slant route

Fly Route, I write, double white out

Since the rhyme route whole city taking my route

Taking my route

Tell these niggas that it's my house

Black hero

Ain’t no black hero

[Chorus]

Ain’t no hope for a young nigga

Ain’t no goal for a young nigga

Too short for a sport nigga

It gets horrific, we glorifyin them drug dealers

[Bridge]

Young nigga, ain’t no goals for a young nigga

Too short for a sport nigga

It gets horrific, we glorifyin' them drug dealers

Ain’t no goals for a young nigga

Too short for a sport nigga

Say we all gifted

We all gifted aha

And we all, and we all, and we all

And we all gifted

And we all, and we all, and we all

[Verse 3]

And I wrote this album without a care in the world

But the outcome as long as it’s an outpour of niggas who

Came out they downfall like an overblown round ball before my sound off

Or maybe this music will inspire a future mountain mover or two

And if I ever rush more music out to you

Then know that I’m overworking myself ‘cause my heart and mind into it

Ain’t been a black hero since Robert Townsend

So for meeting your man I hope you found something profound and enough to expand on before the sound falters

Ha ha, before the sound falters

Yeah, life better when your niggas good

[Outro About Nothing]

"Yea, so yea, how come, uh…

Yea, I came in to do the album"

"Right"

"I thought we’re doing the album today

How come? What happened?

When are we doing that?

Are we still doing that?

Do you wanna do it?

Album About Nothing, when are we doing that?

I thought we were doing that"

"I just wanted to see if I can get you here"

"I’m here

I came here to do it"

"I don’t really have much for you right now

I don’t know what to do"

"Well when are you gonna have it?

When am I doing it?

I’m ready to do it right now

I wanna do it"

"I’m not too sure, Jerry"

"Well, who is sure? Who is in charge of this"

"This is Gifted, this is The Gifted session

This isn’t Album About Nothing, this is The Gifted session"

"Oh, this is The Gifted session?"

"Yea, for the album that I got now"

"Okay

Alright then I guess I’ll come back"

"Please"