was riding passenger, thru the city me and navy wrote the passage up, where the passion was, i was over there, ducked off, kept some hope to share, kept the motive clear, walking up the stairs, packed it with my pride never known the fear, whisper in my ear let me known sumn, rock the beef & broccolis when the snow come, had to roll up, grabba and the kush, brodie on the corner like the rook, how it look, how it feel, love real, know i broke it down to build, holdin down the field stand firm hold the blessings even tho my hands hurt, faded on the curb, with my head in my hands, give thanks nigga treasure my fam, shadowboxing devil tryna dance, not again, in the wind, purpose and a plan, all i had to give, thinkin as i ash the spliff, i aint get to build the bridge i was in my head, 2 weeks in the hospital bed, mind moving weird, crazy that i made it through the year, switched gears, smoke was in the air, brodie told me focus till its clear never known the fear, kept some hope to share
credits
from Cold Water,
released May 26, 2020
prod. Playa Haze
to hear two diamonds in the rough in Backwoodz and Ruby Yacht on the same track is really quite a special moment we're unlikely to hear again, and boy does that track pay! Pay Dues Make Do
this album came out the day after my high school graduation, and there have been tons of memories associated with this one. mike's showing his range on this one - from downright despondent on scarred lungs 1/2 and suffocate to hopeful on stargazer and PLANET to flexing his muscles on take crowns, summer 17 and my favorite, its like basketball. harrisonjohn28
...it's a work of art. The way he goes across genres to express the black experience...I LOVED Ensley but I'm glad that he went totally left. James Smith