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Black Royalty

from The Black Tape by CLEAN

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Listen
I’m motivated by the finer things
I’m talking (True/TRU) but don’t mistake it for designer jeans
Cut from a different cloth
But you never (a wear/aware) that
Know that I’m a man, look in my eyes and imma stare back
Came from the bottom of the trenches where we bleed mud
So money be the driving force cause we ain’t use to see love
Daddy gone, broken home, it’s the same story
Not a metaphor it’s truth in these allegories
Put my friends on
Never in the friend zone
We gon get this money right
Trust me cause I’m hands on
I know I got the key just gotta start up the ignition
And you know I got gas that’s why im always on a mission
I was put in this position
Cause they say I got the gift
To take us to the top of the mountain without a (lift/lyft)
Every challenge in my life I embrace mine
Only get a couple of chances
I gotta take mine
Don’t ever waste time


HOOK

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I just want you to be royalty
Everything in this life
Yea we know ain’t free
But still don’t settle for the curb
Take a chance and go and get what you deserve

(X2)



Verse 2

Twenty Eleven
Had to readjust the system
Put it in my own name, but now I’m clearer with this vision
No excuse from this point on
It’s all on me
So if I ever die broke
Then let that fall on me
No attributions to the circumstance cause I done seen worse
Its just mind over matter some faith and a lot of work
And uuuh, possibly a little bit of stress
Cause what’s gon motivate you if you always at yo best?
So I grind for it
Never do I whine for
Looking at my watch baby I do not got (Tom Ford/Time for it)
So I gotta step my game up
And you gon have to respect that
Feelings get left at the door
That’s where we check that
Just understand this lil world that we living in
The competition ain’t the problem
That I hope you comprehend
You know this life ain’t fair
It wasn’t meant to be
Don’t be a silly rabbit
But be all about yo celery
The world was set for me to be a statistic
But see I’m never in the mix when they be checking ballistics
I think I’m beating every odd, I let the lord be my witness
I’m on a roll America and do not ask for forgiveness nah
I learn from the worst and study the best
Consolidate to applicate and put the work in the flesh
That lil talking don’t amuse me
It really do confuse me
If you ain’t bout that action by all means you can lose me
Cause time is of the essence not a day spared
Member when I use to ride the bus to shop at Bay Fair
Now ever dollar I’m spending for me it’s winning
If I put it out its gon come back
Double percentage yep
That’s the mind frame, we ain’t playing mind games
Elevate yo people build em up until we all paid
if it some secrets to success then it’s consistency
Audacity, believing in yoself moving intentionally
Deliberately
I mean literally
I’m talking outta yo mind tho
Physically
No stagnation, we ain’t coo wit complacence
This the new talented 10th
We only open for greatness
You know that Black Excellence
Spreading through my eloquence
Elements are intelligence
Wealth building and elegance
Happiness over settling
Anything other than that shall be irrelevant.

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from The Black Tape, released February 26, 2019
Barry E. Victor Jr.

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CLEAN Oakland, California

CLEAN, is a Hip Hop/ Rap artist who has created his own genre called Soul Rap. He is from Oakland, CA and has his own record label that he formed in 2011 called GREENMUSIC. Under his label he has independently released 5 projects. 1) The Director's Cut. 2) My Brother's Keepers. 3) In the Mean Time. 4) X King's and 5) The Black Tape. ... more

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