Logic

hate; find repugnant

Or you're trapped in your cell phone

Or my chicken scratch, or my self-loathe

I don't wanna fuckin' listen to you spit your raps someone else wrote

unique; unusual or striking

A handkerchief and I'm thinkin' of bringin' the fuckin' fingerless gloves back

And not giving a singular fuck, like fuck rap!

I sound like a fuckin' millionaire

infamy; the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality

Understood that the power was harnessed in that basement

It ain't about the money and notoriety

It's about the people and making a difference in society

snobbish; someone who believes in rule by an elite group

Lookin' for something to complete us

And maybe lead us, fuck an elitist

Hell of a long way from equal is how they treat us

figure out; convert code into ordinary language

Futuristic, so simplistic

Please decipher my linguistics

Slow it down, Robitussin

refuse to do business with; refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with

Claimin' that we homies, boy stop (stop)

That's the type of shit I boycott

Yellin' fuck the 5-0, state troops

slow moving; moving slowly

Bitch, you Geoffrey, bitch, you Geoffrey, like shit

You salty, uh, I said, "You salty 'cause you sluggish"

I made it 'cause I'm me, ain't switch the image like I'm thuggish

opponent; someone who offers opposition

Literally, shit is literary

I eviscerate any my adversary

When I rolled up, showed up, leave 'em toed up

travel plan; an established line of travel or access

Fuck around and took the bus and a ferry

Should've seen the itinerary, then we made it back home like woah

Tell me how you're feelin', higher than the ceilin'

exceed; distinguish oneself

When the beef is at steak, I'm Astros

My god level lyricism surpass flows

I'm much more than fast flows,

give or act in return; act, feel, or give mutually or in return

I like a woman that's all-natural

I give her good energy and let it reciprocate

A young nigga that's tryna innovate

create; bring something new to an environment

I give her good energy and let it reciprocate

A young nigga that's tryna innovate

As many ways as Em and Jay did Renegade

creative; ahead of the times

My mind jaded no I never evade it

I elevate it just to keep it innovative (innovative)

God damn, bring it back now

disturbance; unstable flow of a liquid or gas

Been on this plane way too long, I can't wait to see you again

Oh my God this turbulence has got me sippin' on this liquor

Crazy racist white bitch looking at us like, "Who are these niggas?"

disgrace; cause to be distrusted or disbelieved

It's like they never heard the words that came up out my mouth

It's like they just wanna discredit what I'm all about

I be in the studio, the motherfuckers fallin' out

kill; kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

And when the situation's delicate

I execute it with the proper etiquette

Everybody wanna get ahead of it, no

illusion; (psychology) an incorrect belief that is held in spite of evidence to the contrary

Bitches losing calories out here jumping to conclusions

Can't fuck with they delusions, I'm on that 101 cruisin'

Okay, way back in the day I rap in a way, but no not quite like this

ancestor; one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

'Bout to take it back like Doc and Marty inside the DeLorean

I am no historian, but here to make my predecessors proud

(All you bitch niggas not allowed?)

lying down; having a tendency (to); often used in combination

They had a dream and a vision that they follow like a religion

But on the real the road to success is prone to collision

And every now and then something happens that's unexpected

authorize; approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

My name is Paul Rothenberg, attorney of law

And I hereby ratify and confirm that Logic is motherfucking paid

Can't nothing stop me, I'm on a roll I'm on a roll

plan; come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

Runnin' my city like I'm the Wizard of Oz

Everybody wanna know what I devise

Everybody wanna know, yeah

important; having important issues or results

Hoping your mental get out your feelins like dental

This shit is consequential, lightin' a fire to the game

Can you rappers feel the flame? Nah, this shit won't be the same

hide; lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

That work work, put 'em in the dirt

Let em' all lurk, know I had to get up with Durk

We never hurt, hurt know the deal, tour sold out

scatter; distribute loosely

Like the opening words in this verse

That as soon as they disperse, make other rappers converse

I'm glad to put in you a hearse, real talk—fuck rap

seriousness; the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol

Somebody tell me now what done happen to society

My happiness is gone and it took with it my sobriety

They say that money cannot make you happy

huge; of great force or power

This liquor that I'm drinking got me thinking 'bout some other shit

Feeling like I'm sinking like Titanic or some other ship

Word to your mothership, boy, this that gutter shit

fall; drop sharply

I never graduated but I made it to the summit

Don't get me wrong, so many times I thought that I would plummet

Felt like I didn't have the heart and couldn't seem to stomach

conduct; (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

All the way from Maryland whipping out West Covina

Hold up, now check my demeanor

Yeah, your girl bad, my girl meaner

ooze; pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

It feel like time passing me by slower than a slug

While this feeling inside of my body seep in like a drug

Will you hug me, rub me on the back like a child?

lying while under oath; criminal offense of making false statements under oath

We locked in a pine casket, it's botched up

Like plastic surgery, classic perjury

The way they can plead the fifth to the 13th

history; record in chronological order; make a historical record

We the illest

Finger fuck a critic, shit is darker than The Chronicles of Riddick

Yes I did it, while they bit it, you know we got it

suspension; an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

I feel sorry for these rappers comin' up, what was me

I just took a hiatus and wrote a novel, motherfucker

I got more verses than the Holy Bible, motherfucker

overly narrow representation; a conventional or formulaic conception or image

Make me wanna pull up with the, with the gat in the glove like

I just wanna be free, not a slave to the stereotype

All alone in my room in the middle of the night

rebel; break with established customs

I've been up and I've been down, but you know any day you wake up, that's a good day

Livin' life like a renegade

Most people just livin' they life tryna get paid

distrustful; believing the worst of human nature and motives

But you gotta remember to give back when you get that When you finally get to the top and you hit that pinnacle

I ain't being cynical, I'm just being real

I believe that everybody feel, everybody feel, listen up Everybody over here

uncaring; marked by a lack of interest

Visions of seeing my self as some what different

Reality got me feeling indifferent

I'm lifting this weight of my shoulders

calm; a disposition free from stress or emotion

My DNA not my identity

Finding serenity

Become a better man, I better be

wall painting; a painting that is applied to a wall surface

Bobby Boy Records spitting thorough

Every time I grab the mic, I'm paintin' murals

Doing shows in other countries, coming back with Euros

mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule

Ayo I'm on a lyrical, poetic rhetoric

Lyrical miracle, satirical shit

If you don't like my conscious rap, you won't like my material shit

sophistication in speaking; using language effectively to please or persuade

But fuck it all, it doesn't matter

Ayo I'm on a lyrical, poetic rhetoric

Lyrical miracle, satirical shit

native; originating where it is found

I'm the illest to ever do it, come now, Bobby Boy, cool it

An indigenous era of the indigenous emcee

Riding this motherfucker 'til the tank on E

abundance; extreme excess

Don't try to come at me, Morty.

I'm saying that he's got a plethora of music that varies from mood to mood, Morty. Okay?

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plentiful; more than enough in size or scope or capacity

Don't fuck with they narrative and how they spun it

Like Clive Campbell, I'ma set an example

My flow ample over this sample

story; a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events

Everything that they talking about, I already done it

Don't fuck with they narrative and how they spun it

Like Clive Campbell, I'ma set an example

very bad; conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

I've come to body this shit (Body this shit)

Yes, it's egregious, I'm Regis

You Kelly, you pussy, you pussy

collection; a collection of works that an artist or company can perform

Wonder of the world, just might steal your girl

All I do is rhyme and get money, that's my repertoire

Holla at honeys, "Voulez-vous voucher avec moi, ce soir?"

coated; form a crust or a hard layer

Whoop your ass and get arrested in a double-breasted

Louis Vuitton diamond encrusted tailor-made suit

Now that's all Sinatra, everything

secret; a flock of coots

'Cause that's the whole meanin' behind this first verse

I'm in the cut, I'm covert

Definition, introvert

rebellion; organized opposition to authority

To profiteer

I've met Southerners to expect and fear a Negro insurrection

I see no purpose in withholding this from general discussion

thoughtful; given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences

Hold up, let me break down what I'm doing here

I get introspective on a record with a message deep in the lyrics

But after a while, that shit get depressing, they don't wanna hear it

moral principle; the principles of right and wrong

Yeah, yeah (uh)

Yeah, open your mind, this is work ethic

99 percent of you couldn't comprehend the method

give insincere compliments; excessive or insincere praise

Comin' with assault and battery

Imitation is a form of flattery

Tryna make somethin' so original, you can't flatter me

search; search haphazardly

'Cause my thumbs are too numb, I've been thumbin' through cash

You niggas is bums, you rummage through trash

Throw a couple ones in your cup, then I dash

fight; noisy quarrel

See, I'm from Maryland where cats draw gats like animation

From the smallest altercation, that can lead to termination

With a rapper on every corner, like the rest of the nation

relieve; provide physical relief, as from pain

What I mean is that— look

It's the hypeman's job to alleviate pressure from the main act

You know? so, when I come and I say

hardship; a state of misfortune or affliction

And to the next chapter of the rest of their lives

Through all the mayhem and adversity

Through all the negativity and hardship

extend; cause to continue or prevail

I don't wanna talk about how good I rap, yeah

I don't wanna perpetuate none of that, yeah, it's all a trap, yeah

It took a lightyear

the other side or team; a contestant that you are matched against

But it might bring you back, won't it?

Quas and an MPC is no match for any opponent

One of the greatest alive, nobody could argue

next to; nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space

Back in the basement

Look at my idols, I'm feelin' adjacent

Doin' the shit that I wish I was doing, I'm feelin' impatient

hiding place; a shelter from danger or hardship

Let a motherfucker live right now

Break it down like a mental state in an asylum

Talk about timing, fuck about rhyming

very gifted young person; an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person

Spittin' for your idol, vital

For the Gs, name somebody hot as me, prodigy

Probably be on your favorite rapper in another three

use up; use up (resources or materials)

Y'all know I'm rhymin' elite

My rhymin' don't never deplete

Fuck are they rhymin' about?

think about something constantly; haunt like a ghost; pursue

Happily ever after, probably not, but I have to have hope

Used to obsess over being dope, but the industry too cutthroat

They less focused on the talent and more focused on the upvotes

wasting away; a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

It's 'cause they have to be

These motherfuckers weaker than muscle atrophy

This life feels like a simulation, man, it has to be

tighten; a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

Can you see the light like common sense?

But to my defense, that way of thinkin' past tense

Life's a bitch and shit can get screwed

reach; to gain with effort

Because the money and fame, success and the game

Has nothing to do with the life of happiness you plan to attain

Gripping this grain

argument; a point asserted as part of an argument

Like a game of eight ball, it's only one intention

Two face hustlers like two countries is in contention

Off the track like three tires missing suspension

preserve in memory; mark by some ceremony or observation

My Porsche colder than a bowl of gazpacho

Commemorate me with a statue

"Fuck the world" written on the tattoo

wanderer; anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place

Logic, Big Lenbo, the motherfuckin' veteran, set it off (uh, uh)

It's Leon the Teflon, vagabond

Microphone madness, one step beyond

odd item; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

Probably be on your favorite rapper in another three

Honestly, my articulation's an anomaly

Audibly switchin' these flows like clothes