The Paper Chase Video (MV)

Welcome to the grind it's the paper chase
Money on the mind that's the safest safe
Align with the divine or you'll waste away
You're running out of time don't waste the day
I try to make it happen
Get the business started
But when I get to rappin'
I get disregarded
It's retarded
Movin' slow
Open hearted
But who's to know
If I'm telling the truth
Or if I'm speaking a lie
Asking for a truce
I don't even reply
I hit 'em with the deuce
Saying peace and goodbye
This shit ain't nothin' new
Cut my piece of the pie
Cherry strawberry
With a little bit of pecan
The weight that I carry
Makes me weary by the weekend
I'm jumping in the deep end
Almost everyday
This shit ain't nothin' pretend
I know no other way
There ain't no other path
No other destination
Hip hop isn't dead
It just needs resuscitation
And elimination
Of the fake snakes slitherin'
Take 'em off the drugs
Hit the brakes shakes shiverin'
Welcome to the grind it's the paper chase
Money on the mind that's the safest safe
Align with the divine or you'll waste away
You're running out of time don't waste the day
(I said)
Welcome to the grind it's the paper chase
Money on the mind that's the safest safe
Align with the divine or you'll waste away
You're running out of time don't waste the day
I don't want to be the best
That's too much attention
But when they speak about the greatest
I would like to be mentioned
'cause I'm rapping in layers
I got many dimensions
I'm not like the other players
I got different intentions
It's divine intervention
It's my mind in ascension
They try to stop the vision
Don't deny the prevention
It's causing the tension
With my muscular strain
Like I'm back in detention
With the cuts in my vein
And I ain't talking seafood
When I say I've got muscle
You can tell I need food
From the way that I hustle
I'm starving to rap
And it's causing frustration
I can't afford jack
With this f*cking inflation
I'm living in the basement at my momma's crib
With debt piling up like a college kid
I dropped out twice
That's abolishment
Of a system set up
With no acknowledgement
For the individual
With the infinite intelligence
Tryna reach the pinnacle
With illegit developments
A little bit benevolent
The enemy is evident
Strategic envelopment
The thoughts are so malevolent
Blocking out the negativity
In my bubble
Searching for the serenity
Seeing double
Dodging all the trouble
Everyday I'm praying
Wise men on the path
And this is what they're saying
Welcome to the grind it's the paper chase
Money on the mind that's the safest safe
Align with the divine or you'll waste away
You're running out of time don't waste the day
(I said)
Welcome to the grind it's the paper chase
Money on the mind that's the safest safe
Align with the divine or you'll waste away
You're running out of time don't waste the day
Writing down my rage on the page
Big seller
Fresh out the cage hit the stage
Big stepper
I gotta stay humble
I know that much is true
Because the more you think you're winning
Is the less that you do
A couple words of wisdom
For supreme implication
You gotta get your mind right
To achieve elevation
And we need dedication
For the dreams we've been chasing
I try to stay patient
But I can't stay complacent
So welcome to the grind
The paper chase is real
I'm hoping that you'll find
A good way to make a meal
Step into reality
It's hard to make a living
Especially with morality
And pain that we've been given
And Dylan
(yeah)
Step out of the box
Check the wide view
The game is full of locks
Well I don't give a f*ck
'Cause I'm breaking in it
I'm tapping to core
It'll take a minute
Then I'll find me a gem
Lay it down on the track
From silver and gold
To a platinum plaque
If you want to beat the clock
Just pick up a book
Enough of that talk
Now back to the hook
Welcome to the grind it's the paper chase
Money on the mind that's the safest safe
Align with the divine or you'll waste away
You're running out of time don't waste the day
(I said)
Welcome to the grind it's the paper chase
Money on the mind that's the safest safe
Align with the divine or you'll waste away
You're running out of time don't waste the day