Respect - Intellectual

[Verse 1: Twisted Insane]

A couple of nights of Old English, I'll be all good

Took many dates, but now I'm straight through almost all hoods

Spent many days on empty stomachs, not even a cup of noodles

Ten years old and hungry as fuck, I could eat a cup of doo-doo

Laughed at for going to school in the same clothes every day

Dusty chucks, holy shirt and fucked up braids

I grew up thinking I would never be shit

Slept in rocks and piss nigga ain't that a bitch

Bitches used to pass me by, I never looked twice, just keep it pushin'

I begged these niggas to just play my music, but they just wouldn't

I never had a cushion to fall on when anybody pushed me down

Creepin' up on it, I got another sound

And now I be making noise up in the underground

I'm all Jesus, some of these niggas they say I'm all devil

But no matter the case, they tell me I'm hard as fuck on all levels

Grew up on moldy bread, expired eggs and Top Ramen

That's some of the shit we had in common

[Hook: Charlie Ray]

I made a name for myself 'cause I've been at it my whole life

I remember when I needed some help and everybody walked on by

But thank you for neglecting me

'Cause I found my independence, that's what set me free

Make 'em pay with every sentence 'cause respect ain't free

Now get it every time I breathe

[Verse Two: Charlie Ray]

A couple of nights of yack and weed and see I'm all good

Puttin' up with despite I'm all but right, you're in the wrong hood

When I'm in this frame of mind I'mma kill em

They try to delay it, fine but

Believe, I'mma take my time if I see to it that you vacate your life

Cuz I'm sick of the struggle

And sick of my niggas not making a living in chains

It's really the way that we kick it

But we don't admit it, just live with the pain

And I grew up thinking I would never be shit

Never spit or embark on endeavors' clever as this

But my bigger brother Twisted is inspiring

He came from nothing did it by himself

And that is what motivates me when I'm tired and

Shut the fuck up, I tightened up my belt

Let's get it cracking, we don't need the idle time

And to provide for mine, I gotta rip it, spit it quicker with the fine design

And kill a critic when I'm in it and it's time to grind

I'm not a genius, not the meanest - just a small pebble

But whatever the case I'll keep my faith and shape a strong mental

And though my past has kicked my ass, just know I'm not stopping