[Intro: Christon Gray]
[Verse 1: Christon Gray]
Oh momma Mia
Momma Mia
Don’t look so surprised if I see ya (when I see ya)
When they pull my album from the streamers (on release day)
Denied the label like I’m Peter
Fool me once I can handle it
Fool me twice turn my hand to fist
Fool me thrice I’ll abandon ship
Shabby
You know the feeling man
They think they know your limits
I call them ceiling fans
I’m dropping vocals
You running all of my socials
While they’ve been mailing it in
We tryin not to go postal
They didn’t know who I was
Didn’t know what I did
I felt convicted when I see how it affected my kid
But life goes on
I let bygones be bygones
Love you Ron
You were worth the the hill I almost died
On
Tried it on
I was thinking third times a charm
I was wrong
This is just my dialogue
[Chorus: Christon Gray]
You Say you love me?
Ha
But I know the truth
Sendin out the shots like you bulletproof
'Round Here homie we all pray
'Round here homie we all pray
Say you love me?
Right
But you know the truth
In the burning house like you fireproof
Round here boy we don’t play
Round here boy we don’t play
(All Amour)
[Verse 2: Christon Gray]
So while I was breaking up the Beatles
I was helping Givens kick the needle
Now all I hear is paranoia...
Cause I’m BHop, they De La Hoya
On School of Roses I was teaching
But I slipped all the classes
Wouldn’t practice what I was preaching
Still graduated with my masters
Never backin down
Guess who laughing now
Catch me sliding cross the stage in my cap and gown
See what happens now
Will come back around
So you only find me raping
To be stacking crowns
Yeah All Amour
This a new track
Hear me screaming all aboard
Or you can move back
I’m taking Wesley Snipes
At the end of New Jack
If you tryna save your life
You gonna lose that
[Chorus: Christon Gray]
I know you says you love me
Right
But I know the truth
Sendin out the shots like you bulletproof
Round Here homie we all pray
Round here homie we all pray
Say you love me?
Huh
But you know the truth
In the burning house like you fireproof
Round here boy we don’t play
Round here boy we don’t play
[Verse 3: Dee-1]
Yeah
Uh
Uno
I know this Christian rapper so insecure that I call him Issa Rae
Trying to be accepted by the world so he can feel he cool
Probably why the real ones that I know, don't really feel that dude
That's another story
I'll elaborate if need be
But can't no rapper starve me
'Cause don't no rapper feed me
I’m highly disappointed by the state of the culture
Just because you a Christian don’t mean you ain’t no vulture uh
Labels be holding us back
Hearing our music and sayin' we whack
They wasn't feeling that Sallie Mae Back
Boy I done made a killing off that track
Boy I be touring all around the globe
I be selling merch at the show
I'm the one they mention from New Orleans
When they ask who up there with Kendrick and Cole
Oh, Oh
Flip my life around like a cartwheel
Mama, your baby blue like a Tar Heel
And it's free Mac, till Mac free
Running these tracks, I'm a rapper and an athlete
Ah!
Dee-1
[Chorus: Christon Gray]
You Say you love me?
Ha
But I know the truth
Sendin out the shots like you bulletproof
Round Here homie we all pray
Round here homie we all pray
Say you love me?
Right
But you know the truth
In the burning house like you fireproof
'Round here boy we don’t play
'Round here we don’t play
Issa Rae is an actress who achieved recognition as the co-creator, co-writer, and star of the HBO comedy series Insecure, which ran from 2016–2021.
Insecure is a show about the awkward experiences of a modern-day African-American woman.
Dee-1 points to Christian rappers who are insecure, and focus on the world’s opinions rather than what God says about them.
Dee-1 appears to be referring to a specific Christian rapper in the game, though he refuses to name-drop and it is unclear who he is referring to
“Sallie Mae Back” is a song Dee-1 released in 2016. The music video racked up over 1.8 million views on YouTube, and is one of his most streamed tracks on Spotify to date.
The song is rather unique, as far as hip-hop standards go, in how it focuses on money, but not in the method of having money. Dee-1 flexes that he was able to pay off his college student loans, something that millions of Americans are still paying off well into their 40s.
It also is unique to the Christian scene, where Dee-1 doesn’t talk about God, or focus on the Bible, with the entire song being about money.
Gray is referencing a famous boxing match on September 18, 2004. The fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins was dubbed ‘It’s History.’ The fight was between two superstars, Hoya was 37–3 (29 KO) prior to the fight, and Hopkins was 44–2–1 (31 KO). Hopkins was the undisputed middleweight champion and hadn’t lost a fight in 11 years. Where Hoya was a 5 time champion, and for the first time in his career, considered the underdog. They agreed to both a catchweight of 157 pounds, to even the playing field.
Hoya and Hopkins played a near-even match throughout the first 8 rounds, with Hopkins having a slight advantage. However in the 9th round Hopkins landed a shot on Hoya’s liver, dropping him to the mat writhing in pain. Hoya would not get up, leaving Hopkins to win via KO.
It was the first KO of Hoya’s career, and the final for Hopkins. Gray compares himself to BHop (Bernard Hopkins) and how he’ll take others down with his immense talent, no matter how good they may be.
Gray was formerly signed with Collision Records under which he released his second album School of Roses. The two would have a falling out, leading Gray to sign with Kirk Franklin’s Fo Yo Soul label.
Around 2023, the album was pulled from streaming services without notice from Gray or Collision. Gray himself didn’t know it was off of the streaming services until fans alerted him of this via text.
Gray would later rerelease the album independently, titling it School of Roses: Reloaded with a new cover art. The album, however, would differ from its original counterpart, missing some features and songs on the original album.
This refers to Christon Gray’s album School of Roses which was Gray’s third release, and his debut album for Collision Records. Gray talks a lot about this album throughout his music. He rereleased the album in 2024. And released a sequel in 2021.
The producer tag for Chris Shaban. Shaban has worked with Christon Gray on most of his music since The Glory Album. From production to songwriting, however, the producer tag only appears in the Winner’s Circle EP.
The duo also co-founded All Amour label, however, it has since been disbanded with no explanation as to why.
This line refers to the infamous denial of Jesus by His disciple Peter in the Bible.
Gray is referencing how he left his old Record label, Collision Records, to move on to Kirk Franklin’s label Fo Yo Soul, which he eventually left prior to this song’s release to be independent.