Primetime

By Taboo

Released on January 1, 2024

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[Verse 1]

Lyrical genius at 14

Just a teen but there's no in-between

The pyramids shall rise

This sh*t's your demise

I'm still in my prime

Mess with me, it's a crime

Don't mess with California, not Anaheim

Rapping is full-time

I'll be mainstream in the nick of time

Like J. Cole, this is the climb back

Thug locked up, he's my slime

They won't see this in their lifetime

I write rhymes like there's no downtime

No attention yet, but I still write

God has put me in a plight

And that's alright

But just stay right

Just stay bright

School shooters are white

Bank lootеrs are Dwight

Yap, yap, yap

Are your lips getting chappеd?

Let me start this off

You don't need codeine, got no cough

Pouring straight up from the pint

Still got mine but no write-off

And he's scared of heights

Making fun of him out of spite

Rappers that never rap like this again

My brother died in vain

You cry over a sprain

Crying so loud it can make it rain

Rap is dead, I went to the depths of hell to revive it

Sometimes he wonders if he fits

Or is it just a problem with the outfit?

Guess what, my house got 2 sets of stairs

And a table so long it stretches infinite chairs

I never live in fear, I'm too out of my mind

They ask Taboo, what you find?

Taboo, can I borrow a state of mind?

Most rappers can't go on this long, it blows my mind

Primetime, when I book these flights

Know I can't be afraid of heights

Ask me where I've been

Matter of fact, where y'all been

I'm just getting back

No more Xans, this sh*t's wack

Backed out new car

This sht's so far

Trip and fall, how's school been so far?

Like, yeah, it's cool

But ignorance is bliss

New water, this sht's Swiss

Yeah, I'm into this

Ignorance is bliss

And inference is dismiss

So what's your solace?

Don't eat the apple

Forbidden fruit

But what happened after

This sh*t's cute

Murder she wrote

Text left, delivered, she ghost

Homie overdose, matter of fact, two of them toast

I swear them bitches be doing the most

Where's my respect?

I surpass the subject

What y'all expect?

This sh*t's perfect

Yeah, I'm select

No need to reflect

I'm a prophet

No way I'ma drop it

Life maintains balance

Homeostasis

But back to the basics

This sh*t low key crazy

I can never envy another man

Y'all sick like the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan

They're locked up like the capital of Afghanistan

I know people who want the fame

And they ain't the ones to blame

Wouldn't call myself a god

But I don't know, these people be frauds


[Interlude]

This sht's crazy, I swear

This sht's crazy, bro, I mean, what can you do about it?

They're gonna go on with their lives, acting all paranoid


[Verse 2]

They climb mountains

Best time of my life came from telling the saddest stories

All the time in my life came from glory

All my life, I want to write

But when it comes to it, I just fall down in spite

You ever see someone fly a kite?

Well, you're right

There's no love, where's the light?

It's midnight, and not a single one might

Didn't grow up on the south side, but it's not justified

I wrote this for the one that cried

At the end of the day, I fell 11 minutes

I guess I'll never know my limits

You know what they say, the sky's the limit

And still, I cry, drinking wine from the vine

Where's my time, where's my line?

Every cloud has a silver lining, I guess

Someone needs to bless, fight a little less

Got me stressed, damn, I'm pressed

Feeling oppressed, what's the process?

This sh*t's depressing, he's so cold

Can't see his own blessing

Urge to be great turns to obsession

People will never respect the dedication

At the end of the day, I call a recess