[Verse 1]

This is my namesake- rap name Token Genius

If you don't get the meaning, well it's painstaking

Say the whole thing, just Token's demeaning

And in case you need it explained plainly

Black folk ain't monolith

We don't all walk or all talk or all act in the same way

Thought back in college you'd see me in populace

And learn to not make the same mistake

Wasn't there to educate you on race relations

Or I would've upped pay grades

Don't forget tenure, this year to rеmember

We all know somе who didn't make the grade

I'm Black and I'm proud, I can hear it now

Other loners out there singing James today

Airing all grievances, aerosol all

And it ain't no Febreze when I aim and spray

[Chorus]

Fuck the bullshit, I'm married to the game

Killing every track is my only aim

Fuck the money, y'all married to the fame

Kill your career just to hear your own name

Fuck the bullshit, I'm married to the game

Killing every thought of doubt that remains

Fuck the money, y'all married to the fame

You can't kill us when our culture sustains

[Verse 2]

I had to dig deep in my vault

Memories I locked away or tried to spin in a positive way

Now rattle the cage whenever they come up in my thoughts

Learning some lessons from microaggressions

And stereotypes, all the lies taught

Think I was tested and never addressed it

I'm guessing that it's partly my fault

Greatest failure of my twenties was carrying my adolescence around a lot

White dude would ask to say nigga

I tried to be bigger and just say "He's wild sloshed"

Joking like "Yo homie", "Token", whatever

And I never checked 'em, that time's lost

This is my reckoning, done with the reticence

I'm exceptional in my songs

[Chorus]

Fuck the bullshit, I'm married to the game

Killing every track is my only aim

Fuck the money, y'all married to the fame

Kill your career just to hear your own name

Fuck the bullshit, I'm married to the game

Killing every thought of doubt that remains

Fuck the money, y'all married to the fame

You can't kill us when our culture sustains

Fuck the bullshit, I'm married to the game

Killing every track is my only aim

Fuck the money, y'all married to the fame

Kill your career just to hear your own name

Fuck the bullshit, I'm married to the game

Killing every thought of doubt that remains

Fuck the money, y'all married to the fame

You can't kill us when our culture sustains