Chess

Woah, ah, ah Mm-hmm, yeah, yeah Alright, let's do it, mm Dad said, "Don't hold back, go get that, don't hesitate" Mom said, "Just step back and slow it down, go meditate" Told myself, "Stay humble, don't say it all wit' your chest out" But my girl keeps on tellin' me that I'm the best out, mm Lot of plates I keep spinnin' Can't stop, lot at stake Stakes rise, I keep winnin' Blindfolded, find a way Wave high and just keep grinnin' No time for the minor things Do a lot of things, when you write the bio Please don't forget you better hyphenate that Look, pure talent, no Payola Take over like J-Hova Hit the Nas, that's race over Brakes broken, I ain't slowin' Outshinin', no chain showin' Four of Clubs, I ain't foldin' Beatin' me, you got a better chance of gettin' Drake listenin' to DAYTONA Toosie slide in the DMs We started off on the right foot What a time to be alive, been seein' my future, my life good Couldn't duplicate what I'm doin' even if you took my rhyme book My mind took me all the way straight line movin' like my rook I'm playin' chess and I do not check on my mates 'Cause I don't have time for no friends I know it's bad, but all my priorities shifted when I saw what I had on hand I got a window that's not gon' be open forever so I gotta take what I can I cannot be shakin' hands I guess we'll see who's around at the end People say I lack empathy But I don't care how they feel Don't hit me up on some "let's work, fam', I'm tryna build" Courteney Cox in the video, everybody thought that I signed a deal Did that with no manager let alone a label, I'm behind the wheel I got one hand up on the steerin' wheel Other hand up on the rearview 'cause on one hand, I need tunnel vision Other hand, I need a clear view of my peer group when I pass 'em up Don't go try testin' me W's, I stack 'em up like the logo for the wrestling, wait Mm, I can make a whole album without ever leavin' my bedroom Microphone wit' an interface and a MacBook, I let loose Never let nobody hold me up I do the hard work If the artist wanna take too long I know photoshop, I'll do the artwork Big up myself, yeah Shoutout to Russ, I did it myself Heaven on Earth, givin' 'em hell Keepin' it light, tippin' the scale Been makin' noise like ringin' the bell They know the time, I'm ringin' the bell Name gettin' 'round, it's ringin' a bell I'm endin' the round, I'm ringin' the– Boilin' hot, hundred degrees Just keep it movin', it's nothin' to see Rollin' the dice, told 'em the price They waited a week, so I doubled the fee Close to my goal like a puck in the crease Ownership, baby, no, nothin' is leased Talk all you want, it means nothin' to me They throwin' me shade, I'm lovin' the breeze, ooh You on the way out, I'm on the way in I'm at the fight, you at the weigh-in All of my family really gon' make it That's word to the Wayans Mission complete, I don't fold 'til I get it Patient with time and I know when I'm ready Still got a way to go, hold the confetti You know what they say about slow and the steady, but Dad said, "Don't hold back, go get that, don't hesitate" Mom said, "Just step back and slow it down, go meditate" Told myself, "Stay humble, don't say it all wit' your chest out" But my girl keeps on tellin' me that I'm the best out