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Willie The Kid and DUS continue to quell fears of Hip Hop’s demise, proving it’s still in safe hands with the offering of, “Jewelry”, the first single off their upcoming joint EP, City Lights.
lyrics
[Verse 1: Willie The Kid]
I take initiative, its Michigan’s own, I’m on some other shit
If I shoot, I don’t miss
My young nigga mislead, caught a misdemeanor
I parked the beamer, paid the meter we met briefly
I had beer and got outta there, late for a meeting
And saw the shit on the news somebody took a beating
Best believe I got shit to lose, never sleeping
I’m getting back to the rap, booked a flight to Sweden
I need champagne gold chains the rapper shit
And jealousy from the losers, the rapper kid
The B’s trapping in Grand Rapids acting rich
I’d rather be an activist than get the city lit
Nobody listens when you talk, all they know is action
Translation, closed caption, niggas capping
All my time prioritized, I be relaxing
At homework with my seeds, multiplying fractions
[Hook: Willie The Kid] x2
This ain’t rap, it’s straight jewelry
I spit gems and rock jewelry
Diamonds and gold, straight jewelry
I spit gems and rock jewelry
[Post-Hook: Willie The Kid]
I remember I bought a cuban link when I was like sixteen. Pennyweights was different then, you know. Yellow gold, had the Jesus and Mary piece, no ice or nothing but, shit was bigger than me
[Verse Two: Willie The Kid]
Enough respect to wear diamonds on me
Symbolism if you shining homie
The real value is how you handle yourself in life
Set aside the bias, pious despite
They say don’t buy it, if you can’t buy it twice
So I pay attention, moneys the vice
Divisive, sometimes I’m indecisive
Airplane mode like portable devices
Flighty when necessary, fuck off niggas
Foreign cars farfegnugen, let’s talk niggas
First of all I been having shit, seeing shit
Doing shit you may never do, what else is new
New ways for revenue
My outlook has improved, a better view
Never knew I knew more than most niggas thought
Executed quietly, acquire bigger vaults
[Hook: Willie The Kid] x2
This ain’t rap, it’s straight jewelry
I spit gems and rock jewelry
Diamonds and gold, straight jewelry
I spit gems and rock jewelry
[Post-Hook: Willie The Kid]
Yeah, you know I gotta shine. I need mine. The real value is in the mind though, the real treasure. I rock jewels, I rock jewels. Straight jewelry
credits
released February 20, 2019
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