"I don’t translate through word of mouth - whats unsaid understood
Its been a minute since I saw within myself something good
Life a movie that aint play out like I thought it would
Nigga turning on they fam they aint who they thought they was
Gotta swallow ya pride for u manage to cough it up
We don’t see the extreme power in peace offerings
anything that seem feminine deemed sorta sus
Bus drivers don’t look at me when I board the bus
self hate learned when we see dirt on the walls we touch
Disillusioned - so transcend the physical bordered up
Bored as fuck with all of the core values they force on us
My aura numb
They Robbin the hood but we the poorest ones
Sick as fuck
Run down on dem fucking clowns like the jig is up
The revolution picturesque but we don’t give a fuck enough
And that’s not s jab to the system, that’s an uppercut
Never gone be glad with what’s given,
could never have enough
They aint never want us to rap,
so we wrapped it up
Made a bundle of racks, now they mad as fuck
Vision accurate,
Trust me buddy you should study the tactics
I don’t need no magic to back it up
Everything I touch is a classic cut
On everything I love
I really came through for you"
supported by 93 fans who also own “Come Through (I Already Did)”
A considered scientific reconstruction of the hardcore NY rap album. You feel the cold chill that feels like NY but it's really the kind of cynicism this heinous world leaves the considerate ones. danielolneyfme
supported by 57 fans who also own “Come Through (I Already Did)”
"i did not write this for you, so how can you critique" is a weak shield for any artist's fragile ego. i'm sure maassai & those involved in this work didn't lose it over Pitchfork-so-white's critique: (https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/maassai-with-the-shifts/)
It's now a powerful conde nast publication. Jeremy Leaming
supported by 54 fans who also own “Come Through (I Already Did)”
...it's a work of art. The way he goes across genres to express the black experience...I LOVED Ensley but I'm glad that he went totally left. James Smith