Ishmusic - Claiming the City (feat. Soulful Skonie) Lyrics

(You know sometimes I feel like God gave me this voice, this platform)
(To do the music that I do, you know what I'm sayin?)
(And I know how music can help people)
(I know how it's helped me)
(Through some tough situations, you know what I'm sayin?)
(Just life lessons in general, so if I can put some of that into my music)
(And give it to the people let's go)

Okay, okay, okay, okay, ladies and gentlemen
Had to come back with the genuine
Paid dues, I'm a general
Gather 'round all of my minions yeah
How they be claimin' the city
When they wasn't zippin' and pippin
Pullin' up Mall of the Memphis
Flickin' on Beale before we had Grizzlies
Turn your attentions
This a King Ish rendition
So we sending blessings to the ancestors for they guidance
And the wisdom
We saying a prayer for the children
The lost ones and the innocent
See we ain't trying to lead em off a cliff
Tell em they can get a scholarship
We standin' on business
This is an honorable mention
I had to play my position
I had to make a decision
Yeah it get rough in them trenches
Mane bruh scuffed up my lenses
But I can see clearer now
Look at myself in the mirror now
This for the shea butter baby
She sell hair and real estate baby
She don't care it's whatever for them babies
But she need a break
And a man that's gon' lessen her weight
Rub her feet when she had a long day
She like he sho know what to say
Lion food two on the way
On the way
On the way

(That shit might get too real)

Yeah
Yeah
Yeah, she like he sho know what to say

(Standin' on business, this is an honorable mention)
(I had, I had to play my position, I had to make a decision)
(Yeah, yeah, it gets rough in them trenches)
(Mane bruh scuffed up my lenses)
(But I can see clearer now)
(Look at myself in the mirror now)
(Let's see what Walter means)
(Oh, means you're the commander of the army)