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I Am King [Intro]
02:02
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I Am King [Intro]
Intro
Tribe!.... But Don’t forget H..&..T…
I am King yeah I reign supreme I am King yeah I reign supreme eme
I am King yeah I reign supreme I am King…I am King
Verse 1:
I am King…yeah I reign supreme this is like a dream *whoa whoa*
Tribe’s the team taking over everything *yea yea*
H&T one of four kings…call me Arian Jones reppin’ all the Mc’s..GO!
Lyrically killin’ whoever want it wit’ the squad though
Takin’ them shots leave you mourning like Alonzo
Better fade back like the hair on Lebron’s dome….
Hold up let me slow up the flow…
I ain’t playin’ around with y’all
I’m a king and a rappin’ demi god
Tried to take a break but the fans goin’ through withdraw
Now they all jumpin’ up and down like a seesaw Damn
They say that I’m too cocky that’s facts *That’s facts*
But nobody really want it wit raps *want it wit raps*
Cause when I pull that pen out of the bag…
I snap and kill at random I got Thano’s hand
But I’mma keep it light because this just the intro
But I’m make ya move ya feet
And feel good like ya insoles
Shoutout to my Kinfolks I do it for them
Khalil, Too, and Satch y’all I’m at it again…
I am King.
Chorus:
I am King…reign supreme, reign supreme I am King…reign supreme, reign supreme
I am King…reign supreme, reign supreme I am King…reign supreme, reign supreme
I am King nigga, I am King nigga, I am King!
I am King nigga, I am King nigga, I am King!
I am King nigga, I am King nigga, I am King!
I am King nigga, Arian Jones, I am King..Nigga!
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Live Your Truth
04:02
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Live Your Truth
H & T ……….Tribe Eternal
Chorus:
You gotta live ya truth *phoo* You gotta live ya truth
And nobody could use that shit against you *ou*
[gotta live it x5]
You gotta live ya truth *phoo* You gotta live ya truth
[gotta live it x7]
And nobody could use that shit against you *ou*
Verse 1:
*uh* Nothin’ in this world is perfect but life’s still worth it *uh*
You gotta find purpose and be a better person and try not to hurt em *uh*
I know some niggas on the block who were servin’ and now they brain surgeons
You gotta put effort into what you do and people could never say shit to you
See I stay true all the time (all the time, all the time)
I get shit for it….
But there ain’t a soul out there, that gotta guess nothin’ bout me
My feelings is on my sleeve, my thoughts is what I speak, and if that’s hard to swallow
You could hop up off of this D
[harmonize] They say my confidence unique, that is what I teach, let my records speak
But I’m tryna find a way to really educate on resonating beats
See I live my truth and not my fear, stay away from negativity
And if you try to do the same you may finally find peace.
Chorus
Verse 2:
People so comfortable (comfortable, comfortable)
People so lost that they don’t understand that so much is still possible (possible, possible)
You could attain anything that you want in this world, but once you see obstacles (obstacles, obstacles)
You make up excuses and fall off the path, and talk about all of the dreams you then had and how situations made it all go bad.
So weak minded…we’re god you know?
The black soul, Kings and Queens…need I say mo?
The rest of the world exploits everything that comes from us
So ask ya self right now, why the hell should you give a fuck..about
What they think, what they see, how they feel…
They don’t make ya money, they don’t feed ya kids, they don’t pay ya bills
So break through these constraint’s and see the real
Let’s take over this world do we gotta deal (gotta deal x3)
And nobody could use that shit… And nobody could use that shit against you *ou* (x3)
And nobody could use that shit.
Chorus
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3. |
Born in 1990
02:53
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BORN IN 1990
Pre-Chorus:
I was born in the 90s (x3)
[under layer] Born in the 90s (x3)
Verse 1:
I’m a beast from the East, who finna blow like propane.
Been knew the truth I won’t die like Cobain.
Free from belief don’t wear no damn chains, nobody could stop me. *uh*
I den mastered the flow, you know, I know, you know, that my mindset is an issue for the system.
They put the truth right in front of your punkass eyes and your ass will still dismiss em. *uh*
You see I live my life to put you up on game.
Nothing will change if you just pray for change
But say Amen nigga, and play right into they damn hands nigga.
Don’t take a stand and try understand where the hell ya come from.
Cause knowledge is power and you don’t got none.
You rather be a bad bitch than a Black Queen
And real nigga instead of a King…nawimean
Chorus:
I’m a 1990s baby that’s why I rap like this,*uh*, that’s why I rap like this
I’m a 1990s baby that’s why I rap like this,*uh*, that’s why I rap like this
I’m a 1990s baby that’s why I rap like this,*uh*, that’s why I rap like this
I’m a 1990s baby that’s why I rap like this,*uh* I was born in 1990.
Verse 2:
Just bought a building for some friends of mines in a town that’s being gentrified,
So the culture will never leave where it started at.
Fuck your starter cap and designer shades
Spent ya last dollar..
For a name of man who would get you killed if you stepped foot inside his neighborhood.
You play for goods, yeah I’m playing for keeps, my writtens are to preach
Why y’all niggas scared to speak, You shook!
Never see ya books, don’t own your masters
They massa, mastered, their masters and put it up for streams that’s less than pennies to a dollar.
Just gain followers, convert em to fans
Do some shows put your career in your hands
Don’t buy that 8th save it up for a cam
And shoot ya own videos and throw it up on the gram
Self monetization is what we all need
A lyrical gardener I’m just here planting some seeds
I hope you grow from the more ya know, I hope you grow from the more ya know
I’m a!
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Smile
Verse 1(Jaya):
Smile otherwise I’d break inside/barons of family pride
The pressure kills my high
You could mix some different flavors, cause I can’t decide
Move in the shadows but I swear I could never hide
I’m used to being the underdog, amongst a flock of sheeps
Steady balancing my rap career, with confident degree
See I rap my name gon flip if I get a T free
I’ll have to tell her that no course of action could ever master me *Gees*
As I skeet, down the street, with my g’s, thinkin’ dreams, talkin beef, smokin’ weed, playin’ beats, writin’ heat.
I could hardly fathom, let alone patent this vision
Left my insecurities in my hometown and proceeded my mission
To used to seeing my mum, break down in the kitchen
Cause my father didn’t help, and welfare systems never listened
Society’s fucked, hardly said but always written
I know you love your girl, your just a pearl that needs fixin’
Smile.
Chorus:
Just Smile *Smile chant* Smile, Just Smile *Smile chant* Smile
All we do is just Smile *Smile chant* Smile, Smile
Arian Jones *clear throat*
Verse 2 (Arian):
Smile through the struggle, I been laughing in pain
Tryin’ to see the light but it’s just more of the same
See my pigment…leaves the white skinned tense
Cops harass cause my windows tint
Folks cross the street….like I’m really tryin’ to steal from you?
Just like your people stole from me?
Let’s have the conversation hardly had
I’m super proud that my brother is a dad, but his daughter scared to go to school cause they may shoot it up one day
How she post to grow
What can I say? More than brotha I don’t know.
See the dichotomy of this world is too crazy
Need more lobotomies for oppressors and all of the racists
Not tryin’ preach… but the fact is this under-privilege black kid
Is speaking more truth than your pastor and your priest.
F your belief, I don’t care what you say
People of color gettin’ killed in every which way
With no one to call, never resolved, or a trial
All we do is share a post, Be upset, and then we just Smile….
Smile
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All on Me
Verse 1 (Mike Lux):
Lately I had a lot on my mind / There’s a lot of expectations and a lot of em Mine
Everybody wanna make a request but when it’s time…they’ll leave you out to dry…Now you the one on the line
Hardest part is the trust factor
I gotta see you hold it down where’s ya clutch factor?
Are you gonna roll or really just a tough actor?
When the smoke come…don’t break down in less you bout to put it in ya dutch master
Why should I risk it all? I don’t see the point…
Especially when they expecting me to be the point..
Man I could lose it all, it’s no ET you can’t phone home when those fingers point
Can’t leave you hanging but before I see more
I need to weigh the risk compared to reward cause me or
You could end up in a place you never been before
And everything could blow up on the spot like it’s C4
Chorus:
What do I have to lose? Please don’t get this confused…I lose everything
Ooohhh…ohhhhh…ooooo
Picture me rollin’ , the ride is stolen, nobody owns it so it’s all on me…it’s all on me…. It’s all on me
Verse 2 (Arian):
Inner thoughts battling what’s wrong and right for me
I then made it to the door but never have the right key
It’s like two steps forward and ten steps back
Look in the mirror everyday like why the hell do I rap?
I could just act crazy, wild out on the gram
And get enough fans to buy land and bands for my family
Talk about pill pop…that could be the Plan B
Cause the thing we were growing never ended up manifesting
But too many people eyes on me
Can’t stop cause I know they wanna wait and see
How all this gonna end for me and my team…
Will it end up like a dream or will it turn into a nightmare
I made choices to stay in the clear…choose a career instead of living in fear of
Who’s after me cause I did what to who
Got so much to gain and even more to lose you choose.
Chorus:
What do I have to lose? Please don’t get this confused…I lose everything
Ooohhh…ohhhhh…ooooo
Picture me rollin’ , the ride is stolen, nobody owns it so it’s all on me…it’s all on me…. It’s all on me
Verse 3 (Pharaoh Lum):
Yo you ever have your back against the wall?
Seen a grown man bawl because the fam my fall?
Indictment so frightening..I been there…I have…
Everything could disappear into thin air *poof*
I took risk I did shit that I shouldn’t have..
Cause being broke ain’t add up..yo I did the math
Maybe it was those winters with no heat
Or startin’ a new year a school with some old sneaks *that’s fucked up*
But picture a lion foldin’ from self doubt..
Simba is grown and he can handle his self now.
I came up in the jungle and I survived in it *I did*
I was born under pressure yo and I thrived in it *I did*
You see this finesse and this finest but not to grind in it
Live on a shot clock cause life got a time limit
This game insane you could lose ya mind in it
But I’m Lebron James as long as my Tribe in it.
Chorus:
What do I have to lose? Please don’t get this confused…I lose everything
Ooohhh…ohhhhh…ooooo
Picture me rollin’ , the ride is stolen, nobody owns it so it’s all on me…it’s all on me…. It’s all on me
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I Am King [Outro]
02:40
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I AM KING OUTRO
Verse 1:
I am King!
Arian Jones *uh*
King Arian it’s time for me to end this thing
So like a fight on the phone, I’m going out wit’ a bang.
But don’t worry cause you are getting’ more of the same.
A lucid dream from an insane brain, I’m going Psycho.
My lyrics is frantic! My friends say that I’m out of control.
They cannot stand that! I’m blowin’ up so far from home.
I had to fall back like the time in the winter
Cause support from y’all died no matter the gender
That means all of y’all, mad and freestylin’
This off the top like is mardi gra
I ain’t wastin’ my time for nobody, check the audemar.
Been goin’, too hard for too long, lyrics too strong, y’all always want a discount, coupon!
For the merch and Cd!, like we make this for Free!
Bet if I was on TV, y’all would pay to see me
But I digress had to get that off my chest one time
My future bright so throw shade and I’m still gon’ shine
I’m out
Chorus:
I am King! The introverted extrovert is coming next, is coming next
I am King! The introverted extrovert is coming next, is coming next
I am King! The introverted extrovert is coming next, is coming next
I am King, King, King, The introverted extrovert is coming
I am King, King, King….
I am King, King, King….
The introverted extrovert is coming…..next
Exit talk:
(laugh) Aye, Arian Jones the introverted extrovert…give me a month or so and I’m right back at ya.
Aye…
Shoutout to my little cousins..I told yall I was going to do it for them.
I am King!
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Arian Jones Los Angeles, California
Arian Jones is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter Signed to the Pittsburgh-based indie label Tribe Eternal Music
Group.
Arian was featured on various group projects and singles from 2011-2016 before releasing his debut album, Enter The Mind, in 2017. Gaining a strong core fan base for his passionate, intelligent, skillful songwriting and jazzy soulful production.
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