My Bic pen is Big Ben Put London on the map We big men Schoolin em: Big Ten This is kid’s stuff: Pigpen Babar Barbie Hanna Barbera Best bars And I’m not even in my bars era had the bars up Since Starbucks Was nothin a startup Now what’s in our cups? Really dark stuff… Let that sink in While you’re drinking I wonder what’s changed From Lincoln to Clinton? Grassy Narrows to Flint Let that sink in While you’re drinking Your water I’m thinking What’s a stream? Nothing means Much it seems Just some memes for Troubled teens Clutching screens Muffled screams We’re all just data They’ve been wanting to mine Since they see us all as numbers Kids cocking the nine Police like math teachers Holding chalk is a sign Many factors divide us We’re not in our prime I’m for the mystics and misfits Winning hunger games Tho I was born in the districts Listenin to new funk And classic house Still about rappin Just not what y’all rap about Say you’re have some clout It sounds more like you’re having doubts say less so when you do talk You won’t have to shout I still believe in a song’s influence I just wish corporations Would talk honest to us When we say the game’s fixed They throw a wrench in the plans And call mans unhinged Becuz they wanna screw us That’s the drill… Thats why I can’t chill Or stand still I’m Grant Hill Cuz if you’re close to the mic Or you know skill then you know Im the closest to mike Goat when I write Cuz I know when I’m right I seen the points On all sides Like I’m holding the dice… I’m old fashioned I put lyrics in it This is sippin an old fashioned Cuz the spirits in it Nearly 20 years Steering clear of gimmicks So if you like what you been hearing I been here a minute No time to pick beats/beets No Dwight Shrute I said the first one I hear Imma write to Like ayt this a nice loop Dropped Thursday night I already killed that Friday Like Ice cube They said brag on it I don’t really like to… I’m a nice dude Ok we made the best doc since Johns Hopkins med school don’t believe me? Just watch things Only needed a camera to go pro Now only Bo knows How I both flow and host shows Both catch bodies and peabody’s… basically EGOTing… Braun of braveheart Brain of Descartes Plus the kinda swagger I honestly oughta trademark Prison hoops: I’m the definition of pen game I’m Sidney Crosby in the pens game Zen brain In the clutch When it’s end game Giving y’all jewels But these fools can’t comprehend game

I’ll post a Spotify wrapped When I see the CEO of Spotify rap And monetize that This bonafide hack Told artists they ought to work faster I’m like “sure, master“ Last I heard your balance sheet suggests Your company is weak Maybe you should literally mind the company you keep… I wish everybody health I hope everybody sells And you stop caking off everybody else Ok — Now who’s had a better yr than me yrically? Empirically Not quite album time yet but it’s getting close Blessing folks Is the only item on my list When I’m setting goals Medical professionals said the flow’s Lexapro Cuz when the decibels up Depression goes to record lows Ever skeptical heads that Check the Netflix show Request the next episode The second that the credits roll They let it load Low key but he special tho those that test him Get a big L Like a sectional Yo I studied Big L flexin So I’m flexible I could stretch my rhyme schemes from Weston Road to Mexico Exceptional On records or at festivals When I catch the ghost The whole set becomes a spectacle I know the agendas what’s trendy to say But like rest I’m the best at the end of day Its a strange Christmas In my town Thinking of Bethlehem then And then Bethlehem right now it’s too much to write down I was told that the suffering Is where Christ’s found But we never get the lessons We just get some presents And pray for peace While our pensions all invest in weapons Somehow we end up More frightened With less protection We’re short-sighted No depth perception Death and aggression Meanwhile a child’s born Sign of new hope Gifts from wise men Or is it fool’s gold? Who knows Its a strange Christmas When you’re wish list Isn’t huge goals Just food, clothes And politicians That listen To truth told Another year in toronto But everything’s changed Every exchange feels dangerous Now everything’s strange I light a candle And hope for the unexpected An outcome that no one suspected For those neglected

Like a circus in a tent Every verse is an event Step right up! This is a layup Its left right up With Steph-like touch Tracks get sliced up When my chef knife cuts Another Red Stripe buzz have mercy The more drinks The more mans get thirsty I always sip 2nd, spit firstly I can’t be on stages In a haze with slurred speech cuz fans in midlife Still come out at midnight Any hour just to catch the kid like a midwife They saying he ate I’m only mid-bite They just gave me my plate like it’s mid-flight… These rappers all mid, right Let me tell em how I live life Husband of one and father of two daughters out in loose joggers Getting huge propers Walking thru shopper’s … drug mart That’s a popular Drug store In a province run By former drug lord Doug ford He used to be a west end drug source Now he’s building more jails For the drug wars That’s the facts man It’s on the record But they spin it like a song When you put on a record Yo I’m talking at the Premier/premiere Like a Cannes director (Let ‘em catch that one) Your boy Shad’s back at it all behind-the-back passes I am that Magic When I rock I’m slash, axl, and Black sabbath Spit flames — I bbq em like Skratch Bastid That’s my brother The kid’s amazing Diggin in crates Mixing breaks Give him praises Now let me do a different cadence Flip the phrasin Switch the intonation Use a quicker pace And syncopation Up the degree of difficulty Like dissertations And still spit with the same wit and sophistication This one is for all the bros Lonzos and Lamelo Balls Polished prose Is all I pen Uncut gems Solid gold Safdie brothers From different mothers Like Hall and Oates I wrote a story called brother That sticks to a theme Plus it’s 40 plus bars That stick to a scheme Dre said 40 plus rappers Got nothing to say I think its fair to assume They heard smthg today