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People Power

by Kwam MC

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1.
Intro 01:51
Kwam out the Old Street way Where the sweet mates still wear Russell Athletic Couple man are fam tree, couple man bred it Shout to the heads who double man's credit Living off edge note* a week's not an option Me I've had grands in the past and I've lost 'em Now my head's screwed on, Elizabeth's live That's the best concoction Saving up to up sticks and bounce Can't have youts* around pricks and clowns Still I make grime tunes 'cos I like to Big up Sean, the man that'll, mix 'em down Your mind state's a mess blood, fix that now You can take designer garms to your grave Furthermore, spend your Ps* how you want But when your soul departs, they aren't gonna stay Nowadays man are like "Kwam's on the way" Said that before now there's actually meaning Man can't say I can't chat to the deepest Saying that, you must be trapped in a dream ting Worst is I don't care who's top selected You must be angry if you're not respecting I'm a grown-up and I got grown-up issues So blood please, stop the testing See success, I've got to get this I'm not talking an account with hella P When I say that I mean building a legacy Money-driven artist? I'll never be Let me tell you what I'm gonna keep doing Putting my views and thoughts across cleverly I see bare man I know fly past with their hype bars That's cool, I ain't got jealousy... I've only ever done my ting Nowadays I see my name get Thrown in the mix when man are in-fighting What makes 'em think man care for the hype ting sorry I got my mind on the right ting Using my gift so I can show the truth to the kids Plus anybody else who'll hear it I don't just wanna be huge on the bits* Kwam out the Old Street manor And I walk under the grime scene banner But I'm not trapped in the ends or the genre Time here I don't wanna spend any longer But being here's all part of the plan No I don't know anyone harder than I Just know I'll be away after a time That time being the time I master my rhymes *edge note = £50 *youts = children *Ps = money *bits = local area
2.
War 04:08
There's a war going on Intellectual fire and brimstone All the focus on money and skin tone Misdirections I think so, it's known I ain't the first or last that'll say this But while we keep battling about who's Light skin or dark skin time is 'a wasting I've had it up to here, now I'm impatient One man can never outsize a nation Or hold a conversation In short what I'm saying here is bun* separation The many are stronger than the one and it's blatant Don't care whether man are Dutch or Haitian If she's an African or Australasian Look at the person you're next to You're a human, they're a human, that's the relation! There's a war going on... There's a war going on Please don't think it's all a dance and a song When I look around, I find the evidence strong Common sense on the road seems to be gone Everyone's out for themselves, am I wrong? Wouldn't be a problem if we had balance Sad thing nowadays is that we haven't Fuck the American dream, it's a nightmare Now I see government bringing it right here Our social framework was a world leader Now man are pushing the disconnect deeper You can hear all this and think I'm a preacher That means your mind's caught fast in a sleeper... Get your brain out of the tight snare We've gotta force the system to fight fair!... No bare knuckles No putting the poor in more trouble Most important above all No person is important above all Let's adore and endure each other You can't be the best yourself, you need others Let's adore and endure each other I don't want enemies, me I need brothers I don't want enemies, me I need sisters No way can I do me against system From a lone stance, the goal looks distant I'm gonna need some assistance We can break down doors if we stay persistent No long ting I'm insistent If enough people scream enough man can't miss 'em At that point they'll have to listen Then we've gotta ensure what's heard is turned to some action That's called giving the movement more traction Not just a pic in the paper with a caption I'm talking actual tangible change like Forcing the likes of Starbucks to pay Not coming here for our bucks to take Like building actual housing estates Not cardboard flats that are easy to raze I wanna see us come out of this phase We're being taught to move in selfish ways Sometimes when I say hi to a neighbour I will get an odd look like I'm a stranger I'm like what's going on these days? Are we still fretting about a man's race? Certain times I wanna scream out "wait! Stop the world, I'm getting off now, straight!" There's a war going on Intellectual fire and brimstone All the focus on money and skin tone Misdirections I think so, it's known I ain't the first or last that'll say this But while we keep battling about who's Light skin or dark skin time is 'a wasting I've had it up to here, now I'm impatient One man can never outsize a nation Or hold a conversation In short what I'm saying here is bun separation The many are stronger than the one and it's blatant Don't care whether man are Dutch or Haitian If she's an African or Australasian Look at the person you're next to You're a human, they're a human, that's the relation! There's a war going on... There's a war going on Please don't think it's all a dance and a song When I look around, I find the evidence strong Common sense on the road seems to be gone Everyone's out for themselves, am I wrong? Wouldn't be a problem if we had balance Sad thing nowadays is that we haven't Fuck the American dream, it's a nightmare Now I see government bringing it right here Our social framework was a world leader Now man are pushing the disconnect deeper You can hear all this and think I'm a preacher That means your mind's caught fast in a sleeper... Get your brain out of the tight snare We've gotta force the system to fight fair! *bun = reject, disagree with
3.
2011 04:37
The year's 2011 Where the masses clean up the mess that a small few made And MPs remain all too fake Shutting amenities left right middle A strange response to an old riddle Spit on a man's big society, see all of that? Big boy ginals!* Taking the mick, more than a little!... Libraries shut but not enough of us care It's amazing It's like man don't know books are amazing Watching our public services cave in... It was bound to be this when Cameron and his lot came in Lining their private sector mates up With the big contracts And calling it saving! Oh 11 where toddlers play shoot 'em ups And man wanna ask why youts are fucked In a few years' time I'm due to cut I ain't bringing up kids here Boys opening up heads like lids here No I don't believe my mindset fits here Burying a child's every parent's big fear I just thank God that stray shell missed If not I would have been down one sis Man think it's a video game inna dis But this is real life not a level A human's worth much more than the price of a bezel Breitling, Roley, Jacobs, whatever one I don't care if the strap's a pure leather one And if you believe any different I believe you must be stood to the right of the devil The year's 2011 Trust for your fellow man is a myth now We're squashed together in a big town so it's no shock We all know the cost if you ever doze off... Big thanks to the press! You do a great job raising our stress If I believed everything I heard from them I'd kill myself thinking the world was a mess... Two zero one one Where your hard-earned money gets less People are existing under duress Next people top themselves over their debts How can you blame 'em? With the amount of calls they get daily laden with threats Not to mention all the texts, I've been there They make you feel as if say you've sinned bare... It's oh 11, and nobody cares A man lays hands on his queen in the street Everybody acts like nobody hears Somebody help, what is nobody there? I was on a bus when I saw it occur Mum's life nobody there said a word I'll tell you why no one intervened They're clearly all scared of the things they've heard It comes like we've lost our nerve A bag of eyes were just fixed to the kerb That's when I clocked it's all for ourselves out here And it wasn't a nice thing to learn A society of selfish sods I swear it makes my gut churn And no these aren't just good words in a verse Please be aware that it really does turn... The year's 2011 And we ain't got no respect for the old I'll tell you now there'll never be a day Where Mum or Dad just get left in a home If they shit themselves, I'll clean that I ain't having either of them getting screamed at The olders built the world that we're living in now It's like us younger folk can't see that Oh eleven where the old are an inconvenience To be placed to the side Society ain't got space for their type Society's like 'this lot are wasting our time They're taking our room and breathing our air And times are hard so believe we can't share That's what it is, so if YOU wanna live You won't receive a chance here!' Two thousand and eleven these days Flats are built to last 10 years tops All it takes is a change of agenda Sign a contract, and then they're dropped These days saving's a myth When your paycheck mostly goes to renting your plot Add utilities, bingo! Bye bye money It stinks like a stench in a bog So that means we know what it is It's the reason why we get loans or a bit What d'you think guys do things on the side for? With a mentality like "bun the tight laws!" When all's said it's survival the fight's for Nobody wants to be left in the race Nobody wants to be left on their face With all of that clear we're not resting again The year's 2011 Some say there's only one year left Judgement Day paranoia is spreading I'm glad to say it's not come here yet I guess you'd only think that way If you really truly are scared of your death But I can't live my life living it warily That's why I leave the fear to the rest... I keep calm and carry on doing mine That's the football, the family and grime The genre lasted all of this time At times it was dodge, nowadays it's fine See them three things that I mentioned? Without them I'd lose all momentum... *ginals = scam, lie etc
4.
All this chat about planning ahead If you ask me you're all mad in the head Stop all the chat about long-term You're acting like say this ain't God's world I'm not saying don't have a plan, do bruv I'm just saying don't rely on it too much You gotta keep on thinking of new stuff Who knows when a plan's gonna go pear-shaped? You don't wanna end up tear-faced When you got no leg to stand on and you've got bare weight Telling me you gotta plan ahead, yeah fair play But it's no use if you stay too rigid How you gonna have a life and you don't live it? I hate hearing that, it makes me livid! Man want an answer to where I'll be in five years I'm sorry but I'm not gonna give it How can I say where I'm gonna be in five years When I don't know if I'll get to the morning? I live my life a turn of the world at a time And I'm still not sure of my calling This tune isn't supposed to be morbid Still see me with a smile when I'm talking Despite that, we don't know when it's all done So I don't waste time when I'm walking ....I just keep on Putting one foot in front of the other Trying to be a good first son to my mother And be there for my father, sister and brothers That's just one of my plans amongst others Don't come around me trying to play silly buggers If I say I'm gonna be in this place at that time and it flops Believe me, that WILL be a bunner* And I ain't talking no weed man Yeah it might sound like gas when I say I don't need plans But I really don't, they're just there I can't hear man telling me I must care Won't find anybody making a fuss here We're just doing our ting dot com I'm not hyping the steeds* up any more Last time I did, the ting got long How can I say where I'm gonna be in five years When I don't know if I'll get to the morning? I live my life a turn of the world at a time And I'm still not sure of my calling This tune isn't supposed to be morbid Still see me with a smile when I'm talking Despite that, we don't know when it's all done So I don't waste time when I'm walking No I can't say where I'll be when I'm 30 At the minute I'm too busy laughing Go and come back and I'll still be on a calm ting But don't mistake my calm for skylarking Don't think that I live life by chancing My mate would say I'm on point if you ask him You probably think I'm starved of success, not really This whole time I've been fasting Eating at times when a man couldn't see Not focused on anybody else but me There's a thousand ways of living in London I'm not stressed if I don't break in the scene I got a good frame and a good brain so I'm okay I'm gonna be someone either way When it's gonna happen I don't need to say Furthermore, I can't anyway How can I say where I'm gonna be in five years When I don't know if I'll get to the morning? I live my life a turn of the world at a time And I'm still not sure of my calling This tune isn't supposed to be morbid Still see me with a smile when I'm talking Despite that, we don't know when it's all done So I don't waste time when I'm walking How can I say where I'm gonna be in five years When I don't know if I'll get to the morning? I live my life a turn of the world at a time And I'm still not sure of my calling This tune isn't supposed to be morbid Still see me with a smile when I'm talking Despite that, we don't know when it's all done So I don't waste time when I'm walking *bunner = disappointment *steeds = plans
5.
So many people are scared of a graft What d'you mean you don't wanna work hard? How are you meant to have it all? Have a laugh It's about time I took you to task Can't be a boss if you ain't in charge Can't be in charge if you don't wanna grind Summink* for nuffink?* You're out of your mind That might be your view, it's sure not mine Next man are screaming they wanna take over Ain't got a clue that they gotta take time Hit a little problem and jump on Twitter Not trying to solve it they just wanna whine Carry on sending out tweets online That's not gonna do shit for your spine Watch when the whole world leaves you behind I say that 'coz I'm being cruel to be kind Can't see that well I'm sorry you're blind Or you don't wanna open your eyes You won't succeed if you don't wanna try None of those words are a lie Can't sit down if you wanna climb high! If you're on the same time join the ascent No way do I wanna be 'ere and then die If you ask me that's a waste of a life A waste of a cycle we don't get twice See a lot of people with chip on their shoulder And palm stretched out and I know just why They've had the will squeezed out of their lives Messages contradict all the time Telling us to be one of a million odd guys A structure in place to reduce our drive Never get sucked in while you're alive! These kids want the world without lifting a digit They see hard work and they fidget A grand don't come for free so get with it A grand don't come for free so get with it These kids want the world without lifting a digit They see hard work and they fidget A grand don't come for free so get with it A grand don't come for free so get with it Man want it all but they don't wanna stretch their limits Too wrapped up in their gimmicks A grand don't come for free so get with it A grand don't come for free so get with it If your head's screwed on you don't wanna waste time chilling You could well end up finished A grand don't come for free so get with it A grand don't come for free so get with it These kids want the world without starting a journey They wanna reap rewards early Mention work, their faces turn surly Like they're saying "serve me, I'm a ledge*" So I'm thinking rah, what kind of ledge? What, self-appointed? That's kinda dead Your head needs rest, go find your bed Believe me you were not born worthy I saw Respect on the road, I asked her "How do I get you?" She replied "Earn me You're on the right path, it'll get curvy Any time it does, keep your belief sturdy." I said "Is that so?" A next voice said "Yes!" Turned round trying to see who to address She saw my face and said "Don't be alarmed You don't know me yet; I'm Success We see how you're going through Strain and Stress Like Bereavement, they're awful places We wanted to show you our faces And remind you keep on chasing" Respect spoke again, she said "Believe me, when you get where you're going it's amazing Keep focused till you arrive, when you're there You'll have all the time for any gazing!" So if you don't really wanna stretch your limits You stay in that trap you made I don't wanna follow suit, that's too waste If you want a bit of that, that's you slain Think you're the one to impress with a few minutes' work? Get out of here, that's Usain! Your first step can't be in the fast lane If you hear what I'm saying let's scream it again These kids want the world without lifting a digit They see hard work and they fidget A grand don't come for free so get with it A grand don't come for free so get with it These kids want the world without lifting a digit They see hard work and they fidget A grand don't come for free so get with it A grand don't come for free so get with it Man want it all but they don't wanna stretch their limits Too wrapped up in their gimmicks A grand don't come for free so get with it A grand don't come for free so get with it If your head's screwed on you don't wanna waste time chilling You could well end up finished A grand don't come for free so get with it A grand don't come for free so get with it *summink = something *nuffink = nothing *ledge = legend
6.
I Quit 03:38
.... And I'm only on a part-time contract But it's like I'm in a constant combat For the rest of my free moments "No overtime please!" I was quite cogent Never left anyone in doubt when I told 'em.. I guess nobody cared Or it went in the first then out the other ear.. To cut a long story short, that's why I'm 'ere Today I'm on a 10 till 10 This lot have given me jip* since the get-go And I've gotta put up with them till then Five hours left and I'm already spent But if I take off then I can't pay rent Not worth making a fuss to be fair Gimme one minute, I gotta refill the pens... ... Yeah I know nowaday's a job's a job But these employers have all lost the plot Man are saying "make work pay" but it's not I don't think anybody's asking a lot Me now I don't need more money But in light of the fact I'm not a dummy I do hope mine will stop going on funny... That's why I get vexed These pricks never wanna stick to the text I know they want us all to have flex But they got me in a mix like say I'm on decks Coming in work like "rah what's next? Robbing the poor again? Yeah, I bet!" And I shouldn't feel bad I guess It's not my hand pushing them into debt You know what that's it I've had it up to here with this shit! Can't take all the treachery, it properly gets to me I may as well work with the CIDs! These products are harmful Without the proper instruction and guidance Instead Coral, Paddy and the rest Show a million deals to the public and blind 'em! You know what that's it I've had it up to here so I quit! Can't take all the treachery, it properly gets to me I may as well work with the CIDs! These products are harmful Without the proper instruction and guidance Instead Coral, Paddy and the rest Show a million deals to the public and blind 'em! Quit my job...yeah right I was back in the very next night Blame it on Errol he got me too hype My pockets are way too light Anyway it's normally quiet of an evening There aren't any more UK meetings No stress, long as we don't get any chiefs* in One sec, how much on the machine? You want 600 on the machine? But you only just now did 450 You could say the man's quite keen Or you could say somebody sold him a dream Those machines are way worse than they seem You can do a few bags in alarming speed I'm only gonna say the following once I could keep quiet but I think that's mean Don't put money in the machines to try and make money The companies use machines to make money Odds and payouts are all controlled They end up getting in sacks full of dough Is it all random? I'm telling you no I've got a financial figure sheet in my home.. Which clearly shows How low this lot have sunk with the con I can't be part of these lies it's wrong I can't be part of this crime, I'm gone My morals are way too strong To accept the stench of the pong I never said I'd be 'ere for ten years but Even another day in this job's long While I'm 'ere there's not a thing to be proud of Selling people stuff they don't really want You know what that's it I've had it up to here with this shit! Can't take all the treachery, it properly gets to me I may as well work with the CIDs! These products are harmful Without the proper instruction and guidance Instead Coral, Paddy and the rest Show a million deals to the public and blind 'em! You know what that's it I've had it up to here so I quit! Can't take all the treachery, it properly gets to me I may as well work with the CIDs! These products are harmful Without the proper instruction and guidance Instead Coral, Paddy and the rest Show a million deals to the public and blind 'em! *jip = aggravation, headache etc *chiefs = idiots
7.
Went to my mum's, with a few clothes Into the wash I was gonna put those I unball* my socks, wrinkle my nose Mum steps in, tension grows "Wo ye adjuma?"* She already knows That I'll reply to that telling her no It's bait that she's gonna ask about my grime music On her face and her hands it shows "All this music, where can it go?" I turned round and said "Right to the top." She said "I'm glad you think that Big fact is it might flop, like it or not Kwabena*, go and start finding a job!" I grinned and put more clothes in the drum I know she weren't writing me off She just ain't sure if the dough's gonna come I ain't gonna lie to you most would have run Into a job or to uni instead Now I'm trying to do a lot with a true team Bringing CDs with a plot plus a routine Other folk round me have not got a Scooby!* It's like they think I've simply gotta Click my fingers and my heels and then it's all gonna start All around me and they all wanna ask You still do grime? That's a joke What's the point? It's not gonna blow Forget the grime game, it's more than quite lame You're just a fella on a sinking boat All these years and you're still there broke You MCs are the weirdest folk Why would you tell yourself it's gonna swell your wealth To do grime when it's clear it won't? "Don't do grime, don't do grime Don't be a fool, you're wasting your time!" I tell the voice in my head "Look, shut it I won't just quit - I'm not a muppet The day I stop doing tings that I believe in Will be the same day I kick the bucket I'm on my own one, me I won't follow no one Know why? I'm not a puppet!" Arsenal on ESPN, classic Lifting a trophy aloft, 'ave it! Shame they can't do the same these days Oh look here's my bro, let's start chatting.. So he's telling me about some party Apparently a few heads were saying malarkey* Licking off cheap shots, trying to par me It did jar* me I can't lie Reason being I knew these in a past time Now they're trying to take the piss out my pastime I say pastime, really it's a hard grind F them girls there though, I shan't cry I heard they told him "Chat sense to your brother! 'Coz he must be hurting your mother" And he said when he said the genre They were all gasping in shock and asking one another He still does grime? That's a joke What's the point? It's not gonna blow He should forget the grime game, it's more than quite lame He's just a fella on a sinking boat All these years and he's still there broke Those MCs are the weirdest folk Why would he tell yourself it's gonna swell his wealth To do grime when it's clear it won't? There's one young lady, we get along well Every so often man give her a bell Bust joke and have a whale of a time Till we start talking footy or grime I'm a Gooner, she's a Yid* So we might as well say it like this then I'm a genius, she's a divv* I'm always telling her her team reeks of shit Anyway thing, yeah, grime She must have seen one two of my vids Now she keeps saying I'm stuck in '06 There's times I feel to punch her in the tits She's like "Grime's had about two hits!" I'm like "Bruv, who gives a shit?" "Clearly everybody else but you Because you are, a big fat git!" She takes the piss, but it's all bants* I'm not mad, I know I'm not pants* On the Twitter page yeah you might see rants Pay them no attention - like Mancs* You know what I tell her when she tells me grime's dead? "Is it? You think? Nice one, thanks" I could buy an XL pizza if I earned a pound For any time she's ever asked me You still do grime? That's a joke What's the point? It's not gonna blow Forget the grime game, it's more than quite lame You're just a fella on a sinking boat All these years and you're still there broke You MCs are the weirdest folk Why would you tell yourself it's gonna swell your wealth To do grime when it's clear it won't? *unball = separate *Wo ye adjuma? = Twi for 'are you working?' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akan_language) *Kwabena = my Ghanaian name (see link above) which means 'boy born on Tuesday' *Scooby = clue (from Cockney rhyming slang, Scooby Doo = clue) *malarkey = meaningless talk, nonsense *jar = annoy *Yid = Tottenham fan (don't give me grief, I know, I wouldn't write that bar like that now, I recorded this track 3 years ago, I was a bit more ignorant then) *divv = idiot *bants = banter, playful teasing *pants = rubbish *Mancs = supporters of Manchester United football club
8.
Emm You Pee 03:58
Yo! Who's me? You're over late, I'm Kwam MC! Big black brudda with the bars and cheek! The one that don't live for stars and P Man hear my flows, there's bare rahs and screams Now them man are like "Nah, restart that please" I never ever say too much I'm a tease! Yeah I keep my shit tight like Vs!* And I don't rate many other MCs Look at them same way I look at McD's... I ain't got time for these These little twats don't come to my knees Tell a man don't lemme call time on your lease! Before you get dumped out on the streets Don't you know that I'm the Emm You Pee*? Blood you're pissed if you and I meet, you and I meet! It's me! Forget the N U T! Address me as the M U P I don't wanna hear anybody say who's he! What d'you mean? It's me! Forget the N U T! Address me as the M U P I don't wanna hear anybody say who's he! Who's he? It's me! (me) Forget the N U T! (T) Address me as the M U P I don't wanna hear anybody say who's he! What d'you mean? It's me! (me!!) Forget the N U T! (T!!) Address me as the M U P I don't wanna hear anybody say who's he! "Reh keh keh, blah blah blah You're saying you're Kwam, I don't know who you are".. I've had them kinda pars But it's never stopped man doing it large Watch it all change when I make my mark I'll probably have man trying to eat my farts Acting hysterical like young tarts Getting all gassed up when I come past It won't make me happs* though, I got class Truth be told I got a much bigger task and at These times I ain't even done half Gotta keep my eyes fixed on my path When I do land I'll blow the Richter apart Make man a man look shit for a laugh All in a day's work none of it's hard Who told a man I'd be scared of a bark? It's me! Forget the N U T! Address me as the M U P I don't wanna hear anybody say who's he! What d'you mean? It's me! Forget the N U T! Address me as the M U P I don't wanna hear anybody say who's he! Who's he? It's me! (me) Forget the N U T! (T) Address me as the M U P I don't wanna hear anybody say who's he! What d'you mean? It's me! (me!!) Forget the N U T! (T!!) Address me as the M U P I don't wanna hear anybody say who's he! Might see me! With a weird face on my white tee! Got lined up by the Ardwear team Man done a good job, it was well worth the P! Might see me! IC3!* Letting off bars with the Alien team! Won't hear anybody here say "Reem!"* Us lot are men, leave that for the teens Us lot are men, leave that for the neeks Don't bring that around M U Ps Hold a box, it might send you sleep Your flows are washed, it don't let loose heat Real talk your mates are gonna get you beat Can't eat with us, we never set you seats Still man say they don't know about me! I gotta educate the next who speaks on who I be! It's me! Forget the N U T! Address me as the M U P I don't wanna hear anybody say who's he! What d'you mean? It's me! Forget the N U T! Address me as the M U P I don't wanna hear anybody say who's he! Who's he? It's me! (me) Forget the N U T! (T) Address me as the M U P I don't wanna hear anybody say who's he! What d'you mean? It's me! (me!!) Forget the N U T! (T!!) Address me as the M U P I don't wanna hear anybody say who's he! Man are like "who's he? Who's he? Who's he? Who's he?" It's Kwam MC! That's me! That's me! That's me! Man are like "who's he? Who's he? Who's he? Who's he?" It's Kwam MC! That's me! That's me! That's me! Man are like "who's he? Who's he? Who's he? Who's he?" It's Kwam MC! That's me! That's me! That's me! Man are like "who's he? Who's he? Who's he? Who's he?" It's Kwam MC! That's me! That's me! That's me! *Vs = virgins *Emm You Pee = most underrated player *happs = happy *IC3 = UK police identification code for 'black male' *"Reem!" = lamentable slang word popularised by equally if not more lamentable well-known UK TV series (which shall remain nameless here)
9.
Believe 03:55
Tomorrow ain't promised Why wait for a next day to be on it? Jump on your grind in whatever it may be You don't wanna waste any time saying maybe... Tomorrow ain't given Why wait for a next day to be driven? You know you're too good to be hidden So stop killing hours, you aren't in a prison! Tomorrow ain't granted So don't look past it You can use today to work out what the task is It'll help when you're grafting... You're gonna meet doubting Toms on the way Smile when they're laughing! It's all part of the path that you're crafting Hear what a next man said when they asked him, he told them I ain't gonna be another hard luck story You can't ignore me... And I could ask for a chance but I'd rather take it I won't rep myself poorly! I ain't gonna be another should have been someone It's about more than a lump sum... I wanna play a part in the present and future And not get lost in the humdrum! And I didn't think of that chorus first There's others who are far better versed They'll tell you without work you'll be cursed With a mediocrity you'll take to your hearse Carried off without a mark on the earth I'm not sure what could be worse, like Ain't we all got a worth? Living a life just to die when you're dead seems kinda perverse!.. I ain't gonna be a man who didn't quite get there That's why you won't see me rest here And yeah it's true that I've slowed to a walk Truth is, that's only so we can talk If my counterparts are the reds in the pack Then I must be the brown in the baulk Since I was young I've had that same thought Lemme just say what I'm saying in short I ain't gonna be another hard luck story You can't ignore me... And I could ask for a chance but I'd rather take it I won't rep myself poorly! I ain't gonna be another should have been someone It's about more than a lump sum... I wanna play a part in the present and future And not get lost in the humdrum! If you're gonna be another hard luck story You can go ahead and ignore me After all, what do I know surely? This could all be one big porkie* I could be trying to mislead you I could well be doing a misdeed On the other hand I could be giving out Good solid advice, so take it, it's free.. Come again, what's that? You're gonna be a didn't quite get there? No sweat, grab a deckchair I'll walk on in the rain and the cold And come out of the other side shaking my wet hair Now I've got no doubt I can rep here I was in darkness, never saw death there I got my best years coming up, how do I know that? To the same statement I go back I ain't gonna be another hard luck story You can't ignore me... And I could ask for a chance but I'd rather take it I won't rep myself poorly! I ain't gonna be another should have been someone It's about more than a lump sum... I wanna play a part in the present and future And not get lost in the humdrum! Hail the creators of hard luck stories.. Fuck the Tories! In the same breath, let me say fuck Labour The lies they sold a nation were brazen In sixth form they came and sold us a wheeze At that time they'd already cheapened degrees Now they wanna bill the cost to kids who are teens? It's all obscene! I hear what they're saying, they must cut deep But a scratch to the well off would make poor bleed Man are making calls on things they've not seen I may as well give hair tips to the Queen!.. Is that not dumb? These times brown nose George* ain't been to the slums Yet he's allowed to call the residents scum? Fuck that, I'm a start bursting my lungs yelling out I ain't gonna be another hard luck story You can't ignore me... And I could ask for a chance but I'd rather take it I won't rep myself poorly! I ain't gonna be another should have been someone It's about more than a lump sum... I wanna play a part in the present and future And not get lost in the humdrum! *porkie = lie *brown nose George = Chancellor of the Exchequer in the United Kingdom, George Osborne ('Brown nose' is a dual reference; both to the rumour of his heroin-taking exploits while at university, and also to the extent to which he would doubtless enjoy having his face embedded in the late Margaret Thatcher's arse)
10.
#NAHFAM 03:06
(KWAM) This one's got man spazzing out* fully I'm a start take piss like a playground bully I'll have the other kids getting all boomy* While I'm all having a laugh, they're like "how could he?" Grab a next man and give a next man a noogie* When I'm done I dash man like the roach* on a zoobie!*... They wanna know why I'm going on terrible It's 'cos man are living too cushy Couldn't care less if man think I'm pushy Blood, the grime scene's in need of a shakedown! It's like I'm knee deep in a wasteground I wanna flood your TVs with the great sound Grime! That's what I've been on all this time, what Give it up? Nah I'm okay, that's fine! Couple of aunts think I've lost my mind, still I'll be dead before I lose my spine! We got the strength of an ox on the tune! Take us out's what you're not gonna do! If I say we lose our headtops* in the booth! You'll say "gas"* but it's not, it's the truth! We got the strength of an ox on the tune! Take us out's what you're not gonna do! If I say we lose our headtops in the booth! You'll say "gas" but it's not, it's the truth! (NICO) What are they gonna do? Claiming they're raping the tune Is that a new joke? Listen, have a new flow That one's dead, hit me up for the cro* On a serious note... In five years can you vision your goals? The scene's full of doughnuts and fruit cakes, leave it alone! Maybe at home with your fan base... I'm around like a bad taste Can't get rid of me, swear down, outrage!.. Try cut me out like an outtake I'll take you out, put you back in your damn place Lyrical nutter and surgeon general Keep looking straight and you'll see us ahead of you, obvi!* On a track we're a bit cocky Noonies* get wet and merked* for a hobby! We got the strength of an ox on the tune! Take us out's what you're not gonna do! If I say we lose our headtops in the booth! You'll say "gas" but it's not, it's the truth! We got the strength of an ox on the tune! Take us out's what you're not gonna do! If I say we lose our headtops in the booth! You'll say "gas" but it's not, it's the truth! (KWAM) Nah take us out's what you're gonna do! Nico ain't your new squeeze*, me neither! And if you think you're too deep, we're deeper! You'll get smacked up, I don't care who sees us! We've been about! Now we got a neat buzz! There ain't much about grime you can teach us! If you got something good we're all ears If not, bang this one out your speakers! (NICO) Who said you're hard? I ain't heard of you! Sound all hype and gassed on the tune Can't hear a word from you! Noise no lyrics, they spit it, observe then move I listen, start thinking they're burning food* I'll come around on a different tip As I sink in quick! Listen, prick You'll say "gas" but it's not, it's the truth! We got the strength of an ox on the tune! Take us out's what you're not gonna do! If I say we lose our headtops in the booth! You'll say "gas" but it's not, it's the truth! We got the strength of an ox on the tune! Take us out's what you're not gonna do! If I say we lose our headtops in the booth! You'll say "gas" but it's not, it's the truth! We got the strength of an ox on the tune! Take us out's what you're not gonna do! If I say we lose our headtops in the booth! You'll say "gas" but it's not, it's the truth! We got the strength of an ox on the tune! Take us out's what you're not gonna do! If I say we lose our headtops in the booth! You'll say "gas" but it's not, it's the truth! We got the strength of an ox on the tune... ... Yo, we got the strength of an ox on the tune... ... I said, we got the strength of ox on the tune Take us out's what you're not gonna do If I say we lose our headtops in the booth and you don't believe? More fool you! *spazzing out = going crazy *boomy = scared *noogie = a mild form of common assault popular in UK primary and secondary school playgrounds during the 90s/early 2000s. Grabbing the victim in a playful (or painful, depending upon circumstances) headlock, the assailant would ball his/her free hand into a fist, then rub their knuckles playfully (or aggressively) on the crown of the victim's head *roach = filter *zoobie = spliff *headtops = minds *"gas" = "rubbish", "not true" *cro = best quality (typically used to describe marijuana in the UK and US, where the word originated as 'chronic') *obvi = obviously *noonies = pussies (used in the UK to describe female genitalia or weak people) (I know, I know, back in 2011 I was a bit more ignorant than I am now so I didn't pull him up on it then, but I would now, sorry ladies) *merked = smashed, beaten etc *new squeeze = new love interest *burning food = smoking drugs (typically used to refer to harder drugs such as crack cocaine, heroin, crystal meth etc)
11.
I'm R.E.A.L! 03:10
People power, strength of the masses Still get busy with the pen for the habit A few dibby* little men wanna have it* Sorry no time I'm saving the planet Don't piss me off like Facebook tagging I don't do this so I can start bragging And I don't do this so my name starts banging* But in time it will cah* that's what happens I was on Kiss! Arms all wacky and waving! Gassed up* by the grime But more time I don't need inflating! Now a few more grime listeners are rating! Not no funny man tune man are making! I'm trying to get folk saying I'm amazing!.. As long as I do it my way I won't pet* to say that I'm not scared of failing! People Power's what this CD's called My talk's original; none of it's rebored* This year's gone exactly how we thought It would, that's why you don't see talk! Man are like "what have you jumped in the scene for?" I reply "I'm here to share deep thoughts If you don't like it Plank on a seesaw!" If you don't like it, plank on a seesaw! If you want respect, then stand on your feet more! Don't try coming round man with your weak talk You need to think of a plan for a detour! I already know what'll come after this CD You're seeing on-pointness when you see me I ain't gonna rub it in, but it's Deep Heat* You ain't fam, you won't get CCed* Into the ting, won't get a bring hype all you want Trust me, it's not a thing Couldn't care less so I won't get stressed You wanna act a mess, with me that's blessed* But I'm still not letting man into our nest! Say what you like, I won't be impressed!... People Power's what this CD's called My talk's original; none of it's rebored This year's gone exactly how we thought It would, that's why you don't see talk! Man are like "what have you jumped in the scene for?" I reply "I'm here to share deep thoughts If you don't like it Plank on a seesaw!" I'm never gonna hype online If they're on their ting, then I'm on mine Everything I'm saying on the mic's not rhyme I'm reporting eloquently about life That's the reason I'm saying I'm real I talk what I know, I talk what I feel Never did talk shit just for a wheel To me all of that's never really appealed!... ... That's just not the way that I roll If that's you, you should have stayed in your home See me, I make man screw face with the flow Won't see a man start flaking, I'm grown At game time, my great mind stays in the zone And I see a whole lot of eyes to be opened So I stay around many minds that are potent I'm gonna give a lot of time to the motion Rome weren't made in a day and all that Right now man are like "why you saying all that?" Don't listen if a man's trying to say I talk crap.. 'Cos all that there's just fear of the truth It's that time when I get near to the booth Next man's tunes just gas up the youngers Me I'm a make the path clear for the youth! People Power's what this CD's called My talk's original; none of it's rebored This year's gone exactly how we thought It would, that's why you don't see talk! Man are like "what have you jumped in the scene for?" I reply "I'm here to share deep thoughts If you don't like it Plank on a seesaw!"... People Power's what this CD's called My talk's original; none of it's rebored This year's gone exactly how we thought It would, that's why you don't see talk! Man are like "what have you jumped in the scene for?" I reply "I'm here to share deep thoughts If you don't like it Plank on a seesaw!" *dibby = insignificant, unimportant *have it = start a fight *banging = in this context, getting around (can mean other things in colloquial English vernacular) *cah = because *gassed up = excessively excited *pet = hesitate *rebored = remade (a reference to the practice of converting firearms from firing blank to live ammunition, often ruinous for socially and economically deprived communities in cities throughout the UK) *Deep Heat = http://www.mentholatum.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73&Itemid=50 *CCed = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_copy#Email *blessed = okay, fine etc
12.
We 03:12
First off, When I say I don't usually do this sort of thing... Believe me it's true. You can ask me who the last woman I approached this month is if you have to... But believe me it's you Now I'm not one to force myself on a woman that catches my eye... So here's what I'm gonna do Pass your phone a sec Here's my number typed in Give me a shout if you want, it's on you If you do decide to dial me in though, please think the following through... ... I never wanna see you bow to the pressure Can we just do us? I think that's better I can see in your eyes, you're far too clever Forget the guidelines, can we just live? Can we just be? Just for a bit? I really don't care who wants to chat shit I just wanna see if you and I can fit See, at this or any stage We don't need third parties... We're the ones who'll decide if we'll become us...yeah? So if your friends wanna cuss Go ahead and let 'em, you ain't gotta fuss I can barely hear the chattering, trust I'm calm so if you're calm that's enough You get me? I don't wanna spend time With anyone who's overly hung up on irrelevant stuff Life's too short... I wanna live it up... And from you're consumed by your outward image? ... I'm definitely not gonna fall in love ... ... I never wanna see you bow to the pressure Can we just do us? I think that's better I can see in your eyes, you're far too clever Forget the guidelines, can we just live? Can we just be? Just for a bit? I really don't care who wants to chat shit I just wanna see if you and I can fit ... I never wanna see you bow to the talkers Can we just do us? It's more important If we're to be, we must ignore 'em Forget the guidelines, what do they mean? All that there's best left to the teens So many talk when they have not seen!.. It's not about them, it's about we To be honest? I'm saying all this but really ... I don't think I have to spell it out I get the feeling you're not misled like that Even though obviously at this point I don't fully know what you're about... I will say this though - I like the first impression you've given Let's see whether our thoughts are in rhythm But do proceed with ease though please I don't wanna see no emotional prison Yeah we can flirt with danger like Wigan* But I don't want any silly scenes or stress Let's see if we can be a team instead Just gimme you, I don't need no rep! ... (KWAM) I never wanna see you bow to the pressure Can we just do us? I think that's better I can see in your eyes, you're far too clever Forget the guidelines, can we just live? Can we just be? Just for a bit? I really don't care who wants to chat shit I just wanna see if you and I can fit ...(SKITZO) You're never gonna see me bow to the talkers We can just do us, it's more important And I agree, we must ignore 'em Forget the guidelines, what do they mean? Let's leave that stuff to the teens So many talk when they have not seen!.. It's not about them, it's about we *Wigan = reference to Wigan Athletic football club, who at the time of recording were dallying dangerously with the threat of relegation from the English Premier League (currently they play in English professional football's second tier, the Championship)
13.
Last Orders! 02:59
Nobody's doing it quite like you It's not hyperbole, that's just true I've tried showing other chicks what you do They tried hard but they just ain't got a clue Word is that you had somebody new And you were disappointed too A next man's foot can't fit in my shoe Nobody's doing it quite like, me... I know say you agree... Remember the times we were free? We could do it indoors or under a tree Not giving a damn if anybody could see.. So I'm texting you up with a plea I miss the passion, I miss the glee.. I miss the sight of you in my flat lying on my sofa Wearing a smile and a tee I heard you miss me; hear what, I miss you How about one more time for the road? You know you want me, for the full monty I can make you feel real nice on the low You still amaze me; in private you're crazy How about one more time for the road? You can't deny it; you know we're the right fit May as well drop me a line, lemme know! Why should we torture ourselves? You know it's not good for our health! If you wanna do it low key I won't tell True say I know your mates might get a bit jel* They ain't had the type of times we've held And they know we get along swell; to the point When I think about their role in our break up I realise they set me up, fucking hell! This time can we start in stealth? You know that I'll clart* it well... In case you get asked any questions? Go ahead and just laugh, it helps.. Let's start with just you plus me If truth be told, for now, who must see? I ain't on making a scene You know me full well, so you know what I mean I heard you miss me; hear what, I miss you How about one more time for the road? You know you want me, for the full monty I can make you feel real nice on the low You still amaze me; in private you're crazy How about one more time for the road? You can't deny it; you know we're the right fit May as well drop me a line, lemme know! And sweetheart, you ain't gotta tell your friends... (What good's that gonna do?) We're just gonna get cock blocked*, it makes no sense (It's all bait if they get a nose in!) Look, we're grown-ups, we ain't gotta make this tense (True say you know that I'll honour you) I can't see a negative, all you've gotta do's say yes (Seeing as both of us are roasting!*) Sweetheart, you ain't gotta tell your friends... (What good's that gonna do?) We're just gonna get cock blocked*, it makes no sense (It's all bait if they get a nose in!) Look, we're grown-ups, we ain't gotta make this tense (True say you know that I'll honour you) I can't see a negative, all you've gotta do's say yes (Seeing as both of us are roasting!*) *jel = jealous *clart = hit (sexually speaking) *cock blocked = prevented from coital relations (stopped by external influence from having sex in layman's terms)
14.
People Power 03:06
There ain't an I in team But there's an E and an M so trust me, I'm there too You're on my wavelength, trust me I hear you At this time point, we're part of a rare few 'Cos we are the group with a clear view and There's a big blanket we need to tear through We can bring the sight to our peers But it won't occur overnight, be aware First off, we need to quietly prepare Learn all the ins and outs and the loopholes Find the roadblocks and start to work through those Me I'm down to fight the foe but are you though? Because we're gonna need ya! As the battle ting gets ever deeper You know the great thing about power of the people? Each and every one of us lot are leaders! I still believe in people power! Let's go against these evil powers! Lick out* the bricks of the legal towers! The world's ours, we'll teach these cowards! I still believe in people power! Let's go against these evil powers! Lick out the bricks of the legal towers! The world's ours, we'll teach these cowards! I still believe in people power! Let's go against these evil powers! Lick out the bricks of the legal towers! The world's ours, we'll teach these cowards! I still believe in people power! Let's go against these evil powers! Lick out the bricks of the legal towers! The world's ours, we'll teach these cowards! (I still believe in, I still believe in People power, people power, People power, I still believe in I still believe in people power!) You can tell me I'm looney You can tell me I'm gassed up; sue me! It's a thing where I believe, truly We can shake up our society, rudely! I can't keep sitting down turning a Blind eye to things when clearly they're bookey* We can't keep on reacting loosely If we're not careful it might get too peak.. Yeah, you think that it already has! You think that it's already that! You're very bad 'Cos you're giving up too quickly I wish you were one of those who's with me Are you sure that you won't reconsider? You won't regret it when we've got bigger! Believe me, when we defeat these enemies Each one of us will reek of winner! I still believe in people power! Let's go against these evil powers! Lick out the bricks of the legal towers! The world's ours, we'll teach these cowards! I still believe in people power! Let's go against these evil powers! Lick out the bricks of the legal towers! The world's ours, we'll teach these cowards! I still believe in people power! Let's go against these evil powers! Lick out the bricks of the legal towers! The world's ours, we'll teach these cowards! I still believe in people power! Let's go against these evil powers! Lick out the bricks of the legal towers! The world's ours, we'll teach these cowards! *lick out = strike out *bookey = dodgy

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Grime lyric writer and record-onto-tracks-er. Been floating around the underground for a bit, managed to pull off the odd minor achievement here and there. Check me out on here or at grimepedia.co.uk/wiki/Kwam - alternatively Google or YouTube me. Enjoy your visit here! ... more

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