Bamboo – One Blood Lyrics

I grew up in Inglewood
the son of two Africans
but I represented like the Pope repped the Vatican
alot of these rappers either don’t know what’s happening
or their brains been frozen in time like dummy mannequins
Imma take it back to the essence from which it came
this ain’t no snap music I’m going against the grain
thinkin outside the box
Bamboo is the name
numbing your pain like c*****e numbing your brain
I chose to make sense instead of spitting obscenities
but the current stalemate in hip hop
I’m the remedy
the answer
spreading like cancer in your brain tissue
you rappers you beat around the bush
I’m the main issue
I was getting bored of rap
but I’m not the sort of cat
who gives up easy, I’m stubborn persistent and all of that
I spit, I communicate directly through your starter cap
holla back reply get at me or whatever black
you can’t really compare yourself to me I’m too clever black
my life experiences are far too traumatic
to be described in rap, I need something cinematic
to accurately describe my violent vibe
lights camera action
Bamboo I’m going live in three, two, one it’s the moment
the era of Nas’ Illmatic suddenly interwoven
into Jay’s Reasonable Doubt
and Biggie’s Ready to Die
my name is Bamboo I’m ready to fly
after a lifetime of poverty stricken bulls**t
either I’m legally rich or I’m a robbery culprit
I can’t understand the man standing behind the pulpit
I’m out to get money by any means necessary
call it Malcom X money
but he was legendary
therefore the dream comes first and money secondary
and it comes and goes all the time
call it temporary
I got plans in order to leave behind a legacy
I’m overdue in the rap game like twelve months of pregnancy
roll me a blunt
pour me a glass of Hennessy
I’ll be ready to kill it bringing incredible energy
the rap game is f___d but I’m tight like virginity
wiping out any MC in my vicinity
my name is Bamboo on some Bamboo s__t
and you player haters just stay off my Bamboo d__k
I mean who would’ve figured he’d knock
n___s with figures on blocks
way the f___k outta the frame skippity dippity bop
holding the flame like the statue of liberty doc
clutching my book of rhymes listen this n___a be hot
man f__k being hot
I’m straight flamin
no homo
the whole industry is maintainin
with great anticipation just waitin for the album to drop
we gon’ run them SoundScan numbers right to the top