Prologue
N. K. Jemisin Lyrics

Steady talking that slick trash
They keep talking arrogantly with their smooth talk

With they sick ass
It's disgusting how they act

Walk up on me
They approach me

It's all daps
They're acting friendly like we're good friends

Like they rooting for me
They act like they support me

With all claps
Everyone is applauding

But that's all traps
Their behavior is fake, they're setting a trap

Cuz they all rats
They are all snakes, not to be trusted

I see the snakes in the tall grass
I can see their deception

Tilt the brim on my ball cap
I adjust my baseball cap

Pour the Rem in my tall glass
I pour my drink

And fall back
I take a step back

Cuz I'm all rap
I only care about the music

Freight train lay tracks
My music is powerful like a train

And he spit cold facts
My lyrics are true and accurate

Everybody know what the truth is
People know what's really going on

But don't f*ck with me
Don't mess with me

Cuz like Eazy-E
I'm ruthless like the late rapper Eazy-E

I show up, show out, I'm ruthless
I come in strong and don't hold back

Show me where the booth is
Tell me where to go to record

Cuz I need to lay me a verse
I need to record my lyrics

Y'all 16s are some throw aways
Your lyrics are not worth much

Whole tapes be sounding like Nerf
Your music is weak and lacks power

And that's soft ball
That's weak

Cuz y'all amateurs
You're not professionals

Question me and I'll damage ya
Challenge me and you'll regret it

Show me to your manager
Let me speak to your boss

Because maybe you should learn to hold a camera bruh
You need to work on other skills

I don't need to know where the throne is
I don't need to be in charge

Just put me where the dome is
Just let me perform

They opening and I'm closing
I'm the best performer

Cuz they goin in
The audience is enjoying the performance

Til my show end
Until the concert is over

And now how I'm suppose to introduce myself
How should I present myself?

When I step on stage and they be like "who's this"
When people don't know who I am

Til they hear my voice, feel my flow
Until they hear my unique sound and style

Catch my vibe and they be like he rips
When they understand and enjoy my music

RIP to all that mumble shit
I don't like when rappers mumble their lyrics

Usually I'm on my humble tip
Usually, I'm modest

But I'm hungry
But right now, I'm ambitious

Feeling like a lion on the prowl
I feel powerful and fierce

So I guess this your welcome to the jungle bitch
So consider this my introduction

This here's the story of a champion
These lyrics are about someone who succeeds

Who's acumen
Who's smart and talented

Is backed by a knack to win
Wins a lot

He packs a pen and pad
He's a writer

And really packs em in
His concerts are popular

And any competition
Against any opponents

He be lapping them
He easily beats them

Running the track like Usain
Running as fast as Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt

Cuz Winning be his true aim
He really wants to win

Spitting plutonium and
His lyrics are powerful like nuclear energy

Moving like he's Bruce Wayne
He moves and acts like the fictional superhero Batman

Or more so Bane
Or even more like his enemy Bane

With his 6'4 frame
Describing his tall height

Cuz Freight Train
His music is powerful like a train

Knocks lames into they own lane
He shows people what they're good at

I'm on a mission
I have a specific goal

Feeling like a politician
I feel like a powerful figure

I make em listen
I grab their attention

Cuz lyricism is what they missing
Because people need good lyrics

Don't wanna miss him
Don't overlook me

Waiting on me like the last train
Eagerly waiting for my arrival

Like it was written
Like destiny

I'm the Thanos of the rap game
I'm a powerful figure in the rap world like the villainous Thanos from Marvel comics

Don't make me snap
Don't provoke me

Cuz once I do
Because once I lose my temper

Y'all really can't come back
It will be too late for you to make up for it

I'm here to G check rap
I'm here to make sure rap is good and real

And I been on that
I've been doing that for a while

Hit on hats
I criticize other rappers

And really kick on cats
I don't hesitate to attack

Until I reclaim wax
Until I have the top album

Put my spin on that
Add my own unique style

Rather split my cap
I'd rather split my own head

Then give Hip-Hop back
Than give back the rap genre

And dawg that's big facts
And that's very true

Can't wait to see Tia Hill
Can't wait to see a specific person who appreciates my music

Letty Martinez or Jacques Morel
Other people who appreciate my music

Explaining my lyrics up on genius
Analyzing my lyrics on the Genius website

I be deeper than the seas
I'm very deep

When my pen bleeds
When I write

So over y'all heads
Going over your understanding

You need telescope to get me
You need help to understand me

Can still turn up so don't tempt me
But I can still be intense

Too easy these days
It's too easy to make money in music these days

Making money by being empty
Some rappers have empty lyrics and still make money

I can promise y'all that I am simply
I promise that I'm not empty

The shit y'all been waiting on
I'm the thing you've been waiting for

Whether you're with me or against me
Whether you like my music or not

This just the prologue
This is just the beginning

A fuckin intro
An explicit introduction

So you better believe
Believe it

The album's anything but simple
The album is going to be complex

I'm the repo man
I'm taking back the rap game

Y'all had the game too long
Other rappers have had control for too long

It's just a rental
They only have it temporarily

Take it and clench it up in my dentals
I'm taking control and holding on tight

Hungry and vicious since they let me out the kennel
I'm ambitious and fierce since I started my career

But you can try to take it from the sentinel
You can try to challenge me, but I'm strong

But it's my turn
It's my time to succeed

Imma let the whole world burn
I'm unstoppable and powerful

If can't change the music or the mental
If I can't change the way people think about music

No tats on my face
I don't have tattoos on my face

And no guns on my waist
I don't carry guns

I can promise y'all I'm something different
I'm unique and not like other rappers

Ate crumbs for the taste
I started from the bottom

Sat and waited for plates
I worked hard and waited patiently

Now it's time for y'all asses to listen
Now people will have to take me seriously