#StoriesAboutSongs

The Real ME [Acapella] by RedefineHipHop

Let the sun shine down on you Let go, see if the love is true I let you know all the ways I feel There is no hidden motive, this is me for real The real me, I always be the real me The real me, I always be the real me The real me, I always be the real me That’s who I’ll always be Every day that pass I think Gotta be so close, right on brink A long road, life got my heart in a stronghold It’s safe...

No One Ever Wins by RedefineHipHop

Will I find my path some way? Or will I search to my dying day? Time is short, but much to say… But new brand new plan, that’s if I may Just live my life, I wanna live my life Just live my life, I wanna live my life Wanna live my life, just live my life I wanna live my life, just live my life Too much weight for the heart ta take Strong in mind, but all things break So help me chase these clouds a...

Face Your Fears by RedefineHipHop

One last time let’s take a look at your life line Examine if it all strained, frayed just like mine When light shines, I must be lost in night time Cause I find more dark clouds than bright signs I’m proud even when I totally broke down I found the strength to fight, but is this the tenth round? I’m tense now, didn’t take much to convince how Far he had to go to make every step worthwhile Fertile...

Set fate free, see how far my will can take me I will bleed every pint of blood, can’t sedate me I’m moving forward, not for glory, not that I would ignore it My story’s a different category, so let’s explore it My origin is transition from sword to pen I was sure to win, that’s what I thought way back when Still trapped in a corner, ain’t got no corner men I need a plan, need to think, bring the...

Here’s your last chance, choose to slow down or a fast dance Clasp hands, hold on, there’s been a change a plans Fading sands, time slips away to a distant land This was planned but found a missing piece of a man The mission still stands, not to keep it real for no fans Real is the brand, since on rhyming on the reels with mans That’s Wildstyle, on the prowl, yeah, the child was advanced But now h...

Do they love me or hate me? Lately, I can’t seem to find the key to break free Make peace, wake-sleep, repeat, then…new week A blue streak, mystique, so what does that make me? Frankly, I don’t need nobody to thank me And thankfully, I found a better way to let angst free Angrily, NOT how I’m trying to live I’m trying to give something for the lows and mids The highs unrecognized, but their sight’...

I wouldn’t say I’m a stranger to love And this ain’t a grudge, if this is all I get, this ain’t enough Gaining my trust is easy as obtaining a hug My arms are wider than the sky, take a look above If pain’s a must, let love help my brain adjust Famous or bust, that ain’t language for US And anger will crush your soul, cause your angels to hush It’s painful enough there’s far too many angles to tou...

Starts with life experience, the pros and cons Flows in songs convey all the rights and wrongs The night is long especially when the fight is strong Our light is gone, trauma in its brightest form I was warned, but by then I was worn Facing scorn, fabric of reality torn Sound the horn to drown any doubt that’s born Count the score, escape from a time forlorn Scout the field for questions, then fil...

Past Me: The sunsets here you could never forget I’ll never regret, not even one of the steps Promises keep, even when anonymous, yep A sign of respect, something that you find less and less Nevertheless, I met you here to address Your progress on your quest and your present glow Present Me: Well, fa sho’, they seem to get the info slow Ya know, like a letter in a envelope But that’s the cure, I t...

MCing is art, I’ll never switch my stance Of which I’m fans, that’s a matter of circumstance Certain strands of DNA in certain brands You circus acts, better learn to work with hands Sort your plans, yeah sport, last chance Last call, last dance, (be)fore the style advance Howling fans? NAW, but the HOW’s enhanced Trials and chance, yeah, and a thousand CANS Self-encouragement is nourishment, I’m...

Stand clear, I’m working with no plan here Can’t steer, lost control, the answers Elude me, too deep, reasons I lose sleep New sheep I meet, I counted a whole fleet Loosely, wake up…then I brew tea Loose leaf, let the dream world came choose me Who’s he? Well, that’s a matter of clues, see A doozy, and I’m still trying to improve me And prove the way to your life is like Bruce Lee In some ways, ye...

I dislike the alt-right outright, alright? That’s as plain as I can put it…all white Some got a knack for acting fly, but it’s all hype Check their flight plan and it’s all at a small height There’s certain things that keep me up all night Like if roles were reversed then what would the walls write? Would we get a lecture from architecture? Or would they sympathize cause they know we are pawns to...

Now, Hold up, is he performance-enhanced? Forming his plans, stand in a formative stance Bring up the hands, let’s test my wing span Oh aye (OA) man, it’s just performative dance I’m boarding for Cannes, It’s nice in Nice; the peace, the sands Clear water left me feeling twice the man I AM, or was, because I can Learn and grown, light up some love then burn it slow Turn it low, then hit em with lo...

You think much? Most folk don’t seem to do such A smooth touch, that’s a method to do what? Cut up, just like records on Kru-Cut Circa ’84, circa ’85 Circle Psychology is more than meets the eye Changes we go through, the brain it must do Healing, always trying to chase a feeling Face the ceiling, patterns in the walls revealing Heroes, villains, civilians and the cries of children By the Millions...

In part two of New Music Seminar MC Battle For World Supremacy, our last episode for season 2, we focus on the years; 1993 and 1994! I recount the stories I heard about 1993 with MF Grimm, Mad Skillz, and the ’93 champion, Supernatural. As for ’94, I explain how my writing for local Chicago publication The Flypaper, created a lane for me to have some “involvement” and a front row seat to many of t...

Keep me ear to the drum and my heart to the street Not rhyming to eat, I’m just trying to bond with that beat I’m fond of mystique, pay little mind to critiques I mix the hardcore with the boutique for the geeks …Including, the one speaking, I’m not hard to define Never walked one path, best of worlds of combined Blend with the old with the new, plus the unknown too I’m prone to, that ole one, two...

In Absence of… Serve no master, master certain things I search for signs, yet still none I’ve seen Except in dreams, or when the mind is clean Clear the path for the last of the past extremes Where fear is king…but I’m prepared My purpose layered, I walk this earth un-scared But not unscathed though, cause life ain’t fair I might compare my wins to the weight of air But that’s drama so let me set...

Study all eras, terror to the mic till the pall bearer There’s laws I don’t follow, still I’m the ring bearer Bring y’alls attention to the site of a mere flaw, slight error Still I’m as sharp as a bear claw, in mirror I stare I ponder my life’s work, ‘Nice work’ The music’s just the tip of iceberg I served my own purpose, here is the punchline My purpose was putting other’s goals before mine Shor...

LYRICS: So let’s all take a moment, take one breath in sync Let’s just link, but keep each part distinct I’m dressed in pink, walking up the street, trying to think Of beautiful things, before they’re considered extinct Not bitter, I bring a little bit emotion in themes Hoping it seems authentic, cause that’s what it means That’s what it is, the facts in the backs of their head Front of mind, rese...

7X3=21 Punch out, works done, proverbial phone booth I transform to the rhyme writer before you Prefer truth, so how’s about we lay a few facts down I write the part of life that fits exact how the track sounds Good times, bad times, future and past times I maximize every word choice to the last line Scrutinize every detail of these deep tales The beat tells me secrets, I don’t keep it, I unveil S...

It’s go time, we’ll all be dead in no time So go find what brings joy, increase the life line A peace of mind, built piece by piece With dents and dings, thanks to some recent beef Sink my teeth, deep into the neck of the beast It turns to ME, how’s that for turning a cheek?
 I learn when I sleep, choose what concerns to keep And which to lose, find clues to the place they meet Basic beliefs shatt...

They breaking they neck, I ain’t even breaking a sweat Make it a threat, naw, I don’t take disrespect I’m patient, but let it be known I’m taking a step To make ‘em regret, don’t even bother address em direct Question my TECH-nique, well, I’m unique, what you expect My foots on your neck, wreck weak MC's in a sec Let’s make it bet, try to call a ball in roulette Don’t forget, take your time, cause...