Story Behind The Song

Artist from a small town, middle class family. Brought up on hip-hop music. Wants to use hip-hop to express himself and his own life experiences but recognizes very early that it is very difficult to earn respect.

Song Description

Song about difficulties of a young, white, rapper from a middle class upbringing being accepted and respected

Lyrics

Skillz
By: r.a.w.child
www.rawchild.com

Intro:
Yah, right now? feel like I need to get something off my chest you know what I mean? Like something?s been bottled up for too long. I?ma let these people know how I feel alright. Come on?

Verse 1:

Countless putdowns, they clown and joke around
He?s from a small town, white boy sound ain?t gon make it now
But you can?t deny me of my props
When I spit I make other rappers? jaws drop
And I never once said that I was a G, or that I?m from the streets
Never sold to fiends but I still make em envy me
With a flow that?ll make ya cream
It goes to show ya what you get when you have a dream
And push on when it seems your team?s out to get ya
The pressure?s getting to high for me to measure
I?m trippin, then I start flippin, I don?t know who to trust
Gotta keep my eyes open and head up
That?s right, cuz I don?t carry a Nine but I will throw them knuckles
Like Tyson in his prime, I will make ya buckle
And spit blood cuz I love when you underestimate
I?m takin over, I?ma demonstrate

PreChorus:

I look back and laugh at everybody that stood in my way
You never thought that you would see this day
I?m pushing rhymes like weight
Now you can?t say I don?t have what it takes
I gives a fuck bout what you haters?ll say
I made it here to stay
Now that I?m here I?m goin all the way
And I?ma keep spittin everyday
You?ll see me elevate
Cuz you know I?ve got more than what it takes
You try to hate but it?s just my fate?I got skillz

Chorus:

I won?t fail, I won?t fade, believe me when I say
I?ve moved forward since yesterday and I?m goin all the way
You keep tryin to hate, but you?ll never phase
I won?t stop till I?m labelled great
Verse 2:

Now thinkin back to my younger years when I was a kid
Influenced by deathrow beats, and ruthless
Was told I never would amount to this
Had to come strapped perhaps or be a thug if I wanna spit
A kid with the rap sound but not the right background
Ain?t hard enough cuz he grew up in a small town
At school they had me failing now, teachers said I?m goin down
That I should just drop out, but I can?t, not now
Why? It?s like I told ya, got my diploma
Then started writing raps and moved to California
And I ain?t got time for anybody hatin
I?m gonna show off my skillz, I?m done procrastinating

PreChorus:

I look back and laugh at everybody that stood in my way
You never thought that you would see this day
I?m pushing rhymes like weight
Now you can?t say I don?t have what it takes
I gives a fuck bout what you haters?ll say
I made it here to stay
Now that I?m here I?m goin all the way
And I?ma keep spittin everyday
You?ll see me elevate
Cuz you know I?ve got more than what it takes
You try to hate but it?s just my fate?I got skillz

Chorus:

I won?t fail, I won?t fade, believe me when I say
I?ve moved forward since yesterday and I?m goin all the way
You keep tryin to hate, but you?ll never phase
I won?t stop till I?m labelled great

Verse 3:

Check it out, I showed these two faced critics when I did it I lit it up
And made everyone and they family want more of me spittin out
I flow incredibly, I push like I?m a bully
I rep Gan fully, make the whole audience stand for me, surely
I don?t know what is that attached me to this game
Might be my poetic brain, but this passion for rappin came
I can?t explain what happened, I quit scrappin and made a change
And made it clear to the world that I?ve been starving for this fame
And I?ma quit messin with trick I?ll just slap em
Then get rich with hits that go platinum
I?m so sick of pricks I might clap em
Now when I?m countin my chips I?m gon stack em

PreChorus:

I look back and laugh at everybody that stood in my way
You never thought that you would see this day
I?m pushing rhymes like weight
Now you can?t say I don?t have what it takes
I gives a fuck bout what you haters?ll say
I made it here to stay
Now that I?m here I?m goin all the way
And I?ma keep spittin everyday
You?ll see me elevate
Cuz you know I?ve got more than what it takes
You try to hate but it?s just my fate?I got skillz

Chorus:

I won?t fail, I won?t fade, believe me when I say
I?ve moved forward since yesterday and I?m goin all the way
You keep tryin to hate, but you?ll never phase
I won?t stop till I?m labelled great