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The Introduction, Again

by Stryke

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1.
Intro (Lu Chin Chen): The kid Stryke been wild forever// Mic Shine to Lads in 24 he's even rhyming better// 25 he bout to rise from island and it's a vendetta// Cross the world writing rhymes in a Cessna// Predator on the hunted, cant see him he's killin you// Cocaine cut with too much fentanyl, smooth criminal// Villan that's grim reaping the benefits of these deadbeat// Spitters, beating em effortless beast em with the agressiveness// No time for check writers with a broke bank// They gettin flamed, throw em in the tank with the propane// Now you can smell what Im cooking seasoned with the old bay// You cant smell it let me help hit you with the flonase// I got you fools, scanning with the opticals// Recognize the violators and imposter dudes// This is victory - only option not to lose// Now here's Stryke, check the chain it says top of the food// Stryke: When it come to rhyming know my rank is an OG// Kill it all, they want more like Im Banks in 03// Every song I just bang and go OD cause I need bread// I hope I dont leave this bank with no police// Every rapper better thank and blow me, these pests// Dug a hole and couldnt lift but the drugs put me in// Tried to take a rest but I just heard all the vultures// Then I stood up in my grave wiping dirt up off my shoulders// Scratched my head damn man, I never left I just slept// I guess hiphop is dead cause that man is in a dress// Rappers aint rappin, they been singing sounding funny// All they think about is money while they drink around the country// Tellin kids to pop pills, aint no shit about it funny// Ima close your mouth physically, they listen when it's running// Cant knock the hustle but it's literally disgusting// Cause you free to fuck your life up, they just mimic what they study// I dont like you, claiming that you hard but you soft// When the heat is on you the type to react like an ice cube// No other measure when you fold under pressure// Dont be overly aggressive cause you know we gonna get ya// Motives will be questioned if you throwing me suggestions// So you better show me records if I know you been arrested// I aint fuckin wit it, I dont care how you do it// Heard of people naming names to dodge half a county bullet// I aint even making moves like I used to in the past now// You doing good when they wanna see you assed out// Moving forward - only positive connections// No exceptions if you negative, alot of it suggestive// Ima be the judge and jury so there's honor in the sentence// You dont seek to find solutions to the problems you invented// You sit around and gossip over drama for a living// But you broke without a podcast stop it -is you kidding// If currency is talent I would love to check your balance// But it's overdrawn, no regard for lessons or a challenge// Always get the truth my bad moods start to scare dudes// Compared to all the crimes you never pulled and wouldnt dare to// Write about so vividly and say you always down for// Type to give me daps - praying on my downfall// Smile in my face and say hey - come around more// Quiet but when I leave acting nuts like you found yours// Stay shook pussy, we not the same look rookie// Ill say it to your face - not facebook pussy// I dont walk around thinking Im a gangsta or the biggest threat// Respect earned, expect to give if you wanna receive and get// I seen your set it was neither of them even then// We depend that these events dispense hope you need to vent// You need a friend listen closely how it come across// Believe it if you see then please leave I dont wanna talk// And I dont rhyme on command like you pushed a button// Look for someone crooked, rugged lookin up and good for nothing// Making moves good at fronting yet to get a rep// Basic groupies looking dumb and jealous of success// So, relish and reflect - you a savage so dont feel bad// Murdering these tracks then imagine what you will have// Even in prison you need to listen to your dream and vision// Make a deep committment and then speak it to existence// Every word in every verse definitely press a nerve// When it hurts then observe and tell you to expect the worst// When you got at something never work for free though// You want a feature from me better bring me C-notes// My brother Gem reminded me - Joker had inspired me// From rioting, entirely alone exposing irony// Showing privately there's another side to me// Crossing I be morphing to the boss you always tried to be// The violence been inside of me dying to shine finally// Quietly, the bright blade blinding what the eye can see// Next liver, yet bet the press shiver// Stalking vet spitters, split em turn the ground to red rivers// Quiver, next step testing courage and your heart now// Talk loud - but if push come to shove hard are you down// Heavy shotties in our pants so we better polly// These days DJ's play me or we bury bodies// Everybody wins with a simple shout out// Im lit, know the kid can spit and been around a while now//
2.
Sinister 01:23
There's a disconnect so Ima show you what is sinister// My motive is get rid of ya cause no one even similiar// The quoteables adminstered when I flow are finishers// It's gettin so predictable you'd think I wrote for cinemas// I cant help it, Im a bad motherfucker// And I been a problem - go ask the last man to suffer// Rare compared to others and you hearing the proof// Go head rip ya lil stage while Im tearing the roof// I dont care about the views on your Youtube or IG// You ABC rappers gettin X'd soon then YZ// A wise G, gimme fly beats Ill eat// Gladiator drive style, vibe - I dont like jeeps// We 5 deep at any time that's the minimum// Supply heat, knowing that we thrive off adrenaline// Any kind of vibe I describe is a better one// Im sorry why these veterans think their lives ahead of them// Have you not been paying attention when my venom slung// It sizzles onto tissue down to gristle I been melting bums// Remember that the ground shakes, lava then erupts// You better run, Im bout to Pompei the game and everyone// Frozen in time to fossilize the fear factor// Tears shatter, sheer terror on the face of weird rappers// Im here to capture all the hunger so it translates// Command base is set and I dont want to make the fans wait// Im done with all the mandates, mask off stand straight// Look me in the eyes, extend your arms and take this handshake// Walking over mass graves, lab grade rampage// They tryna close a wound that needs surgery with bandaids// They diggin holes but they really need a staircase// They control the airwaves, their way is scared straight// I passed great a long time ago and disappeared// Listen here, it's crystal clear - I do not submit to fear// Still Feel Me: It's like Im stuck inside a skyskraper high on the upper floor Downstairs burning but convinced myself nothing's wrong// It's just a fog it'll clear, disregard the smell// And dont believe what you hearing it aint hardly real// Dont believe what you see it aint hard to tell// Continue on the path going hard till your heart'll fail// Show em all why you raw and deserve a break// Murder straight snappin like the fracture of a vertabrae// Time to servce a plate - revenge is ice cold// And I dont need enemies if friends is like those// I binge and write prose that singe and strike foes// Doubting down around me till the Benz is white gold// Im manifesting everything and been through tight flows// Whatever life throws - Im here to win cause I like goals// When everyone was telling me to quit and go right home// I took it on the chin then went in and did a hype show// Proved em all wrong, especially myself// So now anyone can get it on my quest for the belt// There really aint no limit less you set it yourself// And so I raise the bar higher (hire) than professional help// Uh, but on bad days I need to play this song back// Remind myself Im here - exactly where I belong at// I was taught that we live and then learn// As far as respect goes - it is given and earned// I dont respect any kind of subliminal burn// If you a man speak your mind using literal words// Claim your man is nice, but the kid is a herb// You told us all about your wife but the bitch is a bird// Ill turn his lights out and then stick it to her// She said my voice got her dripping so that kitten will purr// I knock it out the box on the brink of absurd// Ill have these rappers drinking ink while I think of the purge// Everyone can get it if Im sober in my bag still// And if I relapse then it's over and a mass kill// Is the glass filled, empty or half full// Compliments to optimists - my problem is last pull// Resorting back to living in my head is what I cant do// Stuck, hit a wall - couldn't pivot so I ran through// It's a bad move and all of it facts// I gotta learn to think and more before I react// But it's the story of my life, and there's more to the act// I should be touring it's unfortunate cause all of you wack// I cant get out my own way or figure it out// So I do everything in excess and biggest amounts// I want immediate results, I aint stickin around// See that was then but this is now so dont go trigger my mouth// Cause I will react harshly, start skinning your scalp// I know you still feel me - and that's really what counts// Im out...
3.
Bad Boy 02:13
So telling me who impresses you, I want a list so I can check it too// We'll let the records prove if they nice and if respect is due// Please, not a bunch of weirdos if it's preferable// Though not an easy ask in this day and age and spectacle// The internet took away the need for talent// So with autotune and followers you can sneak around it/ And since everyone's a rapper, underground is deeper down// So when it come to skill and something ill there's nothing easy found// Like the LADS shit - if you put your favorite artist// On a song along the squadron they get easily disregarded// Disrespected and dissected, disemboweled, ripped apart// Within a second of it starting you would see if they had heart// Or a death wish departed, may they rest in peace// Matter fact - rest in piss you stepped in shit to say the least// You will lose you dont win, get a friend to clue you in// I will truly dig graves of new kin for Lu Chin// If he asks me in a second aint a question it's just when// For the record who you is wont change the method or the end// So unless you grant wishes then accept that you dont live// And it just wasnt in the cards that's a lesson for the kids// Everyone wanna shine and wanna be a bad boy// But come to find at other times it's nothing they prepared for// While some of yall compare dogs and stories of a shared war// I been told different I know one of yall's a fag's toy// Type to sign a deal and get your back blown// That's disgusting man they buggin selling ass to get they tracks shown// That's the difference in the calibur and backbone// The attitude and self worth - a generation that's grown// Plaques shown on the wall but at what cost// You done lost, sold your soul you aint some boss// Dumb soft little groupie setting plans now// Extorted and then passed around performing as you dance clown// Dog you's a cash cow for lawyers with their pants down// So loiter, take it past sound - enjoy it while it lasts pal// Come to think of it start drinking in a glass house// Throwing stones be deliquent go and pass foul// Flash style, act wild be sure keep a bad mouth// Controversy sells well just dont ask how// The last album that you put out, wasnt well received// So you need to tell the streets, embellish then develop beef// Probably catch some felonies, dumb it down with better beats// You asked to be a rockstar where people dont just get to leave//
4.
Leatherface 03:29
Pleased to greet ya these beats I ether// Any notions even preconeived ones meet the reaper// We the creatures Stephen King been describing to his readers// Pure evil surely lethal put your mic in morgue with features// Stryke, hard and first you bitch cry now// You find God Ill turn your crucifix and flip that shit upside down// Known for my heart but dont be poking the shark// Fuck your opening thoughts and any closing remarks// Imagine getting punched by Mike Tyson quite frightening// While it strikes lightning life is like you hype bumpin Mic Titans// If you like fighting and you nice thinkin who would win// Bet your life P, Spec, Stryke and Lu Chen// Im not asking we a squad of assassins// Here to monitor passion and demolish the has beens// 2023 nobody bother with rapping// Melody is everything and quality's lackin// Bunch of chitter chat quit it tell me where the fuck the spitters at// Gimme that mic back bitch, you playin pity pat// No honor or dignity but Im pondering victory// At the top but you'll drop to the bottom eventually// I wouldnt love fame but got no problem with infamy// Let me stack racks and have the lot of em listening// I know this hard work'll turn to profit eventually// Long as I stay the course as the product of misery// Opp of the century to writers united// Spreading like a plague aint no fighting this virus// Life of a tyrant, chapter one out of tons// You might bite the alliance style but you mastering none// The wrath has begun, smack you and attack you with Puns// Cause you aint worthy of the barrel or the back of a gun// Bully rappers fully when Im actually done// I make them hate what they love while subtracting the fun// They look around shook straight embarassed and run// Then hope to God no one saw they way they shattered and spun// Ill battle the sun, outshine splatter it's blood// That's how mad I become, climbing like the ladder's in mud// Sinking still above, surviving the times alive// Divine, advising the blind like catholic nuns// Besides rhymes smackin drums and murdering beats// Burn at absurdist degrees when I turn up the heat// Word to Pun and L tongue so real it punctures shells// Come for thrills, rappers hear me and run for hills// Son for real, some are pale and a bunch have bailed// So disgusting that they lunches throwing up in pails// I wanna tell you all to pray and your hardest// Ima bring pain if I get this chainsaw started// It's not a game yall// This the 8 ball// LADS straight raw// What you came for - surgery with the chainsaw//
5.
6.
Ayo it's all love and love's got a thin line// I wish Pun didnt die, Id give anything to see him rip it live// This is why I twist rhymes, spittin from a different time// Intertwining tales from the scales to the inner mind// Gifted with the pen and I bless it with a special vibe// Nevermind my enterprise prophetic, you pathetic guy// Betting I would let it ride what's interesting to me though// You listening to MIGOS while I blast Chris Rios// Sonning all these rappers like a bunch of bastard mijos// Im practically your majesty, spanish or in creole// Language dont matter when you master how you feel// Which is lovely cause Im free and I no longer have a P.O// I may start to feel like Neo Im the one and cracked the code// Rap is laughable, sayin less stacking dough// I dont know, respect or get it but Im tryna understand// Why you wouldnt wanna hear something special that impress you, damn//
7.
Yo I cant say there hasnt been enjoyment in the disappointment// Learning lessons and it's not a hazard if I did avoid it// Falling forward never backward if Im given choices// Stuck on love and hate I give duality it's inner voices// Pick the poison that they pour for you, Ill mourn for you// Warning you - brace for impact before the storm is through// Tear towns down - blow the roof like a war would do// Proof I got all of you spooked through new audibles// In truth I threw all the rules out and started over// Now Im sort of closer to the balance and composure// More flowers than horticulture, while you sour more than smokers// Rally all the soldiers, my LADS are more explosive// Full of power all are focused to devour all the vultures// Every hour more approaching so we now the foursome poachers// Take the fight to you - in the wild torture's noticed// And it's foul we torch oppponents after towel's are often thrown in// Hope you find the closure after opening pandora// You cant put it back inside the box - man the horror// You gambling with authors who comparing to the sources// Split families apart quicck as parents with divorces// Or apparent nixed abortions, fetty smuggled past the border// Bad news bearers never cancelled, banned but lauded// Love us and support us got the stamp to brand their daughter// Tramps who all tryna transform to Kim but cant afford it// The damage that's reported when we gathered and performing// Is so massive and enormous that the planet doesnt orbit// NASA been informed about the status - that's important// When a verse can fuel a rocketship it has to be recorded// Unnaturally evolving at a fast and quicker torrent// There's no money in the streams, rappers have to stick to touring// Shackled by the poorest sorts of factors it's abbhorent// So I had to be a savage to reestablish what was dormant// Animal when cornered in, and Im sure of it// There's more of this coming stay tuned and wait it all is lit//
8.
It's like Im stuck inside a skyskraper high on the upper floor Downstairs burning but convinced myself nothing's wrong// It's just a fog it'll clear, disregard the smell// And dont believe what you hearing it aint hardly real// Dont believe what you see it aint hard to tell// Continue on the path going hard till your heart'll fail// Show em all why you raw and deserve a break// Murder straight snappin like the fracture of a vertabrae// Time to servce a plate - revenge is ice cold// And I dont need enemies if friends is like those// I binge and write prose that singe and strike foes// Doubting down around me till the Benz is white gold// Im manifesting everything and been through tight flows// Whatever life throws - Im here to win cause I like goals// When everyone was telling me to quit and go right home// I took it on the chin then went in and did a hype show// Proved em all wrong, especially myself// So now anyone can get it on my quest for the belt// There really aint no limit less you set it yourself// And so I raise the bar higher (hire) than professional help// Uh, but on bad days I need to play this song back// Remind myself Im here - exactly where I belong at// I was taught that we live and then learn// As far as respect goes - it is given and earned// I dont respect any kind of subliminal burn// If you a man speak your mind using literal words// Claim your man is nice, but the kid is a herb// You told us all about your wife but the bitch is a bird// Ill turn his lights out and then stick it to her// She said my voice got her dripping so that kitten will purr// I knock it out the box on the brink of absurd// Ill have these rappers drinking ink while I think of the purge// Everyone can get it if Im sober in my bag still// And if I relapse then it's over and a mass kill// Is the glass filled, empty or half full// Compliments to optimists - my problem is last pull// Resorting back to living in my head is what I cant do// Stuck, hit a wall - couldn't pivot so I ran through// It's a bad move and all of it facts// I gotta learn to think and more before I react// But it's the story of my life, and there's more to the act// I should be touring it's unfortunate cause all of you wack// I cant get out my own way or figure it out// So I do everything in excess and biggest amounts// I want immediate results, I aint stickin around// See that was then but this is now so dont go trigger my mouth// Cause I will react harshly, start skinning your scalp// I know you still feel me - and that's really what counts// Im out...

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Promotional mixtape proceeding the release of the official Stryke album "Before I Go" produced entirely by Dar'rel Banks and will be followed by "One More Thing". This is a promotional tape of "industry freestyles" over well known classic instrumentals.

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released January 31, 2024

All songs written, recorded and mixed by Stryke at Mic Shine Studio's. Artwork by Gem Alexander

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