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Powered On Dreams

by Ton

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(Intro) I stay powered on dreams Powered on dreams (Verse) Enter into a dream where anything is possible If you believe it, then you’re unstoppable Stay Powered On Dreams Cuz the brain powers me to do things you’ve never seen As I stay focused like a shining laser beam This isn’t just a making cream scheme What I’m making is poetry With pregnancy potency Or potential As I sex up this instrumental To give birth to a great track Skills I never lack Put me on the top brack Cuz I’m bringing it back Reminding you to stay young at heart And challenging others to bring back lyricism to the art To be super and rise above it like Tony Stark And you know that I’ma play it smart Cuz originality is essential when playing your part Without it you put an end to your start And you knock yourself out like Jadakiss’ song Like a minute man, you know won’t last long I’m Hercules with the raps, so you ain’t looking strong Scribble down your errors so that I can (w)right your wrongs While maintaining the essence Now you feeling the presence Past, future, and present Like Bret Hart, legend status intended I’ll bring Hip Hop Back To The Future like Marty McFly The essence from 1985 Bring it to the present and make it live To the 2015 where the Renaissance will arise On this Journey with every song sung On this Excellent Adventure to Get To Know Ton From track one ‘Till I “Have To Make It” cuz I’m still young Like the Autumn leaves, it seems times are changing fast To maintain the greatness, we must Invent The Past Come along, lounge on that cloud Allow these dream tunes, to vibe on your tense spots Welcome to Ton’s dream, welcome to Powered On Dreams
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Mighty Ton 03:14
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Impressive 03:57
(Verse 1) I’ma be the blender from September to September To shake Hip Hop to what it was, remember? I’ma “get it” like rappers after punch lines Now I’m hoping that you got mine Crashing into the scene like a fast car Whole life wanted to professionally (w)rap bars But this ain’t no chocolate factory Even though I am the Willy Wonka of this gallery Without a crystal ball, my future can be seen You need to be Big Pun to shatter my dreams “Beware,” whack rappers I punish and torment These two-faced rappers are a bunch of Harvey Dents A bunch of Stanley Ipkisses hiding behind the mask Call me Little Nicky, I’ll release Hell from a flask I’m tanks of propane and fireworks waiting to blow Coming here to change the current mode Lines pack so much punch they could’ve knocked Marciano Cuz I’m hot like the Earth’s core, melting the mold Each of these bars is a championship So I guess I became Ric Flair with this (Chorus) Coming with a style that you know is progressive Looking for perfection in a way that’s obsessive Trying to make it to the top is never excessive So all I do is Impressive Always be me, be expressive Giving it my all, coming aggressive Cuz I’m going to be the next in So all I do is impressive Impressive, so all I do is impressive (Verse 2) I don’t think you made the link That I’m distinct like a bum wearing a pink ink mink My raps are my live than cats And more fly than bugs or bats My styles are off limits like you’re through with Calculus I’m way too smart for you to baffle this You can’t break, shake, or rattle this And correctly it be deadly to battle this I’m Speedy Gonzales, you move at zombie speed But I still provide the brains you need I do this intellectually More creative than after smoking weed With more stories than the books you read Been growing since I planted the seed Like egos that fame feeds Or Bruce Banner when anger he breathes Now the song’s rich cuz I’m green to my sleeves (Verse 3) With my music I feel like Frank Lucas with Blue Magic A sure product, addictive, man you know you got to have it And when I’m done, Ton, they gonna be quoting him And it may seem I’m high on myself like I took opium But I’m that un-M. Night Shyamalan sign they need to be noticing A new business, this the grand opening Statistically I have the ability to rap with agility and stability This is your fortune cookie giving you your prophecy It was said by Obi Wan Kenobi “Your eyes can deceive you, don’t trust them” So close them and listen to the rhymes that I’m busting Sentences that make you feel all senses Super elation sensation it dispenses Stimulating you like Frankenstein when electricity commences Call me Alexander cuz I’m showing you I’m great Hoping all this didn’t Jet Blue those riding the subway
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(Verse 1) Ever since a Rugrat, wanted to make my School House Rock Not worried about what Bump in the Night, just to make it to the top From crawling to climbing there like a Spiderman Be noble like Clark Kent, a Superman Ton can Cartoons were an inspiration for life Wanted to become a super hero and end strife Thought I could really have a super power Then I’d go and act it out for the next hour Watching Power Rangers and Pinky and the Brain Like in life they both had a bit of genius and insane Having good times with my cousins and friends How I wished those times would never end At the age of 4 liking girls was something so new “I like Pok’e’mon, can I get a peek at chu (Pik’a’chu)?” Little playground crushes Tell ‘em I like them, then hide in the bushes Playing with Marvel and wrestling action figures Toys were little but my dreams much bigger Causing mischief in granny’s backyard Life was so simple ‘cuz now it’s so hard At the age of 12 began writing in my Dexter’s lab Where I reminisce, I reminisce about the good times I’ve had (Chorus) Go back to the days, not a worry in the world Young mind as precious as a pearl Ready for adventure, take me for a swirl Iow! the cooties, watch out for that girl (Verse 3) Crazy how our childhoods are so alike And we see it now that we spit it on the mic Growing up in Queens, some young Dominican kids We were young so we enjoyed everything that we did When we misbehaved we saw the sandal So many tears it was hard to handle Cuz our mothers were so caring To do bad things we really weren’t daring Except when it came to school Where we met and we started acting a fool Sitting in the back of the classroom talking and laughing About cartoons and our favorite emcees rapping Throwing paper balls and shooting them jays Carrot eating teacher sleeping, how I miss those days Everything back then was just so fun That’s why to go forward you must think young That’s why to go forward you must think young
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I woke up this morning and got off to a Smart Start Cuz I had cereal for breakfast with a pop tart My dad was hungry so I asked “you want some Corn, Pops?” He said “Quiero cereal,” so I gave it with no stop Then I put on a fresh pair of Kix Gonna be looking for a wifey not no Trix So I left having a good day I shall When a Brit told me “Cheerio ol’ pal” Then I saw Franken so high he was in a Froot Loop He told me “Yo man, what’s good, what’s new? You know I got them Golden Grahams Shit will get you high cuz we Raisin’ Bran C’mon, this is greener than Shrek can you believe your eyes? Take some Magic Puffs and you’ll see Mr. Wonderful’s Surprise Got you with a good price just have to Chex with my man Alph A-Bit” Told him I’m not down with doing that shit He said “C’mon get high off the Wheaties” I quickly left cuz I saw my sweetie Had to go spit my Lucky Charm That get Honey Bunches on my arm The way Honey Comb her hair All I could do was stare She had Fruity Pebbles on her platinum bracelet This girl was perfect man, face it She had what you call the Total package Beautiful, smart, funny I could barely manage I told her we belong together like cereal & milk We could take it nice and smooth like silk She gave me Grins & Smiles & Giggles & Laughs And told me “You’re Special K” after all of that I saw the Twinkles in her eyes on this beautiful day Then I was interrupted before I could hear what she had to say Franken came scratching his head, but his Flakes were neither Corn nor Frosted He was talking so much Smack I had thought he had lost it So I gave him a look And for some reason he got shook Thought I’d bust a Cap N Crunch Kaboom you’ll see Franken Berried So he quickly left in a hurry I turned around and said lets enjoy Life and see each other soon So we could mix in the same bowl with the same spoon
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(Verse 1) It’s clear like a vampire’s reflection That I made the right selection To be Hip Hop perfection You see K-O.S., but I see Knowledge Of Self Using intellect to bring Hip Hop to health Cuz your rhymes come up shorter than an elf Now it’s time for your fate to be dealt Like Stan Lee’s characters, you listening to a Marvel If you don’t understand then you must’ve lost your marbles I ain’t toying with you like Buzz Lightyear This right here is meant to strike fear Call me like Beetlejuice and I’ll appear A nightmare like Tim Burton, let it be clear I can tear you apart like Edward Scissorhands And this ain’t Onyx, but you’ll get slammed You need to stop being a Dick like Nixon So this broken Hip Hop, yeah I’ll be fixin’ It ain’t Jay-Z’s takeover, but your raps are lame Like a cartoon’s clothes, always the same While I’m on fire like Kane You get wrapped up in lyrical flames With rhymes that are so real and bold Cuz they stun you like Stone Cold Now it’s time to apply the sleeper And I’ll remain as your crypt keeper (Chorus) - Erre D It’s original Ain’t nobody gonna stop us now You can tell by the way we sound We bringing the heat Anybody contradict us we just give ‘em the beat (Verse 2) Can’t stop me in my zone Rocking like the Ramones A samurai with no afro I’ma keep rapping ‘till I blow Spit it with the crazy flow, yeah you already know Looking for where I’m gonna go Not gonna take it slow But I’m going to the top Too hot to stopped Call me the Phoenix cuz I be X-ing Men So it ain’t peaceful like the Zen You’re a joke a like Stimpy and Ren Get ate like an m&m What’s happening like Juvenile Rapping with style The beats kicking in I’m goin’ for the win Straight chillin’ like Wale I’ma let it play As you listen to what I say Get it hype like hip hop hooray I see robots on my screen So its Rage Against the Machine I’m a Renegade of Funk like Eminem and Jay-Z And no, you can never ever play me
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(Chorus) Cuz Queens is the home for rap Cuz Queens is the home for rap Queens is the borough Queens keep it thorough Let me tell you ‘bout Queens I’m talking ‘bout Queens It happens in Queens Cuz this is Queens Killa Queens, Creative Queens (Verse 1) Coming straight out of Queens It’s me, the fat spitting machine The most diverse county on the map That gave birth to many legends of rap LL Cool J and A Tribe Called Quest Hip Hop at it’s finest Real is how you define this Queens, so call us your highness Out in Elmhurst is where Rakim got on his grind Where he began to spit his legendary rhymes How about Hollis’s own Run DMC Without them Hip Hop, there wouldn’t be Corona, home to the Beatnuts, Kool G Rap, And Styles P, legends over the BOOM BAP Here in Corona, future of true Hip Hop is being raised Spitting the rhymes that elevate from the page It gets real hot when we do our thing So let me get an ice at the Lemon Ice King (Verse 3) Giving you a tour along the 7 train Showing you all that Queens contains Starting from Corona is where the crown is gained I’m the new King of Queens, taking over for Doug Heff Laying down the laws as if I’m the ref We can go to Flushing Meadows home of the World’s Fair The globe, my world is located there Provided the key that kept Tony Starks alive Everyday heroes and civilians making the strive The one county got the whole U.S Open Serving up those who are chosen Even without JFK and LaGuardia we fly Access to the world without the sky In Flushing you can be walking around The new China Town Everybody hitting up them clubs in Astoria Next day, like Biggie, you got a story But there be house parties everywhere Popping bottles, lifting L’s in the air Cuz you never know when you’re gonna go Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Fresh Meadows, Forest Hills, Jamaica, Hollis, the Park of Rego LIC, Lefrak, Richmond Hill, Woodside yo Maspeth, Kew Gardens, Ridgewood is the Queens we know And this is home
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(Chorus) - Rubio From the bottom to the top Nothing will ever make us stop I'm on this road to success We'll surpass and be the best From the bottom to the top Nothing will ever make us stop Climbing up and reaching stardom While they fall like leaves in Autumn (Verse 1) Put out these songs like leaves in the Autumn Things standing in my way you know that I fought ‘em That I’m an ill MC you know that I taught ‘em But unlike the leaves, I work my way up from the bottom It ain’t Halloween but these rappers I haunt ‘em Cuz the fake is garbage and already rotten This is the season to get rid of the old Where only the truest will survive the cold From Corona, Queens, New York is this story told After this you’ll see my true skills unfold It’s more about originality than records sold Plus it’s real and it comes straight from the soul From the underground and the sewers with the men of mole And like the Ninja Turtles I’m defeating them all I work on this, cuz greatness I want to achieve it And this is definitely the season, believe it (Verse 2) Hold my lyrics in high regard like a sacred scripture I’m like Michelangelo, you couldn’t paint a better picture But I’d rather be Pollock, a more abstract version Cuz it’s still perfect the way I place my words in Like a blunted teacher I present that higher learning As you’re brought into the light you see the fakes squirming And crinkle like the Autumn leaves I’m real, what I say you can believe As winter freezes over phonies, I remain Johnny Storm The Human Torch, I scorch and stay warm And like the heat, I’m on the rise for greatness The architect of my career, so I’m gon’ make it Here to make history like Forest Gump I won’t Fall Out like Patrick Stump I won’t fall in line, have to stay on my grind To find where in my mind, I belong Gotta stay strong, to infinity in beyond So there’s hype and buzz in my light-year So have no fear, yea the underdog Ton is here
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(Chorus) You’re so real Your music heals Musical elemental Reveal what we feel You’re so real I start to think and then I sink Into the people because we link When I’m heard, I’m trapped inside their minds We remain infused through time (Verse 1) Corner lamppost is my spine With the light that shines To light my rhymes in my mind Exciting times Support and energy for the body maintained Pen and pad for a brain Microphone wire runs as my veins Soul, Rhythm that my body contains Eyes are cameras recording the world around me Cassette tape string nerves for what surrounds me Picked up Van Gogh’s ear cuz what I’m making is art From studios, corners, stages, to parks Among my other facial features My mouth is a speaker Have a spray-paint nose Constantly making murals Making up the rest of my face Cheeks vibrating from the bass (Verse 2) My heart is an outlet That goes to power my turntable chest Left hand scratches and moves the crowd A mic for the right to spit rhymes to they get loud They fuel me back with energy that’s electric Watch the rhymes I kick, so check it Have MPC pad abs Providing the Boom Bap And adds drums and hi-hats Bigger and Deffer cuz I’m BAD Creating the rhythm for when I walk Causing my legs to be in a constant toprock Nike and Adidas feet is what you find Different styles and all they do is kick rhymes I’m the honest truth before your eyes I’m Hip Hop cuz I’m rap minus lies (Verse 3) I gave you delight then you’d fiend for me Always wanting me to tell you stories Cuz my rhyme tactics are Illmatic Fantastic and changed the music fabric I started out on the streets Then on radio is where they played me I was seen on BET and MTV Counted me down in Times Square like New Year’s Eve Hooked up with the Internet, things changed unbelievably People stole what I worked for, what a robbery Gave what I worked for, out for free They started using me for money That’s why I Used To Love me But things never stay the same I had to adjust and change People said I was no longer real like back then People I was cool with said I was dead to them So I was Ready To Die, but I see a Resurrection Moved to the underground to go in a new direction I’m missed and people try to find Me on the radio, but it plays an imposter of mine Using the internet to rebuild my presence I’ve been working to rebuild my essence So I’ll be back with a new response When I reach the Renaissance
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(Verse 1) Sitting on the train, you sitting across from me You look up and it’s beautiful eyes I see Train rocking, we’re sharing awkward stares But there’s something about you so I really don’t care Make me get up so I can sit right next to They call me Ton, but I want to get to know you I laughed and you gave me a giggle So that means you felling me at least a little I need someone like you in my life Beautiful body and your smiles just right I know there’s a deeper level to you You add me, a life of happiness we go through Constant surprises, the good times will never end So you already know I want to see you again Conversations going to end cuz I just reached my stop But you got up and left with me so I guess not (Chorus) - Rubio Why is that all I want to do is think about you? Why is that I always want to be around you? Why is it that nothing can get between us two? Fall in love? Naa. I think I’m about to (Verse 2) (Rubio) Nothing’s better than having you by my side So girl with you I’ll always ride Be your shoulder when you need to cry I got feelings for you that I won’t hide What we have is true, and that’s no lie Focused on you ‘til the day that we die Letting all the bullshit slide The only thing that matters is that you’re mine So girl, I’ll do the time But it ain’t no crime Cuz you’re a dime Either way to me it’s fine We belong together like a beat and a rhyme We give each other that extra shine Connected hand and hand, mind and mind So baby girl just, just be mine (Verse 3) With you I realized that I Need Love Of your beauty I can’t have enough Taking pictures with your Camera Phone Keep you secure cuz you don’t want to be alone So you see the way You Got Me Spend the day K-I-SS-I-N-G We can Go live out our fantasy Play teacher, you’ll be Ms. Fat Booty All night it’ll be Splash Waterfalls That’s why for you I’ll Trade It All Cuz girl You Make Me Better So we’ll always be together I’m Not a Player so you can trust me Hey Love that’s what it’s about, see? Don’t have to go through The Making of the Perfect Chick You already are and it’s as simple as this You’re All I Need To Get By Why is it? Love. So everything’s alright
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(Chorus) Can’t say that I trust her, Trynna have fun tonight Never again to cross my mind That’s why they say that love is blind Cuz soon you’ll be left behind (Verse 2) Girl I like your style, it’s unique Get with me, on the mic I’m a beast Like the boys from Paul’s Boutique Almost perfect, need a tweak Others, their style is weak You’re cute and sweet So it’s nice to meet Let me get you a drink And tell you what I think I love your accent And the sexiness ain’t absent Atmosphere has us relaxing And each other attracting Drink my Henny Straight No Chaser like Thelonious Monk Doing my flirting unlike that Pepe Le Pew skunk See I’m like no other So fly that I hover Buddha ears give me ultimate wisdom Saying that you leaving with this one My hand around those hips Come give this a kiss Go and run the risk No acid needed for this trip The liquor you drinking make it feel alright I ain’t a player but I’m trynna smash tonight
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(Verse 1) I miss you so much I never knew pain as such And it wasn’t just the sex see But I miss you cuz you’re so sexy Miss having you to hold You were daring and bold I should have known this would’ve happened Now here I am sadly rapping I knew you weren’t mature enough for love So you let me free like a dove But I don’t feel peace Cuz when you left you took a piece Took my heart And now that we’re apart I miss our start Cuz you made a mark That hurts so damn much I never new pain as such Can’t even stand, need a crutch Miss being the Starsky to your Hutch Tears sliding for those lips And having my hands around those hips But man forget this shit I hate you, yea that’s it But na, I fell in love Oh Lord up above Make this stop Because I can not My heart is hot For what I don’t got And feel I need Girl why’d you plant this seed? (Chorus) - Amandi No it was not love at all Sorry that you had to fall No longer standing tall This crush left you fooled Pain is heartbreak’s rule (Verse 2) Damn girl, you’re such an abuser So lonely, I didn’t want to lose ya You make me and the song cry And your heart is the reason why You were my girl Us against the world I fell in love willing to do anything for you And then you go and decide that we’re through I was in it for real, you were just playing games It’s bullshit that you don’t feel the same You have to be feeling this pain In a world full of clouds and rain Why’d you leave me? Why? Why? Why? Is it another guy? Tell me it’s a lie Cuz he ain’t as fly Damn, why’d you let our love die?
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(Chorus) - Erre D I, I’ve drank my sorrow and dwelled in my pain Until tomorrow’s mirror drinking again My judgment’s clouded, I can’t see far The truth is out of sight while I’m at the bar (Verse 1) I believe the main ingredient in liquor must be tears From painful emotions, that’s why it burns here Confrontations with sadness, anger, and fear You welcome the burn in hope they disappear Set fire what you no longer want to confront You spend your days putting up a front And then reveal yourself when you’re drunk Pulling off all kinds of stunts When your emotions seem to truly come out Wondering why you have them and what they’re about Dizzy state makes it easy to cry, scream, or shout Don’t care if it rains from your eyes when your in this cloud So you let out the truth You get to be you And you continue to drink all night Until you feel like you’re enjoying life Forget about strife and just try to be hype But it really isn’t all, all right (Verse 2) Bottled emotions like liquor in a bottle Once you pop it open it comes full throttle World spinning like your head is in a bobble Life is the liquor and alcohol is the chaser that follows To smooth it out and provide a cushion to fall on The bottle is your friend that’s always there when you call on Provides an ear to your problems when you need to vent Until all of your sense is spent Freedom is felt from problems and societal control All truth, nothing hidden, release of your soul Abuse the substance like life’s abuse But with every shot you’re hanging your own noose That’s why they call it a hangover, it’s not news Pain returns, head ache, puke like the emotions you lose These emotions we hide are like a lit fuse And it has me all confused (Bridge) - Kaleh I’m driving solo, dark night. I am the superior. Car swinging, beer drinking. I find myself staring at the side view mirror. What might happen, only destiny knows. (Verse 3) Feeling like my throat’s on fire, screeching rims and tires Foggy glass, inside is the drunkest driver At the wheel losing control, reactions are slow Disregarding what the traffic lights show Appears all the same Swerving, curving, lane to lane Nervous, trying to maintain A stable mind frame But my focus disappears like hocus pocus Speeding up cuz the route home, you know I know this Reaching 83 on these streets When I see a girl crossing in front of me Hit the break, hoping it’s not too late And that I didn’t make a mistake and delivering her an ill fate Break to halt, she hits the asphalt Car turns, summersaults and it my fault That I’m lying motionless in a mangled car And killed a girl because I had to many drinks at the bar
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Live! 03:57
(Chorus) On the rise to the top You gotta get live, get live Get live, get live, get live, get live You gotta live it up (Verse 1) Coming from a prism of optimism Opposite of prison or communism On a mission for ya to listen And you know there’s wisdom in the rhythm within him Realism and dreams Happiness over cream For both I have to play my part To live a life of movies, music, and art And they go hand in hand I’m just trying to give you bars like a histogram The fault finder will find fault even in paradise - (Henry David Thoreau) So I guess originality and individuality will suffice, right? Seven percent of a section is in objection Other 93 see projection and Hip Hop’s resurrection I access this so that I express Trying to make music’s that’s timeless That’ll live forever like the hydrozoan jellyfish Is my wish with this Not it’s apocalypse Or disappearance in an abyss So make amazing music That sticks and clicks So you can kick Classic Excitement, Ecstatic Make magic (Verse 2) Life often feels like I’m in the Truman Show Hoping others aren’t in control But it’s my movie so I’ma play my role You have to play the one that’s in your soul Be who you are and live like a star Explore the plot and take it far We can all have exceptional stories seen on the screen Be the special person we see in these scenes Works of fiction help me understand the life we livin’ Work hard for the top spot cuz ain’t nothing given Reality can be faker than movies Many people and constructs ain’t real to me And many parts feel pointless Find purpose is what the point is But movies are fake as well Cuz in the end all is well Happy endings like a Chinese message parlor The allure of hope is what they’re all for It left me in love with the idea of love Cuz it’s never been the experience of Difficult to be achieving Believe me Dealing with what I’m seeing Not what others are weaving (Bridge) “We are the music makers We are the dreamers of the dreams” (- Willy Wonka / Arthur O'Shaughnessy) (Verse 3) To make music is my dream So I’ll let my thoughts stream Amongst this rhyme scheme With this Powered On Dreams theme Let my thoughts do the talking Steps closer to my dreams kind of like I’m sleep walking All looking for that feeling of being whole All trying to achieve our dreams and goals We’re all on the quest for that So follow your screenplay or map Invent The Past Invent The Past
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They Say 04:02
(Chorus) They say that I’m this, they say that I’m that They say I ain’t Hip, they say I can’t rap They say I ain’t Hop, they tell me to stop They say I’m nothing at all Maybe I’m all this, everything. Do this ‘till I fall They say I’m nothing at all Maybe I’m all this, everything. Do this ‘till I fall (Verse 1) They say rapping ain’t me, I say you don’t know me Back away slowly Say I ain’t an MC Ain’t real Hip Hop, content’s empty Say I ain’t real, they say that I’m fake Say I should die like a Vampire by the stake But I say that they hate I stay wide awake Like an owl And see they just bowels They say it themselves, they’re shit Glitter on lying words to make a hit They say I ain’t hood So that mean I ain’t good Don’t get it twisted, the hood is where I’m living Where my story is being written Father did what he had to for me to be on the right path But they say I ain’t real, they say that I’m wak Say I should stick to school and math But with every line I’m adding value Spiritual wealth y mucho salu They like to say a lot about you is what they do But it doesn’t mean that it is all really true (Verse 2) They say they don’t like it But don’t got the power to fight it I shine through my smile Makes me look better that all of your style They say I’m a nerd Say I should stop spitting these words Say I’m not nice I say you better listen more than twice Say I ain’t tall Say I will be crushed by the walls That surround me But they’re kept up by the sound beams And I tower over you like Godzilla Spit fire and make you scream like Thriller Say my stuff is too simple, say my lines are too complex Say I’m the worst, say that I’m no contest Say I don’t have a voice for the music But I’m unique so you better get used to it Say I’m a biter, say I’m original Say I’m too explicit, say I’m too subliminal (Verse 3) They say that me rapping is comedy But laughter is the remedy People place more labels than Johnnie Walker And fall for the flattery of the sweet talkers Never get to know people for who they really are Following the system’s rule, you’ll never get far Have you blind to reality and what you believe Cuz they decide what you like, what you do, how you breath Your blind like 20/200 vision Pretty blurred patterns formed form their mission But I don’t care what they say, I listen to me The K E L V I N To the end On me I depend To make my own trend It’s Ton, 2,000 ways to get live, rhyme, be real, be me 2,000 ways to survive, shine, how I feel, freely Do this cuz nothing else gives me this feeling So sky’s the limit, no ceilings I have to make it, Hip Hop’s my heart Music, albums, on stage will just be the start
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(Verse 1) “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee Your hands can’t hit what your eyes can’t see” Words by the legendary Mohammed Ali But there’s a future legend in town and that man is me Because I’m intelligent you call me a nerd But the nerd get it in baby, that’s my word Taking Hip Hop to the level of Einstein Doing it in a way that can only be mine Call me WWE cuz my rhymes are Raw Hating cuz I spit it sharper than Wolverine’s claw Call me KRS cuz I think very deeply You can’t handle this brain power it makes you sleepy Call me Hulk cuz you know I’m incredible Or call me Colossus ’cause I spit heavy metal Like Lil’ Scrappy you can’t get on my level And I’m still gon’ be here when the dust settle (Chorus) Saving Hip Hop, it’s about time Taking it back with this rhyme Taking it back to its prime Cuz to the top is where I’ll climb With thoughts of greatness on my mind (Verse 2) Now a days dudes be fake Swearing cuz they got more ice than Bobby Drake Dude also swear he hard, but no not him Just cuz he sells more rocks than are on Ben Grimm They be more sensitive than they skin I’m here to eliminate them, I’m here for the win If you want to kill Hip Hop you got to get through me But I’m chopping up these rappers like Hong Kong Phooey I’ve got my eye on you like Big Brother and The Party I’ll leave you flying in the air like the man Jeff Hardy Go ahead, I dare you to try and stop me Your careers gon’ be dead like your tamagotchi You can’t live in fear like the Ghost Rider But you won’t succeed with your horrible ghost writer In the end you succeeding in Hip Hop I won’t have it You’ll be denied every time like the Trix rabbit (Verse 3) You like that food and that liquor So I’ma call you Lupe that real MC figure But you’re feminine so I’ma call you Rah Diggah That means you rap but me I’m bigger You can call me Notorious, Pun, or L Cuz I’m taking whack these rappers straight to hell I’m becoming the new king of rap You’re a PC while I’m a Mac I’m on a quest with my tribe Gonna make Hip Hop live I’ma clean it out like a q-tip Bark on ‘em like phife dawg and rip Call me Shaheed Muhammad a prophet of God The MVP like Big L or Yankees’ A Rod I took LL’s radio and Nas’s only mic Had to do something to make Hip Hop right Now your running, ain’t ready for the one on one fight We have to save Hip Hop before it dies tonight
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(Chorus) Watch out cuz here I come Going up the ladder, climbing up the rungs Top is where I’m going, seeing where I’m from Making Hip Hop like Hip Hop has made Ton (Verse 1) Since age 5 thought Hip Hop was the best Recorded “Gangsta’s Paradise” on my mom’s cassette Grew up watching crazy videos by Busta and Flipmode Then Bone Thugs taught me about the “Crossroads” That Tupac and Biggie soon passed Remember hearing B.I.G. died before I left to class I couldn’t believe, my mood was solemn They taught me about the “Changes” cuz “Mo Money Mo Problems” Listened to DMX while watching Jordan and the Bulls play With my cousins Jonathon and Danny Truly fell in love when I heard Luda’s Word Of Mouf When my cousin Andy brought it to my house Since then been Rolling Out with Hip Hop And I’ll keep rolling with it ‘till the day that I drop (Verse 2) Inspiration made me think it was something I wanna do Started rapping with my friends at school Having friendly battles and ciphering at the lunch table Wanted to make music if I was able Had dreams of being signed to a label And having videos all over the cable Started writing songs with my cousins Everything I wrote I was loving Freestyling with Sonic taught me how to flow Rapping in his car everywhere we would go Love Hip Hop more than anything I know Into everything I put my heart and soul Recorded my first track with dreams that I would blow In September 2008 in Kaleh’s studio The Bureau of Beats Where we come with correct technique To produce that heat All day on repeat My friends became my biggest fans As I made songs to make my stand My mother supports it My father ignores it Sister finds it whack and boring But me, I adore it One of the greatest sensations in life Honestly the only thing that feels right (Verse 3) So that’s 10 years loving the music and culture 9 years learning and seeing it soar like a vulture 8 years freestyling 7 years writing 6 years dreaming of making a CD 5 years finding a style that’s me 4 years planning out what I seek 3 years working on my technique 2 years laying down the tracks with my mind in my words This year I’m coming out so that I can be heard “All musician are subconsciously mathematicians.” (- Thelonious Monk) So this all adds up to my mission Exponentially it has the potential to last a life time Cuz I continue to do this as I continue to rhyme This is real, this is my history So why I do this is no longer a mystery Know my story is sincere So when Hip Hop happens here, it stays here like Vegas Like after class it rings true when I say this Hip Hop I can never get enough of it Cuz I do this cuz I love it

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released December 24, 2011

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Ton Queens, New York

MC from Queens who grew up loving Hip Hop. This love drew him to want to make his own album.

90's baby nostalgia infused lyricism.

My dream as an artist is to be a combination of Nas, The Wyld Stallyns, Dewey Cox, and Michael Jackson, in my own Ton way.
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