[00:04.61]Produced by: Robert Glasper & Karriem Riggins[00:17.44][00:17.81]Post-apocalyptic, the most hip-hop terrific[00:19.86]Young, gifted, and black, it's never monolithic[00:22.45]To be non-specific, some pontific[00:25.09]On some Z. Elliott, they wanna run with it[00:27.72]Overzealous zealots, my alias should to be rebellious[00:30.28]'Cause I deliver on some mail-y ish[00:33.60]The message is where the oppression is[00:36.12]It's single mothers, pressure, and aggressive kids[00:39.28]My rhymes'll be the Ritalin, let's get it[00:41.18]And America's divided, the dividend is the middlemen[00:43.83]We need to cut 'em, out, 'cause can't nobody govern the route[00:47.90]Of my destiny, Ebony covers and lovers, I respect them like they all mothers[00:53.13]And I'm...[00:53.67][00:54.05]Ready and I don't want to wait[00:56.16]I know my glory's on the way[00:58.78]There's time in life where there'll be tradeoffs[01:01.42]I give thanks, I'm not afraid[01:04.25]I know my glory's on the way[01:09.62]There's time in life where there'll be tradeoffs[01:12.30]I give thanks, I'm not afraid[01:17.07][01:17.42]Opps and opulence, pops said confidence[01:19.61]Glocks and consciousness, sounds of black optimists[01:22.56]Glasses clink, I get cheers like a toast, I'm butter baby, come close[01:26.81]Spent years with Mos, Talib, Tariq, Jeru, and Kanye[01:30.48]Somewhere in my Top 5 is Nas, BIG, and Andre[01:33.52]Soundwaves of underground days[01:35.65]We found ways to surface, bringing heaven where earth is[01:38.71]Verses become churches, not for you to worship[01:41.64]But to find your purpose, rhyme's a divine service[01:44.02]Soundtracks to life, the way we find Curtis[01:46.61]I play "The Makings of You" for my daughter in the womb[01:49.60]Hope she still in tune, time for concrete roses to bloom[01:53.18]And I'm[01:53.70][01:54.09]Ready and I don't want to wait[01:56.01]I know my glory's on the way[01:58.78]There's time in life where there'll be tradeoffs[02:01.31]I give thanks, I'm not afraid[02:07.22]I know my glory's on the way[02:09.55]There's time in life where there'll be tradeoffs[02:12.42]I give thanks, I'm not afraid[02:18.40][02:18.77]Know my glory's on the way[02:20.69]There's time in life where there'll be tradeoffs[02:24.24]I'm not afraid[02:29.14]Know my glory's on the way[02:31.60]There's time in life where there'll be tradeoffs[02:35.24]I'm not afraid, not afraid[02:48.94]I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid[02:57.02]I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid[03:07.82]I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid[03:18.65]I'm not afraid (not afraid, not afraid, not afraid)[03:26.58]