Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
Ride to it, ride to it
– Ride into it, ride into it
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– Ride into it, ride into it
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– Ride into it, ride into it, uh
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– Ride into it, ride into it
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– Ride into it, ride into it
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Ride to it (Uh)
– Ride into it(Uh)
Young Jermaine walked the straight and narrow
– Ujermaine oselula wahamba ngokuthe tye kwaye emxinwa
Minimum-wage jobs for dinero, but still, my mind was on the zeros
– Imisebenzi emincinci yomvuzo kadinero, kodwa ingqondo yam ibisezeros
I fiend for the perks that was seen flippin’ birds, so
– Ndikhangela ama-perks awayebona i-flippin’ iintaka, ngoko
We was skippin’ church, but my eyes was on the sparrows
– Sasingamakhoboka ecawa, kodwa amehlo am ayethe ntsho koongqatyana
Niggas flippin’ pies, spendin’ thousands on apparel
– Niggas flippin’ pies, chitha amawaka kwizambatho
Shit, I wanna shine too, I want dimes too
– I want you, neener, neener, neener, neener
Jealous niggas wanna know just how my rhymes blew
– Unigga onomona ufuna ukwazi ukuba izicengcelezo zam zivuthela njani
Mano y mano, I’m Bono, I’m you times two
– Mono y mono, i’M Bono, i’m Bono amaxesha amabini
Now I’m bougie, I done outgrew the fountain blue
– I’m booty, i’m done ukulele blue
But never forgot the spot where I developed my plot
– Kodwa ungaze uyilibale indawo endakha ndayivelisa kuyo iyelenqe lam
To dwell at the top, the Ville, where all my skeletons locked
– Ukuhlala phezulu, Idolophana, apho onke amathambo am atshixiwe
If I could do it all over, then I never would swap
– Ukuba bendinokuyenza yonke le nto, ngekhe nditshintshe
I’ve seen good, I’ve seen bad, had my melanin mocked
– I’ve seen bad, i’ve seen bad, i’ve seen melanin
I’ve seen lifelong friends turn to devilish opps
– I’ve seen lifelong abahlobo baphendukela kwii-opps ze-devil
I was Mike in red leather, tryna tell him to stop
– I’m Mike in red sweatshirt, mxelele ukuba ayeke
You better beat it ‘fore you see the heavy-metal get popped
– Kungcono uyibethe ‘ uyabona ukuba i-heavy-metal iyaphuma
He was a mean-ass wing with a hell of a shot
– Wayeliphiko le-esile elinesihogo sokudubula
But if no team draft King, he gon’ bet on the block
– Kodwa ukuba akukho iqela draft Ukumkani, yena gon ‘ ukubheja kwibhloko
He wanna ball ’til he fall or ’til the federals knock
– Ufuna ibhola ‘ ade awe okanye ‘ade ankqonkqoze ama-federals
And sit his ass on a bench for movin’ careless with rock
– Kwaye kuhlala yakhe ass kwi-bench kuba movin’ careless kunye kolwalwa
You can’t relate, ‘less your father was not around
– Awukwazi ukubalisa, ‘ ngaphantsi utata wakho wayengekho
And your mother went out and found someone else and then brought them ’round
– Kwaye umama wakho waphuma waza wafumana omnye umntu waza wabazisa ‘ ngeenxa zonke
And they salaries then combine, when they married, it brought you out
– Kwaye imivuzo emva koko idibanisa, xa betshatile, bakukhupha
Of that poverty, then you moved to a soft little part of town
– Kuloo ntlupheko, emva koko wafudukela kwindawo encinane ethambileyo yedolophu
So that when you back in the hood, you feel awkward about it now (Damn)
– Ngoko xa ubuyela kwi-hood, uziva ungonwabanga ngayo ngoku (Damn)
And your confidence start to drown
– Kwaye ukuzithemba kwakho kuqala ukuntywila
But the rappin’ gave you some positive thoughts, so you jot ’em down
– Kodwa i-rappin ‘ ikunike iingcinga ezintle, ngoko uzibeke phantsi
You jot ’em down
– Yehla nabo
Ride to it, ride to it
– Ride into it, ride into it
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– Ride into it, ride into it
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– Ride into it, ride into it
Ride to it, ride to it, uh
– Ride into it, ride into it, uh
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– Y’all niggas asimbonanga
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– Y’all niggas asimbonanga
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– Y’all niggas asimbonanga
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– Y’all niggas asimbonanga
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– Y’all niggas asimbonanga
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– Y’all niggas asimbonanga
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– Y’all niggas asimbonanga
Yeah, uh
– Ewe, uh
Benjamin Button, Cole flows reverse time
– Benjamin Button, Cole flows ixesha lokubuya umva
To find deliveries good as mine, you gotta search primes
– Ukufumana ukuhanjiswa okulungileyo njengam, kufuneka ukhangele iiprimes
I’m scaling heights higher than birds can perch
– Ndiphakame kakhulu kuneentaka
Tryin’ to be something, hopin’ that peace comes to my cursed mind
– Zama ukuba yinto, nethemba lokuba uxolo luza engqondweni yam eqalekisiweyo
One thing’s for sure, that I’ve matured from my first rhyme
– Inye into eqinisekileyo, ukuba ndikhulile kwisingqisho sam sokuqala
I learned long ago, you can’t please ’em all, and it hurts tryin’
– Ndifunde kudala, awunakubakholisa bonke, kwaye kubuhlungu ukuzama’
In this game, where all you’ve got is your name
– Kulo mdlalo, apho yonke into onayo igama lakho
Like Durk, I’m smirkin’ at niggas tryna besmirch mine
– I’m niggas tryna besmirch mine, i’m smirkin’ in niggas tryna besmirch mine
Absurd times, where the fake get toted as wise
– Amaxesha angenangqondo, apho inkohliso zive ulumkile
I can see hate in both of your eyes but the third’s blind
– Ndiyayibona intiyo emehlweni akho omabini kodwa eyesithathu imfama
So you search lines
– Ke uphendla imigca
But you struggle, which explains the puzzled look on the dull face as the word finds
– Kodwa uyasokola, nto leyo ecacisa ubuso obudidekileyo njengoko ilizwi lifumana
I hate what rap’s become, but like do-not-disturb signs
– Ndiyithiyile into yokuba i-rap ibe yintoni, kodwa njengemiqondiso engaphazamisi
Can’t knock it if I see it’s ’bout the dough
– Andikwazi ukumnkqonkqoza ukuba ndiyabona ukuba ‘betha intlama
They instigate the fuckery because it’s profitable
– Baqhwaba izandla ngenxa yokuba banenzuzo
But singin’ “stop the violence” tunes when dudes in hospitals
– Kodwa ukucula ‘ “misa ubundlobongela” tunes xa dudes ezibhedlele
I pulled the plug because I’ve seen where that was ’bout to go
– Ndakhupha i-plug kuba ndiyibonile apho ibifanele ukuya khona
They wanted blood, they wanted clicks to make they pockets grow
– Babefuna igazi, babefuna ukucofa ukuze bakhule iipokotho
They see this fire in my pen and think I’m dodgin’ smoke
– Bayawubona lo mlilo epenini yam kwaye bacinga ukuba ndiyatshaya
I wouldn’t have lost a battle, dawg, I woulda lost a bro
– I won’t feel a thing … – kwasizabantu mission
I woulda gained a foe, and all for what? Just to attain some mo’
– Ndiza kuzuza utshaba, kwaye konke ngenxa yantoni? Nje ukufumana enye mo’
Props from strangers that don’t got a clue what I been aimin’ for?
– Iipropati ezivela kubantu abangabaziyo abangenawo umkhondo wento ebendijolise kuyo?
Since the age of fourteen, Jermaine is no king
– Ukususela kwiminyaka elishumi elinesine, Ujermaine akanguye ukumkani
If that means I gotta dig up dirt and pay the whole team
– Ukuba oko kuthetha ukuba kufuneka ndimbe ukungcola kwaye ndihlawule iqela lonke
Of algorithm-bot niggas just to sway the whole thing
– I-algorithm-bot niggas nje ukujija yonke into
On social media, competin’ for your favorable memes
– Kumajelo eendaba ezentlalo, khuphisana ‘ iimemes zakho ezithandekayo
To be considered best or live and rest? The weight of both things
– Ukuqwalaselwa ngcono okanye uphile kwaye uphumle? Ubunzima bezinto zombini
I understand the thirst of being first that made ’em both swing
– Ndiyayiqonda into yokuba ndinxaniwe kuqala ‘both ways’ sweatshirt
Protecting legacies, so lines got crossed, perhaps regrettably
– Ukukhusela ilifa, ngoko imigca yawela, mhlawumbi ngelishwa
My friends went to war, I walked away with all they blood on me
– Abahlobo bam baya emfazweni, ndahamba nabo bonke ababenegazi kum
Now some will discredit me, try wipe away my pedigree
– Ngoku abanye baya kundijongela phantsi, zama ukusula umnombo wam
But please, find a nigga out that’s rappin’ this incredibly, uh
– Kodwa nceda, fumana i-nigga ngaphandle kokuba i-rappin’ incredible, uh
My dawg texted me, I’ll share the words he said to me
– I-dawg yam indibhalele, ndiza kwabelana ngamazwi awathethileyo kum
“If you refuse to shoot the gun, don’t mean the gun ain’t deadly,” uh
– “Ukuba uyala ukudubula umpu, akuthethi ukuba umpu awubulali,” uh
I guess in that metaphor, hypothetically, the gun is me
– Ndikholelwe, kulo mzekelo, umpu wam
I text him back like, “Guess a gun ain’t what I’m tryna be, my nigga”
– Ndimbhalela emva ngathi, “Guess a gun isn’t what i’m tryna be, my nigga”
They strip me of my spot, and now I’m finally free, my nigga
– Bandihluba kwindawo yam, kwaye ngoku ekugqibeleni ndikhululekile, nigga yam
They say I’m pickin’ sides, ayy, don’t you lie on me, my nigga
– I’m lying, yeah, i’m lying, nigga
Then start another war, ayy, Drake, you’ll always be my nigga
– Emva koko start enye imfazwe, Yep, Yep, yep, you’ll always be my nigga
I ain’t ashamed to say you did a lot for me, my nigga
– Andinazintloni zokuthi undenzele izinto ezininzi, nigga
Fuck all the narratives
– Fuck all documents
Tappin’ back into your magic pen is what’s imperative
– I-tappin ‘ emva kwipeni yakho yomlingo yinto ebalulekileyo
Remindin’ these folks why we do it, it’s not for beefin’
– Khumbuza aba bantu ukuba kutheni siyenza, asiyiyo i-beefin’
It’s for speakin’ our thoughts, pushin’ ourselves, reachin’ the charts
– Speak our our our our our our our our our our, ourselves ourselves ourselves ourselves ourselves, ourselves our our our our, ourselves our our our our our our our our our our, ourselves our our our our our
Reaching your minds, deep in your heart, screamin’ to find
– Deepthi, deepthi, deepthi, deepthi, deepthi, deepthi
Emotions to touch, somethin’ inside to open you up
– Emotions ukuba touch, somethin’ ngaphakathi ukuvula kuwe phezulu
Help you cope with the rough times and shit
– Nceda uhlangabezane namaxesha anzima kunye neshit
I’m sendin’ love ’cause we ain’t promised shit
– I’m sendin ‘uthando’ ngoba asithembisanga shit
My nigga
– Nigga yam
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me (Damn)
– Y’all niggas don’t stop me (Remixes) (Remixes)
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me (Y’all niggas)
– Y’all niggas don’t stop me (Y’all niggas) (Y’all niggas)
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– Y’all niggas asimbonanga
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– Y’all niggas asimbonanga
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– Y’all niggas asimbonanga
Y’all niggas ain’t stoppin’ me
– Y’all niggas asimbonanga
Y’all niggas ain’t
– Y’all niggas hayi
