Watching hours go slow
Thinking “How'd I grow old”?
With No rain on my roof then my flowers won't grow

Been in hibernation, tired of waitin
I lie awake and think abt time I’m wasting
Am i complacent?
Shit,
I should’ve knew winter was coming- Im from the North...
Thats the quiet before the storm, thats coming forth
I watch the world burning from my porch
I wouldve try to put it out if i wasnt bored

I throw a Dixie cup of water at it then it's back to drugs n sports
Drunken snorts, like addiction is a love of sorts
I’m more convinced than Uninformed
Cut the cord- Ignore the cliff that we Running towards

I need money or someone who’ll love me for who i am
oh i got that, n need something more
No its not that
I mean i just wanna put my city and my family on
Shit when i started I aint know id last this long


HOOK
Told myself I do it for my neighborhood
I’ma take the North Worldwide
Told myself I do it for my city
Left and now I’m feeling like a lie

I told myself I do it for my family
Some people had to cut ties
Now I gotta do it for myself
But that’s between you and I


2

What to do, watch a movie or play call of duty
They got us on lockdown now, Im scared i caught the cooties
A homebody already, the world just caught up to me
Take a trip to portland to order the Lak Sa at Nudi
Stop at Yokos if I wanted sushi
Talkin Sashimi, nigiri, no no, no rolls- I’m not a newbie

Nobody put me on, when i was young
Underdog, yeah thats where im from
Im from the Johns
My comfort zone is on my own yeah that made me strong
My pops n mom couldnt get along (DIVORCE)

No love was lost, it all falls when the summers gone,
Winter comes, then it thaws guess i was wrong when


HOOK
Told myself I do it for my neighborhood
I’ma take the North Worldwide
Told myself I do it for my city
Left and now I’m feeling like a lie

I told myself I do it for my family
Some people had to cut ties
Now I gotta do it for myself
But that’s between you and I

3

I facetimed my niece n we battled, I kilt her tho
My girl like “mm u got 30d by a 6yr old”
I mean lets just say ‘debatable’, she might've got a round
But u left the room n missed my rebuttal so calm it down
And I didnt choke in that moment u thought I lost the crowd
I just paused cause thought I spilled sm coffee on the couch (Bias)

Aight if she outperformed me last time, I dare u to
Look at our bars on paper ... her handwritings terrible (Look at it!)

.. n Im not sure she lives what she raps
I was busy and didn't take it serious since it isn't on smack (FAX)

Plus half of her flips were probably premeditated
I sent a fist bump emoji n told her keep elevating (Yea yea, good shit)

Aaliyah u still family tho
I got the screen captures in my camera roll
Well it didn't get the audio but u can tell im winnin but anyways Uncle ill loves u rematch u when I’m back at home

HOOK
Told myself I do it for my neighborhood
I’ma take the North Worldwide
Told myself I do it for my city
Left and now I’m feeling like a lie

I told myself I do it for my family
Some people had to cut ties
Now I gotta do it for myself
But that’s between you and I


Aaliyah Russell (freestyle):
You’re messing w the Queen of rappers
So you might wanna stop being a coward
Because you’re so woke
Because you go slow
And u don’t think of your punchline before you go home

Ill: aight that was coo, but it sounded written
Aaliyah: I didn’t write it down, I just thought of it


-Silence-

Ill: Is there anything you want to say to the people, if you’re on my album?
Aaliyah: Yeah… thank you so much for listening to my uncle

*laughter*

Ill: ayyye… that might end the album