[03:38.00]Scratch Hook"Lost cause"
[03:38.00]"Yeah, I'm as live as it gets" - Royce Da 5'9" 'Boom'
[03:38.00]"Lost cause"
[03:38.00]"I have mastered, every angle of this rap shit" - Reef The Lost Cauze
[03:38.00]Verse OneThey don't make 'em like they used to
[03:38.00]DJ's don't break 'em like they used to
[03:38.00]Cause payment what they used to
[03:38.00]Same route that your favorite rap mags take
[03:38.00]They won't give you a story unless you payin' for ad space
[03:38.00]And video countdowns, real shit come in last place
[03:38.00]Matter fact, you won't even see it till mad late
[03:38.00]I miss the wop, I miss givin' the gas face
[03:38.00]Modern day minstrel, stenciled in black face
[03:38.00]The game's empty
[03:38.00]That's why I remain indie
[03:38.00]It don't matter, I'm met with the same envy
[03:38.00]Same shit, different day
[03:38.00]Same shit, different pay
[03:38.00]I'mma do my thing, just in a different way
[03:38.00]So sit amazed while I'm rippin' stage, spittin' flames
[03:38.00]Been nice since the days of Fat Albert and Picture Page
[03:38.00]This is gifted rage
[03:38.00]I'm holdin' on to the art form, y'all seem eager to just give away
[03:38.00]Scratch Hook
[03:38.00]Verse TwoI sit with lit thoughts, bumpin' Big Smalls gettin' pissed off
[03:38.00]Thinkin' of the game and all it's pitfalls
[03:38.00]Many get signed and ripped off but never will they get Cauze
[03:38.00]They just don't get Cauze, so I tell 'em"Get lost"
[03:38.00]It's the end of the gravy train, time to get off
[03:38.00]Your man don't feel me, oh well, that's his loss
[03:38.00]I'm not breakin' my neck or changin' my set
[03:38.00]To appease these idiots who hear violence and sex
[03:38.00]Acknowledge the rep
[03:38.00]See that I won't be denied
[03:38.00]I'd rather they ignore me for truth then know me for lies
[03:38.00]I'm not another shoulder gipped MC
[03:38.00]Bitching cause the industry won't let me in for free
[03:38.00]Without an entry fee
[03:38.00]To put it simply
[03:38.00]I'd rather keep my own identity
[03:38.00]And build a foundation with my extremities
[03:38.00]My favorite begins and ends with me
[03:38.00]Reef The Lost Cauze goin' down in history
[03:38.00]They'll all remember me
[03:38.00]Scratch Hook
[03:38.00]Verse ThreeI roll a gram and unfold a plan
[03:38.00]Blowin' in the wind
[03:38.00]You see pieces of a broken man
[03:38.00]Overstand, it's gettin' money like the ocean sands
[03:38.00]Got me feelin' so cold like a smoker's hands
[03:38.00]In the world of hip hop, I barely know the land
[03:38.00]I'm learning the roads, I'm ready to roll again
[03:38.00]On my trek, got haters on my neck
[03:38.00]But I'm too concerned about the O's on my check
[03:38.00]I'm on my best run yet
[03:38.00]You ain't never drop an album
[03:38.00]I got four done, I'm on my next one yes
[03:38.00]Hard work plus talent equals bound to blow
[03:38.00]The keys to success homeboy, now you know
[03:38.00]Knowledge is power, consider me muscle bound
[03:38.00]The ones who used to talk shit is doin' nothin' now
[03:38.00]F**k a 9 to 5, I just hustle now
[03:38.00]I don't bless the mic homeboy, I crush it now
[03:38.00]Scratch Hook