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thoughts of the legend​(​s)

by Wayne Watts

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chorus: i like it much better this way
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Adlib: We never stopped we kept cooking up Got us a pot and we cooked it up They shut down the block but we cooked it up And we cooked a.. Hook: We never stopped we kept cooking up [They shut down the block but we cooked it up We pull out the pots and we cooked it up] And we bought the block [Ah damn when they look it up Got damn had to hook it up Ah man when they look at us we did alot] Verse I: [Reporting live from a pandemic] We ain't panic, made a plan in it [Logged on hit a lick to get a band in it [Off rip then I flipped pulled my man in it] [Last year sold a dream outta a van wit it] It's no way you can tell me that I can't get it [They say the game f**** ( Man the game been f**** up)] But bet I'm winning if I'm playing in it [Duke said keep it together in this m**** Brainstorm to change the weather in this m**** I gotta be [Satchel Paige] with [the left hand]) Gott damn [I could pitch forever] in this m**** 9th inning, 2 outs at the bottom of it Dummy we about to get to the bottom of it Dummy we about to get to the bottom of it [Can't quarantine the hustle] b**** you gotta love it Hook: They shut down the block but we cooked it up We pull out the pots and we cooked it up And we bought the block Ah damn when they look it up Got damn had to hook it up Ah man when they look at us know we did alot And we never stopped we kept cooking up They shut down the block but we cooked it up We pull out the pots and we cooked it up And we took the block Just a lil n**** did alot Man this lil n**** did alot Damn the lil n**** did alot And we did alot Verse II: One-bedroom apartment [Could barely walk 400 ft in] But turned the kitchen to a conference table Now the whole world wanna Google Meet him [Zoom in] see my daughter in the background Watch her daddy rapping all crazy That's the new precursor For a generation of the Black Boss Babies [For Iya'Jade I gotta get paid] For Shakur I'm demanding more Manifesting what I thought up I'm theme music for the new Black start-ups Same plug and I'm linked in You could send a request off of LinkedIn Ask a slew of generations Who they turn to for their inspiration? Pre Chorus: We never stopped we kept cooking up Got us a pot and we cooked it up Straight off the block and we cooked it up They shut down the block Ah. damn man we did alot Ah man man we did alot With a little, n*** did alot We did alot Hook: And we never stopped we kept cooking up Got us a pot and we cooked it up Straight off the top adn we cooked it up They shut down the block Ah damn when they look at us Ah damn when they look it up Gott damn had to look it up We did alot Outro: [Satch Paige interview excerpt]
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Chorus: Tell my bestfriend's that I'm getting it/ I ain't gotta take pictures I'm livin it/ and to my exes if you listening/ and i'm working way to hard for me to miss you bae/ and to my family/ just know I loved // swear to gawd when my momma goes to listen/ "KnowI did it for the city tho bae" / Look I did it for the city tho bae"/ Bridge: And I packed my bags and told them to hold my plane/ but if you need me then i'm on the way/ hey look i'm on the way
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chorus: got dope in the drought we the only ones out
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chorus: you should document what i'm saying now make sure that it's all in CAPS cc: every boss you got please tell em that the boss is back don't matter what they do just know i'm the boss of that i made a play to get you paid they got a plan to hold you back
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an audio film heavily rooted in the art form of black improvisational music. i dedicate this to the memory of the legend(s) . our spirit(s) and story transcend(s) time and space .

with love + energy forever,
w.w.

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released October 17, 2022

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