EPISODE · Dec 21, 2025 · 4 MIN

Near-Dead

from #StoriesAboutSongs · host RedefineHipHop

5)Near-Dead He all in it, driving something fly but it was rented A mile a minute, but if I see em gaining imma hit it Said what I meant, no matter who's offended, didn't hint it Im long winded, pedal to the medal and didn’t dent it Pine scented, got the AC as an incentive, I’d recommend it The windows down for now, but when the time come, windows tinted I’m undercover, cause chasing for fame is just a gimmick Use my brain to my do my own thing, you couldn’t mimic And back to present day..the tape deck was vintage And unexpected, but don’t correct it, hmph, I find it splendid I got tapes, so imma make a stop so I can get em From low bias to chrome casing, to pressed and printed I got a wide selection of music, i like to blend it And I’m a cynic cause I don’t really trust no ones opinion If this is losing, I don’t know what’s considered winning A bitter ending, brighter day, start at the beginning I don’t play, but still dabbled in it and won the pennant Im co-dependent on sentiments I put into a sentence I hit rock bottom, then started rockin And I ascended And this truth BUT in some spots, i choose to spin it And I'm offended if you couldn’t figure what I intended Not hard to follow but it might be too hard to swallow My new motto, live today to write tomorrow We don’t go beef, I don’t remember him Remember when, it was so simple, calm temperament Entering a new phase, things feel diff-er-ent The past trying to settle a score, it’s me its centering Sentimental bout something that was sure to leave scars But I soothed that mood with my head to stars Then back to the car, the next stop is not too far But rumor has that’s the place where my people’s are It proved to be true, but the message partially skewed Always some knucklehead, in the mood for a feud Like out a blue, no clue why they chose what they do It’s a more a matter of what, than a matter of who They saw me in the streets, but I stayed peace, they couldn’t settle it Tried to sue, same outcome, lost the settlement A gentlemen, don’t need no case to put this medal in Ever win, villains on the run: kid meddling Since a adolescent I been stressed out of mind Matter of fact, we can go back further in time Younger than nine, before I really knew about life Is that why I used to cry myself to sleep at night But he’s alight, look at em now, I see no tears shed Emotions so numb sometimes I think I’m near-dead