The Message ft. The Th3rd

from Total Eclipse of the Smart by Nawlij

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lyrics

Nawilj:
June 20th, the year is 1990
In the hospital delivery room is where you'd find me
Blindly the doctors and the nurses passed by me
Another black baby, probably in jail by 19
Never could they guess what the future had in store
Growing up with the bravery of a matador
Basically couldn't ask for more, from my parents I always had support
That's more than what others could've imagined so I used it to my advantage
Pushed my music out through the internet, had a couple homies that were feelin' it
Had to go independent 'cause these wack label heads think I'm joking
But I meant it, never outspoken, a pretty humble dude
Avoided trouble too, but it always seemed to follow me
Even when I'm juking left to right like I was slaloming
Honestly, I just wanna make an impact on music and reduce the unnecessary like Slim Fast
I'm bringing hip hop back to life, you can call me a stimpack

The Th3rd:
My s***'s below sea level, way past underground
From the roots, organic to the pound
Man, these 52 weeks, 300-something days
Brought the stress and the best out of n****'s see the rage
Bulls*** on parade, but I'm marching with the truth
Put my eyes on the city, see the snow covered roofs
Now you know I'm back home, skinny bones reside
In my soul, hormones man, life's a ride
No airbags, and you can motherf*** a seatbelt
No steering wheel, destination dodge Hell
But the horror's just a tease to get your juices flowing
Put your skull to good use and get your ears open
Personify the young black youth and all the motions
I keep it in my head, use it 'til my last moment
That's why they give me beats to euthanize and keep going
But what we do is all peace, EQ the beat up and send it to the streets, I'm out

credits

from Total Eclipse of the Smart, released May 31, 2011
Contains a sample of:
Cortex - Chanson D'Un Jour D'Hiver

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Nawlij Maryland

Nawlij (born Ian Harvey II) is a 22-year-old rapper/producer from Maryland. He has been featured on XXL Magazine’s website as well as German hip-hop magazine, Wildstyle. He is currently working on Life Sounds Vol. 2 and is preparing the release of his first EP, Behind The Mind, for spring 2013. He is preparing to start touring the east coast by summer 2013. ... more