Wow

from Total Eclipse of the Smart by Nawlij

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lyrics

Son, I'm the nicest, when I write it I leave tracks lifeless
My style will make you smile, opposite of gas prices
Don't try and judge me, everybody has their vices
You tell me you're the flyest and I'll tell you that you siced it
I spit ripeness, like mangos from a high twig
Rewind this, listen with your ears not your iris
My fly kicks are nice, but nowhere near where my rhymes is
Pay attention to my words instead of my Osirises
Or Nikes, I might be the next greatest
The best haters can't mess with my vet status
I spend papers trying to get the next latest Ipaths
While I'm improving my nice raps
Yo, I'm moving ahead, you're falling behind
You must be out of your head you think I'm not gonna shine
I'm stopping the crime, atrocities y'all did to the rap game
Ain't no stopping me son, y'all will see I'm here to spit that flame

The chemistry between the beat and melody is heavenly
The sample I am setting free, setting the example
The bass is trampling your speakers, blowing woofers and tweeters
It's sleeker than a Nike sneaker, sharper than potato peelers
You can't see me like a broken mirror
When I get on a beat, my lyrics kill it like a smoking barrel
Like Heath Ledger, I'm a joking terror
Hocus pocus your focus you'll notice that my vocals are provoking fear
You're in a school zone, there's no smoking here
Just open up your ears and your mind, get educated by rhymes
This new age Dr. Seuss is surpassing you Mother Gooses
With your elementary raps, you got a brain either use it or lose it
But look, I am not trying to diss
It's just some rappers are glorifying ignorance
If you listen to my lyrics then you'll find it's hard to miss
I only spit the truth to the masses, yo, class is dismissed

credits

from Total Eclipse of the Smart, released May 31, 2011
Contains a sample of:
Leo's Sunshipp - I'm Back For More

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about

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