The Talented Tenth - Blueprint

Yeah

Huh

Right

So many questioned why the had to change

Cause I evolved while other artists stayed the same

Much respect to all the pioneers who paved the way

But if I want what they got

I got to make something great

I don’t believe that any man has all the truths

Cause consciousness changes as man discovers more proof

You’re not a student 'til you put that little fact to use

Nothing scientific

The spiritual is absolute

A student approaches a master with humility

Sits in silence and at his feet willingly

A master gets mad and tells him to hit the streets

You won’t learn a thing if you’re busy sitting here with me

Arm chair quarterbacks and backseat drivers

Struggle to describe things that haven’t come across their eyelids

But I can tell you 'bout the road because I did the drive

You’ll never know the latest issues if you don’t subscribe

I’m well armed in an information firefight

Who needs conspiracies

It’s all hidden in plain sight

I hit the library and barely go out at night

Cause man without right knowledge shouldn’t be allowed to write

My name is Blueprint

Thanks for your consideration

I know I’m privileged to have a voice inside this nation

I’m trying to be the voice of my entire generation

Not just the smartest slave on the plantation

I live my life inside the grey between black and white

The darkest days have never stopped me from shining bright

We’re all human

But when I have a shitty day I think of how my pops told me to dunk it on that

breakaway

You got one shot

It shouldn’t be a fade-away

Fight for your art or drown in the day to day

If you ain’t got it then admit

Walk away today

The truth set you free but it cuts like a razor blade

But they rather bathe in their own delusions

Reject the rejections and come up with they own conclusions

Put record after record out with no improvement

Then claim that all the haters stopped the movement

You can’t be a has been if you ain’t never tried

Self sabotage ain’t the same as when you get denied

The idea of being honest got you terrified

Your so called hustle’s never been verified

Lover’s of the status quo get terrorized

Point blank I’m here to throw salt in your think tank

Dumb rapper’s thought patterns seem archaic

The how and the what but why never gets debated

What do you do when you can’t stop your brain from thinking

Drown a thirst for knowledge with a heavy dose of drinking

Spend a 100 grand on furthering your education

Or find a higher consciousness by seeking information

The way you answer that shows what you’re made of

Be it’s Americana so maybe be something greater

I’m here to push it to the fullest extent

My destination is to sit among the talented tenth

Let’s go!