GRIP - Many Thanks Lyrics

Ay, if you ain't in the mood for gratitude
Then cut this motherfucker off, yeah
I gotta a lot, uh, of thank-you's in orders
Or whatever

Yeah, first and foremost I gotta start with the kids
Wouldn't make it far as I did without Zari and Riz
My favorite girls, y'all take away the weight of the world
When the shit too heavy to lift and I ain't able to curl
And mama, you the GOAT, you kept my head on straight
Kept food on plates, even when you ain't ate
And you still gon' call or text when I be out late
A superhero in my eyes, get this lady a cape
And Darryl, we been through shit but much love and respect
Raisin' somebody else's kids, it can be tough to connect
But you showed me how to throw hands and taught me sports
Even though I never applied it on a field or a court
Gave advice, a lot of niggas never got that support
Ended up dead or in prison, once they hopped of the porch
Uncle Tim you treated me like your kid, gave me my street smarts
Aunt Esthe, Aunt NaeNae and Kim, y'all some sweethearts
Ant, nigga, you know what it is, let's keep this thing strong
Mama Hicks I stayed at yo' crib like I was one of yo' own
Jim the big brother I never had
Yo' mama like my mama and yo' pops like my second dad
Your daughters like my daughters and I know you would say the same
You ever need something then I got you, it ain't a thing
Kerrick my brudda for real, we been through the struggle for real
Huddled and hustled for meals, writin' to brush up on skills
Met you through Smoove, that shit is tragic he no longer here
Called you as soon I heard the news, we shed thug tears
Yam you my closest cousin, we waitin' on you to get home
Just know that I got you and you ain't gotta go through it alone
Growin' up who would have known?
We'd fall to the system taking for granted
All of the wisdom we was handed and somehow I managed
To beat the odds, although the cards ain't play out how we planned it
But blood is blood forever, we could never be disbanded
Forgive me if you feel that the fame got to my head
'Cause I didn't pick up your call or I left your message on read
Sometimes I wake and spend a few hours layin' in bed
No phone, music or tv, I'd rather silence instead
Replaying the good times in my mind, I'd trade it all if I could rewind
But that ain't how life is designed
Shout out the local blogs that shed light on my rhymes
And young niggas on the same grind fightin' to shine
Yeah, me and Tu legit brothers, beyond this music shit
You kept the fuses lit when I felt as if I was losin' it
Shout out Jacob Moore for postin' my shit on P&P
Jump started my career, I gotta keep it G
And my nigga Tigg 'cause I know bein my manager ain't a easy feat
I love you 'cause you believe in me more then I believe in me
Justin, Sydney, LeLe and Bre, can't forget 'bout D and Ke
All of the producers that let me rap on they beats for free
J good with straight out the den, you let me rip them stages
Ty we still got money to get, was just on different pages
Amir put me on Sylvan tour, I appreciate it
Jid took me to Europe, I'm honored to be affiliated
The day Em spit me my lyrics, I knew I really made it
To have him and Royce on my album, that shit feel amazing
'Cause they giants in my eyes, residing where I aim to be
Remember buyin' they CD and now they give me game for free
A major key 'cause once upon a time they was the same as me
Pray I'm half as successful as them, just gotta wait and see
Paul Mike and all of the Shady fam, the crazy fans
Y'all saw something in me even when nobody gave a damn
Pulse gave a nigga a bag before I had a buzz
Gotta give Lauren and Ash some love
Shout out to the ones who went and bumped Porch after Snub
Pulled up to my shows and wait around for the daps and hugs
Purchase merch and know my whole discography verse for verse
And play me every day from the first to the thirty-first
Even those who found out about me through Dirty Work
And tell me I'm a star on the track, that's word to Kirk
To know my music helped 'em out through some of they darkest times
I hold it dearer than they'll ever know in this heart of mine
So know you appreciated for wiping my tears when they fall
Lending yo' ears when I call, I'm only here 'cause of y'all
Thank you

So, yo, niggas goddamn dropped IDFT!?
You know that's my first headlining tour, uh
You know brought the dawgs with me and shit
Shout out Marco, shout out, goddamn, Wiley
Motherfucking Chris Patrick, you know
Um, so, yeah, man, we did that, came back home, I was motivated and shit
You know what I'm sayin', so I went ahead and, uh
Matter of fact, I had already had most of the project recorded
So I was recording my follow up, um
Which I ain't gon', I ain't gon' call the name of
Y'all know the name of it if y'all be on social media and shit
Um, but, uh, recorded and, goddamn
We was gettin' through it, pushin' through it
We recorded it fast as hell and, um
Was 'bout to turn it in but fucking samples, you know I'm sayin' so
And it's a song that I feel like is very important and shit, so
It just was taking a little longer than we wanted to
We was tryna drop it before we, goddamn, jumped on tour with Boogie
Shout the nigga, Boogie, uh, so
What I kinda like decided to do was, um
I don't know just like quick idea one day
We was just sitting around and shit and I was like, "Man, shit
How 'bout we make a project in a week? I'm like a EP in a week?"
So, you know, I hit a couple producers and, um
Yeah, I was just like, "Yo, I'm tryna do somethin' in a week
You know I'm sayin'? Like quick, quick as hell type shit
Like seven eight songs," so, uh, first nigga who I, goddamn, end up talking to
Was, uh, Latrell Ja-, of course TU, you know I'm sayin'
Shout out the nigga Tu, man
Um, and he got on board with it, and Latrell
Uh, Latrell James, Tedd Boyd and their sister Lilah
Uh, she pulled up, they all pulled up to the studio
And, um, was playing beats and shit, and, uh
I got a couple ideas, like that night
So then from there we ran with it, you know I'm sayin', so
Shout out to them for that shit, so, did that, um
Tu laced, goddamn, the beat, uh, what was the, what's the
What's the beat, goddamn, uh "Popular Demand"
So, we did "Popular Demand", um
Sk, my nigga, SK, man, shout out SK, he got up, came through with a beat
Uh, Scalez of course, Scalez and DG, my niggas
Um, Rahki, uh, man, my nigga, Rahki, goddamn, came through with two them guys
Man, you know, that's my nigga, he has some shit on, uh
The Last project and shit, uh, Nkosi and WARA
Surprisingly, goddamn, WARA, goddamn, you know I mean
These niggas, goddamn, pulled up and, uh
Nksoi had the pack, man, Nkosi got heat, so y'all fuck with him too
Um, shit, man, yeah, I think that's all the producers on there
Of course DJ Khalil, uh, you know, all the co-producers, uh, shit
Reggie, um, you know, I don't know whole else the co-producers is, but
You know know I'm sayin', I fuck with y'all niggas, I love y'all
If it is more co-producers, uh, but, yeah, nah, so did that
And after that, I was like, "Shit, alright, bet," let's turn it in
So, goddamn, went to turn it in and then
We kinda seen like alright, damn, the project was too short
So you know, I was like, damn, we ain't gon' be able to do this in a week
We ain't gon' be able to finish it in a week, so
Goddamn, jumped back in, you know I mean, jumped back in
Did like a couple more songs, I really wanted all new songs
Like, all original songs, I had a fire ass song with Deante Hitchcock
But, uh, shout out Beat Butcha, but
Beat Butcha already, goddamn, gave the sample to somebody so
That shit ain't work out, uh, so
Me and him gon' get something in, in the future though
But, um, yeah, man, went back in, added like three more songs
Uh, four more songs or whatever, so, uh
Last but not least, man, my dawg, Jumper
I appreciate you, man, for real, Ryan Jumper
Uh, awesome engineer, he's actually mixed two projects
Without either one of them being released yet
So, like, shout you, dawg, ay you really killed the mix
Shoutout my nigga, Henry on the master, and, uh, yeah
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