The Time Is Now-Jean Grae

The Time Is Now - Jean Grae Intro [Jean Grae] Aye 9th, you know me & Phonte the Ashford & Simpson of this rap sh*t Y'all ain't no? Oh, y'all ain't no. Ohhh, we creepin' up then [Verse One] [Jean Grae] It's Jean niggas Back again Trap you in the wrath again Blacker than boat loads of Africans Or rather like them This struggle, we can't win Back bent, over till it slacks, and cracks Can't hustle harder I'm like my father Only in denial though My mother is like, "I know" and my brother is quiet so I fight further Till I type murder, family cycles will fly further than expected Titles on my life or daughter Sorta like I bought her Still in my momma's house Get green like chlorophyll when all of y'all be like, "I'm out." Get me wrong sh*t Shittin' in your own crib I'm in no position to be f**kin' on my own still This ain't some words on a paper This is what my mind's made of Emotional heart data Like a skyscraper reachin' up Try to stay keepin' up and tryin' to keep my feelings out of beats and stuff But Tay they ain't believin' us [Hook] Been through so many struggles in my life You would not believe where I have been I don't know where, I don't know how Even my lonely heart and sacrifice Until the day that my life ends The place is here, the time is now [Verse Two] [Phonte] Now At this moment Phonte's flow is Stompin' through Y'all niggas just tip toein' Soon as they put it on They say, "He's big Willie." You just a Lil' Jon Tryin' to Get Lower This is Proof that thee existence of persistence pays off and it's showin' Cause labels used to play me like Now they better pay me like I'm Luke Wilson Check your books, I ain't owin'/Owen Tay's a true terror Y'all ain't bustin' caps Y'all gangstas in the studio makin' a new era And this is for whoever Is tryin' to do me Y'all need to do you, maybe then you'll do better Cause I'm gonna be spittin' till I walk with a cane Left my mark on the game And y'all just scribblin' I'm etched in stone, y'all just penciled in #2 status that's your place ni**a, live with it Uh [Jean Grae singing] They don't know the shoes I walk in So I guess they'll keep on talkin' [Hook] [x2] [Phonte singing] We gon' build it up, build it up, built it up And now we're solid Solid as a rock [Jean Grae singing] It's solid, it's solid You'll know, you'll Until when, you hold that thing in your hand and you know it's solid It's not a liquid, it's not a gas, it's solid, it's solid, let me tell ya So solid It's the icing on the cake. Ain't that the best thing you ever heard? Hahaha