Underdog's Crown

(Record scratch)

(A deep, 808-heavy beat drops)

Intro

Yeah...

Look...

They ain't ready for this one.

Uh.

Verse 1

Woke up to the sound of the city hummin'

Another day in the jungle, the pavement's numbin'

Got dreams so big, they don't fit in my one-bedroom

Got a hunger in my gut that they can't assume

They see the surface, a kid with a scuffed-up shoe

But they don't see the fire, the shit I'm gonna do

I'm writin' my ticket on a napkin at a diner

Every rhyme's a step closer to the final signer

My pops said "Boy, be realistic"

Fuck that, reality's a cage, and I'm a damn ballistic

Missile, headed for a target they can't see yet

They sleepin' on the kid, I'm 'bout to make 'em regret it.

Chorus

I'm risin' from the concrete, a diamond in the rough

They said I wouldn't make it, said I'm not enough

But the struggle is the fuel, the pain is the price

I'm buildin' my empire on a bed of ice

Yeah, I'm risin' from the concrete, can you hear that sound?

When the underdog bites, it's a different kind of crown

From the bottom to the top, it's a long-ass climb

But I'm watchin' the world from a different side of time.

Verse 2

My city's on my back, every crack in the street

A reminder of the hustle, the bitter and the sweet

I seen the sunrise from a bus stop bench

And the city lights at night from a rich man's trench

I took the long way, no shortcuts on my route

Learned to bounce back when the world tried to knock me out

They talkin' 'bout a ceiling, I don't see one from here

I'm paintin' my own sky, the vision is clear

Got a team of underdogs, we all got the same scars

From the same broken system, we came so goddamn far

Now we movin' in silence, like a whisper in the dark

But when we strike, it'll be a vibrant spark.

Chorus

I'm risin' from the concrete, a diamond in the rough

They said I wouldn't make it, said I'm not enough

But the struggle is the fuel, the pain is the price

I'm buildin' my empire on a bed of ice

Yeah, I'm risin' from the concrete, can you hear that sound?

When the underdog bites, it's a different kind of crown

From the bottom to the top, it's a long-ass climb

But I'm watchin' the world from a different side of time.

Bridge

And when the doubt creeps in, and the night gets cold

I remember the story that's yet to be told

The one about the kid who refused to fold

Turned his city's concrete into solid gold

Yeah, the vision's in my mind, the fire in my soul

I'm almost at the top, and I'm losin' control

Of the worry and the fear, they just disappear

When I close my eyes and the rhythm's near.

Outro

Yeah...

From the concrete...

To the clouds...

We never backed the fuck down.

Uh.

Risin'...

We goddamn risin'...

(Beat fades out with a final bass hit)