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I produced the beat for "Greatness" in my studio in the woods in Massachusetts. I was tapping into what I love so much about the Hip Hop that I discovered when I was growing up in the 90s. Entellekt and I had been in each other's orbit for quite some time. I was sending him beats, and he picked this one. It just clicked.

We met up in NYC and filmed a bunch of rap take videos in different locations, and had a great time.

Inspirations for this one: A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Slum Village, Mobb Deep, and so many more

lyrics

My time don’t waste this
Stepping into greatness
Ain’t no way to fake this
About to go so many places

Ay yo I wanna succeed like I need to breath
My expertise puts me in a whole different league
Vince Lombardi how I'm coaching my team
I'm tryna all my people accomplish their dreams
What's more important than that
I could give a fuck about plaques
If you diss me I won’t even react
Verses are nothing but facts
I ain't gotta hide behind my masks
I love myself and the way that I act I keep it thorough nigga
Grinding in all boroughs
When I'm done with this shit street artists will paint murals
And form statues white folks love me like Dave Mathews
I remember days when we ain't have food
Nicest at your open mic loved in a cipher
I got mad bars guess I’m a lifer
Rappers faker than dreads on Mekhi Phifer
I won’t dap you up if I don’t like you
I love being loved I get into all that
If the energy fall flat need that energy back
You got two choices win with me or watch and hate
I don’t need an apartment I need an estate
You like the way that it look we like the way that it feel
Thats me know we’re not the same and I’m just keeping it real
Hold up I'm acting cocky I was talking my shit
Soon I’m gonna be famous I got nothing but hits
If you doing a top 10 I need top of the list
I’m about to get rich like the boul Ludacris
Yo lemme cook yo something like Emeril Lagasse
I'm with my posse push to start I'm in the Mazi
In Soho eating sushi and drinking saki
I’m acting boojie I think I'm Bobby
A real one is what I embody
Told shorty call me when she in the lobby

My time don’t waste this
Stepping into greatness
Ain’t no way to fake this
About to go so many places

Most cats are self-sabotaging operating at a loss
And paying massive costs but me you see I’m blasting off
Adversity I laugh it off rip the mic and pass it off
Olympics these are rap batons when we’re collabing on
This track it’s that magic sauce getting mad applause
While you judging but you ain’t passing laws
I’m here to level up and bring my people with me that’s the cause
We playing everywhere forget a radius clause
Ain’t taking a pause on the way to stars
Staying on your radar until this plays in every car
Who’s this white boy from the woods rapping ridiculous
Running multiple businesses so that the world could witness this
Not trying to be hard it’s hard enough to be you are
I got long-term plans you ain’t seeing that far
This is more than a hobby that’s why they see my formula then transform it and copy cuz before they were sloppy watch me

My time don’t waste this
Stepping into greatness
Ain’t no way to fake this
About to go so many places
My time don’t waste this
Stepping into greatness
Ain’t no way to fake this
About to go so many places

credits

released August 18, 2023
Music produced by Jackson Whalan
Lyrics written and performed by Jackson Whalan and Entellekt
Mixed by Jackson Whalan
Mastered by Robert Macchiochi (Subvert Central Mastering)

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