Illuminate Lyrics - Ab-soul

[Verse 1: Ab-Soul] 

Back when I first grabbed that pen 

I told myself I was gon' win 

And I ain't know when 

But it was gon' end 

Up happening, I want in 

So you can take your top 5 list 

Dead or alive and put me after M 

I'm a fucking genius 

Gripping my fucking penis, living this life 

You can't tell me nothing 

Still ain't really got no money, fucking right 

I'm all about that real, about that real 

This ain't no motion picture 

I tell you how that feel, how that feel 

Even when the odds against you 

They wanna see me wearing Polo drawers 

Put 2 chains on and that ain't wrong 

But that ain't me, I go too damn hard 

I don't need clothes or jewelry to stand out 

Black-lipped nigga with his hair wild 

Too damn proud 

Been killing this since Cam made Oh Boy 

Oh boy, I'm the man now 

TDE, put the money in my hand, ain't shit free 

This business is quick sand and I won't sink 

Put the pistol in my hand and I won't think 

Blat, blat Rest in peace, 

you just made room for the next to be 

I never been afraid to say what I wanna say when I wanna say it, Okay then 

Furthermore, we do this for y'all 

Rap is stressin', but it pays great 

That is until you lose appeal 

And your release date gets date raped 

Stay safe, hold your head 

I got two fish and a loaf of bread 

Feed the people, food for thought 

Because we are equal, who'd have thought 

[Hook: Ab-Soul & Kendrick Lamar] 

They wanna share my light (Repeat x8) 

You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light (Repeat x2) 

[Verse 2: Ab-Soul] 

I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z 

Now I feel I can run laps around Jay-Z 

Nas ain't seen nothing this nasty 

B.I.G. & Pac got it coming when I pass too 

You got the mic, I ain't the one you wanna pass to 

My niggas say my new shit past due 

I paid dues, even got that shit tattooed 

HiiiPoWeR, we're on another plateau 

I know you know we need a few plaques too 

The brand new niggas with a attitude 

Poppin', Compton, or Timbuktu 

I might even sell my new shit for 10 bucks too 

Too ill when I jot these words 

True ill when I shock the world 

I know life's a bitch 

When you know life's a bitch and that's not your girl 

Cold shit, I'm hot though 

Like coal get, Ab-Soul 

This is a shift in paradigm 

I remember when I couldn't spare a dime 

Now I step in with a pair of dimes 

On P's, y'all know me 

Flow like water, admiralty 

The best author ever to breathe 

And as we proceed, to follow these dreams 

I ain't losing no sleep 

No, no on them NoDoz 

Just know "No" if it's no dough 

So high but I'm Soul-o 

Two cups and I sip slow 

Taking my time 

We don't just shine, we illuminate the whole show 

Now let's go 

[Hook: Ab-Soul & Kendrick Lamar] 

They wanna share my light (Repeat x8) 

You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light (Repeat x2) 

[Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar] 

Time and time I drop line for line 

But only time will tell 

If I ever go Columbine 

And cop 30 nines and cock back and kill 

See the truth is 

They wanna know how close me and Dre and Snoop is 

Or how the shoe fits when they choose this to beat 2Pac 

But truth I give two shits 'bout 

Expectations or critics hating 

Shit, I just put moms on vacation 

Bitch you never know my new location, it's across nations 

Court cases get thrown out 

So tell the motherfucking King dethrone now 

I am ruler, I am highness 

The Prince Zamunda 

I am the shit like what the prune does 

Black on black tint like kin to Kunta 

Black is back bitch I came to coup de 

Black on black crime resent the shooter 

Blat, blat, blat, I intend to mute you 

Racks on racks, I don't rap on tracks 

Without my A-game so please don't ask 

Me about no pressure 

Bitch with the grip of my fingertip 

I can hold this coast together 

[Hook: Ab-Soul & Kendrick Lamar] 

They wanna share my light (Repeat x8) 

You can have all my shine, I'll give you the light (Repeat x2)