Intro

Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Emmanuel Kisiangani

Presenting to you DVK, a.k.a the Thunder from Rwanda

Formerly known as the Eclipse

Currently known as a man of substance (Yo)

Verse 1

Buda mi si rapper, I thought I told you already

Tried to be a keeper, they were scoring so many

Heavy sleeper, always late walking to training

"Huko serious, nigga, you should stop and forget it"

Nilikuwa nasaka jobo on the daily

Wateja fulani ni watoto, it's crazy

Taking too long to pay me

Na nikiwauliza, wanapiganga tu storo za wikendi

Truly, nimetoka mbali ka meli

Kabla studio, itisha ugali kwa hoteli

Wanashuku dame ameshinda nami, foleni

Hadi wananidai mahari, ngojeni

Nyi ni hater? Mi sijali, zozeni

Hadi nifike, mi silali, poleni

Heh, and I've only just begun

Mi si rapper jo, na-do hii shit for fun, hold up

Interlude

Keep it running, keep it running

This beat is too fucking fire, bruh, shit

Let me get another verse, I have another verse, hold on

Check (Uh)

Verse 2

Buda mi si rapper, back at it again

DVK back in the booth and you can tell your friends

I was broke, niggas telling me to sell my dreads

But a nigga's on the come-up and everything is looking good in the end

I'm smoking on the joint, like I was taking a toke

I stepped up in the game, kicking rhymes and kicking jokes

My shawty goin' insane because she lovin' the strokes

All these niggas chasing fame, so they're looking for the smoke (For the smoke)

That shit is lame, listen

You need to put respect on my name, like Pippen

All these chicks on OnlyFans should stay wetting the floor for commission

They bake tracks that taste whack like Law in the kitchen

Mi ku-fail, ma-haters watangoja (Watangoja)

Nateka CBD from Kamukunji to Koja (Wha-? MojaMoja)

Mi si rapper jo, na-do hii shit for fun

But the bars is tight, ask my nigga GuyOne, uh (Eh-eh, eh-eh, check it)

Verse 3

In this Nairobi, where we get money

Hoes work late, but babies die early

Mama keeps asking, when will I marry?

Before I buy the ring, I'd rather buy myself a gari

Win a couple of Grammys, keep it long-standing

Anything less than success is poor planning

Believe me, Vikta Mirage is quite needy and greedy

We do what we affi do, kwa bidii

Hii mchezo ni ya wachezaji wa kulipwa

Kama we ni panty, then I guess unaanikwa

Ma-jokers wanawachwa na kicheko tukipita

Zao comedy, zangu sinema za kutisha

Kama movie za ki-horror ama Sodom and Gomorrah

Risasi, makombora

Ngeta za wakora ama sumu kama cobra

Suicide, ruka kutoka building ya gorofa

We ni vegetable ka matawi za mamboga

We always keep it proper, designed to only prosper

Two things I hate is being broke and the coppers

In the CBD, tuko places ziko seedy

Sippin' on liquor ina-taste acidic

This is for the ma-threes, not for the Mercedes

This is for the ma-three, not for the Mercedes

Pesa za kukopa zitalipwa, inabidi (Itabidi!)

Interlude

Yo

G'zay, G'zay

1990, born with the truth

They called it the incubator, but I called it the booth, yeah

(Called it the booth, called it the booth) Ayy

(Yo) Yo

And when I let these bars run loose

Them shits mean, brudda, they uncouth, look

Verse 4

I used dream of being a killer MC, and I'm like that

But I stumbled on bigger purpose and I couldn't fight that

My bad, yo, they call me Thee MC, ayy

Young brother tryna reach my destiny

But speaking of destiny, and what's destined to be

I speak to souls with my music, it's my destiny

I put the pen to the pad, use the gifts I received

Put my life on the line, this shit bigger than me

I'm not a rapper though (Nah), I just look the part

Leonardo with this ish, when I spit, it's art

I put time into this, tryna perfect my craft

Put two and one together, I'm on different math, huh

Yeah, but the sixteens still slap

Heart on my sleeve, the pictures still abstract (Yeah)

Real life experience, and it's all fact

It ain't a game when I tell you this is deeper than rap, yuh

Outro

Substance!

"A particular kind of matter with uniform-"

Eh, by the way, DVK, what's with this substance?

What's- like, what's the context? What do you mean by substance?

'Cause now, like, where are we going with this?

Like, wha- what's the purview? What's the scope of this "substance" thing?

'Cause, you see, now if we think about it, eh…

(laughter)

Producer

Additional vocals

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