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Aimin' For Success (feat. Ambrose of Option Two & Duenday; prod. by Domingo)

from The Chris Tape, Volume One by Christopher Michael Jensen

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Track 4

lyrics

(Verse 1: Christopher Michael Jensen)
I've been in this for a decade plus, so get lost, kids, leavin' a mark on the game like I scratched your Xbox disc

*Sample*: "Yeah"

(Christopher Michael Jensen)
I'm like a plant 'cause my roots are in the underground, so I can't let this music business fuck me now, C.M.J., D.I.Y., 'til I D-I-E, plus the music industry's DOA, R.I.P., but when you're independent no one's sympathetic, so to get respected you have to work extra hard for them to even give you credit, no one will call you for bookin' unless you're constantly lookin', in order to get a buzz you must always be workin', plus you gotta pony up the money, as well, which means less food in my belly, that's why I'm hungry as hell, not to mention it's a hassle to get your album up on the shelf, let alone tryin' to get somethin' to sell, so we're tryin' to get exposure any way that we can and hold up both our fists while we're takin' a stand

(Chorus: Christopher Michael Jensen)
All the things that I do and then it's on to the next, I keep on makin' my move, but man, I have to confess, sometimes I really want to slow everything down and rest, but I refuse to lose, I keep aimin' for success

(Verse 2: Ambrose)
Uh, uh, everything's been backhanded to me, my life, it threw me through a loop, it's truly backwards, now I'm crass and unruly, who's he, the ultimate question that I'm always battlin', dually noted, all that matters is I'm focused and I'm adamant, wait a minute, shit, wait a few years of blood, sweat, and tears, and mic checkin' to peers and you'll appear, but only as a speck on the map, a few records under your belt but no respect for your tracks, and that's, all for some silly hype, in Minneap almost everybody raps, only a handful of 'em really write, I'm stupid supercilious towards these village idiots, and then again, I ain't the one rappin' for millions, somehow it's all worth it, the feelin' on stage is perfect, whether the place is totally dead or like a circus, our purpose, is to express exponentially, we're doin' what we love and we'll get some press eventually

(Chorus: Christopher Michael Jensen)
All the things that I do and then it's on to the next, I keep on makin' my move, but man, I have to confess, sometimes I really want to slow everything down and rest, but I refuse to lose, I keep aimin' for success

(Verse 3: Initial MC)
Yo, I can't sit still, the feelin' in my stomach, got bills to pay and places I'm off runnin'

(In2wishin)
Slow down, Matt, you're goin' way too fast

(Initial MC)
Yo, fuck that, just talk and watch what I'm becomin', I can't think straight unless my mind's busy, always gotta give it everything I got in me, I just don't talk witty, I make plans, shake hands, all for the payin' fans who stick with me

*Sample*: "Yeah"

(Initial MC)
Waitin' to blow, playin' shows in other cities, or we sittin' at home plannin' our next move, text dudes, online, plug in our next tune, makin' sure the ones who don't know is the next two, the best two emcees come to the rescue, and let you know that the feelin' is special, so let's go, yo, we don't slow down for nothing, puttin' in work 'cause we gotta prove somethin', ya'll

(Chorus: Christopher Michael Jensen)
All the things that I do and then it's on to the next, I keep on makin' my move, but man, I have to confess, sometimes I really want to slow everything down and rest, but I refuse to lose, I keep aimin' for success

(Verse 4: In2wishin)
Props to those who's supportin' us daily and none to the ones startin' beef with no gravy, dude, you're not tasty, quit lickin' your lips, fuck a sex symbol, you ain't represent shit, me, I represent real music preservation, I'm cleverly struttin' and lovin' the government, cuttin' the food ration, I gotta be patient if I wanna get my pension, it's Duenday and Christopher Michael Jensen, the way you twistin' and turnin' gets you a dense, son, I stay on course and don't wear out my engine, I know the drugs and the women and they will tempt you, but she got back and she's really into In2, she love the way I sound in the radio edit, so am I goin' home with her, yeah, you bet it's true, and after I smash honey and rest, I'll ask for a little gas money, I'm aimin' for success

(Chorus: Christopher Michael Jensen)
All the things that I do and then it's on to the next, I keep on makin' my move, but man, I have to confess, sometimes I really want to slow everything down and rest, but I refuse to lose, I keep aimin' for success

credits

from The Chris Tape, Volume One, track released July 12, 2011
Vocals written and performed by Christopher Michael Jensen, Ambrose Burke, Matt Carter, and Matt Thornton.

Original production by Domingo.

Cuts and scratches by Nimo The Hooligan.

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