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Gymnastics

by C.Shreve the Professor

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1.
Gymnastics 02:39
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The Professor, The Professor Yeah boom to the bap shit, sticking back flips Mad balance, beam like gymnastics Uneven bars, floor exercise The Professor Check it, aye yo--used to wanna be the one to really make a difference Now it's back to blasting shots off from a distance Moth to the flame, burnt wings from the journey Overstating things just to make sure they heard me Early for the sound check plus I'm staying late too If you ain't got if for real, you better make do Whole lotta muck that you probly gotta wade through If you really give a fuck, hit the weight room Raise the bar, it's the reps and the plates moved But really all I do is feel the bass groove Whatever you against, you better face dude And God bless you if you got a fake crew It's been my time, I'm sick of having to wait fool Mad respect but y'all been acting hateful The eighth tool that I added to my belt Was to feel what I felt and to let my brain melt Yo, boom to the bap shit, sticking backflips Mad balance, beam like gymnastics Uneven bars, floor exercise That's my cousin's style but I had to improvise All around, I could take the vault too Stick the landing every time that we ball through Uh, yeah that boom to the bap shit Mad balance, beam like gymnastics Yo, shout out to the next generation Take your moves places that wasn't in conversations What's the motivation and the flow's equation Yeah I made the beat so the flow's a whole relation All I see is everybody talking monetize Damn I thought your whole style got economized When the bottom lines rule how the tops move Then y'all see how your art gets a pop tune Shot the moon down so I could feel closer What the fuck is life without emotion, I'm most of The way that I used to be, if you could see what I can see And vis a vie then we could be Yeah, yeah and vis a vie, then we could be Yeah and vis a vie It's like boom to the bap shit, sticking backflips Mad balance, beam like gymnastics Uneven bars, floor exercise That's my cousin's style but I had to improvise All around, I could take the vault too Stick the landing every time that we ball through Uh, yeah that boom to the bap shit Yeah mad balance like gymnastics The Professor Yeah Boom to the bap shit, sticking backflips Mad balance, beam like gymnastics Uneven bars, floor exercise That's my cousin's style but I had to improvise
2.
Why The Fuck Not 02:47
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The Professor Yo, to everybody everywhere that's within earshot Spoiler alert: the whole thing's a fear plot They want you scared, they want you running for cover They don't want you looking around, you might discover All the cracks in the foundation, then you might break shit Especially when you realize it's all fake shit Cultures laid quick on top of one another America the melting pot, yo I Used to Love H.E.R. Yeah it's Common Sense that we all are equal But they wouldn't let it Be, so it's on to the sequel Like Water For Chocolate or Resurrection They tryna take it backwards when it's only one direction Forward, why y'all all afraid of all the progress Y'all on't really run shit, you should jog less This life that you're given got this light that's within it If you could tap into it then you could break through the limits Yo, then you could break through the limits If you could tap into it then you could break through the limits Yo I see you got plans, yeah why the fuck not Ayo you rapping so advanced, yeah why the fuck not And got battle in your stance, yeah why the fuck not Yeah why the fuck not, yeah why the fuck not Say why the fuck not, aye why the fuck not Aye why the fuck not, yeah why the fuck not Now where my feelers of the vibe, who let it come alive Where's my tribe, who's ready to take the ride It's a hive with a buzz and the wax with a queen But I ain't really messing with no B style team A game flamer, A frame gamer A-Plus told me I was dope, that's how I came up I been doing this for a while, all my stripes earned I on't really focus on style, I let the light burn If you really wanna know what the fuck the Pro's on I'm just tryna get my fucking hands on some photons I ain't giving notes out on Boson particles C.Shreve tryna see weed like barnacles Below the waves and the currents I'ma flourish What's it take to make it, link up with your courage Yeah, it takes a lot to be you in this life But there's only one of those, so where the fuck's your light When they say that you can't, say why the fuck not When they won't shake your hand, say why the fuck not When they won't take a chance, say why the fuck not Aye why the fuck not, yeah why the fuck not Aye I see you got plans, yeah why the fuck not Ayo you rappin so advanced, yeah why the fuck not And got battle in your stance, yeah why the fuck not Why the fuck not, yeah why the fuck not Why you focussed as a dad, yeah why the fuck not Why you always in the lab, yeah why the fuck not You still got your pen and pad, yeah why the fuck not Aye why the fuck not, yeah why the fuck not Say why the fuck not, why the fuck not Why the fuck not, why the fuck not You know It's like throughout life they gon tell you You know, why would you wanna try to go after that goal Or try to accomplish that thing that's so impossible Why the fuck not
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Lambeau 04:05
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The Professor Some nerdy scientific type, I mean The Professor, the Professor I really couldn't tell you when it happened For a while man, I was straight slacking No action on deck, no shows on the docket That shit had my rap mind outta pocket Now I got it back on track, I'm back to writing Hold it deep inside, bottling up the lighting What's the throttle when you tryna find Apollo The form of the day that could inform tomorrow They game borrow and they claim that it's original Nothing new under the sun is a principle Why you checkin CNN-cuz I'm Invincible Premier when me and my DJ metaphysical Step in the Arena, Just To Get A Rep You ain't about to get a win, nah you bout to get slept Yo, then my whole crew really bout to jet Y'all done took a loss and you lost our respect Yo check the technique when I put em on the menu Tearing up the sinew up in any venue That's some battle shit I might say to a sucker Treat em like it's Skip To My Lou at the Rucker Life's a battlefield with roses like Commando Ballin out, jump in the crowd like Lambeau Yeah, jump in the crowd like Lambeau Aye, jump in the crowd, yo it's like Hey muhfucka, yeah yo your shoes weak You look afraid with your eyebrows too steep Tunnel vision hope you ain't using it wrong Gone with these songs I been tryna stay strong Long in the tooth but I ain't tryna give advice Carry on in the booth with this mic device The price climb higher til you can't keep up You don't work hard, don't expect to put your feet up Yeah try harder, raise the bar farther The world need more from you than for you to be a martyr Bare a cross made of space and time That intersect with the Earth and reconnect with your mind Yeah life is bigger than the myths we believe in Or should we sacrifice some more for the seasons Every single moment that we breath in Is an opportunity if you needed a reason Check the technique when I put em on the menu Tearing up the sinew up in any venue That's some battle shit I might say to a sucker Treat em like it's Skip to my Lou at the Rucker Life's a battlefield with roses like Commando Ballin out, jump in the crowd like Lambeau Yeah, jump in the crowd like Lambeau Yeah, jump in the crowd like All I wanna find is fresh flow state Up early with the crest and the Colgate Sink my teeth into this but I was sold bait In life you got a couple choices how you hold fate Another 24 stuck up in my old ways But me stop rapping?-that's hell with a cold day You ever really had to stop like a four way Lookin all around like you all up in the dope game I beg your pardon, style flame retardant I could take the heat ever since the game started Yeah, it changed when I realized I ain't have to get on All I gotta do is focus on writing this sitcom Cuz life been feeling like it's on a sound stage All they got's jokes, all I got's the page I'm bout to write myself up out of my own show Release some instrumental albums then just let it go Yo, check the technique when I put em on the menu Tearing up the sinew up in any venue That's some battle shit I might say to a sucker Treat em like it's Skip to my Lou at the Rucker Life's a battlefield with roses like Commando Ballin out, jump in the crowd like Lambeau Yo, jump in the crowd like Lambeau Uh, jump in the crowd like Now there's a who, what, where, and why inside the how The answer to when is usually right now A night owl when I'm lighting up the loud Nice style with the mic when I'm with the crowd There's a who, what, where, and why inside the how The answer to when is usually right now A night owl when I'm lighting up the loud Nice style with the mic when I'm with the crowd Yo, check the technique when I put em on the menu Tearing up the sinew up in any venue That's some battle shit I might say to a sucker Treat em like it's Skip to my Lou at the Rucker Life's a battlefield with roses like Commando Ballin out, jump in the crowd like Lambeau Yo, jump in the crowd like Lambeau Ballin out, jump in the crowd like Lambeau The Professor Some nerdy scientific type, I mean The Professor, the Professor The Professor
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Mean Shit 03:00
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What's good Yo, uh, it's like life don't really mean shit Yeah, unless you really really mean shit Yo it's mad people out here on some mean shit But that's the average and that don't really mean shit Nice with the slice laying the sound I been hiking up the price, I ain't playin around I been the town rapper, down dapper Dan on em Yo but no intent, how you move with no plan on em Yo two cents spent on the whole cost of Autumn Look at y'all bent like damn who brought em All up on the web, I caught em in my arachnid An old head just schooling up these rap kids Bad bids-hand em out a dime a dozen Uncle Sam doesn't give a fuck about your cousins Let alone our brothers, let alone our sisters If these motherfuckers don't really give a shit What's the point of all the posturing, I'm feeling passionate They don't give a fuck like it's all automatic shit They don't want change, they don't want progress Nah, they don't wanna give you due process Nah, they just wanna take all our rights left Yo, until we really ain't got no fight left Yeah, it's like life don't really mean shit Yo, unless you really really mean shit Yeah it's mad people out here on some mean shit But that's the average and that don't really mean shit Yo, it's like life don't really mean shit Yo, unless you really really mean shit It's mad people that be out here on some mean shit But that's the average and that don't really mean shit Slick talk with a quick walk move right I been looking out every time for the moon light She speak truly, the beat complete to move me Life feel like a movie, I hope you brought a doobie If not that's a coolie, beware that it's a doozie I been on the loose leaf standing like a moose chief Who the fuck is usually moving the muse see I thought I had control and man that shit confused me Cuz I ain't got none, lost from the sun Looking in her eyes like I thought you was the one Yo, she had to re-certify and so did I Looking at our life like we bout to multiply Yo, whatever the wind throws I'll be standing strong Lost in the wilderness for so damn long It's like strong in mind but my spirit was crushed Yo lost the connect and then I couldn't get up Aye, share a feeling, share a moment, share it all Look at y'all for real and then the tears start to fall Yo, it's like life don't really mean shit Yeah, unless you really really mean shit Yeah it's mad people out here on some mean shit But that's the average and that don't really mean shit Yo, it's like life don't really mean shit Yeah, unless you really really mean shit It's mad people that be out here on some mean shit But that's the average and that don't really mean shit Slick talk with a quick walk after Feed em shit talk, watch em all spit laughter Sever the show as I lever the flow Ayo I battled all the Gods I'm eleven and 0

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The Professor's first self-produced project.

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released September 2, 2022

All songs written and produced by C.Shreve the Professor in Deep Gap, North Carolina.

Mastering by EG Engineering in Los Angeles, California.

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