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from Trauma Economy by Akin Yai

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To measure pain
How they measure cain
To provoke the wind,
To revolt and sin

Of hoop dreams or five mics
The source of all light
Sons and daughters or
Still rappin , hoopin
Roll the dice
A way to make it out
The traps of a haunted house
Full of hidden ghost
Sneaky but overtly out
From dreaming of the nbat
To now signing nda’s
Young boy
Hope to never go broke again
You can die and win
But they the ones that gain
Play the role of men, you ain’t gotta die within

Old man for council, young man for war
May you live to old age mature

It’s a nigga factory, each sold separately
I tip toe heavenly and
Keep toast clothes next to me
To heat those devilish,
Kill those devilish, kill those devilish
Fucc a roc nation brunch
Like wow fakest bunch
Of smiles
Take a hunch
Mad veneers and pastel
Pretty Pink
Naked lunch
How everybody cheeks
How everybody freaks

We are living residual of slavery and the minimal these white folks can do
Is pretend I’m not invisible
it is visible
The lynching of my physical
Killin you killin you
AdopTed Nigga spirituals
Im back outside with a backpackers pride
That lyrical miracle rap
Rappers guide nah
The boy is nice
It’s cold as ice
I skate on tracks
I’m cold as ice
Where’s the Rico for dem kkk’s and racist crackaz
Theres plenty out in Georgia, panhandle Flawda
I been to Tallahassee go to Walmart it’s wacky
Twas a fight bout some khaki dickie suits
Man don’t @ me
I gotta get out!

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from Trauma Economy, released May 5, 2023
prod. by SHORT BUSS13

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Akin Yai Gainesville, Florida

Born in Ouidah,Benin (West Africa) Akinlola Yai spent his early childhood years migrating back and forth from Benin republic to Nigeria. Akinlola moved to America at 8yrs old and at the height of the golden year of hiphop...that winter Akinlola immediately immersed himself in American popular culture, music and most specifically hiphop like NWA's " straight outta compton" and lyricists like Rakim ... more

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