Alkaline talks about the struggle on his journey to become one of dancehall’s greatest recording artists and his appreciation for success. With the release of the eponymous single, Alkaline announced his second studio album, Top Prize.
During a February 2021 performance in Tampa, Florida, he announ...
[Intro]
“This is it, it’s showtime, One last moment of drama tonight”
Aahhh
Weh nuh dead nuh dash e weh
(Weh nuh dead nuh dash e weh)
Mek way to di star
(Lawd God, Ayyy)
[Verse 1]
Back track to when it wasn' as it seem
And I use to only vent
And now me livin' out me dream
Shut' and pants bad shoes and me clean
Shot mek yuh seh me specialize
Inna di money green yeah
[Bridge]
Been around it
Shed some tears too, me nah guh 'round it
Talk 'bout pressure buil' fi pressure
Everything a fi di betta
And we nuh fret, we just go wid di moment
[Verse 2]
Hmm, and dеm think we woulda fail but we tek off
Just likе the space rocket inna di breeze a suh we jet off
Bruck dung every barricade and set world record
Breadwinner, too boasty fi beg dinner
And dem used to tell we seh we nah guh mek it
Look pon how we copacetic
When we bruck di way dem treat we bad we cya forget it
Haters looking so pathetic
Ball a bounce cya intercept it, mhmm
[Chorus]
Feel me win di championship
As a juvei' a come up yuh know we neva have dis
Prestige and di spot light
Fans a celebrate, me lef a guh weh wid di top prize
Really win di championship
When me look which part me deh yah now, me neva have dis
Bankroll and a fat ride
Fans a celebrate me lef a guh weh wid di top prize
Championship, Championship
(Ohhh, yeah-e-yeah-e-yeah)
(Championship)
[Verse 3]
Tek dis thing a likkle too far, me up fi di challenge
On a way fi elevate me spirit and me knowledge
Me feel a love weh kinda tainted and dat hard fi manage
No me cya be one a dem people out yah weh a fix nuh damage
Name a echo, see friend come weh dem guh
Shout out all a who did believe inna me from di get-go
Another star, from di ghetto
We nuh par, we nuh prento
Long as me stick to di plan
Dem soon cya pay fi do nuh song
[Bridge]
Been around it
Shed some tears too, me nah guh 'round it
Talk 'bout pressure buil' fi pressure
Everything a fi di betta
And we nuh fret, we just go wid di moment
[Verse 4]
Hmm, and dem think we woulda fail but we tek off
Just like the space rocket inna di breeze a suh we jet off
Bruck dung every barricade and set world record
Breadwinner, too boasty fi beg dinner
Yeah dem used to tell we seh we nah guh mek it
Look pon how we copacetic
When we bruck di way dem treat we bad we cya forget it
Haters looking so pathetic
Ball a bounce cya intercept it, mhmm
[Chorus]
Feel me win di championship
When me look which part me deh yah now, me neva have dis
Prestige and di spot light
Fans a celebrate, me lef a guh weh wid di top prize
Really win di championship
As a juvei' a come up yuh know we neva have dis
Bankroll and a fat ride
Fans a celebrate me lef a guh weh wid di top prize
Championship, Championship
(Wohhh-u-ohhh-u-ohhh)
[Outro]
"And still WBA Welterweight champion of the world"
"Are the champions of the world"
Goin' wid di moment see we guh weh wid di top prize
"Such delight, sheer joy"
Top Prize was written by Alkaline.
Top Prize was produced by Autobamb Records.