After releasing, his debut EP Write To Dream in 2017, Markman started off 2018 with “Believe Me,” a lyrical letter to his teenaged self.
Produced by DviousMindz, the somber but powerful track find Markman speaking to his younger self, urging him to keep following his dreams to rap.
The track came...
[Intro]
Man, I been moving so fast lately
I just had to get my thoughts out man
I ain't talk to you in forever
But I got you though man
Shit gonna get better kid, trust
[Verse 1]
What up kid, I know you don't know who this is
But I took the time to write, so I'm hopin' you get it
Only time will ever tell if you opened and read it
But if I know you like I do, I won't even sweat it
You probably up in your room, vibin' to Nas
Wishin' for your time, missin' your mom
Prayin', hopin' God will give you a sign
Your brother doin' his time, dawg he's doin' just fine
He gonna get out soon, everything will be cool
He gonna make a few moves, get a house with a pool
And that girl in your school, the one that you got a crush on
She like you too, try not to put a rush on
You wanna get your Puff on, please don't stop
Thought I told you that we won't stop (eh, eh, eh, eh)
Don't ever let 'em tell you what you can't do
Even when it seems like the world don't understand you
[Chorus]
It seems that these dreams, they won't ever come true
Believe me they do
Sometimes you wanna give it up, don't know what else to do
Yeah, I been there too
They say seein' is believin' so you need a few clues
OK, I'm sendin' you proof
I know it seems that these dreams, they don't ever come true
Believe me they do
[Verse 2]
You wrote your first raps, everybody laughed
Man fuck 'em all, get in your bag
Oh that's new slang, I'll put you on later
Just promise you'll keep goin' do me that favor
You gonna rock Barclays, but you don't know what that is
Imagine MSG, a couple blocks from the crib
Boy, that's 18,000
Two weeks after droppin' your album
It's hard to see the logic in that
All the fans goin' crazy and your mom in the back
Your fam in the crowd, they all got to see it
Man you gave 'em somethin' to believe in
You been writin' like hell, it's gonna get you to heaven
Oh yeah, they played your record up on Hot 97
You know DJ Enuff, he DJs for BIG
Speakin' of BIG, hol' up forget it
[Chorus]
It seems that these dreams, they won't ever come true
Believe me they do
Sometimes you wanna give it up, don't know what else to do
Yeah, I been there too
They say seein' is believin' so you need a few clues
OK, I'm sendin' you proof
I know it seems that these dreams, they don't ever come true
Believe me they do
[Outro]
Whatever you do man
Just don't give up on that dream man
It's gonna get crazy
They gonna tell you, you can't do it
I'm tellin' you right now everything is possible
EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE
Believe Me was written by Rob Markman.
Believe Me was produced by DviousMindZ.
Rob Markman released Believe Me on Mon Jan 08 2018.
In 2017, I made a longtime dream come true when I dropped my debut EP. At the end of that year, on December 30th, I decided to write a letter to my 15-year-old self, just telling him to keep dreaming no matter what. I wanted to tell my younger self that all of his dreams would eventually come true.
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