Earn My Stripes

(Chorus)
Even after my jumpman year
I gotta earn my stripes still
They will never ever know how I feel
Can't abort the mission, I ain't born to fail
Had to grab the wheel, final frontier
I rather be amongst the GOATs, yeah that's top tear
No need no square in my circle, man that's all real
And ain't no turning back once the ships been sailed

(Verse)
Tell Push to send the deal, tell him that we more than GOOD
Tell Jay to lob the Roc, I'll first place it with the batton
Four ring series, make that five, MJ back in 96'
They just want the oblivious, but I just do the opposite
I been on the broader way, while I left them all astray
Might Malcolm X the whole game
And move them with a finger wave
She said she gon' send a mob if I ever leave her
For a Tatiana, I can't be telling secrets
I'll only get accepted from my fam and my friends
Once I win that grammy nomination man
Turning 2-3 really don't mean nothing to me
We still building from what we built back in 1-3
I been maturing with the craft, please don't ask me for ID
And at this point in my whole life I never felt so discreet
Had to detach, never relapse
And distractions in my life, I don't need that
Coliseums, coliseums
Might just pack it, might just back it
Stadium status, I feel like I'm Cassius
Moon walking, Michael Jackson
From the freethrow, space jamming
They gon' say it's magic when the lifestyle get drastic
They wonder how I'm so graceful
They want 3.14, yeah a plate full, case closed
It's more than making chess moves
Birds eye view with different hues
Can't be drowning, ocean blues
Sink or swim, yeah you can choose
Upgraded from the minor league to the major leagues
I'm only focused on plan A, that's the plan B
Undermining my capabilities, man that ain't me
Magnum opus on everything, Khalid I got the keys
They been tempting me, I increased the accolades
I got the recipe, yeah just let that marinate
Been contemplating on if I found that Yin and Yang
Well there's a new regime, the old I don't obey
All-Star weekend rapped for Sway
And thought that was my saving grace
Plus waiting for the one I loved
But she turned the other way
Since grandmama passed away, I been feeling all the weight
Can't be pushing overtime, I been on my A-game

(Chorus)
Even after my jumpman year
I gotta earn my stripes still
They will never ever know how I feel
Can't abort the mission, I ain't born to fail
Had to grab the wheel, final frontier
I rather be amongst the GOATs, yeah that's top tear
No need no square in my circle, man that's all real
And ain't no turning back once the ships been sailed