1st single in many years for Gradient. Recorded in an apartment in Springfield, Oregon. The topic is just a reminder of the artist’s pen game and hunger to earn recognition.
Let’s go
Ungh
[Verse 1]
Grab the fuckin’ mic, firmly graspin’ it tight
Kill the other silly spitters, every track that I write
I hit ya where it hurts like a catheter might
Ooooooh, you couldn’t even imagine my life
You slower like you smokin’ on some hash in a pipe
I’m bumpin’ early Weezer, leanin’ back on a flight
Blue and Green like the planet we could crash in tonight
Me and the flight attendants leave without a scratch or a slight
Blemish, I’m vintage, I been the shit, I’m feared by the villains
At 27 I’m pushin’ to be a hero to millions
So whеn I’m comin’ for the votes, I’m Dennis Kucinich
And I’ll bе sonnin’ all these folks, tell ‘em finish your spinach
I’m in it to win it
Took a break to finish some business
I got a scholarship to get a doctorate in a minute
That’s no cap, only cap and gown shit when I get it
Now I’mma end a verse without even rhymin’
[Chorus]
Tell Hollywood
I’m kung pao good
Top 4, man I bet I probably could
Be on the Mt. Rushmore, I should
But for now, kung pao with the rice, I’m good
Tell Hollywood
I’m Kung Pow good
Top 4, man I bet I probably could
Be on the Mt. Rushmore, I should
But for now, Kung Pow movie nights I’m good
[Verse 2]
I done heard so many people tell me I could blow up
I gotta wonder whether I’m a human being or a
Can of C-4 up at the kerosene store I’ll
Never carry tiki torches when a candle seems more appropriate
The people takin’ note of how dope he is
Rhyme schemes, copious
Visine low-key if I’m high
Grass type that stay fly, I’m a Tropius
Sicker than the Sacklers when they lied about the opiates
Unapologetically the kind you got to look up
Google in your pocket but your knowledge base shook up
‘Cause all the hate took up the bandwidth, man
When you did your research, you ain’t open one book up
So I bet that you never saw anything like this
Multitalented, I’m bringin’ the raw along with the righteous
Anno Domini 5, Best Rapper Alive
To also play the guitar, fuck it we’re doin’ it live
[Chorus]
Tell Hollywood
I’m kung pao good
Top 4, man I bet I probably could
Be on the Mt. Rushmore, I should
But for now, kung pao with the rice, I’m good
Tell Hollywood
I’m Kung Pow good
Top 4, man I bet I probably could
Be on the Mt. Rushmore, I should
But for now, Kung Pow movie nights I’m good
[Gradient guitar solo]
[Outro: Bill O'Reilly]
There’s no words there!
To play us out
What does that mean? To play us out
We’ll do it live, fuck it!
We’ll do it live!
I’ll write it, and we’ll do it live!
Fuckin’ thing sucks!
Kung Pao (Check-In) was written by Bill O’Reilly & Anno Domini Beats.
Kung Pao (Check-In) was produced by Gradient & Anno Domini Beats.
Gradient released Kung Pao (Check-In) on Wed Oct 06 2021.