Next Up

[Verse 1: Joe Black]
They got me staring at the world through my rear-view
Way ahead of these other rappers, I got a clear view
I'm on my way to the top and unless you're God, I don't fear you
If you ain't talking bout money then I can't hear you
Let's check my CV, let me take you back a bit
First mixtape, every track was immaculate
No single, opened up for Ross, I was smashing it
Nah let me take you back a bit
Don't compare me to these lightweight breddas
Cause I was doing this beforе the MySpace era
That's rеal talk, don't compare me to these new yutes
My name rang bells before YouTube
Cause in '04, they had my tracks on the Bluetooth
My flow's raw, I inspired all these new goons
They lie to themselves when they know that I'm the best
Can't you see I'm head and shoulders above the rest?

[Chorus: Joe Black]
This is my time, they label me 'next up'
I killed a couple tracks on 1Xtra
I'm a leader, I ain't following a next don
I'm murdering tracks then it's onto the next one
This is my time, they label me 'next up'
I killed a couple tracks on 1Xtra
I'm a leader, I ain't following a next don
I'm murdering tracks then it's onto the next one

[Verse 2: Joe Black]
They say the flow's incredible
Most these rappers are shit, oh so terrible
I get straight to the point and I don't mean a decimal
Real life music, the roads know it's credible
I spent more time on the roads then I spent in school
Getting up to shit that I know I weren't meant to do
Fourteen when I first got nicked by feds
Fifteen when I first saw a prison bed
I was sitting in the can
With a rough idea, tryna visualise my plans
I thought to myself, "I can make a million off of grams"
I just gotta go hard with the lyrics when I land
Now look, I got the internet going nuts
These haters are sick, they're throwing up
Cause the bars are deadly like a loaded gun
Look this is my time fam, I'm blowing up

[Chorus: Joe Black]
This is my time, they label me 'next up'
I killed a couple tracks on 1Xtra
I'm a leader, I ain't following a next don
I'm murdering tracks then it's onto the next one
This is my time, they label me 'next up'
I killed a couple tracks on 1Xtra
I'm a leader, I ain't following a next don
I'm murdering tracks then it's onto the next one

[Verse 3: Benny Banks]
Show you where I live then I don't want you in my house
That's the word of fucking mouth, rats lurking underground
Take the wrong turn and it can burn a brudda down
If you let 'em know you eating, they gon' open up their mouth
Everybody hates Banks, I'm a heavyweight champ
Yeah it's me and Joe Black, this is heavyweight rap
Everybody fake facts that I got it on smash
And I got my own back, I ain't gonna hold back
I ain't bigging up sets, I ain't repping no gang
I ain't throwing up red, I don't rep a blue flag
I ain't shouting out green, I ain't in a grey gang
Bruddas beefing over colours, everybody's gone mad
Everybody wan' rap, everybody sells crack
Everybody's got stacks, everybody's got straps
Everybody talks shit, everybody just acts
Everybody wanna follow, lucky I'm my own man

[Chorus: Joe Black]
This is my time, they label me 'next up'
I killed a couple tracks on 1Xtra
I'm a leader, I ain't following a next don
I'm murdering tracks then it's onto the next one
This is my time, they label me 'next up'
I killed a couple tracks on 1Xtra
I'm a leader, I ain't following a next don
I'm murdering tracks then it's onto the next one