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Street Bangers & Bitter Herbs

by Ben Steezy

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1.
Cool Kids 03:22
All my life I wanted to be a cool kid a white boy who loves hip hop music in high school acted a fool I was a nuisance too cool for the teachers there rules were all b******* picked on I was a freak cried myself to sleep in the land of the Bland I was too unique thought my future's looking bleak now that's all past tense funny how my liabilities became my assets back then girls wouldn't give me the time of day now they spend the night but I ain't asking them to stay wake up feeling lost put the coffee in the pot I feel like all I have is I(eye) like a f****** cyclops I'm a visitor here but if I wrap up this track can I deliver it here? I love this culture but I feel like it hates me could never be a Nas could never be a Jay-Z I love this culture but I feel like it hates me funny cuz it's cultures what made me all my life I wanted to be a cool kid all my life I wanted to be a cool kid party at the trap house baby I was too late back then would have killed to give my two cents but I learned to make dollars you got to move in silence I'm not afraid of the violence but I don't encourage it give me the microphone though and I'll murder it white privilege is the pigment I've been burdened with do you understand the irony and dangers that I'm flirting with after this song I'll probably be dubbed the racist but no white supremacist would ever Embrace this my best hope is ignorant maybe even tasteless by wrapping I'm guilty of cultural appropriation so go ahead and diss me, you're wack vulture but I love hip hop and I respect Black Culture if you can't see that maybe you're the one that's racist all I have for you compassion understanding and patience especially for those who still caught up in The Matrix and think race is the problem so they promote sameness let's celebrate our differences talk without arrogance and never feel guilty or ashamed of our heritage I love this culture but I feel like it don't know could never be a kendrick can never be a J Cole I love this culture but I feel like it don't know funny cuz this culture I would die for All my life I wanted to be a cool kid all my life I wanted to be a cool kid now I'm like f*** that I don't got to prove s*** I love this culture I'm love sick again don't want to be a Macklemore don't want to be an Eminem I love this culture I'm love sick again funny cuz this music is my medicine
2.
I’m crossover, my four senses is more expensive If I said it before, I’m forward, of course I meant it The sauce go with the boss, my flow is complimented I changed my mind on the first line, I’m contradictive Boujee lookin hippie lookin ass nigga, same time I’ve been clever since I was born, that was 8 9 You could see the traits of the chosen one, holy one Meditatin in the Sedona sun, it’s over son I’m gettin high off my own third eye, Keep it real day one and when I'm known world wide And when you real fly, girls want a real world guy So I could get it when I want it but my own girl fly This serotonin creatin, I’m hella workin on patience I’m Neyo up in the Matrix, and steady dodgin the agents Speakin of dodgin the agents, they locked us up in the cage And now I’m finding my way, and the feelin is so amazing I’m out, I’m out, I’m out I’m out, I’m out, I’m out Gone green, gone green Uh, Ben Steezy Baby I’m livin well crack the liberty bell, let freedom ring I’m out the clink, off the booze, with no desire to drink On the brink of a nervous break through Let me take you on a journey through my mind, produced by Qux Born in ‘89 lemme remind you that, I’m not trying to grow up, let’s bring the 90’s back On a dive bar stage is where you’ll find me at, I’m charming all the girls, signing autographs I'm an outstanding outcast with outspoken out cries Without ties to corporate entities comittin war crimes I just want a day where we can all enjoy the sunshine Til then I’m channeling light, right through these rhymes Vibe and feel illuminated Often it is too debated Who’s the best and most that made it Fight instead of celebrating All these sheep want to find a goat But tell me who the greatest Who the greatest, who the greatest Gone green, gone green, gone green I’m a pen and open letter, dear whoever listens This is how I’m livin, buildin towards realizing visions Ever since I was a kid I’ve been a man that’s on a mission I was born with crippled feet so I knew that I was different. Livin in the classroom, rappin that cash rules Every girl around me CREAM in her pants, ew! My disability became my swag, And hip hop - let me boast and brag Droppin diabolic knowledge on this ………….. With I’m lackin alcohol cause these bars gimme confidence Never went to prom but I rocked the after party Danced with gorgeous girls, got em drunk and stole their car keys Sweat drippin got her dress stickin to her body Came here in a camry, leavin in a ‘Rari When i hit the spot I make the gangsters all lean Got these dimes half naked and they reppin for my team Gone green, I was gone but now I’m back best believe Puttin in work since the day I got free Now i’m on the scene, y’all fear me too easy Period. Signed. Sincerely. Steezy. Steezy. Steezy. Hah. Yeah. Hah. What’s goin on? Double G. T-Ray. My backpack give you contact Yea I’m livin it high Blow smoke, gettin green while I’m passin by Open the door for these rappers, I’m a classy guy Polished windows to my soul, keep glassy eyes Way more intrigued, While my people in a rut stay pushin on the weight But my talent lift me up If you ever need a fix, or your tummy need a tuck Censorship is overrated, Ima never give a fuck Keep the metal by my pillow, I’m smoother than J Durillo And my team count weapons all bigger than armarillo I’m a peace of mind fellow, keep a kitchen full of filo And my voice make em wiggle like a table full of jello Meditatin on these rocks, feedin my mind And my past life knowledge got me surfin in time Got a tan on my lap, guess I’m following nine Manifested from a cube like I’m Optimus Prime I’d say i’m living it good Going hard all day like I’m made of wood Cruisin in a black tank, waving hi to the hood Three black Benz behind me like a funeral would Ah. Nico De La Qroix. Yeah Ima tell em like this - look. How I’m livin my nigga I’m in the moment A super sayer my solar plexus is golden My life be feeling like drugs you could put your nose in Swimmin with the sharks, Nah uh I turn to Moses Old soul, that’s right, Ima old soul I got that midas that make you turn into rose gold And I decided that ima be with the pros, yo Ima live in the Bay just tell me when to go yo My energy steadily shiftin vibration Get you a little bit higher, give your soul a vacation We could take a trip to the moon and chill with the Nation I’m finally livin my dream but I aint done with the chasin, nah I said I’m living my dreams but I aint done with the chasin I coulda got a degree but I decided to make it And if you comin with me then join the Alien Nation Gone
3.
Take me to where them birds fly Yuh, yuh, yuh Take me to where them birds fly I wanna see things through my third eye I wanna be where your nerves settle Where you’re comfortable Drop your disguise I wanna be that last rose petal, She loves me, she loves me not Pinocchio, she’s my Jepetto Like puppet strings She pulls my heart With strings attached, she weaves a loom 2010 Kid Cudi, lost in the mood I guess we’ve all been the man on the moon Alone in space when I’m here with you The feelings that I’m feeling are spiritual Do you believe in miracles? Do you see what I see? Take a walk with me through the mother’s womb This is the place we birth thought Where the 4th dimension gets a first thought Obsessed with the way you flirt smart Gettin strung out on the earth’s flaws You bring me up, I work hard Make sure things don't fall apart She lifts me up, just to let me down Like puppet strings She pulls my heart Wide awake, feel her toss and turn Trying to taste what it cost to earn A place right here in this bed with her Incense out, candles out, roaches out But the passion burns Ask it first if it’ll last - her words? “Tastes like eternity, that’s absurd.” Take off your mask, feel my lips on yours She likes to smoke so I pass the herb Tastes like cherries, very tart This side of the moon is very dark She sets the stage, lifts the curtain up But the cast is kept inside a box She lifts the latch so the play can start Stands up the crowd, just to sit them down Like puppet strings She pulls my heart
4.
Master My Qi 04:24
Awaken my Shen Replenish my Jing Master my Qi I've got 22 Reishis on my dresser yes sir I'm sippin gynostemma tea I got a bag of this astragalus that interleukin 4 receptor antagonist plus I'm munching on some cordyceps so I'm never short of breath allow me to go more in-depth it’s the fungus that my lungs just love for their function of relaxing my bronchial walls every time I munch them yes you know I wants them yes you know I loves them yes I have a bunch of medicinal mushrooms I’ve been pushing Turkey tail to keep me well lion's mane for my brain agaricus will carry us plus I pop maitake right before I get on a plane reishi spores with the cracked cell wall try to take my chaga away I tell ‘em hell naw Awaken my Shen Replenish my Jing Master my Qi Awaken my Shen Replenish my Jing Master my Qi Awaken my Shen Replenish my Jing Master my Qi Scoop of He Shou Wu in my morning Brew I'm Jinged up from the feet up man I thought you knew slip on my tennis shoes I could run a marathon sipping on the same tonic herbs as Genghis Khan jocking my longstock cistanche that I'm on Dragon drops so sweet underneath my tongue You say you’re number one I'm on astragaloside 4 do my morning yoga watch my telomeres grow I'm eating velvet antler never hurt the deer though I guess you could say that I really do love my doe I'm on a lot of superfoods I think I got a problem baby calf can get it first but give me that colostrum serve it up with pancakes mixed with pine pollen an Erewhon Shoppers definition of Ballin at the Tonic Bar drinking green juices spirulina e3live algaes let me do this Awaken my Shen Replenish my Jing Master my Qi Awaken my Shen Replenish my Jing Master my Qi Awaken my Shen Replenish my Jing Master my Qi Awaken my Shen Replenish my Jing Master my Qi As far as rapping goes I got more flavor than schizandra My flow Eleuthero adaptogenic it's the answer My opus is to be the dopest Emcee on either Coast that's not sippin codeine only leaning On codonopsis losing focus? Here's the cornus in my eagle vision Lycium open your eyes again so that you can see the distance I got pearls they’re not on my girl's neck though they’re in an Elixir that helps my mind let go stress free at ease every piece of my mind’s at peace Any signs of this beef just cease anxieties breached I was sick and tired, crying I ain't trying to preach cause I can be in my mind but my mind isn’t me but my mind isn’t me Awaken my Shen Replenish my Jing Master my Qi Awaken my Shen Replenish my Jing Master my Qi Awaken my Shen Replenish my Jing Master my Qi Awaken my Shen Replenish my Jing Master my Qi Sippin Gynostemma Tea Sippin gynostemma tea Scoop of He Shou Wu in my morning Brew Sippin Gynostemma Tea Scoop of He Shou Wu in my morning Brew Sippin Gynostemma Tea Scoop of He Shou Wu in my morning Brew Sippin Gynostemma Tea Sippin gynostemma tea Sippin Gynostemma Tea Sippin gynostemma tea
5.
I got 2 kegs One for the office and one for the road I got 2 kegs Blueberry basil and raspberry rose I got 2 kegs Bottles up and they drink-drink-drinkin Sippin honey and they drink-drink-drinkin Drip drop and they drink-drink-drinkin I got 2 kegs One for the office and one for the road I got 2 kegs Blueberry basil and raspberry rose I got 2 kegs Bottles up and they drink-drink-drinkin Sippin honey and they drink-drink-drinkin Drip drop and they drink-drink-drinkin It’s that W-I-L-D, T-O-N-I-C when I drink on the bee And my voice so nice like a mink on the beat And my team Gone Green blue bottles we drink I’m all junged up on a cup of that wild Take a sip of that, kick a dope free style Load up a trunk to the back gear drop Tap that keg, we aint ever goin stop Raspberry rose so nice on ice Lemme pour you a cup cause i lshdisnve run twice***** One for the office, one for the road, And the bottles in the back of the Benz for shows Everybody knows that we got that flavor Lavender love like a liquid light saber Taste buds savor Drinkin in the majors **** Wanna stop me? Got one word - nevaa I got 2 kegs One for the office and one for the road I got 2 kegs Blueberry basil and raspberry rose I got 2 kegs Bottles up and they drink-drink-drinkin Sippin honey and they drink-drink-drinkin Drip drop and they drink-drink-drinkin I got 2 kegs One for the office and one for the road I got 2 kegs Blueberry basil and raspberry rose I got 2 kegs Bottles up and they drink-drink-drinkin Sippin honey and they drink-drink-drinkin Drip drop and they drink-drink-drinkin I got 2 kegs and 2 phones A headset, I take calls Place the order, then I ship this weight Pour up the jung and we drink more It’s that green tea and honey With probiotics that’s good for you Just sip it with yo supplements And eat all of your superfoods We party conscious No nauseas toxins Just jung megahydra ****** and some chocolate Up all night when we need to be On the road or at a show they need to see ID But we don’t drink at the bar for free Every city that we go, 2 kegs with me, 2 kegs with me Every city that we go 2 kegs with me I got 2 kegs One for the office and one for the road I got 2 kegs Blueberry basil and raspberry rose I got 2 kegs Bottles up and they drink-drink-drinkin Sippin honey and they drink-drink-drinkin Drip drop and they drink-drink-drinkin I got 2 kegs One for the office and one for the road I got 2 kegs Blueberry basil and raspberry rose I got 2 kegs Bottles up and they drink-drink-drinkin Sippin honey and they drink-drink-drinkin Drip drop and they drink-drink-drinkin Bottles up, bottles up, bottles up, bottles up
6.
Adrenochrome 03:19
Send me the link This is not a game - Marshall Law mothaf Is it red? Blue? Got pills in the booth? Head full of Xan? Watching MSM news? Send me the link, who got the plug ? Not what you think, new type of drug Have you a drink, sip you some blood Feed the elite, fear of the young Give you the strength, do what you love Long as you sink, spirit above Devil may wink, gift you a glove Then in a blink, control of your tongue Giving goals - platinum, gold Belly, home, pockets full Evaded trolls, paid tolls Toll is your soul, bank swoll Feed on fears of sick, poor Breading tears, adrenaline pours Out of the gland, onto the floor What color’s the X that painted the door? Is it Red? Blue? Got pills in the booth? Head full of Xan? Watching MSM news? Send me the link, who got the plug? Tell me the doc that’s writing you up Poppin your percs, tippin your cup Sprite with the lean, curing the cut But tell me who gets paid on the back end, Who gets paid on the front? Blood runs through bloodlines That harvest blood like blood drives The floodgates got opened up That hush money couldn’t keep em quiet All the blood diamonds in Africa Couldn’t halt the plague, they spread aids Made money off the medicine Provided “aide” helped dig the graves Ask the thirteen what they drink When they’re thirsty thicker than the well fluoridated water worthy of discussion cause the accusations are unnerving sacrificial virgin plasma, innocent and undeserving Of the torturous vultures that control the debt, control the fed They know that a mockingbird will only say what has been said So they orchestrate a narrative and coordinate with media They know that it’s imperative The masses are believing them Between the lines, deceits with the eyes Of elites with a slice, 300 piece pie Greased on the spot Got guns, got spies Unleash their whole flock CIA alibis Heat on your block Question their crimes Might lock you up and never indict Censor your speech, strip you of rights Iron you out, a wrinkle in time Twinkling eyes wide with surprise Stained with the tears that never will dry Falling from grace, a piece of the sky Fell on her face, an angel arrived Depending who wins few will survive Dueling with demons a death that’s designed All in their plan, all in due time Under the moon it grew on a vine Not to be shrewd, the mood will wasn’t right, Not to be rude, but you ain’t having my life Ski mask with a flashlight Get them bands right Hit the hash pipe In a battle for our minds Dark vs light Send me the link I am the plug Walk from the dark Lighten you up Earth is abundant Kindness and love Drink from her breast Weather the flood Drink from her breast Weather the flood Send me the link I am the one Blood made of water Trees for my lungs Peace to the world Life for the young Move from the dark Light when it’s done Lighten it up Light when it’s done Man down This is not a game - Marshall Law mothaf
7.
Dolce 03:25
Arrivederci, la dolce vita Sippin spring water with my soul mate Live fluoride free, no colgate World on my shoulders, got the whole weight Every pearl is a boulder but I won’t break Follow me, I ride with the dolce What that mean though? Allow me to portray Sweet sounds by the pound, home made Cuisine in the kitchen, got it kickin gourmet Everytime that I walk through your doorway Awaken your senses with eccentric displays Frivolous flavors, scented bouquets Courted, imported, and sorted by taste So you spit that flame? Oh you don’t say Got the juice now you think that you’re OJ? How you married to the game but you don’t slay Murder every beat like it’s my forte Distill lessons from my sins, feeling odd in the hallway How you believe in God but you don’t pray Hard to believe it’s a fraud but it’s all fake Hard to believe in love cause it’s all fate Sippin tonic tea with my twin flame She really only love me for my pen game Ask me how I am, said I been great Lie straight to your face, fake handshake Am I wrong? Have I been sane? Cause I’m strong don’t mean that I can't break Great love songs turn into heartache Without cake it’s harder to partay Without Kate it’s harder to partake In the simple things that make life great Mind gold for your mind’s sake I’d be happy having nothing but your blind fate If you don’t find drive, you’ll find escape Don’t smoke that fireplace Take your mindstate to a higher place Cause doing nothing is a time waste And don’t forget to meditate Sippin hot chocolate with my true love We bout to get it poppin turn the tunes up Microphone I rock it with my shoes off Couldn't walk for a second in my shoes dawg Sleepy eyes finally just dozed off Fell asleep watching the Boondocks Spliff still lit with the moonrocks Really wanna hit, yet she too hot Asleep on my chest, pressin her flesh deeper into my caress Relievin my stress, feel is the best There’s something I’ve got to confess I’ve been a mess since you last left yes Cold and alone and depressed But I took the time to reflect, look and dissect All the problems and letters I haven’t addressed Sentire il tuo dolce tocco La mia vita Viver con te e la dolce vita Tisana con te Fiori per la doppia fiamma e la dolce vita Protrebbe non essere la dolce vita Sippin somethin sacred ridin solo No spirits in my glass, no soda Bitter herbs and a little bit of yoga Bit of weed for the chip on my shoulder What are all the things that they won't say? Do they got game? Nah they just played I just want my records to rotate But still my release got no date Late to the party, don’t wait I been meaning to call you all day Try to talk to God but he won’t say Anything in reply so I lie awake No sleepin, feel depleted Need to find a new mind state Went from being a sober vegan To living off of these high stakes
8.
I’ve been thinkin back To the reasons that I rap All the stories that I have All the pain that has passed When I was a itty bitty lad With a off brand back pack from my dad I would tap on the desk at school Write poetry in the notepad I would make the teacher so mad Show up for me, no class Ace all my tests, still pass I was someone that they couldnt hold back Then I met Vo and Izaak, I sense I could be the sidekick They were in 4th and 5th I was in 3rd, slight nerd with oversized kicks My clothes didn’t quite fit Just your average white kid Who’s trying to escape the pain of his legs Cause his mom was high risk One Friday after school, I was going to meet Vo and Z who were b-boyin down at the B&GC Z told me since you have bunk feet can’t buy a king crab Or write graffiti That leaves one thing, you need to learn to MC Do you feel confident you could rap on the beat See we’re hip-hop too and a crew needs 3 You just don’t look hip hop to me But if you rap while we dance that’s something that we need So you tell me, what’s it gonna be? It’s a need, it’s my nature Seeing me, the callin of my maker This is raw, this is fate, this is flavor When I spit feel it hit in your sacral I’m grateful, I’m dignified Reflectin back on my path I’m living my best life Destiny or prophecy, I just know I’m blessed to be Right where I’m supposed to be I’ve been thinkin back To when we were skippin class Just to smoke weed and rap Like it was the only thing we had Back with the same backpack All black more notepads and a hackey-sack And a blunt wrap, cap with a fitted hat Ditch that, just to make a mixtape on an iMac Add a couple high hats, lemme try that Beat by my homie Max, I could ride that From NYC lemme see where your pride at Hip-hop was born but where’d it die at? I could revive that, you know, give it life back Wishin I could do the same for Max I was out in Cali when I heard he had passed It’s the stories of our elders, It’s the trials of my peers It’s the memories of my brothers and my sisters Who aren’t here And I wonder why, why I’m the one alive I just reflect back, see that I’m living my best life Is it fate or a dumb luck spree? I just know I’m blessed to be Right where I’m supposed to be I’ve been thinking back To my homie Zack Another friend who had passed We used to kick it at his pad He’d look at me and say, “Yo, Steez, tell em how hard it is in these streets.” Up in the PHX, we were just fiends Poppin these scrips, party routine If we would trip, probably Lucy I got clean, Zack OD’d. Only difference between him and me Still hear his voice when I rap on the beat Hey homie I heard you Amazed at what these words do Cause you still a king, and it’s still vanilla curfew Never had the will to hurt you The closest in my circle I took off, you died a month later Man, that shit was hurtful It had me puffin purple, drinkin out of the bottle Matter fact that was right before I hit my bottom Went back to oxycontin, used to steal em from my mama Got bounced to a halfway house just tryin to solve the problem I’m caught in a dilemma, Forgot not to remember Before I went to prison I was caught inside a pit of Confusion - isn’t that what hell is? Lemme tell you It’s gotta be closer the devil’s gotta be jealous Only gonna say this one time - I forgive you for everything I felt Only gonna say this one time - I forgive myself

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Street Bangers & Bitter Herbs is an 8 song EP from Ben Steezy. Produced entirely by Qüx Williams, each track builds towards the chilling complexity of the universe Steezy finds himself trapped inside of. Dark undertones in the production assisted by quick witted wordplay make this a captivating journey for the listener.

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released April 22, 2020

Written & Recorded by Ben Steezy. Produced by Qüx. Mixed & Mastered by Bag of Tricks Cat.

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Hailing from Sedona, AZ Hip Hop herbalist Ben Steezy is more than just a rapper. Known for his quick witted freestyles and undeniable stage presence, Steez has worked with some of the biggest names in music, film, and media. A true Master of Ceremonies no matter the event size. Aside from writing and producing his own music, Ben has also written and produced music for other artists, films, etc.. ... more

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