CALE SAMPSON - Hip Hop Head lyrics

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I do this 'cause I love it, the slam of the drum kit

The hands at the jams from the fans in the public

I do it unemployed, enjoying what they're giving me

A man that's still a boy and to avoid responsibility

I do it for attention, and when they say I'm good

I'm representing more than just my city or my neighbourhood

It's for experience it isn't the wealth

And if I ever thought of quitting I'd be kidding myself

I do it for the people that I meet when I travel who

Notice the promotion from the sticker on the avenue

I do it because I stay committed like the tattoo

It's 'cause I want to, I need to, I have to

I do it for the etiquette of heads that are getting it

To record the present and later on remember it

(Why) because it gets me high like drugs

I do it for the ride, the vibe, the buzz

I do it for precision and the inner recognition

It's the fix of the addiction and the thrill of competition

(Listen) it's got a name of you asking

I do it for the pleasure, the pain, and the passion

I do it for my little brother Simon, so my rhyming

Inspires him to take over for me in my retirement

Hopefully he sees, it ain't only for the G's

You've gotta love the feeling of just rolling up your sleeves

I do this for devotion and I plan to keep it rolling

'Till I one day get a visit from my family in Poland

It's for a higher power, maybe up above

And in a way you could say I do it for the love

It's for the love y'all (it's for the love)

It's for the love y'all (yeah it's for the love)

For the love of hip hop (it's for the love)

It's for the love y'all

"One Love" - Nas

And if your honey starts to whine, and there's money on the line

And all you wanna do is rhyme (You're a Hip Hop Head)

And if it hits you in the spirit, almost every time you hear it

And you listen for the lyrics (You're a Hip Hop Head)

And if you got the jones, to rap and write poems

And you feel it in your bones (You're a Hip Hop Head)

And if you're trying to make progress, and you're broke but regardless

You support the local artist (You're a Hip Hop Head)

Eh yo I do this, little thing called music

I choose it over everything

No need to prove it, I'm part of a movement

Influence bigger than you'd ever dream

And I've been doing it since I was a little puny kid

Improved a bit with every single tune I did

I grew with it 'till it consumed me

And you can ask anyone who ever knew me

How come I do this? "it's therapeutic! "

I just want you to understand what my mood is

And the truth is I'd be stupid

To deny how I feel 'cause I can't refuse it

Even when I try I can't seem to lose it

Probably puke it if I couldn't speak

I'll do it 'till I die, they said I wouldn't reach

A level this high, some people shouldn't preach

I do it for the kids who look up to me

Even though when I go home, I've got nothing to eat

Gotta keep doing this for all the emcees

I've ever rhymed with who you'll never know

For the rush that I get at every show

Where I've touched someone's heart and they've let me know

I do 'cause there's nothing else that compares to it

Do it for my friends who tell me they always knew it

Do it for my family who never doubted me

It means so much 'cause I know they're proud of me

I do this 'cause hip hop runs through my blood

This culture is one thing that I'll always love

And if your honey starts to whine, and there's money on the line

And all you wanna do is rhyme (You're a Hip Hop Head)

And if it hits you in the spirit, almost every time you hear it

And you listen for the lyrics (You're a Hip Hop Head)

And if you got the jones, to rap and write poems

And you feel it in your bones (You're a Hip Hop Head)

And if you're trying to make progress, and you're broke but regardless

You support the local artist (You're a Hip Hop Head)