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A Prophet In His Hometown. . .

by Genesis Elijah

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Marc Fife
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Marc Fife Things have been really hard lately and the only way for anything to get better has been to grind away in spite of everything. And when I felt like I couldn't do it anymore I discovered this album. I've had ~20 interviews over the last six months and my pre-interview ritual has been to blast tracks 1 & 2. Listening to this album is like tapping into a new reserve of inner strength. Genesis Elijah is one of the best artists I've ever heard and I'll be a fan forever. So much love from Ohio USA. Favorite track: By Any Means feat. Idele.
DJ Alkemy
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DJ Alkemy Genesis Elijah is a stalwart in UK Hip-Hop. This album is great. Production is crisp and GE comes across as genuine and heartfelt throughout. Gonna be bumping this for a long while. Too early to pick ONE concrete favourite but as a fan of Greg Blackman too, the last track is my early contender. Favorite track: Breakthrough feat. Idele & Greg Blackman.
andy_ching
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andy_ching I'm a grown ass man and I can't listen to this without a tear in my eye. The realness just gets me. I can't thank Genesis Elijah enough for just being one of the best people out there and he is appreciated more than he'll ever know Favorite track: Breakdown.
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Breakdown 03:06
No intro I heard attention spans are short now So Pastor hits record and I just talk now No pen I don’t need to write my thoughts down Just let it all out the beat catches me when I fall down And I’ve been down for weeks I can’t shake it I’m in a dark place I can’t really see what I’m facing The man in the mirror’s staring back like mate you gotta make it You had plans to really get inside your bag and fam this ain’t it Yeah I know it but I can’t feel it And it’s hard to plan a future when you can’t see it They can’t see it cos you’re so used to masking it I never get help that’s why I never ask for it Dealing with pain I can’t explain beyond these four walls Then back to promoting my album like it’s all cool Probably need to talk but still ignore calls Snapping at my wife that wasn’t called for She said it feels like I’m losing you I said I feel like I’m losing myself I don’t know who is who It’s mad when you can’t see the beauty in the beautiful And I don’t need much just a patty and a supermalt I just want a hug from my mum a kiss from my nan Not winning but I’m doing the best that I can Felt like I had it all and let it slip through my hands But you know me I’m never one to sit on my hands Jordan Stephens DM’s me when he saw some tweets that I wrote down It hit me how somebody related and I just broke down Sometimes we just need to be heard and validated It’s not just enough to get old we gotta grow now Three times in a row now I missed Wordsmiff’s call I been going through it bruv it’s nothing personal I ain’t really been answering calls from anyone Got some personal issues that I’ve been working though Terry just WhatsApp’d and messed up my recording Oi Pastor leave it in and remind me I gotta call him I know my communication’s appalling That’s why my rapping’s so much better than my talking That’s why you hear so much feeling in the bars I’m nice with it still but it’s deeper than just bars This is real life pain, real life scars We’re the ones we’re the real life stars Heart broke they didn’t find that kid missing Only nineteen rest in peace Richard I just feel for his parents and his family That’s a hurt I don’t know how they’re supposed to live with They say DMX won’t make it man you hear this That’s a man who gives us so much through his lyrics Nah dog you gotta pull through Cos you’re the one who told me to get up when I was slipping And I know this won’t stream like my last song But that’s cool for the money we do the dance songs This ain’t for the radio or no playlist This is just something to put my heart on If you relate to it hit repeat and blaze to it Meditate and pray for better days to it I made this for you to get you through the day to it I do my part then let Shapes do his
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I don’t really sleep anymore I’m up late scheming for more Try’na live all of my dreams so I ain’t gotta dream anymore They tell me success is happiness But I don’t know what that means anymore I just wanna chill wth Terra But I don’t really see him anymore But that’s real blood so that’s real love We done real dirt I mean real stuff Before the whole game got killed off We weren’t just in the field we locked the field off How can Neil try to friend me on Facebook Neil’s a wasteman, Neil’s washed You was only big in school Neil but in real life I’m a real boss Real money, real cars Real businesses, real yards We build our from the ground up The sky’s empty we’re the real stars Took real loses got real scars I don’t need a pen these are real bars Work rate like we’re still starved The streets are cold but they’re still ours I’m too old for games I don’t give nothing to the road Because I know what it takes I know my worth and I’m great Cos I’ve got a life time worth of mistakes And I learnt the only way that you can be worthless Is if you don’t learn from mistakes Listen I’m giving you game I’m no better than you I’ve been sinning the same No these pain killers ain’t killing my pain Hatred that’s spilling is still in my veins But it’s the thrill are you still entertained Will you still sing what I bring if I change We had no tickets to sit on the train Now everyday we can sit in the range Isn’t it strange? Now we can see all of this money Didn’t come with no peace We hustled together had nothing to eat Now sit alone in our comfortable seats Man, call my phone we’ll gram something to eat Maybe on the weekend I know it gets tough in the week And you can find me at the same place West Watford bait face They keep telling me a got great tunes I keep telling them they got great taste Still on radio, still on telly, still on iTunes selling plenty Vision clean in 21 cos it was blurred in 2020
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Sleeper Pick 03:26
They act like I’m not here But I’m heard by those who wanna hear Many are called few are chosen me I just volunteered Them man are moving shakey But that’s never been a problem here Fakeness was never a vehicle I had to commandeer Man get clapped from Clapton to Clapham Common It’s common here So I ain’t got to remind you every time that I come on here Come on we ain’t some one dimensional monolith We’re mothers and fathers Workers and hustlers, college kids And all in-between the people know what it is But if you’re deeping the scene It would seem we do not exist wow How they sleeping on me and I keep being left out That’s hypocritical no question I’m one of the best out Non misogynistic music weren’t the best route It’s like the more respect you give gets you less clout I ain’t mad it’s been the game since I stepped out But put respect on my name I rep then what I rep now I love Cole but I’ll give him a run for his money Tell him 100 m’s only 70 in my country And in my ends you only need one to be living comfy I take the Beemer of sport mode when the roads are bumpy I give them balance, lesser talent they place above me It’s funny cos the game that I love will never love me But I don’t need love the criticism never cut me My only thing was why they pushing everybody but me I get it, I ain’t out here turning my town in to junkies My money’s legit the lies are beautiful the truth is ugly I ain’t preaching bro, get it how you live but it’s just not me I’m well aware my stance within this industry has cost me And that’s my cross to bare I dare you to ever cross me I promise you that you’ll see another side of me probably And that’s me whole point there’s so many sides that it could be So why they only showing us one side of the cookie Yeah I’m almost 40 so they I shouldn’t be rapping still Never had no chart success, never had the mass appeal But track me back to Deh Pon Road everyting I rap is real Twenty years making money and I never had a deal Never had they’re backing still still ain’t got they’re backing now Don’t know how it happened I just know that I ain’t backing down Now I got it fully patterned so I see the pattern now Pay you to push they’re propaganda then they wanna pat you down They love all that gang gang bang bang Cos they’re kids are nowhere near where the gangs hang And I ain’t on my soap box or know bandstand But for every Fredo we need a Santan Long as it’s real everything in moderation Drill ain’t the problem it’s a reflection of what we’re facing One day we’ll talk on roads predatory nature But none of you are ready not to have that conversation
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I’ve been more than accommodating A lot of yeah soon’s and a lot of waiting You can not say I have not been patient And when it comes to dues I’ve made a lot of payments A lot of you got from me I’m owed a lot of favours And don’t have to complicate it nah Either you give me what’s mine or I confiscate it I am one of the best I am not debating Watch a man swear to God I’m not And watch God forsake him And I may not get the views but I get Potter papers I ain’t copping trainers I’m looking for plots and acres I’m like the greatest I got it shaking You heard this more than a week after I put it out it’s not my latest And my biggest fans are not my neighbours All they hear is me shouting through the walls Like I’ve been locked for ages But I’m outside like the surgery was non invasive If I’m you’re problem then you gotta face it Clean hearts always win Lord forgive my sins Riding to the end Clean hearts always win Clean hearts always win Lord forgive my sins Riding to the end Clean hearts always win I’m getting way too big for boots But it’s cool I can afford more 50K net and that ain’t even the full tour 30 for the merch and that ain’t even the full line Up by 20 and we ain’t even at full time 130 on the dash ain’t even at full speed It’s all going ahead and we ain’t even at full steam 50 man deep and that ain’t even the full team I sleep well cos I never sold a false dream Yeah bad mind can never out last a clean heart See how many times I’ve to restart Regroup watch em speed past See em laugh cos they think they’re getting first And that means I’m gonna be last I just keep my composure play my position And keep calm Yeah I rap verses and speak psalms So I’m a win regardless with these bars Clean hearts always win Lord forgive my sins Riding to the end Clean hearts always win Clean hearts always win Lord forgive my sins Riding to the end Clean hearts always win
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NEW YEAR, SAME ME New year, same me Made a little change from hard times So hard times didn’t changed me Friends turn comedian been acting funny lately Cos I’m been making different money lately lately New year, same me Made a little change from hard times So hard times didn’t changed me Friends turn comedian been acting funny lately Cos I’m been making different money lately lately I see boys stressing over PS5’s I’ve been eating fine just try’na keep the streak alive You might see me on your TV screen No need to be surprised I see realities die I’m just try’na keep My dreams alive And that’s how it’s been Just doing my ting How you hating on greatness? Mate get in the bin Made waves on the outside When they weren’t letting me in Called me a late starter I’m just settling in Attitude been boujee I been getting it in Only flex on them losers Who didn’t expect me to win And ever year I step up So watch in 21 how I level up, level up New year, same me Made a little change from hard times So hard times didn’t changed me Friends turn comedian been acting funny lately Cos I’m been making different money lately lately New year, same me Made a little change from hard times So hard times didn’t changed me Friends turn comedian been acting funny lately Cos I’m been making different money lately lately I’ve been put down, I’ve been knocked down I’ve had some real opps but they’re not around They got took down, I got the crown I see no competition when I look around Made mummy proud Got it from the mud from the ground I’ve been up I’ve been down Held it up put it down City to the sticks now they’re stuck with it now And they’re saying I’ve changed I don’t know what that’s about New year, same me Made a little change from hard times So hard times didn’t changed me Friends turn comedian been acting funny lately Cos I’m been making different money lately lately New year, same me Made a little change from hard times So hard times didn’t changed me Friends turn comedian been acting funny lately Cos I’m been making different money lately lately
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Power 03:12
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Stay Humble 03:32
You better hope that I stay humble Pray that I stay grounded Keep receiving blessings With good people around me Cos if I start matching energy Ooh things will get rowdy And you’ll still me move mad And you won’t like that about me You better hope that I stay humble Pray that I stay grounded Keep receiving blessings With good people around me Cos if I start matching energy Ooh things will get rowdy And you’ll still me move mad And you won’t like that about me You better pray that you don’t get to me To the point that I start to forget myself That’s why I beg you please don’t mess with me Go take that nonsense to someone else I assure you sir I am not the one And in real life I am not as fun Trust me it is not worth the clout Get your soul dragged out and your body spun Better pray that I stay being the bigger man Cos if I ever have to show you how big I am You gon’ see how much of a prick I am I’ll put you face to face with the big I Am I don’t really know who you think I am I’ll give you more black eyes than Will I Am Tell my man chill or I will chill my man Oi big man, don’t make it a ting my man You better hope that I stay humble Pray that I stay grounded Keep receiving blessings With good people around me Cos if I start matching energy Ooh things will get rowdy And you’ll still me move mad And you won’t like that about me You better hope that I stay humble Pray that I stay grounded Keep receiving blessings With good people around me Cos if I start matching energy Ooh things will get rowdy And you’ll still me move mad And you won’t like that about me Please don’t call me up and coming man I’ve been dunning dances since the running man And yeah I might not get the biggest views I don’t get the views but I get money man I’ve got real fans who buy real merch We don’t fake streams we do real work Yeah it’s true I put the blade down But I got bags and boxes I still serve If I posted up my last invoice Some feelings would get real hurt My advice is before you try me Mate leave it just chill first I don’t really want smoke bruv I’m a big boy all grown up And if I ever don’t act my age It’s a long day for you on God You better hope that I stay humble Pray that I stay grounded Keep receiving blessings With good people around me Cos if I start matching energy Ooh things will get rowdy And you’ll still me move mad And you won’t like that about me You better hope that I stay humble Pray that I stay grounded Keep receiving blessings With good people around me Cos if I start matching energy Ooh things will get rowdy And you’ll still me move mad And you won’t like that about me
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Good People 03:42
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GVO / GTO 02:45
Good vibes only I don’t wanna deal with no mix up If we spend time then it’s Good times only I don’t wanna deal with no bad mind If you’re on that time please don’t phone me I don’t move with no crasses If that’s you then forget you know me Good vibes only Good times only Good vibes only Good times only Good vibes only Good times only Good vibes only Good times only Please don’t involve me with mix up I just came to kick back at the mixer Please sir don’t put me in no picture Act up and get put in this rizzla It’s not mine no it’s for my sister I don’t smoke but yeah I might drink up Shout to my family you know it’s gang gang Whenever we link up Yeah I don’t really care what them man are on I just do my ting let them carry on You do you mate I’m cracking on I’m cracking up tell them mad yout There pattern up You pack it in or I’m packing up Done with the madness I’ve had enough Good vibes only I don’t wanna deal with no mix up If we spend time then it’s Good times only I don’t wanna deal with no bad mind If you’re on that time please don’t phone me I don’t move with no crasses If that’s you then forget you know me Good vibes only Good times only Good vibes only Good times only Good vibes only Good times only Good vibes only Good times only I just peace and quiet Just got back on a decent diet Try’na go bed at a decent time Unless it’s the weekend then we might riot Banger on banger but still no playlist But it’s ok if I’m still your favourite They say my latest track is blazing That ain’t official til Coco plays it I don’t business about you other guys in this What you’re on is none of my business Don’t watch me I’m just running my business A rainbow appeared as I was recording this I’ll take that as a sign that somebody’s Proud of me cos I put my all in this Good vibes only I don’t wanna deal with no mix up If we spend time then it’s Good times only I don’t wanna deal with no bad mind If you’re on that time please don’t phone me I don’t move with no crasses If that’s you then forget you know me Good vibes only Good times only Good vibes only Good times only Good vibes only Good times only Good vibes only Good times only
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Out Here 03:07
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Long Nights 02:33
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released July 30, 2021

Produced by Pastor Dutchie & Shapes
Mixed and mastered by Shapes

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Brixton born Genesis Elijah has been a name in the UK Hip-Hop scene since the early 2000's. He's worked with and along side Klashnekoff, Sway, Wretch 32, Skinnyman, Rodney P, Guilty Simpson, Royce Da 5'9", Copywrite and countless others.

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