{"id":298793,"created_at":"2023-09-06 09:41:03","updated_at":"2025-06-01 02:41:42","deleted_at":null,"published_at":"2023-09-06 09:41:03","original_id":null,"artist_id":129149,"title":"#19 The Art of Self Defense","slug":"the-art-of-self-defense","status":"published","description":null,"album_id":9907,"streets":1,"source_type":"s3","source":"file","lyrics":"Hook\r\nBack then I was puffing clouds\r\nDrinking gin, smoking bags, blowing skrong\r\nBlowing skrongx2\r\nNow I move weight off the ground\r\nHitting chins, kicking bags, growing skrong\r\nGrowing skrong, growing skrong\r\n\r\nVerse 1\r\nI\u2019ve been lifting for a while\/\r\nDoing far too much cardio\r\n\u2018cause I was running from my mind\/\r\nSo I\u2019ve been skinny for a while.\r\nGrew up such a nice boy,\r\nyou loved how you benefitted from my smile\r\nOf course you gotta be nice when anybody\r\ncan fold you in any style.\r\nYoung me was smarter than average\r\nBut that shit didn\u2019t really matter then\/\r\n\u2018cause people admired intelligence\/\r\nbut I wanted more respect in the battle sense.\r\nI always understood you cannot\r\ntruly respect someone if you can batter them\/\r\nSo being a lil\u2019 smarter than average, in Orange Farm\r\nwasn\u2019t much of an advantage.\r\nThe muggings proved that shit\/\r\nThe bullies proved that shit\/\r\n5 Times in under 3 years, them took my newest shit\/\r\nThat\u2019s part of the reason I started training,\r\nto be able to step in the cage (yuh)\r\n\u2018cause every time I ever cried,\r\nthe only emotion behind it was RAGE\r\n\r\nHook\r\nBack then I was puffing clouds\r\nDrinking gin, smoking bags, blowing skrong\r\nBlowing skrongx2\r\nNow I move weight off the ground\r\nHitting chins, kicking bags, growing skrong\r\nGrowing skrong, growing skrong\r\n\r\nVerse 2\r\nTold my Pop I wanted to start training, he bought me 2\/\r\n5KG dumbells Khumo taught me how to use\/\r\nThese are basic needs when your stepdad\u2019s a crazy dude\/\r\nWho can\u2019t handle the fact that he\u2019s bout to be shorter than you.\r\nMomma loved her bad boy, so she sat with the abuse\/\r\nKept on threatening to leave, but never really followed through\/\r\nWell sh**, I\u2019m proud of you at least, that you left him eventually\/\r\nNow I\u2019m tryna fix damage left on me mentally.","download_count":80,"play_count":3,"restrict_download":0,"generated_thumbnail":null,"flag_count":0,"download_count_24":1,"download_count_24_at":"2025-06-01","reupload_sent":0,"thumb_path":"https:\/\/s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/sol-assets\/uploads\/public\/64f\/82c\/914\/thumb_973621_300_300_0_0_crop.jpeg","status_reason":"published","status_reason_alt":null,"tags":[]}