Mutt delves deeper into the concept of the mixtape to explain his feelings towards the contest results but how he in reality didn't lose anything . He may not have won the recognition most expected him to get but he won the chance to create his own.
Mutt took the conversation he had with some fellow emcees and friends and when people were telling him he should have one won the contest and how he at same time was feeling bummed about not winning , happy he realized he at least won the chance to create his own hype and not have his success determined by one or more people . He then talks about the so called " shadiness " that comes with meeting people in the game such as promoters , managers , club owners , other emcees . He shouts out his partner Mad Flow of whom he is grouped with to create the Anaheim CA Hip Hop Duo Dino Circle , who was the one that told him ahead of time that mutt would have to be ready to accept the fact he might lose the contest due to some heads not being able to hand controversy and speaking the real . He also shouts out his new friend Eth1c who is an emcee of the San Diego group Lethal Poets who also told him not to worry about his status according to other artists , and were the line " The ones with true skill are quick to get tossed but the ones that rise quick are quickest to fall off "
( got me running in circles n sh** ... haha )
Yeah ... uhh
They say life is unfair when progress moves slow
through out my life time ? that's something that I very well know
I light a cigarette for the stress building in my chest
hoping I can write a song and lay these bad vibes to rest
move on to the next plateau
deep conversating and exchanging with my homie mad flow
who told me people cant handle the truth or controversy
sometimes the most comfortable voices aren't that reassuring
at the start I admit I wasn't playing to win
that changed when I saw how fast I went from zero to ten
add another zero and its ten to a hundred
you shouldn't always trust in those who pass judgment
emotions in my head and im feeling kind of lost
theres a difference between seeing value and cost
sh** is hectic some people are just too selective
part of me is saying I got no choice but to respect it
other half is telling me my passion aint effective
a message passed on through my homie ethic
who broke down to me the process of power flexing
as a matter of fact I remember how he said it
the ones with true skill are quick to get tossed
but the ones that rise quick are quickest to fall off
( chorus ) They say that money is the biggest masquerade
you say you do it for the love but you do it for the pay
its okay cause one day your shine will fade
and the ones that lay in the shade will be the ones that got it made ( 2 x )
( verse 2 )
Don't confide in the lies open your eyes and realize
the enterprise and what they advertise is how the art dies
no surprise that everything in life aint always nice
keep your head up and stay blessed that's my best advice
to be precise sometimes I feel like life has got me in a vice
on top of being broke I get punished for asking the price
what im depicting is the conditions that some choose to live in
and to those of which its involuntarily given
everyday they kneel and pray to get a taste of what they're missing
see those that glisten and make a mission to switch positions
anguish , supporter got your inspiration vanquished
cause you speak for you instead of their favorite rappers language
promoters dig in your pockets with the tactics that are shady
always trying to play me , driving me hella crazy
rappers try to fill their wallets always acting Jay Z
hit em up for sh** and their asking " YOU GONNA PAY ME ? "
folks claiming to be humble at least on the tracks
but totally opposite in the way that they act
I aint mad because their winning they aint mad because im different
im happy cause I stand out their mad because they fit in
Chorus ( 4x )
( Mutt ) for real ... like some of you guys claim to be the realest ?
what ever happened to just being real ? I mean its whatever dog like ... if anyone gets offended by this , good ... ide be offended if you didn't haha
peoples champion .