V1: (HONCHO)
AINT THOR BROTHER
BUT A NIGGA BEEN LOKI,
PUSSY ON MY MIND
RATHER IT ON MY GOATEE.
BEARD OR WHATEVER,
IM ON IT LIKE AN AGENDA,
GOT THA GO & I GETTA
IM GIVIN ALL OF THA TEXTURES.
PRESSURE,
NIGGA NEVER LET UP,
TAPPED IN
WIT THIS RAPPIN
BET YOU WISH YOU COULD MEASURE.
SETTLE SELDOM,
MY TIME ENOUGH FOR YOU
YOU WELCOME.
PLAYING YALL LIKE GAMES ON ESPN,
STUFFIN UP YA SHORTY
NOW ITS ON TO HER FRIEND,
REALEST IN THE BUILDING
YOU AIN’T GOTTA PRETEND.
I AIN’T HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS
IM JUST HERE TO MAKE FETTI,
GOING OFF LIKE YA TV
WHEN ITS TIME FOR SLEE.
LINE BUSSIN YO
IM FEELIN ELITE,
I GOT ALL THIS WEED
AND THIS MONEY ROUND ME,
BABY I AIN’T PULLIN UP
IF YOU AIN’T SHOWIN NO CHEEKS
IMA BE WHERE I BE.
HOOK:
YOU ASSUMED YOU KNEW
BUT YOU DIDN’T
WASN’T WHAT YOU THOUGHT
(ASE MANUAL):
IT WASN’T WHAT YOU THOUGHT
NOW HOW YOU LOOKIN HUH?
NOW HOW YOU LOOKIN (now how you lookin huh?)
OOH HOW YOU LOOKIN (how you lookin?)
YOU ASSUMED YOU KNEW
BUT YOU DIDN’T
WASN’T WHAT YOU THOUGHT
(ASE MANUAL):
IT WASN’T WHAT YOU THOUGHT
NOW HOW YOU LOOKIN HUH?
NOW HOW YOU LOOKIN (now how you lookin huh?)
OOH HOW YOU LOOKIN (how you lookin?)
V2: (HONCHO)
AIN’T HERE FOR LAUGHING
AND THE KIKIS.
CAN’T HELP IF YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU BENEATH ME.
THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU
DEALING WIT A GOD,
CEILING FULL OF STARS,
I AINT ROLLING INNA ROYCE.
MOVES MADE FROM MISTAKES
LIFE LEFT ME NO CHOICE,
FROM LETTIN THAT THING SING
TO ME HERE USING MY VOICE.
THIS ARMED ROBBERY COMING FOR YA NECK AND YA SPOT,
WATCH YOU DROP NO EHLO,
DON’T WANT TO KILL A NIGGA HORNITOS,
TOO MUCH DIP ON YA TOSTITOS.
CHIPS ON MY SHOULDERS
I STILL GETTIN HARLEM SHAKING,
CARVEL WIDDIT
HOW A NIGGA STEADY CAKIN.
HOOK:
YOU ASSUMED YOU KNEW
BUT YOU DIDN’T
WASN’T WHAT YOU THOUGHT
AND HOW YOU LOOKING HUH?
(ASE MANUAL)
NOW HOW YOU LOOKIN?
(now how you lookin huh?)
OOH HOW YOU LOOKIN
(how you lookin?)
YOU ASSUMED YOU KNEW
BUT YOU DIDN’T
WASN’T WHAT YOU THOUGHT
NOW HOW YOU LOOKIN HUH?
NOW HOW YOU LOOKIN (now how you lookin huh?)
OOH HOW YOU LOOKIN (how you lookin?)
ASE MANUAL:
YOU LOOKIN LIKE A JABRONI
YOU LOOKING LIKE A
YOU LOOKIN LIKE A RAP NO CHEESE
ME IM SMELLIN LIKE FEBREEZE
credits
from TEXTURES,
released February 5, 2021
Produced by Ase Manual
Lyrics by Honcho Brando & Ase Manual
Mixed by Reynaldo Hernandez (BASSBEAR!!)
Mastered by Isaac Treece (DJ SWISHA)
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