[Verse 1] Yo, this is where I go to school It's kinda crazy ain't it? The first time I saw this studio I almost fainted I couldn't contemplate, how I had even made it From my Late Registration now I'm facing Graduation And I ain't stressin' this recession, if it leads to a depression It won't be in my mind, I'll be fine as long as I'm Surviving off of beats, and rhymin' Then I don't mind surviving off of eating no Ramen Cause where I'm standing, right now, this is the best time to be grinding Cause ain't nobody signing, so ain't nobody shining No more dreams of going diamond and spitting that fly talk Dudes acting like they street when they barely sidewalk My best friend said that music comes from someone in transition So I'm shifting through pessimism to something uplifting So if you love something that is art of rhyme, with the skill Then you gon' recognize when you see this is really real See my peoples always mention that the industry is missing Something, hunting for us coming with a mission Not to mention an inch of skill And if that's how you feel My name is Nyle and this is how you let the beat build
[Hook] Uh! That's how you let the beat build That's how you let the beat build, right ladies? That's how let the beat build, uh!, ow!, yeah, uh
[Verse 2] Yo, let the beat build from the cornerstone Or call me stud when I'm of the dome Get screwed like a wall when you nail these poems You're on top but you never flow On top like a steeple, take it back like the repo We know fly like an eagle from here to Heathrow You know ain't no equal when it comes to my ego I want a piece of the pie But there's a whole line ahead of me People so hungry, pride's eaten their integrity And their ambitions twisted up in their creative vision And though I crave y'all to listen, I ain't starved for attention Ain't no honorable mentions, making winning look easy With these locks I'm looking like the light skin Weezy Muthafucka I'm ill, call me unagi Wild out like Amy Winehouse and paparazzi And blow, like cocaine? No, blow like propane Once I got the whole game you will all know my name Wait, hold up I roll with dames that put hair on your chest like body wash Rogaine And I don't need no sample Got a girl with a banjo From the first bar you could see that I'm a star I make y'all wish hard like Return of Jafar And show you all what it feels like to be in awe Y'all!
[Hook/Outro] That's how we let the beat build That's how you let the beat build x3 That's how you let the beat - ooh! That's how you let the beat build x2 That's how you - yeah! yeah! That's how you let the beat build x4 Uh! That's how you let the beat build