Malcolm London by Malcolm London Lyrics
[Intro]
My name is Malcolm London, I'm 23, and the title of this piece is OPIA
[Hook]
He sound a little different, don't he?
He sound a little different
He sound a little different, don't he?
He sound a little different
[Verse 1]
My name is Malcolm London, gotta say the London
London on the track, call that Daytona
Never been to London but you bet I'm going
Barely got diploma, barely got diploma
College dropout making college keynotes
Open locked doors, ya you know I made my keyhole
I'm an Aries so you know I never finish it
But the time came right I had to finish this
This, this, this one for my family, for my brothers
This one for my cousins, for Tandy, for TT, for Juju
For Treecy, Jerome, for Sidney
This one for Mista
Boy you know I miss ya
This one for my grandma on my daddy's side
This for everybody on my daddy's side
This one for the family I made outside the blood
This for all the blood I spilled, this one for the love
This one for the Kevin Covals and the best friends sofas
This for Noname, who gave you yours
Datskat who gave you home
For Nico, Josh, Sam, Sarah and Niq
This one for the old, old, YouMedia teams
For running open mics before the Open Mike for Brother Mike
For lonely nights without your brother
For Susie, Aunts & Uncles, Uncle Milton, and orphans siblings
[?] Fresco, and Eagle [?]
This one for Steve and Claire, or the ones that care who can't be there
Or even the ones that talk behind your back but shake your hands in public
This for saving money but earning different receipts
For challenging rape culture and following your dreams
[Bridge]
He made a little difference didn't he?
He made a little difference
He made a little difference didn't he?
He made a little difference
So don't forget my name, said it's Malcolm London
Boy I made a name and it's Malcolm London
Tell me what's my name? Malcolm London
Now you know I can, Malcolm London
[Verse 2]
Been around the world and back
Seen a cul de sac, turned around but never turned my back
Turning it up like a thermostat
Aries zodiac but much more than that
Never react to copycats or the chit chat
I don't get even, I just sit back like a diplomat
And dip sets like an acrobat
But don't get it confused, I go tit for tat
That tic-tac-toe, is Malcolm X
I'm next on the cover of Complex talking prison industrial complex
Wordsmith with a Smith and Weston
Will Smith with those Smith n Weston
Off Western, teaching adolescents we don't need guns
Just love
Or you wanna do it like me, or you D Low, or you D. Rose, or you emo?
Well I got the remote, pull the rabbit out the hat
Come see that magic
Intergalactic, put 'em in a casket, sadistic, it's tragic
This Tubman ON Jackson
Ay, this produced by Jackson
Malcolm London, Malcolm London
Malcolm London, Malcolm London
Please don't forget the X, ah
Tryna forget my ex, ah
But this one for my people, this for people
This one be for you, you, you, you and you
For you
My name is Malcolm London, I'm 23, and the title of this piece is OPIA
[Hook]
He sound a little different, don't he?
He sound a little different
He sound a little different, don't he?
He sound a little different
[Verse 1]
My name is Malcolm London, gotta say the London
London on the track, call that Daytona
Never been to London but you bet I'm going
Barely got diploma, barely got diploma
College dropout making college keynotes
Open locked doors, ya you know I made my keyhole
I'm an Aries so you know I never finish it
But the time came right I had to finish this
This, this, this one for my family, for my brothers
This one for my cousins, for Tandy, for TT, for Juju
For Treecy, Jerome, for Sidney
This one for Mista
Boy you know I miss ya
This one for my grandma on my daddy's side
This for everybody on my daddy's side
This one for the family I made outside the blood
This for all the blood I spilled, this one for the love
This one for the Kevin Covals and the best friends sofas
This for Noname, who gave you yours
Datskat who gave you home
For Nico, Josh, Sam, Sarah and Niq
This one for the old, old, YouMedia teams
For running open mics before the Open Mike for Brother Mike
For lonely nights without your brother
For Susie, Aunts & Uncles, Uncle Milton, and orphans siblings
[?] Fresco, and Eagle [?]
This one for Steve and Claire, or the ones that care who can't be there
Or even the ones that talk behind your back but shake your hands in public
This for saving money but earning different receipts
For challenging rape culture and following your dreams
[Bridge]
He made a little difference didn't he?
He made a little difference
He made a little difference didn't he?
He made a little difference
So don't forget my name, said it's Malcolm London
Boy I made a name and it's Malcolm London
Tell me what's my name? Malcolm London
Now you know I can, Malcolm London
[Verse 2]
Been around the world and back
Seen a cul de sac, turned around but never turned my back
Turning it up like a thermostat
Aries zodiac but much more than that
Never react to copycats or the chit chat
I don't get even, I just sit back like a diplomat
And dip sets like an acrobat
But don't get it confused, I go tit for tat
That tic-tac-toe, is Malcolm X
I'm next on the cover of Complex talking prison industrial complex
Wordsmith with a Smith and Weston
Will Smith with those Smith n Weston
Off Western, teaching adolescents we don't need guns
Just love
Or you wanna do it like me, or you D Low, or you D. Rose, or you emo?
Well I got the remote, pull the rabbit out the hat
Come see that magic
Intergalactic, put 'em in a casket, sadistic, it's tragic
This Tubman ON Jackson
Ay, this produced by Jackson
Malcolm London, Malcolm London
Malcolm London, Malcolm London
Please don't forget the X, ah
Tryna forget my ex, ah
But this one for my people, this for people
This one be for you, you, you, you and you
For you