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The Liftoff

by Imagine

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    The 4th mixtape sees Imagine scratching the surface of fine tuning his original approach to his music. Playing with the theme of space travel, he expands upon his interest of varying music styles, bringing them together only as he can.

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The Liftoff 03:34
Systems go, you ready for this?! Ignition go, you ready for this?! Flight plan go, you ready for this?! Bet you didn't think I can rhyme like this! Quick turn around like who the fuck is this Imagine mother fucker so dont dismiss Calm the fuck down why you sound so pissed Cause Im hitting every time and Im sick of being missed Engines blow, thats my shit Heading for the sun like Pegasus But your wings made of wax like Icarus And Im gonna show the way like Jesus did So I persist, wont quit now Straight from the heart wont let you down Entrust in me, Ill lead the way Im surfing outer space on micro waves Fucking up sets but don t wipe out Destined for this life and calling out All you mother fuckers that still hold out On showing some respect and casting doubt Open every show and that shit I kill Still no love at the bottom of the bill But I kill that mother fucker like no one else I'm chin checking mics so check my skill What the fuck more you want from me Hella frustrated but not changing I'm sticking to my course where stars guide I'm high to the heavens and I like what I see That's floor full of clouds beneath my feet Where all the little people wave hi to me Hey Imagine, hows the view Feels like home, like I always knew Manifest dest, so I bid adieu ... Shooting for the stars, first stop the moon
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Dig 03:52
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I Am 04:22
Sound the alarm I’m coming through Ya staring me down but the fuck you gon do? My exuberance bleeds confidence They act like they haven seen Me redefine they consciousness Of understanding what hip hop is and I did that shit all alone fuck your hustle I got my own Paying dues that I still owe Im up next in case you didnt know Plagiarist is never this so study my shit with analysis Ya cant chart out my intelligence And I dont give a fuck like abstinence Devil flow, Gots for sho Slide on the brakes and lean back slow Tell em one time and let em all know Fucking hear that? Aaaaah shit bro Giving it back, you know where Im at Only move forward and never look back And it’s K-ing and MFing I know who I am And I never abandon the things that I can Eye contact ya best say something Gonna talk shit ya best do something Gon throw a punch better hit something If you aint doing shit, then ya better say nothing (CHORUS) I dont need to speak just look at me I do this shit so easily Aint no one like. I. AM! No one does like. I. CAN. I’m the shit yeah Im the shit Oh youre the shit? Na, Im the shit Putting shit down like yo pet was sick Im spitting ice cold so the flow is slick I Am! I Am! Ring the bell lets go round 2 I do not stop till I am through My coolness is prevalent Spitting hot fire like maleficent Benevolence, gentleness But on the track I murder shit Living how I want and dont think of it Thats confidence not arrogance Evidenced since genesis Your negligence my Petulance Gonna call me, call me Eminence Or if you like, my excellence Yall bleeding out, im beasting out Gotta problem bitch, lets figure out Im the fucking shit so fuck your doubt Only want love cause threes a crowd So fuck them hoes, no time for those I want success not your sucking hoe And watch me blow so beautiful Living my life so quid pro quo Cest la vie, what it be Still reaching out, within reach Never regret it so hear when I say it I wanted to do it so pushed myself lf through it And never gave up though I wanted to do it Hurt every day screaming what am I doing And beat myself up always crying and booing But picked myself up cause Id rather be moving on (CHORUS) Bridge (CHORUS)
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Knock, Knock 03:24
He must be talking bout (imagine) I think hes talking bout (imagine) and How I set my mind free Come and follow me So on with the show and go with flow so mother fuckers know do not mess with me And if you sleeping on me then I must consider myself Freddy Nothing but a dream it aint what it seems but its all too real you know what I mean When you cant fall asleep with a million things thats going through yo head space Outta place, outta time, outta luck man! But Im back on the rhyme and I know where Im at so I pick it up here just fine ... gassed up revved up slamming on the gas and passing that ass but shit slow down and hold one sec you rhyme too fast It aint my fault you listen slow Words come like water, my tsunami's flow He must be talking bout (imagine) I think hes talking bout (imagine) and How I set my mind free Come and follow me So well rested dream manifested uncontested know your role And take a step back stand mesmerized and think to yourself just how I go Nothing but a mic check for respect you think you know but you aint seen shit yet So shut your lip cause Im the fucking best you havnt heard yet! Concrete flow, watch me lay it down Now you know, who the fuck I am Imagine That, on the plaque, polished up, but in the back Never center stage but thats ok cause I be shining anyway Only 15 to spit sixteens and make you fall in love with me! Rising to the challenge so I know you fucks with me! Like a freight train aint no stopping when I get to chooing All into these verses aint no hearses by the time Im through and Like a mass grave, I dump em right in Penning executions, So Im writing Cursive and persuasive in a manner thats amazing I am native non-complacent always chasing what I find amazing 55 diamonds mouth full of rubys hand made of gold aint shit to me Car full of bitches sucking my dick. Im already used to it I want some substance, in abundance Affecting my soul and not my body making me high all disembodied
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We in this mother fucker You in this mother fucker We in this mother fucker Better come correct if you steppin up mother fucker Shit, you know where to find me you know where to find me Chillin with my feet up bitch Im never hiding Where da fuck the spotlight? Yo Put me in that spotlight yeah put me in that spot so I can show you what I got and show you suckas how to shine bright this aint a fucking game bitch but i'm game if you wanna play bitch You verse the nerd So it's actions over words so I know you aint saying shit Only play to win when I'm playing for that mill man I never phone a friend They sitting on my coat tails looking for a free ride sweet ride not a care to find so they sleep tight Fuck that Aint a star you lack Keenan so it ain't All That Imagine be supreme and I write it out in all caps Emojiis of the facts so the kids understand that Elementary in my delivery! Standing mountain top shouting Victory! On my dali lama skipped a comma so I dont stop Swerving past the drama when I wanna with my forethought Staying on my chess game you nothin but a pawn lame Fixture of the game want to play, let's begin Cause I'm lookin Bobby Fischer smoking swisshers bout to win (CHORUS) If you wanna Oh Ooooh Oh Ooooh Oh Ooooh If you wanna Get inside this mother fucker and prove what you're worth Whats my worth? What's your worth? Prove you're well versed Spitting that curse when you aint to about to back it up So bitch you better back it up Aint about shit so why the hell you speaking up If you wanna Oh Ooooh Oh Ooooh Oh Ooooh If you wanna Get inside this mother fucker and prove what you're worth Whats my worth? What's your worth? If you wanna Oh Ooooh Oh Ooooh If you wanna Spitting out the fire of desire take em higher while i'm walking on the wire with the choir like Preeeeach Simply unbelievable this shit is inconceivable I'm one in a million so I must be a Miracle ah shit there he go Claiming he's the shit but really he's despicable In multiples of four I'm laying out the course Singing with the chorus so I'm adding to the score like I see the way you looking I see the way you hating I see the way you judging but I never answer back so why the fuck you hating? I know you talking shit though but study how my shit go Definition hypocrite Ya quick moving lips but hush you don't know shit Plead the 5th and shut your mouth always got 2 cents but really you should cut it out Straight up out of turn, Acting like you care but you rather watching me burn Deep inside the fire toss the lighter flames higher While hanging off the wire with the choir like Preeeeeach Simply unbelievable my shit is inconceivable I'll say it once again I'm the mother fuckin Miracle (CHORUS)
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Location: Planet Earth approximately 8 o clock Pacific Standard Time A young entrepreneur with a fiery passion for music and live performance pulls into a parking lot of the local dive bar. With a mixture of expectations and aspirations of stardom, fame, and fortune. He makes his way toward the entrance ready to pursue his dream. I make my way into the bar, the place looks like shit Neon signs flicker, the pool tables are all ripped But Ive performed in much worse so this is nothing new to me Scanning round the room looking for a spot, to sit Promoter spots me out like he wants to say whats up But he skips the pleasantries cause he really doesnt give a fuck He wants to know the quantity of people that are showing up Greedy mother fucker wants that money, not love Find a table sit me down setting up my shop CDs of my mixtape for a dollar a pop Open for business, so bear witness To An artist on his grind self-made brand business Show starts at 9, but people arrive at ten So the promoter pushes back my set time, again But what about the guy at the end, think of him? Performing on a Wednesday night at 1am. (CHORUS) Just another night of an artist on their grind Trying to make a dollar by making words rhyme But the truth of the matter is, it aint like that , no it ain't like that This isn't what I thought it'd be This isn't what I thought it'd be The truth of the matter is this how its gonna be Cause this is fucking life to me So every artist on the bill Takes the stage and thinks their sets, the most ill Meanwhile I sit and think, this dude for real? With zero breath control no presence and they think they kill Only thing they killin, is my mo fuckin time Think that youre an artist just because you can rhyme? People in the crowd arent your fans, theyre your friends Rock a different area code and try to rock it then I try and work the room saying hi to new faces Trying to make some fans and get in their good graces The girlies think Im flirting though But actually Im working hoe People think because I rap Im really all about that Life they see on TV, but that and I dont match This is really where Im at In a dingy bar alone trying to sell my tracks (CHORUS) The stars may fill the sky, but however bright they may shine, they will never shine brighter beyond the stars in the eyes of this young entrepreneur. While most of us on this planet become deterred by a brick wall, fellows such as him will only see a momentary delay. Our night has come to an end, but for him the night has only begun.
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Bright Lights, cameras flashing I’m stunting like I heard action Award winning, nothing but I'm stealing every scene I'm in until I hear em yell cut Destination bright lights where the cameras roll rich walking out in slo mo Glossin center stage, casted in that leading role Ink bomb lid with the brim pulled down low That’s me just being true Only got one shot, there aint no take 2 So I'm easing off the gas to ensure that I am seen With the papparazzi mobbin watchin TMZ stalking me I'm high off glitz and glam that's injected by the gram Imagine's who I am and the plan is never giving up Stars are underfoot but I stay stuck looking up (CHORUS) Seat back system loud cool as a mo fuck 3 wheels bending corners errbody stare at us Camera phones out, for that close up Swanging while we cruising changing lanes I don’t give a fuck Straight Stunt Hollywood Like A-List Super Stars We cruising down up Hollywood On this Red Carpet Boulevard Hepburn, not Monroe Dames over Dimes yo She was only Norma, till she rocked that tiffany’s Had some breakfast took some notes down, from Audrey Holly, Mel, Rose, Monica, my leading ladies Prolific like Euphrates, Angels of my Hades Never cease amazement when my wheels hit yo pavement Want to give y’all the world Accept my soul as down payment Palm tree's and Power lines Low Rides and High Tides Backdrop skylines LA demon staying blessed PCH my dreams catch me coasting out on the west But talent’s dime a dozen Don’t believe me shit, yo go and ask my cousin Catch me doing anything plus a little something Then you pan to him, ha straight nothing (CHORUS)
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In the Dark 03:52
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Dave Grohl..... thank you
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It’s only 10 am, and I’m barely waking up From my pillow is my he_ad lifting up Sun invades my eyes so I’m saying what the fuck Cause it’s barely 10 am so I’m barely waking up Thinking bout last night thinking damn I must’ve done turned up Checking out my Instagram to hashtag turndown for what Seeing all my memories like damn that’s wassup Cause it’s barely 10 am and I’m barely waking up Last night was so fresh, but this morning feel like death The sun is beaming down so I crack my eyes and take a breath Take a second, collect my thoughts wait why am I just wearing socks and thats when I noticed her, next to me Not even gonna lie yo my heart skipped a beat Going one of two ways rolling over hear her moan. I guess I wasn’t a mistake when she smiled said, Good Morning It’s only 10 am, and I’m barely waking up From my pillow is my he_ad lifting up Sun invades my eyes so I’m saying what the fuck Cause it’s barely 10 am so I’m barely waking up Thinking bout last night thinking damn I must’ve done turned up Checking out my Instagram to hashtag turndown for what Seeing all my memories like damn that’s wassup Cause it’s barely 10 am and I’m barely waking up Loud music, bright lights, hands way up with double cups We were coolin out, vibin out, so turnt up Blow the speakers, fuck the cops, party til the morning Cant remember shit but my smile implies I enjoyed it
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Feelin You 02:04
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Wonderwall 03:08
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Diesel Power 02:58
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Believe 04:16
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June 2, 2010 05:00

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released April 14, 2015

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Imagine is back with his sophomore effort, Beyond Clouds. The album is a great step forward in not only honing his sound, but in reaching new depths with his songwriting as well. With appearances from a great deal of talent both behind and in front of the microphone, Beyond Clouds is a statement for the masses saying Imagine is here and definitely will not be silenced! ... more

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