Brick By Brick Kota the Friend & Statik Selektah (Ft. Blu)

[Intro: Blu]
Yeah, Statik Selektah, uh (Statik Selektah)
Kota the Friend, uh
B-L-U
Know what it is, uh-huh, uh

[Verse 1: Blu]
Uh, some days I don't know how I made it outta this
Was fallin' so deep in the ground, I thought it was bottomless
The politics was keepin' me down, now I'm on top of it
Without a diploma, without a scholarship or sponsorship
I've traveled around the world and back, it ain't no stoppin' this
We can be knee-deep in apocalypse
And I'ma get my dollars and cents 'fore I step outta this bitch
I wanted to be big like Chris Wallace is
To fill my soul when it feels emptier than my wallet is
So I made some moves for the loot and I wasn't proud of it
But now I get respect 'cause I keep it true to who John is
Which is Blu, Miles Davis, Bitches Brew
When the industry said I'm through, I just reinvented the new
Spit the wisdom in the booth to give the knowledge to the youth
I was restricted from listenin' to hip-hop
But now my moms is proud of what I do
Never thought that I would blow, but I'm Blu
'Cause I blew the fuck up by bustin' nothin' but the truth