In reality I'm gon' be who I be and I don't feel no faults. For all the lies that you bought. You can try as you may, break me down when I say. That it ain't up to you, gonna…

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Your background it ain't squeaky clean shit. Sometimes we all got to swim upstream.

Your background it ain't squeaky clean shit. Sometimes we all got to swim upstream.

When I was growing up, my mother would take me to plays and museums, and...

When I was growing up, my mother would take me to plays and museums, and...

What you had is gone, I think it's sweet. I think it's stronger than any...

What you had is gone, I think it's sweet. I think it's stronger than any...

I don't rhyme right now, but I may ten years from now.

I don't rhyme right now, but I may ten years from now.

You school me, give me some things to think about Ignite me, you invite me,...

You school me, give me some things to think about Ignite me, you invite me,...

You have to be humble when you're dealing with God.

You have to be humble when you're dealing with God.

You ain't no saint, we all are sinners but you put your good foot down...

You ain't no saint, we all are sinners but you put your good foot down...

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of...

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of...

You betta go on get out my face girl, you betta chill. You betta back...

You betta go on get out my face girl, you betta chill. You betta back...

If I gave you sanity for the whole of humanity. Handed all the solutions for...

If I gave you sanity for the whole of humanity. Handed all the solutions for...

Ooh, if I gave you peaches outta my own garden And I made you a...

Ooh, if I gave you peaches outta my own garden And I made you a...

Lord, have mercy on me, I was blind, now I can see. What a king's...

Lord, have mercy on me, I was blind, now I can see. What a king's...

If I could give you the world on a silver platter Would it even matter?...

If I could give you the world on a silver platter Would it even matter?...

Lately I've been going to all these high schools talking to the students, answering their...

Lately I've been going to all these high schools talking to the students, answering their...

I see your intentions, you can't handle the truth. He let you go a long...

I see your intentions, you can't handle the truth. He let you go a long...

Let's take a long walk around the park after dark. Find a spot for us...

Let's take a long walk around the park after dark. Find a spot for us...

Ooh, if I gave you peaches outta my own garden and I made you a...

Ooh, if I gave you peaches outta my own garden and I made you a...

There's a high school in Camden, New Jersey, I call the Jill Scott School. It's...

There's a high school in Camden, New Jersey, I call the Jill Scott School. It's...

The artists who stand out to me have a passion for what they do. There...

The artists who stand out to me have a passion for what they do. There...

Power doesn't have to be on such a big scale for powerful things to occur....

Power doesn't have to be on such a big scale for powerful things to occur....