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After Thoughts Of An Optimist

by People Without Shoes

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Basics 03:44
The rappers rapper u a decoy living legend definition of a b-boy Break toys for nothing pure joy, shoot the radio i kill noise Poised calm pack side arms, stay away rainy Monday put your boots on, Form all types, rock all mic's, you rhyme get in line, I'll battle two dykes Right to the end, op nice wit a pen, tell a friend no win i'll break your a skeleton, Trend setter better, then average I'm a savage, clout I got stock, lock up, & bag it Tag it, like it, share it don't fear it, hip hop dead I uplift the spirit Gear it, towards the real we all feel it, Grammar, beat bananas and peel it, Behold I been told I'm best, think you fresh come meet your conquest, Less is not more, the score on y'all, new threads, turn heads, buy the mall on ya'll Fall like dominoes, your style sound old like a rusty flow, Chorus back to the basics, Face it , back to the boom bap, here we go, rap need a face lift, Sterio loud bass up, hands up, in the air about to turn up, What this want you want right here, New heat for the streets, we rocking all year Second Verse Parton me, hip hop be starting me, run the board avoid monopoly, watch it be, Probably done flow next plateau, no rocking me son, run yours rap give n!#%@ trap, jaw my house you fall threw a trap door, told ya support like wonder bra, main event cash spent you a under card Hard like arithmetic, spit hot bars please use oven mitts, Thought I lost it, but i didn't, Stressed out over treach kitten Listen, Beens naughty, so tap the forty, chain get yap, thieves are sporty La di da di heard his body went missing, hip hop head I fight with addiction, Wish for the green I'm shaking things up, take first place And kill the runner up, F#%$ all non believers and haters, beats pound the ground walk leave craters, Flavor the green mint taste, took time off I was lost outer space, Most underrated hated though, I'm the underground king sounds typical Your little flow mean nothing, came from street teams your promo the net button Chorus back to the basics, Face it , back to the boom bap, here we go, rap need a face lift, Sterio loud bass up, hands up, in the air about to turn up, What this want you want right here, New heat for the streets, we rocking all year
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Chorus You can snap your fingers bop ya head people without shoes represent the hip hop heads You can snap your fingers bop ya head people without shoes I'm still the loud mouth dread First verse Isn't it so beautiful you could vision it here it is on point like a pyramid There it is new joint hope you hearing it We live to max I'm the ultimate Most fortunate hope you corporates can cope with it Green Dutch in my clutch dope I'm a smoke with it Never spoke of, what I joke of, broke fucked up & laid up that's not love Shove all animosity If possibly See I move with such speed & velocity Remarkable I'm a gem stone got fly rhymes it high times its hemp poem Kill all that tracks rock on spit hardcore you more like soft porn Get Bimism mad izim eyes so red use no stencil just pencil lead Chorus You can snap your fingers bop ya head people without shoes represent the hip hop heads You can snap your fingers bop ya head people without shoes I'm still the loud mouth dread Second verse My hart fell in love with a art form Pause Excited for the mic my hands warm Pause Eager the fever to flow non believers could easily go Show experts head nod till your Neck hurt, green god out smart the network Pause The novelist rap octopus Cause apocalypse keep shit lit what the topic is Pause Kids don't try this at home ignore I endure Summer's alone Pause Tone kinda harsh you garbage Green army I sabotage your sergeant, margin slim, bargain him back to the grill I smash your guard in Wack mc's die don't ask why, Shut your show down tie your sound guy Pause Certified street on beat life is a gamble handle this heat Chorus You can snap your fingers bop ya head people without shoes represent the hip hop heads You can snap your fingers bop ya head people without shoes I'm still the loud mouth dread
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Cabbage 03:09
Bridge Its not hard for the green god First Verse Green god die hard Bruce Willis green slime flu it's my time I rhyme illest Kill it on mine what tomorrow be green tea green shoe lace green Wally bee's Stand strong weather the storm since LL rock the bells I been alarmed Me ill-informed so the norm not here stand clear up in ya girl like pap-smear Bear for the moment I own it condone it drugs like Keith Richard rolling stone it Phone it on home ET Extra terrest you bless to meet me Stress no man I command general god speed see I bleed in green mineral feed off beats carnavour At the carnival proceed non stop action the arsenal Chours 2x Mic check one two keeping it green I got the green flu Watch what the green god do bring forth the light that's the green in you Second Verse It's not hard for the green god maintain your small frame I'm x-Large Charge the game wit interest you offended Press the wax up DJS would blended fast pace gotta slime face sour fight the power lime based Place that mic on a stand by don't touch burn up you deep fried Cried over rap I can say that who next text battle rap in all caps Stats gon build my brand so hands up dj scratch more dandruff Built like tonka tough the club bonkers rock from Germany to Yonkers Hot like winter parkas paint the town green then take your markers Darker shades of a green dart hit your hart make your ark lean Chours 2x Mic check one two keeping it green I got the green flu Watch what the green god do bring forth the light that's the green in you Bridge Its not hard for the green god
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First Verse I was at home real stoned Beats headphones trapped in rap my zone Hip hop feel so exciting i heard a noise and it sound like boys fighting Bang, crash, boom glass hit the Floor it came from the next room I walk in cd talking wax spin around tape start hawking Must be a dream I'm high 2 blunts 2 the head I'm fried Wax said I was here first cd try to dis me he be the worst Said I'm washed up fuck those turns ask tape we got cd to burn Tape said wait I came after wax new format your disc is compact Back the hell up you lucked up cds cheap to make up now what Scratch on wax I was there's when it started Jam wit cool herc biz got retorted Jump bad try to play live 33 lp I got the 45, Don't flinch , 7 inch by far kill with cd they ninja stars Chorus Wax tape cd Analog digital mp3 Wax tape cd Analog digital mp3 Physical is format is typical Make the boom bap Do that I'm feeling you Wax tape cd Analog digital mp3 2nd verse Cd got upset told tape just stop, old cassettes don't last ya pop you old school must believe this One playback and then you just hiss Wax said don't attack tape you evil, CD I'm a stab you with a needle I'll fix ya get mixer he go Back & forth got no time to dis ya I jumped in said yall buggin wax said fall back I'm a start thuging Cd wanna cause racket Roll my sleeve up tape hold my jacket I backed up wax made threats tape so wait ill get more cassettes Let it go down I can't mic wanna jump in so I got amp Tempo let me let you know they fight all night they act like rascals Excuse me just wanna ask you You need to play us you past due Live in stereo bet the flow get hot green like jalapeño Told them lets make a deal cd said I'm sorry for real I don't wanna scrap with tape I'm mad mp3 are so fake Take my format im Physical MP3 said Fuck ya I'm killing you Think I'm a link no press I make more cost less No wait, upload, zip file your format is quite old Chorus Wax tape cd Analog digital mp3 Wax tape cd Analog digital mp3 Physical is format is typical Make the boom bap Do that I'm feeling you Wax tape cd Analog digital mp3
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First Verse This not jazz ma tazz Add sax to the track ill jazz your ass Ill informed on the beat pad get mad got your girl packing her knee pads no fad I'm better don't pretend fast back spin fuzz on my chin Swim for the border slaughter a herb self serve you deserve new rap order More the merrier we scarier full press make it a test on your barrier Inferior flow I don't know Disco inferno my style superior My era so better In all ways before rap cheddar those days Pee wee dance for the song treat the track like glee song Born to do this I new this Green blood flood Veins in my blue wrist Love for the fans they made me Took the time out to play me Chorus Turn it up let the beat bounce hear that sound that the beat bounce Clap your hands for the beat bounce Make you dance that's the beat bounce the beat bounce the beat bounce Hit the dance floor show out the beat bounce the beat bounce Rock the party no doubt Second Verse What you know about the gong show the muppet babies and gonzo Cereal fill the bowl battle star galac threw black holes Can't afford flights on the concord yes you wireless I adore a mic cord Benny hill felt on boobs rough ride beats so I need no lube Dude 5 age on stage mental maze add pencil to page Phase one keep it green day one just relax your eardrum From the Bronx you can't come home of hip hop glorify the slums Use to be fun it's violent might get wet no fire hydrant Decide to dance if you like roll the blunts up pass the weed pipe No fights 2 step I feel right Mic check Dj drop the beat to hot to sit down get out your seat Chorus Turn it up let the beat bounce hear that sound that the beat bounce Clap your hands for the beat bounce Make you dance that's the beat bounce the beat bounce the beat bounce Hit the dance floor show out the beat bounce the beat bounce Rock the party no doubt
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Preimmature 03:51
First Verse Sweet 16 body like 20 Watch love & hip hop think life funny Honey don't slip money grip wanna hit get laid So you stayed to get lit Brain don't fit your body you a hottie you and your crew at house party car hopping plotting look for a man hold sweet hands go shopping She to fast she to young she roll blunts up Cinnabuns Permisquist it's dangerous innocence become spontaneous Drunk passed out in a room like a old western Cowboy saloon Goons try to run train on you, phone pics vid clip for the chew chew Chorus It's so hard to ignore live life fast it's pre immature Think you grown you want More live life fast it's pre immature Don't play hard to the core live life fast it's pre immature Make the right choice be sure live life fast it's pre immature Second Verse He 16 dress kinda bummy Always had less snot nose runny good smart kid he got teased well mannered like thx you and please Girls never spoke kids crack jokes put wood stick inside his bike spoke They laugh call him a outcast hey dirty nerd When they go pass Jocks wanna stuff him in lockers Daydreams in class cheerleader knockers High school feel so cruel Everyday get harassed smashed by dudes Tired of being a victim long sleeves hide the cut on the skin Blend of more stress mix with home Sucicide note the gun to his dome Chorus It's so hard to ignore live life fast it's pre immature Think you grown you want More live life fast it's pre immature Don't play hard to the core live life fast it's pre immature Make the right choice be sure live life fast it's pre immature Third verse She 15 he 18 Teenage love it's so such a sweet thing talk about kids wedding rings then you fight about petty things Kiss make up then breakup your phone excited he invited to ya home Mom not there its clear he set first time sex without no protect Lets fast forward 2 months young & pregnant dam it no front wants a life that she never had 2 parent home mom & dad Kids having kids that bad Go get a job support the young lad 15 got knocked up play time over time to grow up Chorus It's so hard to ignore live life fast it's pre immature Think you grown you want More live life fast it's pre immature Don't play hard to the core live life fast it's pre immature Make the right choice be sure live life fast it's pre immature
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Style Warz 03:03
First Verse Got me a krylon Rusto Must go out and get my name up like rainbows Fat spray cap black marker hit the highway Wait till its darker Graveyard shift train yard My technique run Train guard Click clack cans in my knack sack Hit the wall bomb it I'm a do that Clean gate can't wait later Don't laugh I hit glass wit sand paper Black book look like a art show took paint I ran fuck the barcode Tag bz short for berserk My girl all green just like Captain Kirk Green weed hanky panky Lots a dank I got fame like bansky Chorus Markers, Black books, Spray Cans Markers, Black books, Spray Cans Markers, Black books, Spray Cans Graffiti, Street Art, Understand Second Verse Made markers erasers for tips cops chase us a Wit silver bracelets What a rush when I bust me a tag give pieces away like gift bags, All love free no cheddar don't mind him he soft like bubble letters All city roof top complete Ya lame try to spit on name beat street Tag up my school desk I confess sketch a b-boy Back of my test Yes silver pilots & highlight Vamp life beat the sun run it twilight Tight to the end I'll smash You small thing fuck the king take castle Paint wars tag on doors Pencil pen I stencil the floor Graffiti apart of me you A clown barnum & bailey Bee Chorus Markers, Black books, Spray Cans Markers, Black books, Spray Cans Markers, Black books, Spray Cans Graffiti, Street Art, Understand
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First Verse Enter you mentor won't go viral connect the Internet without no fios Ya bio stack by the pile kill sound tracks I found the green mile Now smile for the bad guy Ask why, small task in my eyes Let it die down I can't Amp ship the disc post stamps Ram the beat up a notch fist pump make you Jump hop scotch Watch ya boy I get ill spill, flip my lid garbage pale Deal or no deal rate your skill brand name you got fame no frills Chill second verse up Next cut mc's in half card deck Chorus 3 x After thoughts of a optimist ask your this the question is if Fiend for the green like a nicotine 5 stage mental maze you no what I mean Second Verse If ya first album ever came out no it didn't I still got clout my lp don't concern me, I'm still, evil for eternity My old label pathetic Escape the streets my life ghettonettics Mental maze in my day Im nice my advice you ok Nappy assassin asking Batman robin flavor to basking Hello kitty Im witty fuck Elmer Fudd I'm so gritty Pitty the fool I'm old school drop heavy like Mr t Jews Don't bother little shop of horror 8 feet deep you sleep I'm the Arthur Rainy Monday it's a fun day got your girl on top like a Sunday green shoe laces tangle general got more stripes than a bangle Chorus 3 x After thoughts of a optimist ask your this the question is if Fiend for the green like a nicotine 5 stage mental maze you no what I mean
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First Verse Lets just reflect on this hip hop Temp op flow unorthodox and what not Good times JJ di-no-mite Difficult to ride like clowns on little bikes call number, bingo Peep the lingo miss the fuggees my son like the migos Down like ten toes you know You a tad slow master chief call me halo Check the meter cheat on divas Blow like mentos in coke 2 litters I'm rocking here stop & steer try plotting Get shot threw your Roc a wear Swear give me props now I'm a take it hurt you ego like when girl fake it Lay my life down border line order time profile Your style is sort of mine Stuck underground fuck a chart climb Do that for the boom bap Respect mine chorus Hip hop be my religion Came from streets the beats we keep digging Hip hop be my religion Came from streets the beats we keep digging I dig this you dig that I dig this you dig that I dig this you dig that I got dope rhymes in My back pack Second Verse No fronting press the like Button let me do something did I say that make things out of nothing Hot like coffee get off me no fee 6 in the morning at your door like ice t Thought you was hardcore soft-more wrong door you not raw explore parts more spit lava the kid Been proper admit keep shit sick like head doctors got you open buck shots at your flat top rap potion hood like white tee tank tops Pass chronic Mad face like onyx what the hell I miss big L Ebonics Rap like fonto cool Like fonzo Pack lead quick to dead the Head honcho The mad hatter got a scatter gun scatter run no matter get hung By your cummerbund The hummer run on peanut oil quick draw McGraw the kick got recoil what now raise your eyebrow don't hesitate eliminate hostiles chorus Hip hop be my religion Came from streets the beats we keep digging Hip hop be my religion Came from streets the beats we keep digging I dig this you dig that I dig this you dig that I dig this you dig that I got dope rhymes in My back pack
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TempopmeT Verse Products of the street sold Narcotics press turbo Robo cop robotic Toxic environment bent by the bench loose Tighten you up monkey wrench Since I was young I played at kips bay packed at path mark stole from best way Pray for the day green god be on top real serious fast & furious to watch Block haters know the focus be greater, block vacant, move we taking it later Know bargain target for the marks men one spark Park your hearse kiss your coffin Been by the project Don't get lost project steps my first intercourse Lost dice games the fortune fuck fame Maintain rep my hood know my street name
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Green Bar 04:11
Bridge 2x It was written I was gonna legend Pass the green bar no question First verse Question for the optimist they want first album where the disc They stole it hold it for ransom Hate the fact that I'm back and handsome I was never your dam son Matter fact I was the step one Pause I was getting stuck up with no gun Broke & famous like a rap bum They sum ain't adding up it's bad enough I duck handcuffs Trust ain't given its earned burn me put the LP right in your earn learned y'all was cheating me beating me up The staple the label heating me up I was down you a no show from the concept down to the logo Strange Never got the publishing I'm the man I got fans in Dublin It's troubling but it's no threat new album I sold my old cassettes I raised in the projects pirates stay afloat we shipwreck Chorus 2x Truth in the booth the facts they wanna know temp op flow don't stop the green glow Second verse Pen pusher Doc Pepper girl getter think not, slip fingers thot zippers Treat cats meet, the rap jack ripper Chris Paul with the ball I might clip ya Ain't no sticking around Chickens around Og Vicking the town Clip or around Found your style is profound get at you mum - Rha mummy rap you Act 2 roll credits, the god broke the mold can't wait to set it ride beside the shotgun turn the mic on I'm spit till the cops come You a no show I'm Asshole What you holding I'm golden like Wonder Woman lasso Calico crack your shell Taco you can't yell to tell paco Plot so deep I creep I. the dark message got killed like Joan of arc Spark the blunt & pass off Turn this shit way up & blast off now Chorus 2 x Truth in the booth the facts they wanna know temp op flow don't stop the green glow Bridge 2x It was written I was gonna legend Pass the green bar no question
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Chorus You can snap your fingers bop ya head people without shoes represent the hip hop heads You can snap your fingers bop ya head people without shoes I'm still the loud mouth dread First verse Isn't it so beautiful you could vision it here it is on point like a pyramid There it is new joint hope you hearing it We live to max I'm the ultimate Most fortunate hope you corporates can cope with it Green Dutch in my clutch dope I'm a smoke with it Never spoke of, what I joke of, broke fucked up & laid up that's not love Shove all animosity If possibly See I move with such speed & velocity Remarkable I'm a gem stone got fly rhymes it high times its hemp poem Kill all that tracks rock on spit hardcore you more like soft porn Get Bimism mad izim eyes so red use no stencil just pencil lead Chorus You can snap your fingers bop ya head people without shoes represent the hip hop heads You can snap your fingers bop ya head people without shoes I'm still the loud mouth dread Second verse My hart fell in love with a art form Pause Excited for the mic my hands warm Pause Eager the fever to flow non believers could easily go Show experts head nod till your Neck hurt, green god out smart the network Pause The novelist rap octopus Cause apocalypse keep shit lit what the topic is Pause Kids don't try this at home ignore I endure Summer's alone Pause Tone kinda harsh you garbage Green army I sabotage your sergeant, margin slim, bargain him back to the grill I smash your guard in Wack mc's die don't ask why, Shut your show down tie your sound guy Pause Certified street on beat life is a gamble handle this heat Chorus You can snap your fingers bop ya head people without shoes represent the hip hop heads You can snap your fingers bop ya head people without shoes I'm still the loud mouth dread
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about

Get ready to go green with a new album from People Without Shoes (After Thoughts Of An Optimist). Right out of the gate starting from the intro, your hit with that classic PWS sound.
The songs on this project capture so many important elements in hip hop. Keeping it basic with the fundamentals of our culture. Tempopmet speaks on various topics ranging from record digging to graffiti on tracks such as Style Wars & Crate Diggers.
Preimmature touches on numerous subject matters in today's youth, some rappers are scared to talk about.
Without missing a step he goes from telling you a story to spiting lyrical bombs. The album is produced by illinformed & Sean Peng. Two elite beat makers. They supplied a wide array of melodic melodies that any hip hop head would love.
Pws sticks to the format by keeping it green with straight raw lyrics and a colorful delivery. With beats that make your speakers go boom

credits

released August 17, 2018

1.  After Thoughts Of An Optimist (Intro) 1:29
Produced & Mixed By Sean Peng

2. Basics 3:44
Produced & Mixed By illinformed

3. Nappy Assassination 4:03
Produced & Mixed By illinformed

4. Cabbage 3:09
Produced & Mixed By illinformed

5. Fighting Formats 3:46
Produced & Mixed By illinformed

6. Words From The Optimist (Skit) 3:43
Produced & Mixed By Sean Peng

7. The Beat Bounce 3:21
Produced & Mixed By illinformed

8. Preimmature 3:52
Produced & Mixed By illinformed

9. Style Warz 3:04
Produced & Mixed By Sean Peng

10. Optimistic Thoughts 3:16
Produced & Mixed By Sean Peng

11. Keep It Green (Skit) 1:46
Produced & Mixed By Sean Peng

12. Crate Diggers 3:41
Produced & Mixed By Sean Peng

13. Staircase Cypher Feat. Blue Buddah, Tray Pound, Bathtubbs
LK, Will Spliff, Hot Waterz 4:39
Produced & Mixed By illinformed

14. Green Bar 4:11
Produced & Mixed By illinformed

15. Nappy Assassination (Rmx) 3:52
Produced & Mixed By illinformed

16. After Thoughts Of An Optimist (Outro) 1:37
Produced & Mixed By Sean Peng

Executive Producer TempopmeT
A&R 7evenEFX
Mastered by TempopmeT
at Scurry Life Studio NYC

All Songs Written by TempopmeT (BMI)
(P) & (C) 2018 (5*4*20 Records)

Cover Design By Efusivo
Art Direction By 7evenEFX
ELO MAN By DAP

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People Without Shoes released his debut single “Green Shoe Laces” in 1994, on cassette and vinyl formats, receiving heavy rotation on mainstream radio stations, praised by critics as a versatile emcee with unlimited flows, well crafted lyricism.
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