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Rebuild the Block lyrics
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Verse 1
I came from beats that banged on the curb Now we stream numbers, can’t measure the word Thirty years deep, they forgot the roots Now the suits just chase what the data recruits They dropped the art for the viral chart Cut the execs who knew where to start Labels don’t nurture, they just monitor stats But you can’t teach soul through an app like that
Hook
Rebuild the block, bring the sound back home This culture ain’t dead, it just left the throne Real bars still breathe where the truth been sown Rebuild the block — from the heart, from the phone
Verse 2
They say hip-hop’s slippin’, but I see it in the youth Every cypher in the park still searchin’ for truth They cut the budgets, killed the press, cut the press play Now gossip blogs run the airwaves But we the builders, not beggin’ for crumbs If they won’t fund it, we gon’ own the drums From TikTok trends to independent streams We gon’ turn this fade back into dreams
Bridge
Remember when a verse could change your life? Not just a soundbite for a social swipe
Verse 3
It’s a cycle — art dies when it’s overplanned But rebirth always starts from the fans Executives gone, but the spirit remain Hip-hop’s DNA still pump in the vein Less promo cash, but we still earnin’ Every mic check got the culture turnin’ Revolt through rhythm, profit or not We gon’ raise the flag back over the block
Hook
Rebuild the block, bring the sound back home This culture ain’t dead, it just left the throne Real bars still breathe where the truth been sown Rebuild the block — from the heart, from the phone
Bridge 2
Innovation ain’t dead, it’s just underground Listen close — the real ones still around
Hook
Rebuild the block, bring the sound back home This culture ain’t dead, it just left the throne Real bars still breathe where the truth been sown Rebuild the block — from the heart, from the phone [Outro] *(4 bars – pad + low 808 fade)* From the ashes, new voices rise Numbers fade — but truth don’t die Rebuild the block, brick by rhyme Hip-hop eternal, redefined
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I came from beats that banged on the curb Now we stream numbers, can’t measure the word
Rebuild the block, bring the sound back home This culture ain’t dead, it just left the throne
Rebuild the block, bring the sound back home This culture ain’t dead, it just left the throne
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