@IRONCEDAR @Rap-Fame-Ar-Team

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CONCRETE JUNGLE (175 BPM) Iron Cedar (Intro) Yeah... Iron Cedar. Renegade. Double-time... Let's ride. (Verse 1) They told me nobody make it out the concrete, consequence, conflict, Locked in the block with a conscience that's lost in the nonsense. Mama exhausted, father departed, hearts getting hardened, Kids raising kids while the grown folks drowning regardless. Who taught 'em honor? Nobody. Only survival, robbery. Following followers blindly, Now they repeating the prophecy. I was a juvenile fool with a combustible attitude, Running with animals, scrambling avenues, Looking for validation, trapped in the madness too. Thinking respect only came when they feared what I'd actually do. Yeah, me and my crew, we were reckless, Running up checking your necklace. Never put hands on the women— They carried enough with the stresses. Mama was juggling bills with no dinner, Cold in the winter, still prayed for the sinners. Daddy was gone and the lights getting dimmer, Poverty building the heart of a killer. Looking at stars with my back on the pavement, Dreaming of stages instead of arraignments. Now when I look back, it's crazy— Pain was the fuel but the music replaced it. (Hook) Concrete jungle... Either you stumble or build you a bridge. Don't let the block write your story, Go show the world what it really is. Iron Cedar... Roots in the ground, but my mind in the sky. I came from surviving the pressure, Now I'm teaching these youngins to rise. (Verse 2) Karma came spinning around like a boomerang, Everything changed in the blink of an eye. Thought I was king of the corner, Then life had a different reply. Same from day one, born in '87, Never been fake, never folded or fled. Now every sentence is ammunition, But every bullet's a message instead. Want A1? I season the rhythm. Every syllable hitting with prison precision. Every decision was written in vision, Different division—I pivot positions. Renegade rolling with lifted suspensions, Twin turbos whistling, shifting transmissions. Paddle shift clicking, the tires start gripping, I'm chasing a future, not chasing collisions. Never heard flows this vicious. Kick in the door with relentless ambition. Every bar got layered construction, Heavyweight punches with perfect precision. (Verse 3) I never listened to mom or dad. Thought I knew everything—my fault, my bad. Ended in juvie surrounded by madness, Everybody trying to prove they the baddest. "If you about it, then go and do that!" That's what they told me—I almost believed that. Then I started watching the cycle, Young men dying and mothers couldn't bring 'em back. Now I prove mine with discipline, Purpose, persistence, legitimate dividends. Building a business, rebuilding the vision, Breaking the curse for the children that's listening. I'm not the kid that I used to be. I'm who that younger me needed to see. If one young soul hears this record And chooses a different road— That's the greatest victory. (Outro) They said you can't escape the concrete jungle... Maybe they never learned... Sometimes the strongest thing a man can do... Is build a bridge... Instead of another grave. Iron Cedar.

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