Gradient - Grabbin' the Mic [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Chorus: Gradient]
Keep it steady when we’re on the beat
Smash that new track
When it’s Ogar Burl and me
Cats ask who’s that
When the beat make you tap your feet
That’s that boom bap
Why hello, we’ll be your MCs for today!
Stay rappin’ it right
When we grabbin’ the mic

[Verse 1: Ogar Burl]
And when I'm grabbin' the mic
Sit back and listen if you're lackin' the fight
You can bite raps, or you can think of where your life's at
Turn it into poetry and burn it to ignite that
I quite fast bypass half-assed plots
Then flare up the next with the fire that I've got
I've got necks goin', noddin' heads 'til they strain
And pass the controller; I've got next game
I play an emcee like Tetris, get it?
When the pieces come together, it's connected
I tested the water when I jumped the hell in
You fell in and froze and you're slowly meltin'
You dig your own grave, I make you lay down
Could say that I'm the bully on the playground
Yo, it ain't way profound, it's just better
So flock to the beat, sheep cede to the shepherd

[Chorus]

[Verse 2: Gradient]
And when I’m grabbin’ the mic
I’m like a scientist when I’m in the lab and I write
Now they askin’ why is this kid rappin’ he’s white
But I got love for the hip-hop I happen to bite off
While Nas, KRS-One and Kool G
Were rappin’ in cyphers I was crappin’ in diapers
So I show respect to the men who came first
I ain’t half steppin’ on a Daddy Kane verse
But I got the spirit of hip-hop I mirror the tip-top
You’re hearin’ my shit drop
You hear me comin’ like I’m wearin’ some flip-flops
And I got you noddin’ to the beat ‘till it stops
The New Deal, depression remover
I’m FDR, you’re President Hoover
I’m like Ghostface with the clientele he’s on
More bass than the Seinfeld theme song

[Chorus]