No. 99 (Joey Bada$$)

11• Waves

We left the house and went to his apartment and he wanted us to chill on his fire escape. I was a little uneasy about going to his place but I went anyway, I don't have anything better to do.

"Come on. I got you, you won't fall. Promise." He stepped out onto the escape and held his hands out for me. I hesitated but was able to get one leg out

"That's it. You gettin' there mama. Just take my hand."

I held onto both of his hands and wobbled and fell on Joey he fell back with my back facing him. He wrapped his arms around me. It felt like I had the wind knocked out of me

"Oh my god!" I panted

Joey laughed "You good?"

"I think so." I got off him and sat vertical from him with my hand on my chest. "You okay?"

"I'm great." He sat up and started playing with his hair. "Imma need my mama to take these shits out my head."

"Why?" I caught my breath

"They itchy and annoying. Especially with this heat."

I looked down and felt dizzy.

It's a long way down.

I thought. I'm feeling light headed

Joey waved his hands in front of me "Don't look down! Look at me-"

I looked at him "My head hurts and ain't nobody tryna' look at ya ass."

"You gonna be fine especially if you cussing at me, but I felt like that when I first came on here too. Just be careful and don't look down, I don't want you passing out on me."

"Alright. I'm good now though."

"Awesome."

"It would be awesome if you rapped for me." I said

"Nahhhhhh!!! You want me to rap?!" He laughed

"Mhm." I nodded my head

He looked mad and yelled "FINE!"

"Alright. Whenever you're ready."

"Aite! DAMN!"

We sat there for about two minutes

"So you gonna start?" I questioned

"Imma need you to not rush me."

"Aw. You nervous?"

"I just wanna sound good."

"It's cool. Don't rush yourself."

"Alright. The song is called Waves." He grabbed his phone and a mellow beat played. We both nodded our heads to the beat and he started

"You remember back in the days when niggas used to rocks waves and shit?When like...yo I had the fucking 360's my nigga. Like nobody in the hood was fucking my shit. And that's real shit." Joey said to me

Since nine five, momma been working nine five
And I know the landlord fed up with our lies
So we pray to the Gods, the Jahs, and the Allahs
To keep us safe and watch our lives
Cause all we tryna do is do good
Put on my hood when I walk through hoods
Cause these niggas these days is loco
You'll get it in ya vocals if you ain't a local
Yeah, that's why I'm tryna go global
Yeah, that's why I'm tryna be a mogul
And I'm hopeful that me spittin it soulful will have me in the Daily Postal
Flying coastal eatin tofu
Like I told you I know niggas who trash rappin
Worried bout the trendin fashions rather than descendin' passion
They want me send em tracks but I just send em laughter
Right after I start laughin, they start askin "what happened?"
I'm back to the chapter
Momma told me follow dreams and never have to ask her, to
So that's what I do, became an MC master
Since then it's been a disaster for you and your favorite rapper
Go ahead ask em "Who is Joey Bad?"
Watch em grasp, asthma, damn it's so sad
He paused the chatter cause he know he rather back up
Than to admit the kid is hotter than magma
But fuck it, you gotta give credit where it's due
Cause you ain't gon' like the karma when it's set up on you
It can get you on your medical, fuck you up in the decimals
Or get you 2 to 3 for residue found it your retinal
And they told me not to be so complex
Dumb it down to accomplish articles in Complex
And The Source, alfredo of course
There I go again, steppin out of line, runnin' off course
I heard reports that it's like sexual intercourse
With your thoughts when I talk about the shoes in which I walk
For it is not faux, nor false that this kid from the north, speaks with forced supports of reinforced assaults
I'm sure by now you can assume he never lost
Unless it was some form of divorce, or a corpse
Born boss no days off, child labor
Let me see those in favor to spin that back like tornadoes

What, what the rap audience ain't ready for, is a real person
You know what I wanna say, a real N-I-G-G-A. I'm comin' at 'em a hundred percent real. I ain't compromisin' nothin'
Anybody that talk about me got problems. You know what I'm sayin'? It's gon' be straight up like if I was a street person.
That's how I'm comin' at the whole world, and I'm bein' real about it and I'mma grow wit' my music

Yeah, but it's far from over
Won't stop til' I meet Hova and my momma's in a Rover
Til' I'm an owner of the world's finest motors
I blow like super novas in your daughter's room on a poster
Known as history's biggest musical composer
No disrespect to Bob Mar, yeah, another stoner
Marijuana my odor, and when I get older
Hope my spermatozoa from my scrotum intercepts an ovum
Like 3 times, have 3 kids, I hope
Me & wife can show em not to make the same mistakes you know that we did
I hope they acknowledge the knowledge cuz yeah, they 'gon need it
Cuz when my fam tried to tell me, I just wouldn't receive it
Couldn't believe it, 'til I saw with my own pupils
Felt bad when I learned that the advice was truly useful
But fuck it, only made us as human beings more mutual
Even though over time, our punishments they grew more crucial
So use the word brutal, cuz my parents mad strict
Hope one day I'll attracts the likes of even Madlib
Go call a mansion and hear my songs mastered
Until then, all I can do is imagine

Imagine

I'mma make it all happen

"What do you think?" He asked

A/N: Courtesy of Joey Bada$$ and his label.