A Generational Rap - JohnnieB

Lyrics

( Johnnie B On The Beat ) Old-school ghost, new-school clash, Every era in my grasp. Love or hate, same impact, I’m the sound of a generational rap. Past talk loud, future snap, Whole damn timeline on my back. Try to box me, shit won’t last, I’m the sound of a generational rap. Verse 1 Now my generation is every generation, Old-school roots with a new innovation. Past in my pocket, future in rotation, Love me or hate me, same damn conversation. I got boom-bap bones with a trap-heart flash, Classic soul glow with a modern-day crash. Every era in reach, every lane in my grasp, I make yesterday and tomorrow overlap. They say pick one sound, I say fuck that box, I got vinyl in my spirit with a livestream clock. One side old soul, one side TikTok, Still the whole damn room feel it when the beat knock. I ain’t just one age, one wave, one flag, I’m the bridge where every generation drags. From the past to the future, I carry that map, JohnnieB motherfucker — a generational rap. Hook Old-school ghost, new-school clash, Every era in my grasp. Love or hate, same impact, I’m the sound of a generational rap. Past talk loud, future snap, Whole damn timeline on my back. Try to box me, shit won’t last, I’m the sound of a generational rap. Verse 2 Yeah, I got granddad grit with a young man’s fire, Old porch wisdom with a big-stage desire. Every decade in me got the volume higher, I turn hand-me-down pain into brand-new wire. I got radio static and streaming precision, Old-head lessons with a fresh ambition. They hear one bar and can’t place the position, Too many timelines inside one vision. I’m not Gen this, Gen that, I’m the full damn span, Every age in my chest, every stage in my hand. They can call me too old, too new, too mad, But they still feel the weight when the hook come back. This ain’t a phase, this a full-length path, Made from every voice that ever crossed my tracks. Old-school ghost, new-school clash, JohnnieB — the sound of a generational rap.