Name Brand - JohnnieB

Lyrics

( Johnnie B On The Beat ) Straight from the bloodline, that’s where I got my name Not from a gimmick, not from a skit, not from a joke y’all made Your trash talk sound cheap as fuck when the truth still carry weight I looked at the game, put my stamp on the page, and recalibrated the lane Now whole reputations sink when they try to move like me and can’t Can’t believe John took his last name and turned that shit to a brand Then took the pain, the pressure, the pen, and built it all by hand Yeah, John Brand — that’s really the name, so of course I came with a plan Looks like it was written in the blood before the beat got made That’s why in this industry of copies I still leave a permanent stain Walk through the smoke with a spark in my chest and a voice that don’t fade Fire in the bars, light in the soul, and both of ‘em still got range So yeah, my name got stamped in place Not rented, not borrowed, not passed around just to fit some phase And if they try to wash it out, it still come back and break the frame Because this ain’t just some rap name, bitch — I was born with the brand Why the fuck you think I move like this? I been tied to the source since birth Every line got roots in the dirt, every word got proof of worth So if I say I’m Name Brand, that ain’t cocky, that’s just facts on earth JohnnieB put the family name on the game and made that motherfucker work Yeah my name got stamped in place Put respect on the brand when you say my name It’s why I was born to run the game I’ve been the name brand it’s literally the last name If you think I’ma stop, then it’s fuck what you say who the fuck you really thinks been running this game But I’m not stoppin’, you gon’ feel this wave That’s why your whole face look shook when the truth hit and the room gon’ shake Like I was born with a logo in my lungs and a mark you can’t replace This shit gon’ kick the door in and put my last name all over the place When I write, I don’t reach for a mask, I just reach for the page Tryna shoe me off, but your whole little angle look weak and fake You got no proof except watchin’ me move and still copy the shape It’s entertainment, but it’s still my life and my ink you trace It’s almost like the name itself got power every time I say it plain All because I choose to believe that a man can build his own damn lane I said fuck the doubt, have some faith, and put your whole soul in the frame Now they call me cocky, call me loud, but still repeat the name Their parents hope I fade away, but I just keep outlastin’ age I fell before, but the fans caught me, now my last name got a stage You’ll tell your kids this shit a phase But they’ll still quote John Brand word for word when the beat gets played Credit’s due, it’s time to pay me my raise Don’t forget your hate still help bring mainstream plays And I’ma keep that stamp on every bar through all my rainy days ‘Cause I’m not just reppin’ a brand, motherfucker — I became the name Yeah my name got stamped in place Put respect on the brand when you say my name It’s why I was born to run the game I’ve been the name brand it’s literally the last name If you think I’ma stop, then it’s fuck what you say who the fuck you really thinks been running this game