Originally slated for Still Means Something, my song about shoes got left off because I didn't feel it fit within that album's context. I played this track for RhymeWise37 and his response of incredulity pretty much guaranteed this track would go on my next album. FANGFACE produced the cut and it was a minute and twenty second snippet. I recorded to it three times (each snippet covering a verse) and left it for FANGFACE to patch together during SMS's mixdown and mastering period. Needless to say, FANGFACE's honing didn't occur as he quit rap and put all his stuff on ebay a couple months after I'd sent him the SMS acapellas.
lyrics
Dwyane Wade, what the hell's he doing rocking Converse?
If he stays healthy, he's a certified monster.
They must have offered him the company to sign the dotted line.
Their profit margin the past 8 years, not a dime.
Nike bought them out of bankruptcy, but please
it's been years since granmama dunked with creaky knees.
I don't floss, but use a toothbrush to keep my shoes fresh
30 buck clearance rack or ebay with a new set.
Double crosstrainers signed by Judas.
It seems kind of strange, shoes provide my muses.
I'm speaking in tongues, a bum from the cuffs up.
No holy spirit, my sole appearance is the shoes sold on clearance.
I'm old and bearded with a dash of polar bear.
Too cold to care that I'm now chilling on a folding chair.
Got soul to spare and change is imminent in foam cups.
All kicks were dope, but now it seems I've grown up.
It's the A to the D-I-D-A-S
When it comes to sports, straight EA fresh
shell toes to the a-cubed create wreck
the sole truth, no he say-she say mess
Duncan and KG-two of the greatest to ever play the game
molestering opponents like that song from Dana Dane.
They're both rocking the number 21, it's mathematics
The digits add up to the stripes on their apparatus
adidas-not the only kicks I own
but when I'm rocking another pair, I miss my ROMs
I walk with a bop in the summer and a stroll in the fall
triple threat position when I'm on court holding the ball.
I never had a jumper no matter how much I practiced
so I put in some work with Feet You Wear tactics.
SRVs with adi-cells in the heel
cats don't believe me, but I tell them it's real.
G-Units and S. Carters are nothing but Rod Lavers
with a Pro-Ked stripe on the side, right.
Did you hear how Reebok's been sucking for years now
riding a trend until the buyout blend.
It's the A to the D-I-D-A-S
When it comes to sports, straight EA fresh
shell toes to the a-cubed create wreck
the sole truth, no he say-she say mess
No diss to Maya Angelou
it's all about my adidas when I handle flows
No doubt and it'll go
Sala 2s to the Bromium 3s
a pair of white and red ROMs, homie you're weak
Listen, I've been living in an adidas oasis
since DMC walked down the steps with no laces
navy PRO MODELS with blocked out letters
PR MODE so now I rock crowds better
I lock down, shred them, then I change from the basics
my white Kobe2s, my Sta-Puft spaceships
They split, but that's kosher to me
because Joe Dumars is the true OG
Torsion, Clima Cool, ADIprene, ADIplus
plus NIMH, ADIsave dope, what?, add it up
It's the A to the D-I-D-A-S
When it comes to sports, straight EA fresh
shell toes to the a-cubed create wreck
the sole truth, no he say she say mess
Started following Juga-Naut upon hearing him break down life and rap relating to Kool G Rap on Crate808 and I've been a fan since. Wordplay, skill, the dope backdrops, what's not to love? Sankofa
