The Truth from Unc Music by GaKnew Roxwel

Tracklist

4.	The Truth	4:38

Lyrics

INTRO:

So I got this little story
I wanna share with y’all.
…
The story is about

CHORUS:

the Truth.
…
‘ appears to be a bully
people just can’t face.
The Truth
…
‘ too feared to feel
welcomed in the space.

The Truth.
…
They say the Truth hurts,
needs to be embraced.
The Truth
…
had a homie named Just
‘ he trusted to be his ace.

VERSE 1

Just was more about
community,
escapin’ the gangs
and black unity.
Ain’t no refutin’ he
was known for scrutiny,
a student of the street,
he educated the youth.

A mutant on the beat,
he loved what Truth produced.
And them two combined,
with Just on the rhymes,
blew the Hood’s mind.
Juice led to gettin’ signed.
Label saw demand
for a hand with supply.

Was cool for a span,
but the plan went awry
when verse became sermon
the fans didn’t buy,
plus sly business
just wasn’t Just.
He was more love
and it was more lust.

He was people over money
and they couldn’t care less,
kinda careless with money
as he tried to invest
in the Hood when she ain’t
care about herself.
She was just a lost love
that blew through his wealth.

SENOND CHORUS

The Truth.
…
‘ appears to be a bully
people just can’t face.
The Truth
…
‘ too feared to feel
welcomed in the space.

The Truth.
…
They say the Truth hurts,
needs to be embraced.
The Truth
…
Had a home name Strive
‘ survived the same place.

VERSE 2

Strive was about escapin’
the plantation of poverty
by any means,
from slangin’ to armed robbery,
’til truth revealed
only death or jail
was at the end of that road,
but rap’s a new field.

No more postin’ up.
Time to pick a role.
‘ gave it a shot, but
labels call him foul.
Truth bein’ told
he was out of bounds.
So he broke down the dream
into daily goals.

Trunk to consumer,
tapes spread like a rumor
’til the word on the street
was a quote of his rhymes.
‘ more foul he got,
more people relate.
Now seein’ money to make,
Labels changed their minds.

See on the street bein’ feared
feels like respect,
and nothing’s more safe
than bein’ loved by the feared,
who dudes wanna be
and girls wanna be with
subconsciously aligned with
how Strive appeared.

THIRD CHORUS

The Truth.
…
‘ appears to be a bully
people just can’t face.
The Truth
…
‘ too feared to feel
welcomed in the space.

The Truth.
…
They say the Truth hurts,
needs to be embraced.
The Truth
…
The Truth
…

VERSE 3

Just stood for justice.
Strive strove for greatness.
What the Truth is,
not sure if y’all can take this.
The Hood loved both,
but loved Just the least.
Label’s paid strive
to drive her to the Beast?!

The Beast was her pimp
when she and Just was datin’!
Just tried to save her;
break her ties with Satan.
It was all church
’til the choir felt judged.
Sunday night,
Hood was singing in the club.

‘ denied the Truth.
Said the Truth was hatin’.
I got a song about it,
“The Hate is Love”.
Some say the games bein’
driven by Strive,
claimin’ conspiracy,
blamin’ enterprise.

‘ realize the influence he
has on the Hood,
but not the impact the Hood
has on supplies.
It ain’t hard to tell,
but what the Hood denies
‘cause we’d have to face
how we live our lives.

OUTRO CHORUS

The Truth.
…
Talkin’ ‘bout the Truth.
…
It’s the Truth
…
We talkin’ ‘bout the Truth
…
You know the Truth
…
We all know the Truth
…
Talkin’ ‘bout the Truth
…
We all know what the the Truth is
…
Truth of the matter
…
But guess the Truth doesn’t matter
…
We livin’ proof of the latter.
…
We all know who the Truth is
…
Truth of the matter
…
But guess the Truth doesn’t matter
…
We livin’ proof of the latter
…
We all know who the Truth is
…
Truth of the matter
…
But guess the Truth doesn’t matter
…
We livin’ proof of the latter
…
The Truth.

Credits

from Unc Music, released July 7, 2025
co-produced by GaKnew Roxwel

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