What Now

[Intro: BJ the Chicago Kid]

After you've done done more than they thought you could do

All they do is speculate

Why you dealin' straight

Everything you're supposed to do (this is)

[Hook: BJ the Chicago Kid]

The devil want me to settle, I told that ***** never, no

Just know it's another level that they ain't really tellin' y'all

Somebody tried to tell me that the sky's my limit

Knowing that was only just to cloud my vision

Livin' in the city of get down, I laid down

What now?

What now?

[Verse 1: Wale]

They told me I never could, but I soon did

I want my old girl to get a new crib, yeah

I got pride, pride, pride, pride, pride

And I'm beggin' you to let me live

They told me I was doomed to lose

But I'm just too intuitive and too in tune to lose, yeah

I got pride, pride, pride, pride, pride

But the devil wants me to sit with them, yeah

Livin' good and I worry less

Got a full phone that's full of curves and blurry pics

Yeah, I used to work at the carry out

Never give them lettuce, but honey, my

Starter's chicken strip

Phew, when she in my presence, five star villas

Really, this is all no effort

Good energy and prayers all around

Effort, middle finger, what now, *****'s

Droppin' out, F it

F it, reckless, yessir

[Hook: BJ the Chicago Kid]

The devil want me to settle, I told that ***** never, no

Just know it's another level that they ain't really tellin' y'all

Somebody tried to tell me that the sky's my limit

Knowing that was only just to cloud my vision

Livin' in the city of get down, I laid down

What now?

What now?

What now?

What now?

[Bridge: Wale]

Yeah, pride, pride, pride, gone know, my story

I've cut ties with y'all who ain't for me

It's over now, I found my lane, yeah

I got my mind on God and His glory

[Verse 2: Wale]

The vision and ambition

I guess I saw the sign like Ace of Bass, of just petitions

Hold up, my ******

I really wanna getcha

But really had to figure out that image in the mirror

And the devil is callin', triple sixes in my call log

New phone, who this? No, you won't get him to fall off

Man, the two tone, six-two with the roof off

Get wrong, blue moon, mm-mm

'Cause we a bunch of all-stars

Yeah, used to think that we would all starve

Now, don't use the finger or fork when it's under full stop

Yeah, now I'm lyin', I got rhyming and source

If rap was a palette, I'm the rapper to

Ramadan y'all, sorry

Haters on me no way, They cold feet, I hot step

That's no, Ini Kamoze

And before you get to be poppin'

Probably got to see pay

Before you see the G-5, you'll probably fly Soul Plane

You probably go from oh Lord, to so-so, to okay

But, okay is ****, the ol' Lord, the blank face

What now? Wale

The devil want me to settle, I told that ***** never, no

Just know it's another level that they ain't really tellin' y'all

Somebody tried to tell me that the sky's my limit

Knowing that was only just to cloud my vision

Livin' in the city of get down, I laid down

[Verse 3: Chaz French]

And I done did about everything they said that I wouldn't do

I done played the game, played myself, and played the fool

Would you live without lights, the nicest clothes, and a plate of food?

You gon' take advantage of everything that's in front of you

*****, trust me, I know

I done stuck to my plan A from the go

'Cause a plan B's just killin' what ain't meant to be from the go

From always sellin' myself short to damn near sellin' out shows

From no diploma to bein' booked in colleges to perform

***** what now, still feel like I ain't got **** but I'm up now

I'm too close, they feel like I'm far away, I'm stuck now

In a high place, I'm the rock, though

I'm a gold mine with no silver spoon

I'm good enough to be the greatest man

But when I get there what's left to prove?

I promise I'm not scared of growth

I promise I'm not scared of growth

The devil want me to settle, I told that ***** never, no