[ti:Port Antonio (Explicit)] [ar:J. Cole] [al:Port Antonio (Explicit)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.64]Port Antonio (Explicit) - J. Cole [00:01.48]Lyrics by:J. Cole/Joshua James Lloyd-Watson/Cleopatra Nikolic/Dean Cover/Ronnie Liston-Smith [00:03.92]Composed by:J. Cole/Joshua James Lloyd-Watson/Cleopatra Nikolic/Dean Cover/Ronnie Liston-Smith [00:06.40]Produced by:DZL/Omen/J. Cole [00:23.16]Ride to it ride to it [00:26.06]Ride to it ride to it [00:28.86]Ride to it ride to it [00:31.68]Ride to it ride to it uh [00:34.64]Ride to it ride to it [00:37.35]Ride to it ride to it [00:40.14]Ride to it ride to it [00:42.91]Ride to it Uh [00:45.11]Young Jermaine walked the straight and narrow [00:47.00]Minimum-wage jobs for dinero but still my mind was on the zeros [00:51.02]I fiend for the perks that was seen flippin' birds so [00:53.82]We was skippin' church but my eyes was on the sparrows [00:56.82]Niggas flippin' pies spendin' thousands on apparel [00:59.43]**** I wanna shine too I want dimes too [01:02.77]Jealous niggas wanna know just how my rhymes blew [01:05.43]Mano y mano I'm Bono I'm you times two [01:08.19]Now I'm bougie I done outgrew the fountain blue [01:10.99]But never forgot the spot where I developed my plot [01:13.79]To dwell at the top the Ville where all my skeletons locked [01:16.66]If I could do it all over then I never would swap [01:19.40]I've seen good I've seen bad had my melanin mocked [01:22.32]I've seen lifelong friends turn to devilish opps [01:25.16]I was Mike in red leather tryna tell him to stop [01:27.96]You better beat it 'fore you see the heavy-metal get popped [01:30.85]He was a mean-a*s wing with a hell of a shot [01:33.60]But if no team draft King he gon' bet on the block [01:36.41]He wanna ball 'til he fall or 'til the federals knock [01:39.19]And sit his a*s on a bench for movin' careless with rock [01:42.04]You can't relate 'less your father was not around [01:44.25]And your mother went out and found someone else and then brought them 'round [01:47.06]And they salaries then combine when they married it brought you out [01:49.79]Of that poverty then you moved to a soft little part of town [01:52.66]So that when you back in the hood you feel awkward about it now Damn [01:56.94]And your confidence start to drown [01:58.56]But the rappin' gave you some positive thoughts so you jot 'em down [02:03.13]You jot 'em down [02:05.04]Ride to it ride to it [02:07.70]Ride to it ride to it [02:10.48]Ride to it ride to it [02:13.31]Ride to it ride to it uh [02:16.14]Y'all niggas ain't stoppin' me [02:18.96]Y'all niggas ain't stoppin' me [02:21.75]Y'all niggas ain't stoppin' me [02:24.44]Y'all niggas ain't stoppin' me [02:27.44]Y'all niggas ain't stoppin' me [02:29.99]Y'all niggas ain't stoppin' me [02:32.95]Y'all niggas ain't stoppin' me [02:37.33]Yeah uh [02:38.46]Benjamin Button Cole flows reverse time [02:41.13]To find deliveries good as mine you gotta search primes [02:44.15]I'm scaling heights higher than birds can perch [02:46.47]Tryin' to be something hopin' that peace comes to my cursed mind [02:49.81]One thing's for sure that I've matured from my first rhyme [02:52.32]I learned long ago you can't please 'em all and it hurts tryin' [02:55.47]In this game where all you've got is your name [02:57.70]Like Durk I'm smirkin' at niggas tryna besmirch mine [03:01.18]Absurd times where the fake get toted as wise [03:03.67]I can see hate in both of your eyes but the third's blind [03:06.94]So you search lines but you struggle [03:09.23]Which explains the puzzled look on the dull face as the word finds [03:12.40]I hate what rap's become but like do-not-disturb signs [03:15.15]Can't knock it if I see it's 'bout the dough [03:17.49]They instigate the ****ery because it's profitable [03:20.13]But singin'"stop the violence" tunes when dudes in hospitals [03:22.95]I pulled the plug because I've seen where that was 'bout to go [03:25.68]They wanted blood they wanted clicks to make they pockets grow [03:28.59]They see this fire in my pen and think I'm dodgin' smoke [03:31.41]I wouldn't have lost a battle dawg I woulda lost a bro [03:34.32]I woulda gained a foe and all for what? Just to attain some mo' [03:37.59]Props from strangers that don't got a clue what I been aimin' for? [03:40.39]Since the age of fourteen Jermaine is no king [03:42.88]If that means I gotta dig up dirt and pay the whole team [03:45.62]Of algorithm-bot niggas just to sway the whole thing [03:48.36]On social media competin' for your favorable memes [03:51.25]To be considered best or live and rest? The weight of both things [03:54.21]I understand the thirst of being first that made 'em both swing [03:56.89]Protecting legacies so lines got crossed perhaps regrettably [04:00.15]My friends went to war I walked away with all they blood on me [04:02.89]Now some will discredit me try wipe away my pedigree [04:05.59]But please find a nigga out that's rappin' this incredibly uh [04:08.85]My dawg texted me I'll share the words he said to me [04:11.37]"If you refuse to shoot the gun don't mean the gun ain't deadly" uh [04:14.45]I guess in that metaphor hypothetically the gun is me [04:18.13]I text him back like"Guess a gun ain't what I'm tryna be my nigga" [04:21.16]They strip me of my spot and now I'm finally free my nigga [04:24.01]They say I'm pickin' sides ayy don't you lie on me my nigga [04:26.77]Then start another war ayy Drake you'll always be my nigga [04:29.57]I ain't ashamed to say you did a lot for me my nigga [04:32.81]**** all the narratives [04:34.02]Tappin' back into your magic pen is what's imperative [04:36.75]Remindin' these folks why we do it it's not for beefin' [04:39.25]It's for speakin' our thoughts pushin' ourselves reachin' the charts [04:42.43]Reaching your minds keepin' your hearts creepin' to find [04:44.93]Emotions to touch somethin' inside to open you up [04:48.08]Help you cope with the rough times and **** [04:50.44]I'm sendin' love 'cause we ain't promised **** [04:53.51]My nigga [04:54.28]Y'all niggas ain't stoppin' me [04:57.11]Y'all niggas ain't stoppin' me [04:59.85]Y'all niggas ain't stoppin' me [05:02.72]Y'all niggas ain't stoppin' me [05:05.24]Even if you don't love yourself [05:06.22]Y'all niggas ain't stoppin' me [05:08.36]Y'all niggas ain't stoppin' me [05:11.21]Y'all niggas ain't