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Out of Habit

from Die Wurzel by Neak

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lyrics

Neak (verse 1):
Out of habit my blackest brothers will go in prison, Out of habit big momma praying Jesus will fix em, Out of habit I swear the Illest Dilla and Nas, Out of habit you wealthy and white you run to Mars, Out of habit we kill our credit to look apart, Out of habit it’s Yeezys before Adidas stock, Out of habit we argue over race and religion, Out of habit we get employed, bury the vision, Out of habit I say that Dre is better than Boi, Out of habit I slept with many to fill a void, Out of habit they only teach us Rosa and Martin, Out of habit I grew up scared of Altgeld Gardens, Out of habit we run to Cardi’s skipping Lupita’s, Out of habit we only vote when Obama seated, Out of habit we settle our beef with pulling triggers, Out of habit I show my love saying my niggas, word.

Neak (chorus):
Out of habit I do, I do that…(Repeated)

Neak Verse 2:
Out of habit why Hollywood show us as slaves, Out of habit why don’t we own more in real estate, Out of habit why we generate only a stream, of income out of habit we need about three, or seven, Out of habit Democrats is for blacks, Out of habit the only ghetto dream is in raps, Out of habit we marry less more baby mommas, Out of habit we pass it down repeat the saga, Out of habit we labeled just a color or race, Out of habit we can’t conceive we a human race, Out of habit we misleading ourselves in the matrix, Out of habit we born innocent and then racist, Out of habit why the world is so centered round mula, Out of habit why my freedom at risk like I’m Fela, Out of habit why we follow the life that we living,Out of habit that’s the whole reason, word.

Neak (chorus):
Out of habit I do, I do that…(Repeated)

(excerpt):
I tell you I love you everyday, but…your heart, and the type of person you are, I would never want you to change that, we’re the most beautiful couple in the world, and there’s like no limitations on the things that we can do,

I just, I love the person that you are and the support that you give me and the beautiful art that you bring to the world, I can put into words like how much I love you.

Don’t…I don’t want you to ever forget how much I love you, I don’t want you to forget that I am who I am because of you, and…nobody can take that away from you.

I love you for you…

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from Die Wurzel, released February 27, 2023
Produced by Neak

Caroline Davis (alto sax)

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Neak Chicago, Illinois

If your father performed alongside Funk & Soul legends like James Brown & Sam Cooke, chances are being a product of your environment meant only one thing; following the path of musicianship set directly before him. Chicago-based Hip-Hop rapper and producer Neak draws vivid verbal portraits which find inspiration in the spirit of U.S. black culture and his own deep-seating personal experiences. ... more

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