Jay Electronica - Somethin To Hold On To Lyrics






There's a lot of shit goin on up in my hood
I thank god I'm alive oh and I'm a knock on wood
Yea he go and walk through the valley of death
I know the lord got my back with every step
You see nothing here surprises me
I got a whole lotta soldiers down to ride with me
But lord please give me something to hold on to,
Something to hold I need something to hold

As I scratch the last days of the calendar
Niggas roam the streets with heavy metal like metallica
Pistols with the silencers
Killin solidiers softly
The crime pays a little but the consequence is costly
My cousin, I love em we go back in the days
But now he struggle with the monkey and he trapped in a maze
I still care for him
To tell the truth I'm kinda scared for him
Cause when he conscience he in rare form
But that's the story of his life gettin locked up or shot up
Or in somebodys kitchen on the block cookin rocks up
I think he lost hope when he seen them lock his pops up
Or when he seen his sister baby father get his knot bust
My grandmother complain and tell him make a change
But her thinkin is outdated she can't understand the game
Shyeah, hard time three to nine in a jailhouse
Is no different from slavin nine to five in a warehouse

Yo in projects shit is mad real for the youth
Niggas get I'll for the loot
The more guns ya buss the realer your crew
Cats carry gats concealed in they suits
Whether cee-loo craps or macks gorillas may shoot
When the eyes meet don't steer wrong and don't stare long
Cause niggasll kill for that when they be full of heron
It's like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder
How crews remain standin once the AKs thunder under the stun roof tops
Career thugs cook rocks
Then hit the blocks
To make a killin plus fame
Man they lovin this game
It's mega action the trees stay hot like sonars
Shorties with fly hair-dos get dipped or play the corner
Summer time they shine block parties galore
So many soldiers die they buy a seperate forty to pour
I knew this kid Larry niggas thought he was poor
But he had cream for days ran a solid scheme with Ks
AKs with the banana clips, rubber handle grips
The same nigga that got Randal hit
He livin scandelous
He used to pop no-doz so he wouldn't be caught sleepin
And he could'nteven walk around the block cause he was beefin
I say that to say this
That's ghetto everyday shit
Where slugs miss chipped bricks leave scars on chicks
It's kinda trife right now
But that's the life right now
And way back it was a half assed trife like now

Peace god what's todays math
To tryin to escape wrath
With two left feet, it's kinda hard to walk a straight path
Soldiers layin in gutters from god to greed
My old dad left momdukes and scarred his seed
We all family
But seemingly this cats can't stand me
Haters gunna hate be it a lexus or a camry
Understand me
But do the knowledge first swallow my verse
Which is my universe
God obeys no thirst
Fallen angels in the ghetto tradin in they wings for things
Semiautomatic machines with red beams
Street magicians convertin to crack and the cream
Sat back saw em turn black zack to a fiend
Hes a teacher
Had a fly daughter named lakeisha
If you hustle have a beeper smoke reefer ya can freak her
I seen her givin head inside the club behind the speaker
Last year she had three abortions for the preacher
And one miscarriage for this kid they call Harris
He told her that her loved her and hes moving her to paris
She fell for it
Touched her third rail for it (uh)
And next year she woulda been sixteen
Once told me that she wanted to go to god get clean
So she could be a role model for her brother Eugene
Hes a beautiful seed
Eight years and can't read
At night his ashtma so bad he can't breathe
He wants to be an astronaut
And fly to space but his teacher told him that he just ain't go what it take
So he cried while the other kids played at lunch break
What will it take to raise out mindstate





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  1. T.... R....

    If Shakespeare was a rapper he would be jay electronica

  2. l.... x....

    Look at his coat an his head I just noticed Int even one of them people but look

  3. J.... d....

    Jay ElecTramadan!

  4. W.... A....

    this STILL bumps in 2019...

  5. I.... T....

    Omfgggg I remember hearing this!!! I was like yoooooooooo this nigga about to fuck the rap game!!!! Crying shame he never did!!!

  6. T.... W....

    Could've been better then J Cole..

  7. N.... J....

    As I scratch the last days off the calendar .what a hot verse

  8. N.... J....

    Straight fire

  9. P.... F....

    It's kinda trife right now but it's the life right way back wasn't half as trife like now....
    JayElectronica is Hip Hop Incarnate

  10. U.... B....

    Can u say garbage

  11. j.... y....

    I know the lord got my back, whatever is left! 2018 and I still want that album

    j.... y....

    You about to get it too... Lol

  12. P.... M....

    This Cat Is Soo Dope Lyrically!! Need The Cd Tho....

  13. A.... D....

    'To tell the truth, I'm kinda scared for him.... 'Cause when he's conscious, he's in rare form.'

  14. D.... L....

    That J Dilla old school Kanye type production never fails

  15. K.... B....

    Dat struggle flow ......hot sauce!

  16. P.... ....

    damn I need this instrumental

    P.... ....

    i cant find it anywhere man. i dont even rap, i just want this beat to listen to

    P.... ....

    +Izzy0694 dang yo. Ima see if I can get my friend to make the instrumental for me, he a engineer

    P.... ....

    bilal - something to hold on to
    produced by nottz

  17. K.... M....

    this is why no one is better than him

  18. K.... M....

    waaaay too dope

  19. A.... X....

    Jay Elect on a Bilal track!!!! I heard this years ago, still gives me the same excitement

    A.... X....

    +Alonzo Days Him and just blaze click I think better

  20. S.... L....

    HIP HOP 101! HARD BEATZ & HARD RHYMEZ! PEACE

  21. C.... W....

    Jay Elect continues to amaze me with the depth and range of his verses!!!

  22. v.... w....

    spit fire.....

  23. M.... M....

    That 3rd verse is epic

    M.... M....

    INDEED.

  24. T.... J....

    Something to Hold on to...

  25. C.... G....

    How can anyone complain about how Jay Elec glides over this beat? 10/10

  26. 9.... ....

    This isn't his style....it doesn't sound right

    9.... ....

    911Ranger1 really🤦🏻‍♂️

  27. a.... ....

    i care for him, to tell the truth im really scared for him, cause when he conscience he in rare form. J.E
    crazy

  28. T.... C....

    Please, why not Premier or Pete Rock?  Get this man out of dumb heavy beats, he is asking the same --- he spells jazz in any language

    T.... C....

    CHIZZ-URCH!!
    OR EXTRA P
    OR MARLEY MARL
    45 KING
    EVIL D
    PRINCE PAUL

  29. b.... ....

    the verses and beat is crazy....

  30. H.... S....

    This is real Hip-hop, Thumbs up so everybody can see. I'm a rapper inspired by lyricism and artist like Jay Electronica and Kendrick, take a look at my channel and support real hip hop, promise it wont disappoint.

  31. J.... A....

    eww...the missing note is the best part of the song

  32. A.... J....

    One of the best upcoming rappers now, got signed with the wrong person smh.

  33. r.... ....

    the chills

  34. T.... W....

    love this hook!

  35. D.... M....

    I bet you all of the money in the world a lot of people probably listen to Jay Electronica more now because he signed with Jay-Z not knowing this guy was the best thing walking the earth for years now, any rapper that is waking up people and healing blacks to me is a real king in my eyes.

    D.... M....

    Just got in to Jay Elecrtonica recently only to realize he'll never drop that album

    D.... M....

    still waiting on that album

  36. I.... L....

    this album is going to be straight fire

    I.... L....

    July 2017 - The dream is alive

    I.... L....

    @PreMade Popcorn oh shit theres hope

    I.... L....

    I'll believe this when I have the album in my hands lol

    I.... L....

    It is 2017....... We need an alblum

    I.... L....

    Israel Lazo Album never lol

  37. D.... O....

    Jay electronica definitely can't wait for his debut album....flame on

    D.... O....

    Damien Ormond 5 years later..

  38. t.... ....

    Pay attention to what this man said… “Old dad left mom dukes and scarred his seed…” yall really not hearin what duke sayin…

  39. A.... A....

    "It's like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder." Nice pull.

  40. L.... ....

    You can't be serious.

  41. M.... A....

    k. lamar don't be talkin bout nuthin though,

  42. M.... A....

    not physically,


  43. c.... ....

    2 people must be wayne fans...(fuck wayne) im sure they went and turned on the radio due to subject matter bein over they head. not wanting to rewind the track even tho its just one click. please define what u think is lyrical because i assure u our opinions differ. this the eleventh track i heard from j. elec in a row on this playlist and i wish i could put into words how great it is to see sum1 who is reviving hip-hop. definitely the difference between emcees and rappers.spread the good word

  44. D.... ....

    says who?

  45. H.... ....

    Orr do you? lol... jp

  46. R.... H....

    Dirty South!

  47. T.... ....

    whereas JayElect's delivery is kinda plain, monotone. But I've still always liked him overall. His content and wordplay (and production) placed him pretty high up for me

  48. T.... ....

    I'd say Ab is gettin there. Kendrick is there. And J.Cole and Kendrick on a similar level content-wise but Kendrick's delivery is just sickly. more diverse word-play-wise and vocally

  49. s.... ....

    Them some powerful words my brother!

  50. J.... A....

    then you must be blind...

  51. A.... B....

    As a rhyme artist I feel I'm in the same group as a lot of other "Conscious MC's"...
    Jay Elect is fo sure spittin that Heat...

  52. m.... ....

    Im from NC and I dont even agree with you. Hes definitely one of the best doing it now but my favorite wouldn't drop Work out, can't get enough and all those other bullshit records he got.

  53. m.... ....

    lmao you never know.

  54. c.... w....

    you sure about that? lol. jk

  55. C.... M....

    j.cole better then ur fav rapper facts

  56. d.... ....

    did he say surah 115??

  57. i.... ....

    sorry but j .cole is dope he aint up to par with jay elec probably ab-soul is though

  58. i.... ....

    Can anyone hook a brother up with this killer beat??? I feel my artheries pulsating to the rythm, so I need this musical masterpiece fix to calm them down. I want to spit to it! SOMEONE TELL NOTTZ to make this shit available for the whole world, PLEASE!

  59. K.... ....

    you're the only one i see...

  60. Y.... R....

    is this a recycled beat??? if so whts the name!

  61. K.... A....

    bismillah!!!

  62. J.... H....

    sh'yeah

  63. F.... ....

    Throw him in the pile with the rest of these new skool, tight jean, v-neck shirt , fuckin corny ass nerd glasses wearin ga'bage rappers!

  64. p.... ....

    He said rap game, not hip-hop game. I hate to be that dochey hipster, but Lil Wayne and his brood are part of the rap game; Jay makes hip-hop, not rap.

  65. M.... T....

    incorrect.. a savior to the rap game.. a problem to corporate america..

  66. B.... ....

    New Orleans!

  67. 3.... .....

    haha that made me burst out laughing and if its true im sorry for laughing.

  68. F.... J....

    They took my ass in a warehouse!!!!

  69. a.... ....

    @InfamousAct the only reason I would consider that he ghosted it was that Elec produced the track so they were in the studio together. They both have similar flow regardless but the rhyme pattern definitely sounds like Electronica

  70. a.... ....

    @InfamousAct damn, you got me. It really fuckin does

  71. a.... ....

    @jantzenwhite Really? Let's go bar for bar....YOU'RE the dumbass. J Cole is an amazing MC. And I have been to 6 Tech N9ne shows and listened to him since Vintage Tech....Cole is better

  72. a.... ....

    @InfamousAct Neither Jay Elec nor Nas need ghostwriters

  73. B.... V....

    He reminds me of Nas..just a lil

  74. T.... ....

    @BackFromNowere To make a person who is unfamiliar genre acknowledge your skill is a powerful thing!

  75. T.... ....

    His album should be EPiC.. Patiently waiting..

  76. B.... ....

    I don't normally listen to rap so i dont know about any rivalry, what i do know is that Jay Elec is a brilliant musician.

  77. c.... ....

    @Twsit133 Lol true true.

  78. T.... ....

    @coriejay No, solution

  79. R.... ....

    @brooklynthecost You heard of Skyzoo? Check out the song "Langston's Pen". That shit is ill.

  80. R.... ....

    @brooklynthecost If you say so. You think he's better than Jay Elec?

  81. T.... ....

    @ThaTalentedKid Mad? Only on the internet. Go back to that 'more intellectual' shit. I'll just learn about the Dogon Tribe in Africa.

  82. R.... ....

    @TheThirdWing94 I'm with you dog. I can't stand that stupid metaphor shit them Young Money dudes be doing. Now everybody doing that shit. Shit is corny. "Haters can't see me - nose bleed seat" - Shit is corny. I was done when I heard Luda do that shit. As long as I don't hear Jay Z or Nas do that shit. I hope Jay Elec drop an album soon. Hip Hop needs him.

  83. T.... ....

    @ThaTalentedKid "They call me Jay Dogon, I'm on some Sirius shit". That one line is far deeper than any piece of music material J Cole has put out, and I guarantee you don't get it. Let-alone Eternal Sunshine. You know nothing of lyricism.

  84. T.... ....

    @HoodCoderMan That is some corny ass fuckin shit. Jay Elect dont use ANY kind of metaphors like that.

  85. F.... ....

    @Raytheceo........I'm sayin that J. Nicole iz ga'bage!! Thatz what I'm sayin!

  86. R.... ....

    @F4billionyearzag0 Hater...Smh.. Cole Is That Nigga Fuck What You Sayin.

  87. F.... ....

    @jumpy901.......j. nicole iz wack! There's no comparison compared to Jay Elect! J. Nicole soundz like a bootleg version of drake an lil weeezy!

  88. w.... r....

    @DTownWat NEVER ENDING CYCLE (gibbs) went the fuck IN on THAT joint he mad NICE

  89. w.... r....

    @biglharlemworld lol the RAPE part lol

  90. 3.... .....

    'hard time three to nine in a jailhouse
    Is no different from slaving nine to five in a warehouse'
    kinda true except you dont get raped in a warehouse

  91. J.... A....

    I don't hear or see J. Cole ANYWHERE in this vid so i'm confused as to why anyone's even speaking about him. JAY ELECTRONICA!!!!!!

  92. J.... P....

    @Lebron1823 Why you hatin' on Cole? Yeah his new album had a few 'mainstream' tracks to attract a general audience into buying his album and listening to Real Hip Hop in songs like "Lost Ones" and "Dolla and A Dream 3". The man is good as heell. One of the best in the game. "I'm a star; converses, conversin with them girls with them curves Like cursive, she open like curtains cuz my shit is unheard of" man's got real talent.

  93. L.... ....

    @jumpy901 Hello Mr. Nice watch...GTFOH J.Cole sold out and its been this way even before his debut album, and Jay electronica has been around 4 awhile now cole is nowhere near his level dont compare them. They are hardly the only 2 rappers out who make you think, there are other conscious rappers out there that i'd rather listen 2 then cole

  94. R.... ....

    @ThaTalentedKid J Cole is ok from what I heard. Only problem is he be doing that corny ass metaphor shit that them Young Money fags be doing = "It's going down - basement" or "I know the game - analyst" or from J Cole himself "Celebrate my independence day - Will Smith"...That shit corny. I don't know when or how that shit became hot. "Blowing up - balloons" Shit is whack. Jay Elec don't do that corny shit from what I heard. For that simple fact, Jay Elec better than J Cole. Sorry.

  95. R.... ....

    @jamieeyt Respect what you said, but you cut too many corners with the abbreviations and acronyms. Hard to read what you wrote. Peace.

  96. n.... ....

    Does anybody else think jay electronica looks like he can be krs - 1 son? Lmao
    Jay electronica is the truth tho sounds like a new Nas