"Look Up" finds Macntaj reflecting on his journey through a turbulent childhood to his present day position as an artist on the verge of stardom. A deeply personal, retrospective song, "Look Up" is the latest single from the forthcoming album "Big Bloc Meign" [on Bloc Star Evolution/INgrooves/UMG]. "Look Up" is Macntaj's coming out party as a legitimate emcee with a broader range than the maniacal comedy he's most known for. From the cadence to the lyrical content, Macntaj is in rare form.
Lyrics:
Damn king damn king my reflection gives me goose bumps now
Might Love my self a little too much now,
All I did was turn an L into lession I was climbing out depression, but his climate realigned him
Turnt to Diamonds from the pressure
Damn king, they see you when they look up now
You ain’t yet the one they gotta look up now
How it feel?
Articles in the media, million plays and they streaming ya , reading ya Wikipedia, haters turn to comedians
Spewing vomit through comments, I can’t Acknowledge or speak to ya, word to allah, walaliaha, for Kwabe Malis get devious
Careful how u talk know I’m guarded by who you see you with it ,
Before you take a shot
Just Be thoughtful how they perceiving it
... yeah, Cuhz N**gas love me death, this ain’t a bond that opportunity or money could wreck
I done seen a Brother burn a bridge for 20%, and still ask to borrow money for rent,
I don’t get it.
Don’t get buried by yo choices, I ain’t made Im disappointed, guess the bag the more important I still wish him the best
It’s unfortunate, how fortune, make some resort to extortion, yo brother start changing choirs, Quick to switch for a check
I’ve been through every trial and every error
Wearing my heart up on my sleeve
All the anxiety and terror thinking about how great I can be
But then I look in the mirror and look in my eyes and change my mind ohhh
And then I look and see the reflection in front of me I swear I’m looking at a king
Damn king, look how it happened for you. Look at them envious pretending like they’re happy for you
Them second-guessing your potential never mattered to you
It wasn’t on you it was in you it was channeled through you
You see devotion in my stride no emotion in my eye but when I wrote this shit I cried
We’re just toasting for the moment staying focused on the prize, Even at my lowest learn my worst opponent was inside
Confiding in my angels while my demons preach ain’t even blink insecurities miss lead the weak
I needed piece their biggest fear is I exceed their reach
My biggest fears that I’d become what they believed i’d be
Seen a reflection of myself I’m a king
Reflection of myself I’m a beast
I see ultra light beams
Shining on me
I’ve been through every trial and every error
Wearing my heart up on my sleeve
All the anxiety and terror thinking about how great I can be
But then I look in the mirror and look in my eyes and change my mind ohhh
And then I look and see the reflection in front of me I swear I’m looking at a king
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"Look Up" ft. Jerome Dillard available now:
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Executive Produced by Anerae Brown for Bloc Star Evolution LLC
Directed/Edited/Written/Cinematography: Justin Frick
Co-Director: Gage Sohler & Macntaj
Set Design: Cameron Mills, Katy Mills, Gage Sohler & Justin Frick
Produced By: A Frick Take
Dance Choreography: Jasmine Hanson
VFX: Kwrrk Design
Featuring: Curtis Moore, Bodie Questad, Maisha Beane Medina & James Brown
Production Assistance:
Special Thanks: The Uptown Theatre, Atomic Thrift, Daniel Woolsey, Chase Thompson
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