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Change For a Hundred

by AR Ase

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1.
Inception 03:39
Dear Lord forgive me, grant me the serenity To turn the other cheek when I’m face-to-face with my enemy I know how to control my anger but I still need some help God give me the strength so history don’t repeat it self I’m staring at the wall like Chic on Rated Raw Niggas praying on my downfall I understand it all Can’t nobody tell me jack I done been through hell and back Every day I’m losing hope, all I know is this trap Life is just a memory as I sit in my window seat Grew up from a centipede to be rich eventually The system want to sentence me and put me in a line up The judge trying to put me under the jail and give me time plus Who said I gotta get fresh anytime I get dressed I’m a grown ass man who I gotta impress Not a mothafuckin soul, my heart turn cold Nowadays you never know who really friend or who foe Success is my only goal, I promise to never fold No matter how the pain flow, I still stay on my toes I remember back I wasn’t into the rap But now I’m spitting crazy bars and wouldn’t even picture that It’s funny how time flies when you dwell on the past Looking back on my life when teachers failed me and laughed I don’t panic under pressure, I’ll put the pressure on you No woman or man can understand what I’m going through So if I die tonight idk who to say goodbye to Family come first after that I don’t know who Maybe my friends but I don’t know where to begin Old ones or new ones, the real ones or pretend The bitches on my dick now or the ones from back then The thought of dying broke can send chills through your skin I’m a concrete rose that grew from the sidewalk Beaten by society and it certainly ain’t my fault I just wanna live my life so I can be successful With or without money life will always be stressful I’m not ready to die but I don’t fear death either We all got a die and take that ride with the reaper Dip a rose in some tar to symbolize the pain in my heart Love don’t live here so I’m a tear the game apart Lyrical roulette the next shot could be suicide The city on my back I’m putting on for the 215
2.
Black 03:10
Black is love and that’s wussup Y’all backing up like y’all in disgust Ain’t no Covid in the building, I feel good Had to sanitize the love when I come thru the hood Really living what I’m spitting, why you say it if you didn’t? My heart was on vengeance now giving out forgiveness Learn business, cus it’s all about riches But never sell ya soul or let it mess up a friendship Money can be made and money can be spent You don’t own that block, you only paying rent Ownership of land if we go against the man You can’t wage war without a leg to stand, on… Y’all drawn, what is y’all doing? Spending black money from dusk til dawn With other entities, when ya kind is in need Black excellence is the way to be free Build something for ya seeds to leave something for they seeds Generational wealth is what we all need So, love ya sister and love ya brother Stop letting hate fog all the love among us They always wondered how we last so long When we go against each other, like yo what’s going on? If you don’t got love for the people with ya skin tone Then you sound like them same people that want us “sent home” Peace and love just ain’t enough We need every single resource owed to us For our people.. black people, dig it Love free in the community All we ever really needed was unity You and me, kings and queens Can we ever manifest Matin Luther’s dream? Real leaders don’t die they just multiply But they assassinating kings way before they time Treat our queens like lesser, when they deserve better Can’t be mad at wheat bread spreading for white cheddar But we can do better.. when? i don’t know tho I’m just hoping for the future cus this.. can drive you loco To mislead wasn’t my motive.. I don’t care who out here ho’ing A train comes… ever quarter on a clock I damn near spent half a quarter on a watch I’d be out my mind if I ain’t caught it and stopped Thought about it… I could do better Invest funds in something and move more clever The trap of the hood, to be trapped there for good The plan is get out and give back to the hood Black is love, I’m back wussup Spread a lil more black love back to us Put a fist in the air if you hear me in the crowd And say it right now that you’re black and you’re proud Say it right now that you’re black and you’re proud Peace and love just ain’t enough We need every single resource owed to us For our people.. black people, dig it
3.
Black tribes, they show no love to our kind Teach us about them crimes that we endured and survived Power to our people, we had to make em believe us Abducted and deceived us but frontin like they dont need us How you give us religion and lie about all the facts Stole from our culture, historical artifacts It aint about race cus we done passed you twice We the backbone of this country so ima need a slice Black tribes, no heaven for bad guys Life after death and then you get baptized That exact lie is why is why we so far behind At the end of the line, school teaching us in rewind Black tribe, how we supposed to survive? Innocent black lives murdered before our eyes Home of the free, land of the brave Remember 9/11 but forget you was a slave The life and time of nigga mind that’s fluttered with crime Government officials lowkey tappin my lines But we gon keep it cordial and act like everything normal Playing possum wit the pigs but don’t tell them who warned you We them kings, that lasted the test of time Yall was testing my rhymes but I came back wit a bomb The underline, supreme, the phenomenon We grind, until our people on they feet Never worried bout police cus we them niggas to see Never wanted to be famous, just respect my pen Fuck who you is, I’m that nigga from back when You went thru neighborhoods looking for action Couldn’t have picks, immediately snappin On whoever wanted smoke, got easily packed quick Rap til you run outta gas and don’t choke Once a nigga get in his bag, he on go Can’t see it coming down my eye So i made the song cry Been fighting it for a long time Holding back thru the years, got too relaxed on my peers Dropped a few tiers then double backed for some cheers Now I’m back in the race, it’s time to pick up the pace Naw, this ain’t the same Ase, I had pick up the weights Got back in my bag and I ain’t stopping for jack Wit my eyes on the sparrow, this road I’m on is too narrow Make you tongue kiss the barrel if you meet my demands This shit a blood sport, I can see retreat in ya plans On the road to riches, unloadin clips on you bitches But I ain’t aiming for legs, when I flame it, ya dead I ain’t crying like a baby, you don’t play me then it’s swayze Fresh to death nigga, have ya funeral in Macy’s The people viewing ya corpse is ya biggest support Cus they gon be the reason you got hit wit the torch How you write and record some shit u don’t listen to It’s barely physical currency, everything digital If you owe me, you got it, homie I am past that I just switch the channel, that’s what I said in my last rap Thoughts remain abstract wit ya blood on the ceiling Is rockin red bottoms still supporting black business? I just wanna mention the owner French and Egyptian Hit me on the line and we figure it out Back to the story... guts and the glory When I rap, they applaud me, u need heart for the war, chief I shed a tear for my peers wit the football years Animals locked on a tier, sensing fear thru tears If you burn me on my journey ima wipe my hands of you Disrespecting my land and the fam gon stand on you Words penned so biblical, youngin this gift was meant for you Gods gave u a talent, don’t let the streets be the end of you Don’t let the streets be the end of you This life wasn’t meant for you Survive is what we built to do
4.
Fortune and fame.. is the name of the game Switch lanes from the pain... but the soul still remain Umbrellas for my brothers, I can't leave em in the rain If you can't keep it a hunnit, I gotta give you change Would you change for change or maybe the fame No matter what’s ya name, you’ll still be the same You can change how you look but you are who you are If you take away the glow and you’ll still be a star Got guns that cripple sons and fatally wound lungs Philly is where I’m from and the legacy just begun I was a new jack in my city, bad boy after diddy Flow infinitely like the memory of that nigga Biggie On and on, I keep on going, my sons still growing I keep on flowing, niggas talk politics and don’t be knowing You can look a man in the eyes and see he not a threat Why would I bother a nigga without a dollar He ain’t got nothing to lose like his father Generational fails, steady tucking his tail Every kinda excuse on why he couldn’t excel Fortune and fame... That’s the name of the game Switchin lanes from the pain... but the soul still remain Umbrellas for my brothers, I can't leave em in the rain If you can't keep it a hunnit, I gotta give you change How much does a dollar cost? Would you change for a hunnit? Would you sell ya soul to get ya name jumpin? These questions I gotta ask cus niggas is doing bad Outlandish acts on camera to get a bag My lord, these niggas is whores Dressing like women for business to be in Forbes Y’all drawn, what is y’all doing? Trolling social media, just to get on I ain’t judging cus it’s nothing, y’all got it Keep it pimpin, and put it all in ya pocket From the knowledge I acquired, now I profit off these topics Spoke to a doctor bout bitches calling me toxic If you a scholar, my dear then get ya certs up And if you fuckin tonight then lift ya shirt up Never know who gon change, give ‘em a chance Fortune and fame... That’s the name of the game Switchin lanes from the pain... but the soul still remain Umbrellas for my brothers, I can't leave em in the rain If you can't keep it a hunnit, I gotta give you change
5.
Marinate 03:31
This world of yours got so many stranger things Death before dishonor, ima self made king Y’all was patiently waiting for the greatness I’ve given To come for the mud and emerge to better living Word wasn’t mentioned that you the one sinning Now I gotta be the one that commence killing Am I my brothers keeper? Or enabling a feen Prophecies of riches coming to me in dreams Remember we was chosen to lead the pack of the greatest Came back for the fam like look mama I made it Big dreams, manifested and highly favored Owned acres, I paid extra for no neighbors It’s no savings, for niggas that’s hoe chasing The only nation I pledge to is donation It is what it is and I said what I said Ima let it marinate before it go to ya head I don’t know why you bent outta shape, you better stand straight Take the good wit the bad and let that jawn marinate You can pour syrup on sumthin don’t make it pancakes Sometimes in life’s journey, you just gotta let it marinate Hold up wait.. let it marinate I reject your deposit, I don’t accept carried hate If you start it, I finish, diminish then I bury hate Hold up wait.. let it marinate The soul different, I never expose niggas Shit ain’t my business nor do I control niggas Ima show y’all how to get it from the muscle Ain’t nobody show me shit so I had to hustle Whatever I learned, it wasn’t just given Had to figure shit out n earn me a living I was in the range, y’all playing games, chillin Now I’m on some shit n y’all walkin around biddin Life was never easy, you gotta see me to beat me Put the barrel to ya peezy ass head and lemon squeeze it You can call for Jesus but the blood still pouring Early in the morning and that was only a warning It’ll never be the same after certain words is exchanged After a certain threat, you gotta give niggas pain I ain’t tryna be hard on ya youngin, this ain’t scared straight Ya mom need some Ase in her life and let it marinate I don’t know why you bent outta shape, you better stand straight Take the good wit the bad and let that shit marinate You can pour syrup on shit don’t make it pancakes Sometimes in life’s journey you gotta let shit marinate Hold up wait.. let it marinate I reject your deposit, I don’t accept carried hate If you start it, I finish, diminish then I bury hate Hold up wait.. let it marinate
6.
Never could be perfect so I'm deemed a mortal man Made impulsive decisions but still played my hand Can't blame the world for my misguided ways But it's things from my past that scarred me today Failure breed anxiety, My conscience still bothers me Fulfilling my prophecy while tryna build a monopoly Ups and downs on a daily my mind feel like its crazy Life filmed like Scorsese, its crazy how they made me Gotta play the good guy even when dangers near If you can make it out my city, you can make it anywhere Keep ya eyes on them people who keeping they eyes on you I rather move independent so I can do what I wanna do Move how I wanna while vacay'n for summers Slide to the front of the line without taking numbers We play the game to win but we all cant make it Gotta get it how you live cus life is what you make it 2 be free, 2 be alive, 2 be blessed, and good health It’s only one you.. so love being yourself It’s only one you.. so love being yourself Put a hand in this rap shit, still a nigga reaching Niggas moving sideways but i act like i aint see shit Niggas gossip like bitches, can't even move they own plan Instead of getting money, you wanna talk about a grown man I stand on my own two, ten toes down I knew some shit that could expose you but I aint make it sound Thats weird shit, queer shit and I do not condone such Recording fights and other bullshit, quit pickin ya phone up I feel bad for the future cus the old heads aint school em All they did was use em and let the streets abuse em Ima say what i say but if it fall deaf ears... Niggas jus gon chalk it to "who really cares?" Whether any storm no matter ya condition Even if you down to ya last with no pot to piss in Shake the negativity and get back in the race Only you know ya limits when you looking at ya face From a shelter to the pound block 5541 They called it the jungle cus lil niggas was totin guns I was new to the vibes but I knew how to survive Took sum time to adjust, I grew up fast wit the pups Let’s take it back for a second or two My friends running the streets, whatchu expect me to do? In the midst of madness but in my heart was a sadness I wanted to be accepted but had to learn a few lessons Couldn’t fake it til i made it cus that eventually break you All the attention from the fame and they’ll eventually hate you So I chose to fall back, went to school and got a job Running the streets wit niggas and rhymin on the side I wanted to do a jawn wit skee, dot and matic But for whatever reason that shit never happened So I went my own way and did my own thang Had to break out that shy shit and make my own name When I first start rappin I was rockin wit Loc But niggas wasn’t recording cus niggas was broke So I saved a couple dollars and slid down north Recorded two songs in DJ Franchize jawn Kept coming back so I can work on my craft But we getting off topic let me wind this shit back Blew my first L on Crowson wit niggas Right in front of Julios posted wit niggas Don’t get it confused I was the gaming bul Never claimed to be tough or a dangerous bul Ain’t no nigga ever chump me or play me wrong Had a nice lil bitch and I fucked that up.. drawn But the past is the past so I won’t say yall name Got me all in my feelings but I don’t play them games Little do they know this my crowson street flow We going platinum off the sound cus we untouchable yo
7.
Flaws 03:14
Once the weed run out, I’m left alone with my thoughts Trying to run away from the pain but always seem to get caught All these late night thoughts that run a muck in my mind has me fucked up about the past, keep pressing rewind How could I be so naïve and expect these people to see… The vision for my people on what we supposed to believe How we supposed to be peaceful if yall dont treat us equal? Ya’ll wasnt left in charge but history showed the evil Niggas movin sideways but i see thru the fake Its cool cus i get it... me and them dont relate We just gon keep it cordial n act like everything normal Honesty was the answer so i was tryna be formal In these times of the wicked i stand tall wit conviction Ya'll stand tall in a court and get niggas convicted These niggas aint listen and paid the ultimate price Armed robbery, a stolen Johnny but ya man doing LIFE What would you do for the fame.. do for some change Only you can explain.. what you do for the game Life is all about growing and knowing you dont know it all Acknowledging mistakes cus every human has flaws (x2) Tryna figure it out, will she stay or will she go? The way this shit is lookin, dawg I dont even know Made sum bad decision but I meant it at the time Stressed and depressed and couldn't keep it off my mind I'm the root of my issues, I just pray that this too... Shall pass one day, maybe on a sunday Take it one day at a time... thats what some say The sequel to D'evils got me sinnin on a Monday Friends turn foes, spreading secrets and all The time-in isn't bonding cus they was studied ya flaws Tryna get you out the picture to knock ya wife off Its pretty high at the top.. its gon be a nice fall Learning from mistakes but I make em so often Selling pain by the pound, I just might start an auction Why i gotta feel alone when I express myself All this rap shit cool but it dont turn into wealth What would you do for the fame.. do for some change Only you can explain.. what you do for the game Life is all about growing and knowing you dont know it all Acknowledging mistakes cus every human has flaws (x2)
8.
Get It All 02:01
Is we talking facts or just rappin on tracks Cus I got a bridge for sale for a couple of stacks You can get it for the low cus that’s the homeboy rate Trickin bitches for dates in ya homeboy wraith Fake it til you make it is ya natural trait That can’t be legit... that ain’t the actual rate Catch and kissin wit bitches on ya road to the riches Detour’d you along the way now trapped in the kitchen Doing dishes and watching kids, ain’t how you should live She got you locked inside the crib like you doing a bid You can’t be mad at the world cus you chose that life Playa keep it pimpin, that hoe ain’t a housewife She like being out, running round wit her friends Chasing after niggas that’s chasing them M’s Come on playboy, enough is enough That bitch like runnin the streets and you a sucka for love If I catch you throwing shade, ima throw a shot We can rumble toe to toe or get a pine box Serving nicks wit a cannon, who’s the Last man standing I was outside vampin tryna build to a mansion Came from the gutta, had to get into the groove Being stagnant ain’t what’s happening, a nigga gotta move Put my eggs in one basket now ya boy gotta sit down Corona fucked me over but I’m bouta switch this shit ‘round If we talking stats you can give it to niggas But if you keep a buck, I ain’t spitting like niggas Got these rappers acting tough, talking crazy on live I thought killas move in sil... let me mind my B.I. Ima just keep it rap cus all that drama drawn But we can really see wussup when the drama is on Ima just keep it rap cus all that drama drawn But we can really see wussup when the drama is on
9.
Avoid the district, so we hopping fences in the trenches I’m the impact player while you ride the benches They know the difference, you can’t see it cus you really jaded We ain’t seen the drive in you since you went to Vegas Niggas made it and kept grinding, fuck the wear and tear You was only in the field til the coast was clear Then you hit the hills once you hit a mill You can catch it anywhere like a navy seal I seen the change and switch lanes on you cockroaches I’ll laugh dead in ya face while you not joking I’ll put this cig in ya mouth we is not smoking Heard a diss from last year.. I did not notice You put that knife up in my back and had the nerve to twist it I know you see the wave get big, just know u missed it We aint never gotta be cool or ever shake hands You took a bite out my hand and then ruined the plan Tensions high, now you revealing how you feel inside Now pick a side and every single nigga with you dies I feel the vibes, now it’s fuck how you feel inside A whole bitch up in these streets, I see it in ya eyes A man is a man just stand on whatchu do Only a sucka stay still, I continued to move Moving the movement, the flow is ruthless Im running thru shit like Pac in 96 wit the MOB Nigga stay on ya job.. as i continue to bomb.. On my enemies.. nigga said slide, i gave 10 of these Blood baths and bad memories Shall i finish him or let em live? Should i kill him, the dog, the bitch and the kids? Or should I hit up the crib and ask the lord to forgive... Every single thing I’m bouta do All that praying aint gon help when i run into you When the wars on, can’t nobody save you It’s up for anybody, tell ya family stay away too Depending how I feel, I might show up to ya residents Wait for you to pop out and put one in ya intelligence How you want it? I’ll put hunnits on ya head, early Do you dirty or we can box and keep it sturdy Bro I’m 30, i ain’t beefin on no internet But I got people you might see over disrespect Tensions high, you revealing how you feel inside Pick a side and every single nigga with you dies I feel the vibes, now it’s fuck how you feel inside A whole bitch up in these streets, I see it in ya eyes
10.
Just thinkin bout me.. got you soo anxious The way I make you feel.. You just wanna ??? You still at home? girl why u keep playing? You always leaving but tonight I know you staying Pick up the phone, tell me wussup If you slide thru.. I might try to fuck U said u need honesty and thats what i gave u My word is my word, why would i play you? He tryna cuddle too, fair exchange You lookin for somebody new but thats the game Niggas love bitches thats fuckin niggas within ya circle Never trust them bitches my nigga cus they'll hurt you But she be on my mind bitch... all the time I think about her anytime i start to write a rhyme Hurry up this way again so I got u where I need you Alleviate that pain, my dear, i can teach you... All the things that u never knew, do things i always wanted to Missing you like crazy got me stalking ya social sites I know fucked up but im here to tell you that you was right I aint living right without by my side My do or die, my baby, you got the drive You the apple of the eye and i need you right by my side I cant let you leave me, I swear, I would rather die Confessing how i feel aint the easiest part I'm willing to go blind if it lead me back to ya heart ... bring it back from the start
11.
Regrets 03:28
I done it all from lying to cheating All type of nut shit done by weak men I’m still learning with obstacles in my way We could reminisce but this ain’t back in the day Heinous acts of the past that I don’t wanna rehash Unforgivable things, I’d never repeat to brag Childhood trauma from my father and momma My life wasn’t normal but it was better than most Some niggas had it bad and it molded them for the future They say if you don’t got it by now, then you a loser How could that ever be true, when you the cruiser Take it in stride, sit back and enjoy the ride Never let a nigga tell you how to run your life Rolled the dice on this shit and bet it all on a six Confident as a bitch, a sure shot I wouldn’t miss You know how life get, Fuckaround n got a plot twist Trials and tribulations of a nigga from the street Far from where I came but not where I wanna be Negativity is below me, if you don’t like it then blow me If you tryna help with something, I rather you show me Hold me closely.. and never let me go My love is eternal like 2pac soul You sure love to ball whenever my homies call No matter what, I gotcha back whether big or small I’m just living off the land and moving like Tarzan I want more for myself so I put on the boss pants It’s a shame K&A just drugs and narcan Aww man shit fucked up like aww damn I’m just tryna get my people out all jams It’s too many problems to solve by one man If we ever separate, I hope you never forget In order to survive, gotta learn to live with regrets You used to hold me, told me that I was the best Anything in this world I want I could possess All that made me want is all that I could get In order to survive, gotta learn to live with regrets Regret is the reminder of shit I wish I never did Without those experiences I wouldn’t be who I is If we keep it honest nobody leaves this earth perfect Make ya mistakes, look back, now was it worth it? Made in the image of god with one flaw Free will decisions that lead us to do wrong Repent for ya sins and never make ‘em again If you raised off survival then you playing to win We can’t control other people, only our reaction Say what you want but it’s consequences after Give the glory to God for letting me make it here 30 laps around the sun and I’m coming for many years Before I leave this planet, I’m leaving my kids some land My grandma left me a crib but my pop fumbled the bag As sand fall in the hour glass, time ticks and it tock Walked down my old block and that crib is now a lot Beg my pardon, that shit look like a garden But I done came from nothing before.. we still balling
12.
They say to real overpower a fake You got a win to overpower a hate A slight grin when you crowded wit snakes I know the difference when I look in ya face (x2) What's real is your perception so we aint gotta debate If you choose the streets to be cool then we can not relate If illegal activity is how you cook up ya cake Then get it how you live but get some estate But if you end up in a grave or a cell up state Just remember all the bitches taking pictures on dates All the niggas that you fed and the family praise And all the other good shit before being took out the game From fortune and fame to being locked in chains Just think to yourself, was it worth the exchange? I got a question, did you know yo skin tone was a blessing? Europeans called us colored but got more colors than us Embellish our whole history and want us to trust.. Them.. never.. will I forget, Emmit Till That type of injustice turned my heart into steel God gave us free-will to make our own decisions How you gon tell me where I'm going, for how I'm living Life after death aint.. what we expect I never died before so I just hope for the best For the superior race they can't seem to erase They need to embrace us, before we run it again And once we in position we aint tryna be friends.. and i mean ever again I'm tryna see heights i never seen before I was tryna lead em on, instead they wanna linger off So I had let em stray just so i can get away To a place so i can meditate, mentally elevate These is for them lonely nights i was left at home to fight Demons in my mind, i couldn't see ya views cus I was right Niggas soo militant til tanks coming down yo block and nigga you aint killin shit So please cut tha chatter, you a rapper my nigga Quit acting before I start smacking you niggas Resolve fears before you try to start a careers Only top tier nigga that’s taking over from here Tears flooded my eyes when my mother died I had too much pride for suicide so i had to change the vibe… Its a different feeling, now I'm tryna touch a million Had it counted at the Hilton, money stackin to the ceiling.. and it keep on building Born kings, paid to forget our dreams Minimum wage workin wont cut it for it my queen The underground theme, all hail the elohiem Stuff we can't discuss and some other little things Let me keep it brief so I dont disturb the peace Brainwashed in our sleep so the world made us the beast You want me to believe the police dont get a piece For every nigga thats killed, cold blooded in the streets Fight for ya freedom but our leaders deceiving Protesting for peace when they the reason that we bleedin We was there for the fight, even brought a concealed knife Never scared to be right, never ran on my life Gotta bond wit the fam but if they dont understand I can't fake who I am, I’d rather die as a man Never on my knees, beggin a nigga please Bitch nigga if you bout it then let ya trigga squeeze

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Inspired by the production of Kendrick Lamar’s 2015 album "To Pimp a Butterfly" and solely produced by Tunga, "Change For A Hundred" has many meanings, whether it’s breaking a $100 dollar bill to purchase this album or making decisions with consequences that could potentially change the direction of your life. The subject matter on this project touch on self-love, human flaws, regrets, never compromising who you are for material gain, and many more topics.
“If you can't keep it a hundred, I gotta give you change” -AR Ase “CHANGE FOR A HUNDRED”

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released April 18, 2022

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AR Ase Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Born and raised in the streets of Philadelphia, AR Ase is a hip hop artist who has been making waves in the underground rap scene. With a sound that harkens back to the golden age of 90’s hip hop, AR Ase has been praised for his gritty lyrics and old-school beats that pay homage to the pioneers of the genre. ... more

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