Brother Ali - Pen To Paper Lyrics

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This still sends shivers down my spine man, your message speaks to my spirit

What i was looking for from his voice

Brother Rocks Fiyah like Lava

Brother ali& vinnie pazz respect from England. Your message is not in vein. I'm one more person u have given light 2.

Ernie is one of my favorite songs :)

I hope this guy got permission to use Fat Freddy's music... :/

Hey Riley

This is faith bro'! U can't stand bro!

Straight sick the lyrics he is..this last release is for the conscious grown man..definitely my favorite album.

THEE. HARDEST. SONG. EVER. MADE.

You a monster Ali 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Amazing, just wish this song was longer

This shit should have over 5 mill views it’s insane dude you got some serious bars. Keep it up man.

This vid should have millions of views

I am not beautiful, I am an elegant beast
A well-mannered monster, a charming barbarian
I will pillage your heart with language so lavishly violent
You will curse me for coming and curse me for going
Your crying and your moaning will share the same sound

[Verse 1]
Put pen to paper the first time when I was barely eight or
Maybe nine that was the late eighties, Reagan time
Put in the freshest tape rewinds, wait, let me take my time
The entire landscape of that blank page was mine
Created space to climb inside, escape the crazy times
Reshape the climate, break it down, that was my frame of mind
Thank the divine great designing this as my sacred shrine
I made myself a place to shine, wait, let me spray this rhyme
When I was thirteen I met KRS, he put me on the stage
Suggested I read up on Malcolm X, y'all know the rest
So much pushing down on my chest
Both my folks got laid to rest
Loved ones wishing me all the best
I'm a ball of stress, yet I digress
I've spent my every hopeless dream and my unspoken secret
You hear it floating through your speakers in my old releases
My fanbase began to grow beneath & crowd around me
I never tiptoed 'round here shy I spit it loud and proudly
The U.S. government profiled me and the sponsors dropped me
Some of my listeners felt a way so they no longer got me
I knew that telling that truth is costly no one alive can stop me
I rolled that flag out on the ground and prostrated my body
This is more than music to me, this is ancestors
Speaking through me at the tomb of Rumi
My mic’s a rifle I’m honor bound to fire my weapon truly
Whether they jeer me, cheer me, boo, salute me or just shoot me
Let it be known, my whole life I break that cycle set it in stone
I'd still rather be known as a man that stand on my own
Rather than beg at a throne cold
You know I still honor my own code that go down to the bone
We just want to get it on shooting at the devil
With a megaphone till we dead and gone
BOOM!

Is the track by Fat Fred's Drop?

The only thing that could possibly make "pen to paper" better,was if it was like ten minutes longer

Al-Hamdulillah!

asmr mouth sounds 100% tingles!!
Me: meh
asmr wood carving tingles ~~
Me: Mehh
Brother Ali Music
Me: *tingle tingle tingle* ooooohhh that's the good stuff

I can't exactly tell if Brother Ali is trap-rapping at the end here, and it's annoying...

Brother Ali...Best of all time

Holy filth 🔥

"This is more than music to me, this is ancestors speaking through me at the tomb of Rumi"

Love this whole album 🙏❤️

heavy shit

FAT FREDDY'S DROP

Is Brother Ali top 10, 15?

beats sounds like Fat Freddys Drop.....can't think of the song, listen to them- it's OBVIOUS. Hopefully he co created and its not just bit.

seeing this live in Santa Ana was mad crazy and one of the best songs he performed that night

damn, wish more songs on the album went in like this. It's good, but not much hype like in this track.

on repeat 😊

the beat heavily reminds me of "fat freddys drop".. which is epic

This instrumental is really close to Fat Freddie's Drop - Ernie

God bless this man. Wow, his music is amazing. may God protect him from the illuminati.

good fuckin god this is fire

This should be titled The Ernie Remix!

Fair enough. Fair enough! I give you ratings for this tune

I like how you give the lyrics to the songs.

"This is more than music to me,
This is ancestors speakin' through me at the tomb of rumi"

Some of the dopest lyrics ever!

I wish his flow at the end was longer 🔥🔥👍👍👌

fy-ya!!

SOO DOPE !!! HIPHOPJ01 !

in the era of "hits", real MCs still making CLASSICS!

thumbs up to get pen on paper part 2!
i felt the 🔥

you feel it FIIIRE!!

Shit! elevating to another level. Keep weaving that knowledge through the pen my man! Respect

Great Scott
holy shit
God damn
WTF!!!
the next person i meet that say they are not a fan of this guy will have to see me in the octagon

And I'll probably lose....but just solely based on this track alone me bleeding will be worth it. peace king keep displaying the craft as it should be creative consciously moving and intellectually aware.

he is still going so fucking hard after all this time, holy shit

RAW Hip Hop dope beat

As a Moroccan, please make more and more music brother . you are the best

Classically trained Hip Hop

BROTHER AALLLIIIIIIIIIIII! WELCOME BACK <3

When Sadistik, Brother ALi and Kristoff Krane all have an album coming out in the same year you know it's going to be a fucking great year

Brother ali &&& Ant !

omfg may seems so long away, just drop already!

Minnesota rappers...take lessons from this man!

Goosebumps... hyped for the album!! repeat repeat

Ant and Ali back together....ahhh life is correct again.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

My god.... 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Finally someone with the same passion to tell the truth as immortal technique

I am going to buy this album twice.

Aesop last year and Ali this year. Fuck everyone that says hip hop can't be smart. If KRS, Dela Soul, and Kwali release albums this year my mind will fucking blow

Mashed Fat Freddys Drop beat ?

Ancestors speaking through me at the tomb of Rumi

the chills

Man u r the boss amazing beat amazing skill hope to see u in switzerland once in my lifetime

This is talent

this explains tokens dark side influence

love love love. wishing you we're single. lol

big fan of Fat Freddy's Drop here. I was kinda surprised when I heared this beat. Great job with the execution but this sounds so close to the original version of "Ernie" I feel like there should be more credit given to the guys from New Zeland.
big up Rhymesayers

"This is more than music to me,
This is ancestors speaking through me at the tomb of Rumi,"
Please let those lines sink In. This man is pure genius.
Heres a quote from one of Rumi's poems.
"Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love."
Brother Ali embodies it.

I know that most people who self promote are wack as fuck but if you support lyrical hip hop i'd appreciate it if you checked out my channel or don't lol Either way thanks

The piano riff is a spin off of 'Fat Freddy's Drop - Ernie '

The buildup throughout the video is just fucking dopamine.

Finally got to see Brother Ali and Atmosphere the last time they came through Milwaukee...wooooo!!!  if you didn't walk out there inspired you was hanging at the bar while their little brother was getting educated in REAL music.  LOVING this right here.

the 25 people who clicked dislike are Justin Bieber's fans

And to think Brother Ali opened with these lyrics in 2015 at Redrocks, and now it's a track. I thought I was crazy looking for the song as hard I could. Now, I can sit and listen to this on repeat, enjoying Ali's greatness.

blown away

Brother ali x Tech n9ne would be pretty dope,

y'all realize this album is gonna go down in history

Coming through with that Nas flow.

dam can't wait to see this live in !!L.A!! going to be fire musical bliss

ali is great but that beat though ant is officially back

Masha'Allah FAMM

Ali needs to collab with RTJ

uh that fucking base is deadly and the prosody in this flow is infectious.

this shit goes so hard. Ali is one of my favorites. has his own swagger and always stays true. can't wait for this new album

Five years later and so much growth in perspective! Really impressive B-Ali

brother Ali with a fat Freddy's drop sample? HOLY SHIT!!!!

Ernie! damnnnn dude! :D

"This is more than music to me, This is ancestors speaking through me at the tomb of Rumi!"

I literally threw my phone away!

happy to see new stuff from this guy love ya Ali