Joey Bada$$ - Righteous Minds Lyrics






[Intro:]
Yeah
Make sure my shit sound tight

[Verse:]
I never knew the world could be this mad
Only vision I had of sex was callin' me bad
I never knew the world could be this cold
Only time a nigga died he was playing a role
But now the niggas get their souls stole so often
They only did is offer gimits is awake in their coffin
From NY to cope it down the hole
She said that office offers abortions
Without precaution,
Power to the people,
There's too many who wanna be Jordan
Too many forces thinking they could make a fortune story
Too many wanna be actors instead of achiveing their masters
At least the bachelor would know too many wanna be rappers
That's just statistics they'll be steak before he'll pay Christ
Like niggas in the White House supplying white towels
Or Jim Crow Laws you probably missed it
Hard to be persistent when you tryin' to fight for your existence

[Chorus:]
It ain't easy living life like this
When you tryin' to be righteous
But know a nigga might just
Leave you lifeless for prices
High tech devices
So keep your tech down
Or meet your Christ
It ain't easy living life like this
When you tryin' to be righteous
But know a nigga might just
Leave you lifeless for prices
High tech devices
So keep your tech down
Or meet your Christ

[Verse:]
Person, mad nervous you surrender of the sturving
Look them in the eyes flicks makes you die
You know you merk 'em right there
Plus his hide is like right here
So you know that if you would fight fair
Then you'd have him like cry scared
But don't forget to tack your heart
By your right hand
So listen loud and clear
You don't wanna lose your life there
Don't you show a slight tail
Or let 'em sight fear
Just let 'em dissapear in the night yeah
What your life is, rabbi the clack is
Left alone in the apartment
Someone's been jobless someone make dollars
Shaking it topless and
Daddy be gone said it
Took off like ashes
Dizzy gain knowledge
I'm keeping it with the synapsis
Saying shit like that make you wish you were adopted
To escape the pain you joined the gang
And get intoxicated
Had no shame, nothing wrong with some Mary Jane
The only thing is you do with the game

[Chorus:]
It ain't easy living life like this
When you tryin' to be righteous
But know a nigga might just
Leave you lifeless for prices
High tech devices
So keep your tech down
Or meet your Christ
It ain't easy living life like this
When you tryin' to be righteous
But know a nigga might just
Leave you lifeless for prices
High tech devices
So keep your tech down
Or meet your Christ

[Verse:]
Imagine me fed up
A go getter, for more cheddar
Pour never, no more lettuce
'Cause I know no better
No error no steals
No Kirk, No Lee, no school
No OJ, no talent, know me
But if I did say act right
What if I pack crack white
With my sack tight
Joined the gang fight
They click clack tight
Sledding the vibe
With the black stripe
And get my friend's the back knife
'Cause that's life
Nigga

[Chorus:]
It ain't easy living life like this
When you tryin' to be righteous
But know a nigga might just
Leave you lifeless for prices
High tech devices
So keep your tech down
Or meet your Christ
It ain't easy living life like this
When you tryin' to be righteous
But know a nigga might just
Leave you lifeless for prices
High tech devices
So keep your tech down
Or meet your Christ
It ain't easy living life like this
When you tryin' to be righteous
But know a nigga might just
Leave you lifeless for prices
High tech devices
So keep your tech down
Or meet your Christ
It ain't easy living life like this
When you tryin' to be righteous
But know a nigga might just
Leave you lifeless for prices
High tech devices
So keep your tech down
Or meet your Christ





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  1. J.... N....

    2020 Badman jozif

  2. M.... B....

    Who’s bumping this in 2020

  3. [.... d....

    Yo, i think i am finally back on some Pro Era trip.. leave lifeless for prices or high tech devices, so keep that tec9 or meet your crisis.. better ask somebody..

  4. N.... ....

    i almost cry a little when listening to this song, Joey created a timeless and in my opinion beautiful album at only 16. when i was young and learning the ways of the world, this song got me through. thank you Joey, you could relate for years to come and continue to bring the unbeatable vibes. <3

  5. B.... ....

    I just realized I commented on this video a long time ago when I listened to it while I was little younger and I'm 14 now and being real g shit this song some facts. I look bat at this and fuck mayn shit got my head thinking Joey really a real ass nigga for knowing how it really be. Imma reply to this in a year after 2020 to see how the whole year went but sheesh man love this shit.

  6. K.... ....

    Azur et Bushi

  7. T.... &....

    Thank you Bro for your beat 🔥🔥🔥 I am a french MC and I made a remix : https://youtu.be/alRlnN6iFRE. Don't hesitate to listen, share and follow us... 👍👍👍

  8. T.... R....

    One of my favorite songs ever

  9. T.... 1....

    Agent Micheal Scarn still bumpin

  10. A.... I....

    I think he has Benjamin’s button disease because he clearly from the 80s

  11. E.... D....

    SUBSCRIBED. This is the best quality version of this song on YouTube

  12. A.... ....

    Sounds like something I’d hear on bully the game

  13. T.... B....

    I'm still in 2019. Album 1999 is fire.

    T.... B....

    Facts man

  14. A.... 9....

    yeeeeeeeeee

  15. K.... M....

    This beat is golden

  16. P.... F....

    Who’s still bumping this August 2019

    P.... F....

    December 2019 catch up nigga

    P.... F....

    2020🤘

  17. U.... ....

    2019 anyone?

  18. M.... F....

    This is some Nas shit man. Joey fiiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeee

  19. L.... ....

    real fucking hip hop and then fuckhead mumblers make a song and get millions of views FUCK MUMBLE RAP

  20. 0.... T....

    Voy prendiendo siempre ilegal
    Sabes nosotros prendimos en cualquier lugar
    Llegamos al punto que no elevamos mas
    Aun asi no estamos interesados en irnos por el mal

  21. K.... B....

    The originals of this beat are the Beatnuts, Joeys version is a faster tempo, but such a dope version, props to Badass & homage to the Beatnuts

  22. D.... X....

    This has that Illmatic feel

  23. k.... r....

    Joey's voice always reminds me of j. Cole. Especially when talking instead of rapping.

  24. Q.... S....

    It ain't easy living life like this💯

  25. p.... C....

    I really like the beat good jobs whoever produce this track

  26. L.... S....

    https://youtu.be/4Xij9EXmioc

  27. N.... F....

    Love the way they worked the beatnuts beat.

  28. j.... ....

    This song makes me emotional fam

  29. H.... ....

    its nice to hear some good music for once!

  30. G.... ....

    I skate to this all the time

  31. A.... ....

    HEYS GUYS LISTEN TO ME AND GROUP RAPPING ON THIS BEAT. SONG CALLED “FIND THE LIGHT” PLEASE GIVE IT A LISTEN AND GIVE US YOUR HONEST FEEDBACK. MUCH APPRECIATED 🙏🏼🙏🏼 https://youtu.be/nHVzAxvsRsM

  32. g.... m....

    My bro showed me this song awhile ago i still listen to this shit till this day keep your head on your shoulders theres only a few of you goats and thousands of you sound cloud rappers that aint got nun on yall i dont want another goat getting slaughtered

  33. C.... C....

    Yooo who’s still slapping this though? 😎🙏🏻

    C.... C....

    everyday

    C.... C....

    I cant believe I just found this today. The piano in the back really completes the chill vibe🔥

    C.... C....

    everyday of every year and if I miss out on a day I make it up by replaying it through out the day!

  34. b.... ....

    Is there a single bad song on this tape...

  35. T.... z....

    It could've been prod. by Bruce lee

  36. J.... C....

    I love this song but I feel like they should have extended the end with

  37. J.... P....

    1999 is still slept on.

  38. m.... n....

    Throw back af when me an my boy running around like hoodlums.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  39. n.... k....

    I hear doom

  40. A.... L....

    I knew I heard this beat somewhere else
    콰시(KWash) - 버팀목 (with Michaela)

  41. I.... M....

    Dam this album helped me thru so much shit at 16 in 2012, everyone over here in the hoods in northern California would clown me for bumping this shit, but I didn't give a fuck, then 2 years later everyone I showed him to started bumping him and even my cuzins that clowned me started bumping him when we got stoned, it's wierd I found this on YouTube and I've been struggling so much shit lately, ad I've struggling since I was a kid, but now that I just turned 22, I realize now how fast time goes by, thanks Joey badass for your music and weed helping keep me from pulling that trigger against my head or taking more than enough pills to od when I was in the middle of darkass shit I felt trapped and alone in, and I had no family I could trust or friends from moving all the time, and foster care but pro era helped

  42. 4.... ....

    that ny struggle is real

  43. a.... f....

    so many wana be actor

    a.... f....

    al-la frankie without achieving they mastas

  44. A.... A....

    Still here 2017 facts

    A.... A....

    wrong year dummy. this came out in '99. I hope life after the coma is working out for u.

  45. e.... A....

    " nothing wrong with some mary jane, the only thing is that you do it again and again and again"

    e.... A....

    @Dan Dan The Trash Man That's old for a dog

    e.... A....

    @Straight God XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

    e.... A....

    @Straight God I THOUGHT THE SAME SHIT.

    e.... A....

    Marijuana not bad for you shit people get Drunk everyday and do some dumb shit and other people smoke they bud n chill after dealing w they bullshit

    e.... A....

    MajorYapper7 marijuana is definitely nowhere near as bad as alcohol and it won’t kill u either, but inhaling any kinda smoke isn’t good for the lungs naturally. side note it’s really stupid how alcohol is so accepted in society yet it kills and ruins the lives of SO many people but weed, an actual medicine, is still highly stigmatized.

  46. K.... D....

    Needs more songs like this.

  47. b.... b....

    joey was perfect here...1999 is still his best project imo

    b.... b....

    I wish he could go back to these mellow beats ;(

    b.... b....

    agreed, i don't really mess with his new shit but maybe it's because i grew up listening to this and steez n shit.

    b.... b....

    I agree.

    b.... b....

    Agree totally

    b.... b....

    Na 7/10

  48. C.... B....

    I love hip hop because of music like this

  49. C.... R....

    This beat sampled hit me with that by the beatnuts back in 94

    C.... R....

    Good ear bro that song is a classic Beatnuts from Corona Queens repping the town

    C.... R....

    Hit Me With That - Street Level Album - 1994

  50. K.... K....

    https://soundcloud.com/oxynovalifestyl/righteous-minds

  51. E.... ....

    This is amazing

  52. P.... P....

    Love this song. Especially that Nas and Shawty Ooh-Wop sample from Belly

  53. J.... ....

    2012 was dope....I was 16

    J.... ....

    And I was 27...

    J.... ....

    I remember 1999!

    J.... ....

    And it was a lot doper than 2012.

    J.... ....

    same miss this shit along with steez, my god. Use to be bumpin survival tactics when it came out with vibe ratings. miss all the homies too.

    J.... ....

    I was 12

  54. r.... ....

    GREAT song bro....he only was 17 or so I believe when he made this.

    r.... ....

    OliveMonkeys 16

    r.... ....

    Marvin Rodriguez he was 17

    r.... ....

    Isaiah Martinez im pretty sure he was only 16 when he made waves though so he probably made this not long after he turned 17

  55. Y.... D....

    I need a gangsta bitch

  56. D.... ....

    Beatnuts the shit, got this song downloaded.

  57. W.... C....

    Beatnuts sample dope asf joey

  58. w.... l....

    this is dope joey is on the rise . real hip hop and brings New York back .

  59. B.... M....

    THIS SHOULD BE IN GRAND THEFT AUTO 6

    B.... M....

    Industry would never alow real hip hop to so many youths who would play the game,.

    B.... M....

    Leo Walzim gta had 2pac, Dre, kendrick, ab soul, Nipsey, NWA, snoop, geto boys, ice cube and more, its the most played game after fortnite or minecraft

    B.... M....

    @Ahmed 123456789 you just proved his point

    B.... M....

    luis _ whether or not you like those artists is up to you since music is opinionated, but if think they aren’t real hiphop artists then you just have no knowledge or understanding of the genre in the slightest

  60. E.... B....

    My boy tried to tell me that lyricist don't sell. I looked at him in his face and laughed.. Then we did the research and found that joey badass has a higher net worth then future. Real Hip-hop will ALWAYS sell.

    E.... B....

    +romipunz he's a lyricist with cerebral palsy.

    E.... B....

    I've been saying this for YEARS, Lyricists is where the money is at in rap. If your audience connects with you THAT is how you get infamous.

    E.... B....

    I mean like, Who said people had to flex with their richness, huh?

    E.... B....

    but future got 30m's, and joey only 4, wytb

    E.... B....

    123 123 I really doubt Joey badass has a net worth of 4 million. Future probably has a bigger net worth rn, meaning atm meaning in a few decades Joey will be back on top cause the truth is non lyricists come and go it’s why tentacion got lucky he died, cause he can be thought of as better than he actually is

  61. G.... ....

    Im currently on trial for raping the repeat button

    G.... ....

    @nuknuknuk111 lol

    G.... ....

    +nuknuknuk111 best kind of civil charge

    G.... ....

    Same my morning song

  62. B.... T....

    this kid has one of the illest flows. you can feel the practice and care that goes into his music, just heard about this guy and holy fuck man. he's super rad

    B.... T....

    nice run-on sentence, u big dum idiot. Ur name is both ignorant and highly offensive. Have a nice day u ignorant slutbag

  63. R.... ....

    Great show over here in Austria from Joey! We got a live video up on our channel if anyone cares to watch. :) Peace

    R.... ....

    u spelled awstralia wrong

  64. M.... M....

    This my jam ❤👍

  65. L.... Q....

    nice track!

  66. B.... W....

    Anybody know if their is a loop of just the beginning without the extra stuff?

  67. M.... R....

    I feel abused listening to this shit. This shit it amazing.

  68. K.... ....

    these are real tunes right here!

  69. R.... B....

    make sure my shit sound tight

  70. S.... N....

    Strong,strong,strong emotional connections to this joint.

  71. G.... D....

    beatnuts did a joint to this sample too. both killed it though

  72. J.... N....

    YOOO THIS SAMPLES MILES DAVIS IN A SILENT WAY!!! Respect.

  73. S.... ....

    First song I heard by him. Please don't ever sell out, Joey.

    S.... ....

    he is sign to no major

    S.... ....

    Ahtnamas2 you will love his new album just dropped today

    S.... ....

    dont listen to beast coast album then

    S.... ....

    Y’all trippin this nigga never gon sellout there’s a difference between selling out n living his life. Y’all thought he sold out 5 years ago wonder what you’d say now...

  74. t.... b....

    Love this song

  75. t.... b....

    Love this song

  76. J.... ....

    i can't tell lmao. Looks like i did a good job

  77. H.... C....

    You sir, are a bad troll.

  78. J.... ....

    shit don't even need to, people are losing their balls over me lmao

  79. T.... ....

    Lol please don't feed the troll. Especially after midnight. Cheers to those with a sense of humor and an even better sense of real hip-hop.

  80. M.... ....

    You can troll better than this ma nigga

  81. X.... H....

    Flocka is trash now to be honest

  82. J.... ....

    this intellectual bullshit is fcking up the hood. Niggas all smart and shit. Nigga talking too much logical shit. Need to be on that WAKA FLOCKA BITCH NIGGA!!!!! REAL NIGGA SHIT!! NOT SOFT ASS SMART PEOPLE SHIT!

    J.... ....

    Jii-El This better be a joke nigga. You sounding like a real dumbass, have fun with the stupid life.

  83. y.... a....

    Flakka is what i like to call "kewnshit". This is real intellectual shit, where dumb fucks like you don't belong. Begone.

  84. T.... M....

    Drown yourself

  85. j.... ....

    cheers Pot Head

  86. D.... H....

    101 i think

  87. F.... ....

    i love your name man lol so original no one used it besides you

  88. s.... ....

    What a waste of a human being you are.

  89. S.... S....

    Someone obviously has never listened to real hip hop in his life

  90. J.... ....

    i was trolling to see how many dislikes i would get. I see my hypothesis was correct. Nice.

  91. J.... ....

    Oh my god. You need to start from the beginning and rethink every decision you've ever made.

  92. B.... L....

    im gonna have to agree with jawa. do it. you need to just die.

  93. S.... B....

    Joey & Rocky putting it down for NY

  94. 8.... ....

    hahaahahaha a fucking arsenal

  95. a.... ....

    actually making beats out of original instruments is what hip hop is. so this is the exact definition of hip hop. no computerized sounds. but yeah waka ill af