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CHORUS
You really need to practice (repetition)
Whether an actress or gymnastics (competition)
Or to be ready for your math quiz (long division)
Best tactic be proactive (position for your mission)
You really need to practice (repetition)
Like a fanatic, don’t get distracted (pay attention)
Stay on point just like a cactus (condition)
Best tactic be proactive (position for your mission)
VERSE 1
If you really want to be number one (1st pick)
Or make your favorite hobby more fun (here’s the trick)
Used by sprinters when they run and singers when they’ve sung
It adds up to getting the job done (arithmetic)
To be the best you must be prepared (ready)
So, when it goes down, you’re never scared (cool, calm, and steady)
Nothing catches you unaware, you feel like you’ve been there
Opponents will think it isn’t fair (nervous and sweaty)
CHORUS
VERSE 2
If there’s a goal and you gotta have it (y’all listen)
Prep for it every day and make it a habit (it’s a system)
You must refine your talent so reaction can be rapid
So, when opportunity comes you can grab it (you won’t miss’em)
So, ask yourself what your goal is worth (what do you love)
To get your harvest get your hands in the dirt (get it out the mud)
It’s hard but it won’t hurt if you really want the perks
The dictionary the only place success comes before work (that we know of
CHORUS
VERSE 3
Improving is not coincidental (let’s be greater)
There’s a formula to this, it ain’t a riddle (this is major)
You master fundamentals, it’s boring just a little,
No quitting in the middle because you’re programing your mental (second nature)
Yeah, it’s gone taking some time (like counting stars))
But you know how to grind (it’s who you are)
Repetition makes your mind, and your body combine
It intertwines and comes out fine, that’s how i made this rhyme (baba got bars)

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from Baba Bomani's BeatBox Basement, released August 6, 2022

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Baba Bomani Washington, D.C.

Baba Bomani, aka the Watermelon man has been using hip-hop, poetry and multi-media disciplines to teach fun and informative workshops with all ages from kindergarteners to graduate students for well over 15 years Bomani . Here you can find his hip-hop music for kids as well as teaching materials showing students the writing process through hip-hop! ... more

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