[ti:Check My Resume （feat. DJ Jav）]
[ar:Substantial]
[al:Home Is Where the Art Is]
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[00:00.61]Check My Resume - Substantial
[00:14.15]Yeah, I like that! Uh-huh!
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[00:18.21]Oddisee I appreciate the recommendation.
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[00:21.31]Lets go... yeah, yo!
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[00:23.87]Name: Substantial, Address: Nunya!
[00:26.81]Baltimore resident, but people know I'm from the...
[00:29.49]County where the Prince is a G, it's no wonder
[00:32.24]That even in the dead of winter, the block is live as summer
[00:35.17]Where dudes got that work, but I'm ji' mo' selective
[00:37.54]Pass the line that is second you will find my objective
[00:40.86]I'm seeking a position that will further my development
[00:43.79]While fattening my I pockets don't rhyme 'cause for the hell of it
[00:46.33]You need my work experience and past employers?
[00:49.07]I'm down with QN5. Former U.V. Ink owner
[00:52.69]And I use to be with Hyde Out and the late great Nujabes
[00:55.63]Wherever I go my motto's "Be great do your best"
[00:58.62]Responsible for making sure that we stay stupid fresh
[01:01.62]Locally and globally while they help me get these groceries
[01:03.99]And keep the fam eatin', I keep the fans fiendin'
[01:07.37]And hit them with the potency of a professional, dope MC
[01:10.55]You know it's me!
[01:11.62]Can't speak for these other guys but
[01:13.24]You can check my resume man, I'm qualified yep
[01:15.30]Why would I lie bruh, （Nobody as fresh as this
[01:18.73]Hit man for higher, check my references!）
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[01:22.55]Can't speak for these other guys but
[01:24.68]You can check my resume man, I'm certified yep
[01:27.64]You can put’em high up, （Nobody as fresh as this
[01:30.88]Hit man for higher, check my references!）
[01:34.19]I should be your 1st pick, long before the second interview
[01:36.44]3rd LP's a 4 out of 5 minimum
[01:39.74]Even with short pockets stood taller than Sentinel
[01:42.62]Drive is uncanny, not your average individual
[01:45.61]You'd think I graduated from the Xavier Institute
[01:48.48]But School of Hard Knocks is where I took my classes
[01:51.10]Where I got my Master of Ceremony tactics
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[01:53.98]My Poor Righteous Teachers taught me to make only classics
[01:56.59]You may know me as this Educator and a Vocalist
[01:59.71]Who the hell you know's a Team Player and a Soloist
[02:03.14]Can dress to impress but I'm fly when I'm plain
[02:05.71]Too thorough, if I quit you would hire me again
[02:08.51]So fire him if he lame I've come for what's mine
[02:11.70]Work around the clock so I can keep up with the times
[02:14.75]Since elementary I flipped a dub from a dime
[02:17.37]While they get the pink slip I get the W-9
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[02:21.27]Can't speak for these other guys but
[02:23.14]You can check my resume man, I'm qualified yep
[02:26.26]Why would I lie bruh, （Nobody as fresh as this
[02:29.51]Hit man for higher, check my references!）
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[02:33.07]Can't speak for these other guys but
[02:34.94]You can check my resume man, I'm certified yep
[02:37.94]You can put’em high up, （Nobody as fresh as this
[02:40.74]Hit man for higher, check my references!）
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[02:43.46]I'm the man for the job, while these slackers do jobs for the man
[02:46.58]Knowing that it blows, sometimes it's involving their hands
[02:49.52]They are really hoes. Don't you want a person with integrity
[02:52.64]Setting goals, tailored for success, you can measure me
[02:55.88]On my accolades and my skill in the field of rhyme
[02:58.44]Future so bright, man, for real, leave you feeling blind
[03:01.56]Plottin' chart toppin while I chill and I'm killin' time
[03:04.43]Skills gettin' better but they still ain't as ill as mine
[03:07.73]Don't take my word here's some references to check up with
[03:10.42]You can call the Gods, UAU is who they represent
[03:13.47]Holla at Odd, he made the beat the I mettle wit'
[03:16.28]Or Tone & PackFM because my famm is extended trick
[03:19.35]Call my peeps Marcus D if you want that better shit
[03:22.03]Me & my bre-th-ren... stick together like a pair of tits
[03:25.29]Call Kool Herc & Busy Bee, I ain't arrogant
[03:27.41]But here's a quick reminder just in case it still ain't evident, yo!
[03:31.30]Can't speak for these other guys but
[03:33.35]You can check my resume man, I'm qualified yep
[03:35.98]Why would I lie bruh, （Nobody as fresh as this
[03:39.34]Hit man for higher, check my references!）
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[03:43.27]Can't speak for these other guys but
[03:45.09]You can check my resume man, I'm certified yep
[03:48.21]You can put’em high up, （Nobody as fresh as this
[03:51.01]Hit man for higher, check my references!）
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