Modest Lyrics

[Hook]
Niggas try to tell you what you want
Niggas rarely give you what you need
Bitch, I came right here with the bounce (the bounce)
And if that ain't enough I got some weed
Yeah, 'cause niggas try to tell you what you want
But niggas rarely give you what you need

Bitch, I came right here with the bounce (the bounce)
And if that ain't enough I got some weed

[Verse 2]
Quiet, I be in living room
Cuh, nigga shaded
With my Nia Long
I sing her a song, she masturbatin'

Then bring me along
She got something to say like Larry David

But I leave her 'lone
Ho, I gotta go, I got a baby
Stuck in Babylon
Niggas carry bombs and carry rabies

Who gon' speak for you?
Who gon' sing your song if you don't play this?
I got stress for days
Picture you go home and you that nigga
But can't pay your bill
You can't buy no diapers for your lil' one

Don't you pay for thrill
Child support is like a check away
How you chill with Kendrick?
Do you smoke with Q and Dr. Dre? (Dre)

Least today is real
I should ask some groupie for some face (face)
Just a stepping stone
Least them kind of bitches know their place (place)
This my second home
This where favorite rappers get replaced ('placed)
This what the niggas from the South
Gon' kill that, doubt it, bring the bass (bass)
And bitch, I came here right here with an ounce
And if that ain't enough you gotta leave (ahh bitch)
[Hook]
Niggas try to tell you what you want
But niggas rarely give you what you need
Ayy, bitch, I came right here with the bounce (the bounce)
And if that ain't enough I got some weed
Yeah, 'cause niggas try to tell you what you want
But niggas rarely give you what you need (whoa)
Bitch, I came right here with the bounce (the bounce)
And if that ain't enough I got some weed
Yeah (Yeah)

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Genius Annotation

On this track there is a more aggressive Isaiah rapping at the same time as a regular toned Isaiah. By the 2nd verse it seems that the more aggressive Isaiah has taken over the song and expresses his true feelings on rap and his newfound fame. This theory is supported by the music video as we see Isaiah in a suit during the first verse, then his more out-of-control side dancing in his chair in the 2nd verse.

Fun Fact: Isaiah has stated in an interview with Complex that “Modest” is his favorite song off Cilvia Demo.

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Release Date
January 28, 2014
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