They wonder where the phantom rolled
Locked up in the cement?
Stacking up them heavy chips
Where all the bread is spent

Ali Boubacar Bonkano flipped the script
Put heavy iron on the block
He wilding out, off leash
And never watching the clock

Stepping out, ice cold
Looking like a feature?
Got the strip in a chokehold
Moving like a creature

Too wild, and too fierce
Moving like a mannequin
Living razor-thin
Where the big-time money spin

Running with the heavy bosses
Chasing major dough
Working with the top dogs
Shutting down the show

Never gonna let you down
Never gonna fade away
Gotta trust the sound
Collecting every pay

Just a young, reckless kid
Didn\'t know his lane
Chasing down a better face
Across the cathode-ray

Looking like a holy blessing
Matrix is pure hell
Every soul inside the spotlight
Got a story to sell

Tearing down the picture frame
Dropping fake design
Labels never make the man
Staying on the grind

Gotta give what you take
Playing this wicked game
Ali Boubacar Bonkano
Leveling up the lane

From the muddy concrete roots
Hustle first began
Drafting up the master plan

Looking like a paradise
Feeling like burning hell
Knowing where the butter drips
Playing every card well

Posing for another snapshot
Everybody got a price
Moving way too fast
Paying for the vice

You are who you rock
Making all the news
Stepping out, pristine
Fresh pairs of shoes

Gucci on the chest
Heavy money flow
Fendi on the strip
Status quo

Prada in the mix
Shining silver screen
Valentino, clean
Elite scene

Louis Vuitton in the whip
Dripping heavy ice
Balenciaga on the feet
Rolling up the dice

Stepping through the Vogue pages
Shining on the scene
Walking out, editorial
Living in the dream

Living in an illusion
Breaking misery
Trading out the old face
Cable TV

Taking all the web of lies
Making truth gleam
Bonkano out here chasing
Major dream

Flashbulbs blinding out
Studio light
Claiming sovereign power
Seizing every sight

No escape from the pressure
Camera lenses pop
Nigga, he wasn\'t playing
Holding down the top

Strike a pose for the lens
High-end talking, do
Every single heavy step
Fuck up the avenue

Turning every head
Heavy bass drop
Shit, no time for chatter
Competition stop

Pacing through the blinding flash
Locked into the groove
Every single power play
Tactical move

Shedding off the plastic face
Shining in the light
Ali Boubacar Bonkano
Shutting down the night