Give my love to Pele she's my goddess she's my only one
B.I. in the building represent the kama'aina son
808, everyday, everywhere, every way

flew it out to JFK and brought it back to Hilo Bay

Rest in peace to the deceased i think about my grandma often

every time they hear my music you will never be forgotten
used to think, life was younger than an ultrasound
funny how a night can go and change your life around


drive by bullets should've put me on the ocean floor
back up on my feet i look at life and then i ask for more

more than pain, more than shame, more than human weakness
i'm just grateful for the chance to put these verses through the speakers


grateful for my friends and family, local even overseas
28 years old I got no kids I got no STDs
stackin resumes, licenses on top degrees

rap game, campaign, got it all in front of me

cause i try, to make the world a better place

that's in spite, of obstacles i seem to face
rapper slash architect, hold up let me bring that back
architect, rapper and i'm dapper be at peace with that!


peace to all my enemies, didn't want me to succeed
proving haters wrong since i was born in 1983

i was born with purpose, making haters nervous
bring that weight from the 808 and drop it on these verses!


ho'o mau kau kau?
all my people are you ready now? (hana hou!) said
ho'o mau kau kau?

local boy is in the buildin and i came to make my people proud

living in a wrong world, tryna do the right thing

island boy, no ka oi, this is not a pipe dream

how he just gon rap on the track, drop another verse double time bring it back

how he just gon rap on the track,
got rhymes on my mind, and my mind is stacked


full deck i'm just dealin cards that i've been given
make the most of what i got and what i got is good for livin
not about the money or the profit entertainment you know I just wanna help out all the future generations


care about the children and the way that they be livin
they deserve more opportunities than i was ever given

I do this for Hawaii and I do this for my family
if i lost you now, one day i hope you understand me


This one for the underdogs, keep it real and keep it raw
odds are stacked against us but together we will never fall
stickin to the game plan, passin through the mainland

going home where i belong, i'm tired of all the pain fam!

ho'o mau kau kau?

all my people are you ready now? (hana hou!) said
ho'o mau kau kau?
local boy is in the buildin and i came to make my people proud!