Set The Standard
Produced by BushiMadeIt & Dele Christie
Written by Kitch
Verse 1
Let me say respect is the only thing I rap for
So be please patient whilst I’m building my own platform
I thought on this song I would keep the flow simple
I’m going in but you ain’t got the cheek to call me a dimple
You say you’re a lyricist but I really wouldn’t say that
I only care about words like I’m Royce’s face tat
You can’t call my word plays basic
And you know the beat is gonna be hard 'cause ‘BushiMadeIt’
Born and bred in a place called Walthamstow
A place where everyone’s either poor or stole
So without deetz I swear I wouldn’t have any tracksuits
But let me keep quiet 'cause that’s not really what this track suits
This is my only life and I've gotta choose the right path
That’s why everyday, I chose to write bars
I wanna be tighter than a new born baby girl
So that means I'm better than you dawg rate me well
Chorus (Sample)
In hip hop, (Kitch) some ones gotta set the standard
Set the standard (Kitch), Set the standard
Verse 2
I’m writing everyday you can’t make me stop
I give a fuck about my songs that’s why they take me long
I don’t care about race in rap there’s no right colour
I'm like Big L’s no gangsta little white brother
I swear every night I struggle to sleep naturally
I’m tossing and turning but don’t turn your back on me
You can try but I swear you ain’t gonna stop I
I’ll throw you under shade like your Biggie's cross eye
What you see is what you get I ain't chatting shit
Take me in my lyrics, there here for you to fathom with
Trust me everything that I spit is real
And you can hold it against me 'cause it's the shit I feel
That’s why at the end of my songs I get an applause
But at the end of your songs, you just get a pause
Rah, that's a real mixture
My lyrics put an image in your head like a still picture
Chorus (Sample)
In hip hop, (Kitch) some ones gotta set the standard
Set the standard (Kitch), Set the standard
Verse 3
Fuck the starting pistol I’m heading for the finish line
That’s why I put in everything when I bend a rhyme
Put paper in front of me and wait for my pen to shine
My only boy is the beat, he’s a good friend of mine
Some girls in college acting like I be mindless
I’m the oldest in my music class all I do is C minors
Other rappers saying "Kitch this ain’t fair akh"
'Cause I’m so raw on the mic I fuck it bareback
I’m writing just wondering is it my time yet
'Cause my word plays be tighter than a Jewish man’s mind set
The mics not next to the speaker you see that
But when I’m on the SM58 all I get is good feedback
Ha nah I’m only joking I ain’t really grown
But I’m still here to ruin your plans like I’m Holly Holm
And ain’t ever gonna stop like I said in the first line
You should expect nothing less from me when I burst rhymes
Chorus (Sample)
In hip hop, (Kitch) some ones gotta set the standard
Set the standard (Kitch), Set the standard
About 'Set The Standard'
In 'Set The Standard', Kitch once again teams but with BushiMadeit but this time alongside Dele Christie.
'Set The Standard' showcases Kitch's lyrical ability, rapping more word plays then ever before. Kitch feels like lyricism isn't an important factor in hip hop anymore and he's trying to change that by setting the standard. The chorus is taken from the YouTube series on Complex called 'The Raiders of the Lost Art', documenting the Hip Hop duo Prhyme, who happen to be one of Kitch's major influences.
Standout lyric:
'I'm the oldest in my music class, all I do is C minors'
Release date:
1st June 2018
