Gold Roads & Crescent Dreams

Hustle in shadows, gold dust in my veins

Every brick was a chapter, every loss was my gain

Praying on the curb, with my hands to the sky

Al-Fatiha in my heart, letting pain pass me by

Summoned wisdom from the cipher, searching truths in the dirt

From the mud I rose up, found my value and worth

I had the weight of the city, scars under my sleeve

Walked the Medina inside, righteous in what I believe

Circle seven taught me power is in my mind

Allah guides me through the alleys I leave behind

I’m Mansa Musa with the crown, gold rivers at my feet

Turned struggle into fortune, let the prophecy repeat

From trappin’ in the trenches to a throne you never see

I’m building palaces with verses, faith is setting me free

Salam in every blessing, every lesson is my key

Used to dream through the cracks of boarded up glass

Now it’s knowledge of self, never chasing the fast

Five Percenter mathematics, supreme understanding

Dropped poverty’s chains, now my spirit’s expanding

Suratul Ikhlas on my lips, purity in my soul

Planting seeds in my brothers, making diamonds from coal

I had the weight of the city, scars under my sleeve

Walked the Medina inside, righteous in what I believe

Circle seven taught me power is in my mind

Allah guides me through the alleys I leave behind

I’m Mansa Musa with the crown, gold rivers at my feet

Turned struggle into fortune, let the prophecy repeat

From trappin’ in the trenches to a throne you never see

I’m building palaces with verses, faith is setting me free

Salam in every blessing, every lesson is my key

From the ghettos to the gardens, where the prayer rugs lay

Ramadan taught me patience, helped me carve out a way

Knowledge born, gaining wisdom with every sunrise

Now my legacy’s endless like the stars in the sky

I’m Mansa Musa with the crown, gold rivers at my feet

Turned struggle into fortune, let the prophecy repeat

From trappin’ in the trenches to a throne you never see

I’m building palaces with verses, faith is setting me free

Salam in every blessing, every lesson is my keyAllah’u Akbar, hear me rise above the pain

A king from the trenches, purified in the rain

Truth is my compass—I’ll never break these chains