Tranquillo

## Single by Lupe Fiasco featuring Rick Ross and Big K.R.I.T.

"**Tranquillo**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released on January 28, 2017, as a fifth single from his sixth studio album, *Drogas Light*. It features guest vocals from Rick Ross and Big K.R.I.T. on the second and third verses.

Fiasco debuted the song on his Tour for the Fans in 2016. He reported over Twitter, "My verse for #Tranquilo which you will receive today is a personal prayer or manifesto to give you lucid direction in these troubled times."

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]

Peace, no material possessions shall cloud my judgement

As I reach, in an ethereal direction to provide my substance

Love is not found but resides insides me, I manifest this

I will respect myself and wear serenity as my necklace

I will replace what I take and have tranquility as my breakfast

Shed a new light on a new path

I will gain rhythm and lose wrath, attain wisdom and refuse graft

And build upon what I built on and wisely regulate time I do have

Cause what is defeat? But just the evidence of my haste

Lack of preparedness, in my waste, so I wait

Surround myself with nutrition, wholesomeness and true livin'

Use natural codes of conduct to remove schism when the rules missin'

I will pursue felicity, find value in simplicity

Altruism and empathy will be the first thing extended to my enemy

Clarity will be the trademark of my friendships

Just invest in my business and appreciative of the rarity of my existence

[Hook: Lupe Fiasco]

'Cause I got chillin' by the million, tranquillo by the kilo

N\*\*\*a, n\*\*\*a, what, and I got kilos by the speedboat

And I ain't talkin' 'bout them drugs

I'm talkin' 'bout that love

For myself and all my n\*\*\*as

All my bitches and all my thugs, what's up?

'Cause I got chillin' by the million, tranquillo by the kilo

N\*\*\*a, n\*\*\*a, what, and I got kilos by the speedboat

And I ain't talkin' 'bout that work

I'm talkin' 'bout that worth

Of myself and all my n\*\*\*as

Every diamond came out the dirt, n\*\*\*a

[Verse 2: Rick Ross]

I got bitches on bitches, all my dreams and my visions

I remember me fishin' out of canals in the trenches

Now a n\*\*\*a be flossy, Rolls Royce lookin' glossy

Quick to put down a demo to get these haters up off me

I like to smoke to myself, I just try to improve

Let my son hold my strap while I swim laps in the pool

Told my daughter the rules which we all must abide

Your daddy was far from perfect, things we did to survive

I just wanted to fly, they always lookin' down on us

School district full of killers, I mean these n\*\*\*as ferocious

Only violence and drugs, there was nothin' for us

All I had was this music, I couldn't afford to do much

[Hook: Lupe Fiasco]

'Cause I got chillin' by the million, tranquillo by the kilo

N\*\*\*a, n\*\*\*a, what, and I got kilos by the speedboat

And I ain't talkin' 'bout them drugs

I'm talkin' 'bout that love

For myself and all my n\*\*\*as

All my bitches and all my thugs, what's up?

'Cause I got chillin' by the million, tranquillo by the kilo

N\*\*\*a, n\*\*\*a, what, and I got kilos by the speedboat

And I ain't talkin' 'bout that work

I'm talkin' 'bout that worth

Of myself and all my n\*\*\*as

Every diamond came out the dirt, n\*\*\*a

[Verse 3: Big K.R.I.T.]

Young n\*\*\*a say, ball

Cause he ain't really livin' life 'less he's down to roll the dice

Put it all on the line for a couple dollars

And a bad bitch that only think about him if he, call

Is it really worth the time and the effort?

Chasin' woodgrain and the leather

Puttin' pressure on the pedal, I don't want the devil

Hopin' he, fall

Feed him to his nonsense, mothafuck a contract

You don't need a handout, they gon' bring the bands out

Choppas make 'em stand down, good Lord

But you don't wanna be another n\*\*\*a chasin' figures

That never really add up, white folk pass your

Face dyin' in the grass cause they wouldn't call the, law

Cause your hood is black and they think you're sellin' crack

Maybe so, you don't give a fuck in a rut n\*\*\*a

'Til those in the street got you stuck n\*\*\*a, what n\*\*\*a?

Buck buck n\*\*\*a

Buried your partner just the other day knowin' he was too young

Had a tool, tryna roll on the folk

Let it go on the folk but he wasn't down to shoot one

Though the time dead and gone, is YOLO what we on?

I heard different, it's never too late to listen and be reborn

Young n\*\*\*a, young n\*\*\*a, young n\*\*\*a, go be reborn

Peace and understandin' is what you should be on

My n\*\*\*a just, ball

[Hook: Lupe Fiasco]

'Cause I got chillin' by the million, tranquillo by the kilo

N\*\*\*a, n\*\*\*a, what, and I got kilos by the speedboat

And I ain't talkin' 'bout them drugs

I'm talkin' 'bout that love

For myself and all my n\*\*\*as

All my bitches and all my thugs, what's up?

'Cause I got chillin' by the million, tranquillo by the kilo

N\*\*\*a, n\*\*\*a, what, and I got kilos by the speedboat

And I ain't talkin' 'bout that work

I'm talkin' 'bout that worth

Of myself and all my n\*\*\*as

Every diamond came out the dirt, n\*\*\*a

## References

1. ↑ Coleman II, C. (January 28, 2017). "Lupe Fiasco Drops "Tranquillo" Featuring Rick Ross and Big K.R.I.T.". *XXL*.