Shad. A Good Name. Zeneszám

My first name came from a slave in Babylon
Back in the day ? rat in a cage
Raised in chains he trained like Rocky
But I mean his brain, not boxing
So he got sly like Stallone, got game like 50 Cent posse
Up first to work ? on his coffee grind
In no time promoted to the king?s right hand
But no hype man ? had to take the right stand
When the king made a statue of gold
And told the whole nation that they had to bow down to it
That or get tossed in a furnace
Shad and his boys said, ?Boss, you can burn us
We can?t serve this statue ? it?s worthless?
The king was mad but Shadrach wasn?t nervous
It must?ve been some strange phenomenon
They walked straight through the fire: Chaka Khan
Saved by a faith stronger than flames
If I?m half as brave then I?ll honour my name
I got a good name

I got a good name/ I represent more than my rep/ I?m sayin?, I got a good name (x2)

My last name?s come down some generations
Came down from an elevation high in the hills of a great nation
With a bright future
And a dark past
That won?t overshadow the hope ?cause the night?s passed -
Down from my grandfather
Who held down a village
Feel it when I touch down there
And now spillin? in the same vein
As a good dad with a good name
You see, Shad?s pop always played bad cop
He had no badge though, we didn?t give him mad props
But now I respect it
I guess it?s perspective
In hindsight seeing it?s corrective
So when I get kids, if they get arrested
They gon? get licks like breath mints ? check it
He held a tough job down, held my mother?s hand
Handed down proud roots from my motherland
To my hometown
People say my name sound dope ? no doubt
But that?s not why I?m most proud
I got a good name

S-H, S-H-A-D/ (Where I?m from)/ That explains me