This reminds me about Canibus-Centrals mixtape-albums they used to put out where J.Cole would sometimes have a submission as Therapist. Y'all similar af in style, check it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nafOvk0fw8I. Didn't feel high school dropouts as much tho but has the best chorus of the 3. Can definitely feel the 2000's-vibe, shit's dope imo but belongs to a different time and place. You've definitely progressed in a lot of ways since then.
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