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By The Yamster |
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I was young, I was surviving the times |
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Waiting for my moment, I was destined to shine |
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Little Ray had an NSX, I was hoping I'm next |
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Wanting bracelets, never had a rope on my neck |
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Unless I was holding Taiyeh chain--Rest In Peace |
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Even though that night you flipped on us |
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You warned us If you came back and we still on the corners, |
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We goners, moving on to... |
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Move your arm in your watch To another time on the block |
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'Cause this 40 Side Where they say Shorty rhyme |
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Tragedy he used to come through all the time |
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I'm talking Juice Crew, not what the word define |
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He had a sister named Erin, for sure was fine |
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That was my first crush; I bought my first mic |
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I wrote my first verse, I was about nine |
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I was about mine, fantasize house-buying |
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Met Paul, he wore some big glasses |
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Him and Melquan took me where G Rap lived |
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I was happy, just getting some answers |
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I ain't even know what a record advance was |
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I'm seeing hoes sex in the studio bathroom |
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With rap dudes, thinking wow she moved me |
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Same girl then, right now's a groupie |
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Back then, she was like the star in the movie |
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Large jewelery and expensive Gucci |
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Next stop, Paid In Full posse recruits me |
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Knew they were some millionaires, their ropes were dookie |
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Eric B man looking like touch-it-he-shoot-me |
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You see, every time Ra didn't show |
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I get to record demos at attempts to blow |
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I wonder could they tell, how did they know |
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Sixteen years later, here I go |
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I'm with Akinyele in the street, trying to get us a deal |
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G Rap tried to get us to sign to Cold Chill |
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But Fly Ty didn't have the contract we wanted |
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Clark Kent just signed Das, he didn't want us |
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Russell said I sounded like G, the nigga fronted |
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Reef and Matty C offered me a little money |
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Shit a little funny, feel a little laughter |
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Rebel of Hip-Hop coming through a white rapper |
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My boy MC Serch nevertheless |
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Took me to Columbia, back then CBS |
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Chris Schwartz, RuffHouse, he was the best man |
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Now bugging because the label had just dropped Def Jam |
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Could you picture Russell needing a check, man |
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But he smart, he plotted a plan for Polygram |
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Life is ill, again life's a movie |
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Then, the roster's: Cypress Hill, Nas, and Fugees |
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Before I sold records, no promotion |
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The rap world like, what's all this commotion |
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Went plat', mad bottles I'm toasting |
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20/20 highsight, but how did they know then |
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Invincible, lyrical, miracle man, huh |
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But back to the matter at hand |
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'Cause ten years ago we all strived to be twenty-five |
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Some cats didn't make it alive |
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Dated some stars but respect their privacy |
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Copped mad cars, laying back in the driver's seat |
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Held myself down, just giving the will |
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Here I am, completed my whole record deal |