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See ever since the day I got the chance |
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To make a change |
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I've been in this game |
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It's a new day |
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And I'm making it known |
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Cause I just want the world to know |
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I'm paying my dues |
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And I got the utmost |
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I just wanna let you know |
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I'm payin' homage |
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'Cause you've paved the way for me yeah |
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I swear to God |
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It feel like every day is my birthday |
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Let the top down California's my birthplace |
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So I'ma take you there |
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Like B I G took niggas to New York |
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"Juicy" had us feeling like we was from New York |
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And that's real shit blazed the Philly |
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It's summertime shout out to Will Smith |
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Cause who didn't wanna be the Fresh Prince |
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Flat top gold chain and some fresh kicks |
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My nigga Nas told me |
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Money make the world go round |
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And Uncle Luke showed me |
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How to make my girl go down |
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I've been around Hip Hop since 85 |
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She had her ups and downs but she stayed alive |
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I used to think LL stood for Love LA |
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He from Queens |
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How the f**k he put that with Cool J |
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Red Kangol hat red sweatsuit to match |
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Red Adidas nigga Game is back |
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Ever since the day I got the chance |
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To make a change |
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I've been in this game |
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It's a new day |
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And I'm making it known |
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Cause I just want the world to know |
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I'm paying my dues |
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And I got the utmost |
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I just wanna let you know |
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I'm payin' homage |
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'Cause you've paved the way for me yeah |
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Public Enemy and N W A is on my boom box |
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Had to say |
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Today was a good day had the hood buzzin' |
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Ice Cube my favorite rapper |
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Y'all niggas can't tell me nothing |
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Everybody's first bootleg was Boyz in the Hood |
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Whoever thought gangsta rap would make noise in the hood |
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When the cars ride by with the booming system |
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Two door Mustang and the roof was missing |
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Every girl at ya school had the new extensions |
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Even gangstas was dancin' like New Edition |
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Cause the house parties stayed rockin' all night |
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Niggas came through and shot it up but it was alright |
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Cause after the cops left it was a party then |
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You down with OPP then bring Naughty in |
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They say it never rain in southern California |
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Tony Toni lied |
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Sit back watch Game throw his money in the sky |
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Ever since the day I got the chance |
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To make a change |
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I've been in this game |
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It's a new day |
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And I'm making it known |
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Cause I just want the world to know |
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I'm paying my dues |
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And I got the utmost |
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I just wanna let you know |
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I'm payin' homage |
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'Cause you've paved the way for me yeah |
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Cash rules everything around me |
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C R E A M get the money |
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In the back I relax with all the honey's |
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DJ bring it back let it go |
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Mix it in with Black Rob make them say whoa |
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Every thing full circle Game livin' major |
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Girls on my hip like a Skytel pager |
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Now I'm on the top let the champagne pop |
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Throw ya hands in the sky 'cause The Game don't stop |
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Just a little more change gotta Benz and the Range |
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Every rap metaphor always ends in my name |
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The Kool Hercs DJ Red Alerts |
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Before I was born they was talking about The Game |
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Ask a Jay-Z fan about Big Daddy Kane |
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Don't know him Game gonna show them |
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Just like they showed me my lyrics is O G |
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When it's all said and done you niggas gonin' quote me |
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Ever since the day I got the chance |
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To make a change |
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I've been in this game |
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It's a new day |
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And I'm making it known |
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Cause I just want the world to know |
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I'm paying my dues |
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And I got the utmost |
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I just wanna let you know |
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I'm payin' homage |
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'Cause you've paved the way for me yeah |
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See Mary J |
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I want you to understand |
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You paved the way (for me) |
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I'm givin' homage (to you) |