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I gotta give a shout out to my favorite emcees |
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For inspirin' me to grab the mic and spray over beats |
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And I gotta say what's up to all of my peeps |
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Stickin' around through thick and thin you know who you be |
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And I gotta blink my eye to all of the girls |
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Crackin' a smile makin' me able to cope with this world |
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And I gotta give mad shouts to all our fans |
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That be supportin' and lookin' out for me and my mans |
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Sometimes I feel like I was destined to rhyme long before I knew |
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Before Amiga 500's and four track portables |
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Before I copped rap magazines and dressed in baggy jeans |
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Dreamed myself away gettin' my old folks mad at me |
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For neglectin' my homework, I hurt |
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Microphones when I was goin' to work |
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But nowadays it's so different but it's kinda the same still |
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Got nobody payin' these bills, so I just will |
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Be on a mission to achieve some kind of stable situation |
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In my everyday life, the tribulations that I'm facin' |
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It's crazy how the music can affect you at times |
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That's what I wanna do when wreckin' these rhymes |
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Every second of time I ever put on any record of mine |
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Is a tiny little section of mine so I reckon when I'm |
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Makin' my rhymes channel the flame inside of me |
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I'm one step closer to the place where I'm tryin' to be |
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Now that's super science to me |
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Doin' what I love in life instead of lyin' asleep |
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That's when my mind is free that's how I find the peace |
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Through rhymes and beats stickin' in the eye of the beast |
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I gotta give a shout out to my favorite emcees |
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For inspirin' me to grab the mic and spray over beats |
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And I gotta say what's up to all of my peeps |
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Stickin' around through thick and thin you know who you be |
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And I gotta blink my eye to all of the girls |
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Crackin' a smile makin' me able to cope with this world |
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And I gotta give mad shouts to all our fans |
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That be supportin' and lookin' out for me and my mans |
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I gotta send a lot of love to my family |
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For helpin' me develop into the man I be |
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Gradually and my peeps that's understandin' me |
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Y'all be helpin' me to maintain my sanity |
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Damn, I see it all so crystal clear now |
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The necessity of doin' my thing here and now |
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Without fear I'll turn this motha' here out |
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Yo, I know what's up so I ain't gonna stare down |
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When you hear noun you hear it in the tone of my voice |
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How I love this and why the microphone is my choice |
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So now plug this sucker in and let me buck at them |
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That don't know that I got love for this that's how it is |
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If these kids mean biz yeah, that's fine with me |
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But better get these equations straight in times like these |
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It ain't too easy to prevail, oh no |
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You gotta spit it like you mean somethin' with it to blow |
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And get credit for shows then you're ready to go |
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But never lose touch with those who already know |
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I know for sure that I never would, I'll never forget |
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Those who helped me build a rep while most of y'all still slept |
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You know we and how we developed our own steez |
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But oh please gotta recognize them old peeps |
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Them old beats that was always thumpin' so sweet |
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We owe these cats that paved the way yo for real |
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I gotta give a shout out to my favorite emcees |
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For inspirin' me to grab the mic and spray over beats |
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And I gotta say what's up to all of my peeps |
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Stickin' around through thick and thin you know who you be |
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And I gotta blink my eye to all of the girls |
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Crackin' a smile makin' me able to cope with this world |
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And I gotta give mad shouts to all our fans |
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That be supportin' and lookin' out for me and my mans |
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