| I'm back first and foremost; | |
| I'd like to thank Nas | |
| For allowing me to have be on the Illmatic, | |
| and that Stillmatic Joint | |
| Changed the game a whole lot, | |
| secondly I'd like to thank the Notorious B.I.G. | |
| Who put Brooklyn on the map, you the revolution of that era | |
| And all the artists that came after the era we started | |
| I'd like to Thank the East Coast, West, the North, Dirty dirty | |
| This is my story, welcome me back | |
| For all those I still speak to guess we still peoples' | |
| Life's more peaceful when you low and you eating legal | |
| Certain niggas never spoke now it's peace to see you | |
| It's a different side 'cuz it's the streets too, | |
| pleased to meet you | |
| Just think I was a thief and kieful | |
| Sold coke even dabbled in a bit of diesel | |
| Scare ridded saw the light and I slid wit it, | |
| left the life | |
| But for the price I can live wit it we all pawn | |
| Know a few niggas that's coming home | |
| Could see 'em now in that '86 summer zone | |
| Hope they adapt, whatever led niggas to smoking cracks | |
| Knew a few that went too far for me to coach 'em back | |
| What a waste, this little blood niggas'll cut ya face | |
| Catching a case'll make you **** around and touch your safe | |
| This all I know, intelligence is all I show | |
| I'm from the roots and the truth is that I love the doe, welcome me Back huh | |
| You attract some of the baddest when you platinum status | |
| That's why I stay with prophylactics after what happened to Magic | |
| Six days of my creation had to relax on the Sabbath | |
| Remember asking certain niggas to past me a package | |
| I was blind moving ass backwards | |
| But you can bet it was the grind that made the cash massive | |
| Back on my feet, accapella used rap to no beats | |
| On the run, dun, was the first one to clap at police | |
| I ever saw, can never catch me in the presents of flaws | |
| Push the Accord in '94, Mack11 in the board | |
| Who wanna bring it? Since Nas, niggas swore I was Queensbridge | |
| That's surprising from the wise I was taught to be lenient | |
| Move in silence, my moms claimed my music was violent | |
| Had to school her, let her know that I'm a user of talents | |
| Many faces, Gucci sneakers with the skinny laces | |
| Fendi sweats and Begets all up in the bracelets | |
| Welcome me home, huh |