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blueprint |
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Yeah, yeah.. |
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Uhh, right, right, right |
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Right, right, right, right |
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Uhh uhh uhh, feel me now, listen |
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Momma loved me, pop left me |
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Mickey fed me, Annie dressed me |
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Eric fought me, made me tougher |
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Love you for that my nigga no matter what brah |
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Marcy raised me; and whether right or wrong |
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Streets gave me all I write in the song |
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Hootie babysitted, changed my diapers |
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Gil introduced me to the game that changed my life up |
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East Trenton grew me, had me skippin school |
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Valencia's boyfriend Vovo had me makin moves |
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Momma raised me, pop I miss you |
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God help me forgive him I got some issues |
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Mickey cleaned my ears, Annie shampooed my hair |
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Eric was fly - shit, I used to steal his gear |
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I was the baby boy, I could do no wrong |
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Yeah it's goin past fast - let's move along |
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Kitchen table - that's where I honed my skills |
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Jaz made me believe the shit was real |
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Labels turned me down, couldn't foresee |
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Clark sought me out, Dame believed |
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Primo laced me, Ski did too |
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Reasonable Doubt - classic, shoulda went triple |
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Momma loved me, pop left me |
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Grandma dressed me, plus she fed me |
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banana puddin, what's in the hood then |
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Puffin on L's, drinkin pink champelle |
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Ty rolled with a nigga, V.A. spot |
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Tone, Mike 'Zo and them niggaz, V.A.'s locked |
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B-High hated the fact I put rap to the back |
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Money pourin in, clientele growin now |
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Birth of my first nephew, time to slow it down |
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October 21st, Lavelle came to the world |
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Followed by three more boys and then a baby girl |
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Momma loved me, T.T. Uncle Jay |
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loves you to death won't let no trouble come your way |
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Oh, can't forget my man down in Maryland |
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He's gone 'til November, how can I not remember? |
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Tell your moms I'm there for her and Tiembra |
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And your son too - there's nothin I won't do |
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Unless you was me, how could you judge me? |
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I was brought up in pain, y'all can't touch me |
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Police pursued me, chased cuffed and subdued me |
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Talked to me rudely; cause I'm young rich and I'm black |
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and live in a movie, not livin by rules |
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New rap patrollin the city, follow my crews |
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Bleek you're still with me - nigga what did I say? |
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The time is comin; you one hit away |
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Beans I ain't tryin to change you - just give you some game |
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to make the transition, from the street to the fame |
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My momma loves me.. |