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So I'm saying What up what up |
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Nigga you made it |
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So I'm saying What up what up |
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Nigga you made it |
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So I'm saying What up what up |
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Nigga you made it |
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So I'm saying What up what up |
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Nigga I hate it |
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So I'm saying What up what up |
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Nigga I hate it |
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Frustrated and I'm riding |
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down the back streets |
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Making my conscious ask me |
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Would I survive to make |
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it up out this hole in time |
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Black boy fly |
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Black boy fly |
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Black-black boy fly |
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Black boy fly |
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|
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I used to be jealous of Aaron Afflalo |
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I used to be jealous of Aaron Afflalo |
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He was the one to follow |
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He was the only leader |
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foreseeing brighter tomorrows |
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He would live in the gym |
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We was living in sorrow |
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Total envy of him |
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He made a dream become a reality |
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Actually making it possible to swim |
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His way out of Compton with |
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further more to accomplish |
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Graduate with honors |
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a sponsor of basketball scholars |
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It's 2004 and I'm watching him |
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score 30 |
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Remember vividly how them |
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victory points had hurt me |
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Cause every basket was |
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a reaction or a reminder |
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That we was just moving backwards |
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The bungalow where you find us |
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The art of us ditching classes |
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heading nowhere fast |
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Stick my head inside the study hall |
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he focused on math |
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Determination ambition |
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plus dedication and wisdom |
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Qualities he was given |
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was the shit we didn't have |
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Dug inside of his book bag and |
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Coach Palmer asked for his finals |
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He had his back like a spinal meanwhile |
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We singing the same |
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old song spinning the vinyl |
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11 graders gone wrong |
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He focused on the NBA we |
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focused on some Patron |
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Now watch that black boy fly |
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Black boy fly |
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Watch that black boy fly |
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Black boy fly |
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Watch that black boy fly |
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Black boy fly |
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Watch that black boy fly |
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Black boy |
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I used to jealous of Jayceon |
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I used to jealous of Jayceon |
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Taylor when I was young |
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Taylor made a career out |
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of music from writing songs |
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A Buick had driven past bumping |
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him when I mowed the lawn |
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Money laundering hustling |
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homies pondering up against |
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Schemes to make a million |
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even if doing you harm |
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War's the case and just in |
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case you wasn't alarmed |
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The city had fought with firearms |
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and many had died before dawn |
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Its 2004 and I'm hearing the people roar |
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For the name of The Game |
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they line in front of the store |
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Swap meets selling our mixtapes |
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I'm like oh shit wait |
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Don't wanna be another nigga |
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stuck regretting mistakes |
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Mixed feelings was my opinion |
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I was defending my insecurities |
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Chillin my conscience next to a villain |
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Compton made you |
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believe success wasn't real |
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Be honest none of us knew of a record deal |
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So as I peel through these lottery tickets |
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I see a Harley Davidson truck |
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visit the same plaza we shopped |
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A tall nigga hopped out with |
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Jordans and a white tank top |
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He was top of the rap game |
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we was the top of the block |
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So watch that black boy fly |
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Black boy fly |
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Watch that black boy fly |
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Black boy fly |
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Watch that black boy fly |
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Black boy fly |
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Watch that black boy fly |
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|
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Black boy |
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My mama didn't raise me |
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up to be jealous-hearted |
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Like most of the winners call it |
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Regardless of where you stay |
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hold your head and continue marching |
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That's what she said but in my |
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head I wanted to be like Jordan |
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A Boy touring the country with |
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money from mic recording |
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The only way out the ghetto |
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you know the stereotype |
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Shooting hoops or live on |
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the stereo like top 40 |
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And shortly I got discouraged |
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Like every time I walked to |
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the corner had them guns bursting |
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Nigga I was rehearsing |
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in repetition the phrase |
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Only one in a million |
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will ever see better days |
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Especially when the crime |
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waves was bigger than tsunamis |
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Break your boogie boards to |
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pieces you just a typical homy |
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All these niggas facetious and |
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they all standing beside me |
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They all will buy me a chopper |
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if any one of you try me |
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What am I to do when every |
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neighborhood is an obstacle |
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When 2 niggas making it out |
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had never sounded logical |
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3 niggas making it out |
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that's mission impossible |
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So I never believed the type |
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of performance that I could do |
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I wasn't jealous cuz |
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of the talents they got |
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I was terrified they'll |
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be the last black boys to fly |
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Out of Compton |
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Thank God |