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This isn't no griot but a mere portion of a semi-important life |
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Far from a complaint, but a mere look at the present showin you the changes that |
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I made The proverbial lemonade that |
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I made I made my mistakes, you see life's lemons often times come in a abundance, |
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In conjunction with the pressure that we're under |
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Underrated some would say, hated, and some say it's the things |
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I say or how |
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I say em. |
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And I admit, in this race |
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I tend to struggle to relate in words |
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It's like |
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I'm an alien who alienates by the herd, so as far as being heard |
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I guess I gotta wait, deprived by the station's eye |
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Wale, more times than not, am not for whom the air waves |
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Thank God for the free thinkers, for you keep me in mind, |
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In this state of mind that |
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I'm in, for you keep me in the race with the baton that yall give |
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And they hype beat, street wear, |
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Versace and |
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Vuitton that |
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I'm in And really don't matter unless yall comin with |
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No days off, may we rip the face of the whole game off, |
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I'm gon say it to yall, |
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I'm gonna put my faith in yall when |
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I don't understand me |
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They say I'm runnin hip-hop but |
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I'd rather unify with yall then stampede |
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And lastly for everybody who doubted |
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I can't live without you, please |
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Continue to inspire the fire that is my re-dedication to greatness yall |
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Paint a picture to |
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A.D. to freestyles to famous songs we out 'chere |
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Unforgettable gestures, unmeasurable effort, to pleasure the masses with impeccable work ethic |
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Let's get it, |
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I go hard, no days off |
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Paint on my face, layin back rollin the |
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J Feelin like these rap niggas aint as real as they say |
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That's why |
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I keep my friends limited, |
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Keep them hoes interested |
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Resented by the game like |
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I'm Pete Rose in this bitch |
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Ain't nothin stoppin us, tell you what the problem is |
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I'm on top of my game but these niggas won't acknowledge it |
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So a nigga hungry as a plastic hippopotamus |
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So stoppers better take it in the blood like a phlebotomist [Skit] |
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Paint on my face, layin back rollin the |
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J Feelin like these rap niggas aint as real as they say |
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That's why |
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I keep my friends limited, |
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Keep them hoes interested |
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Resented by the game like |
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I'm Pete Rose in this bitch |
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Ain't nothin stoppin us, tell you what the problem is |
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I'm on top of my game but these niggas won't acknowledge it |
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So a nigga hungry as a plastic hippopotamus |
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So stoppers better take it in the blood like a phlebotomist |
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I walk around understandin the politics |
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Wish you niggas father understood where the condom was '06 came, had all kind of buzz, and |
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Isaiah say one day your time will come |
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Then '09 came, them bad record sales, the silver-linin couldn't find him up on any shelf |
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I'm in the mirror like "this a product of my skills?" and |
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I fear that my fans say |
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I failed It's just my fate, lemme chill, nah flip, my shit was submarine like, under ship |
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Look at what |
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I'm up against, scrutiny, criticism, everybody judgin off a single |
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I ain't even pick |
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Now my eyes |
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Chinese, keep the lau in, now |
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I'm takin these pills and |
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I aint even sick |
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Ice and Rain, |
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Letter, Center of |
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Attention, |
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I wanted them on my debut, but they aint wanna listen |
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You know I love my team, but they couldn't see my vision, |
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Interscope is my fam, so |
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I ain't tryn make no issue |
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I'm just tryin to paint that picture, |
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When I'm rhyming up in this booth |
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Imma try to rhyme and get through, but |
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I'm documentin the truth |
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Men lie. Women lie. |
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Numbers won't forsaken, the only album flop is the album niggas hate so |
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A.D. two, oh no way, let's do this and |
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God willin' niggas gonna triple up the munnies |
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Triple up the munnies, wisdom is improvin, if no one's there to listen guess |
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I'll put it in the music |
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Triple up the munnies, wisdom is improvin, |
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I'm headin to |
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Vienna since yall niggas ain't doin shit |
