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It's like I don't think you fully understand who I am, ya know? |
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I'm just a good kid from Compton that wanna rap |
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I don't represent no colors, I represent my lil' sisters and brothers |
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I'm the oldest, nigga |
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And if you can't respect that, your whole perspective is wack |
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Check it out |
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I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z |
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Until I finally realized that Jay wasn't me |
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I took my time to jot down every line that's a quotable |
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Critics say I don't be killing this shit but I know I do |
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Because I used to practice early morning and then after school |
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I'm working on my hooks my nigga, I ain't tryna battle you |
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But even if I did, I guarantee I'd overshadow you |
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Like a fucked up taper that turned to bowl cut |
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I'mma close cut to Common and Gucci Mane |
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Now that's a comparison that you probably wouldn't understand |
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Because I can touch the people and still keep it ghetto |
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As an '87 Regal with the tree air freshener on the rearview mirror |
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I wear a heart on my shoulder |
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'Member when we used to make the boost look like Motorola? |
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Your cousin fucked up your room every time he came over |
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Then went to jail when we got older |
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That shit is a bad odor, but still I remain focused |
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In due time, I'll be able to swipe my card and it won't say decline |
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That shit's embarrassing huh |
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Hope no one pay you no mind |
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But it's a bad bitch behind you while you standing in line |
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Can you relate to my story? |
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Can you follow my dreams |
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And admirations that I had ever since I was thirteen? |
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My momma believed in me, she let me use her van to go to the studio |
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Even though she know her tank is empty, that's who I do it fo' |
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My pops got a different approach, yeah he believed |
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But he always questioned when I'mma drop my debut CD |
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How long this gon' take nigga? |
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You still haven't ate nigga |
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At twenty-two I had two cars and my own place nigga |
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It's a sacrifice I try to tell him |
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That's when he turn to BET and tell me that he jealous |
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Of all these niggas getting money and their shit don't sound like shit |
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I ain't tryna kill your confidence or forcing you to quit |
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I just wanna hear you heard |
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Yep, yep, that's my word |
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Make a statement with these nouns and verbs |
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I represent the liquor that's poured out on the curb |
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Listen to my nouns and verbs (man I wanna be heard) |
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Like a cattle with sheep |
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While y'all sleep I be up, cooking up all day |
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Like a mad scientist in that laboratory |
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Motherfuck what a critic got to say, I'mma be heard |
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What up DZYNE? I ain't forgot nigga |
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You developed me, telling me I was hot nigga |
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You believed in me first, that's what's for sure |
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At the church recording, at the garage, but it worked |
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But me and Dave kind of felt you lost the passion |
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A lot was going on in your life and you needed space |
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But still I should have came to you first to tell you what happened |
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But I was seventeen and figured it's best I stay away |
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And I was wrong |
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I was young and couldn't look you in the eye for what I'd done |
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But I'm telling you we ain't done |
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Matter of fact, how's your sons? What they up to? |
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Remember they used to run away while you had worked on ProTools? |
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People I used to be in the booth till four in the morning |
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With school in the morning, yawning, but I was on it |
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Me, you and Dave was on it |
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Buzzing like Charlotte Hornets when that tape dropped |
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Where them beats nigga? It's been five years since we had rocked |
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Time to be heard |
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Listen to my nouns and verbs |
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Man I wanna be heard |
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So can you feel it? |
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When you hear it do it pulsate your spirit? |
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Does it make you wanna say motherfuck a gimmick? |
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The truth can set you free if you Do the Right Thing |
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Word to Spike Lee, don't he look like Sounwave? |
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That's kinda random, but my humor sometimes strays |
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Like a dog in the night |
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Twenty-four hours in a day but only take five minutes |
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To grab a pad and a pen, then send your dog a kite |
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I spread love like a Hippy, but I'm a Black one |
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With Jesus Christ passion, I swear on the bible |
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Tabernacle to all my rivals, I ain't mad |
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You hate a nigga for tryna help you, that's your bad |
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Because I figure I can make a way with these stanzas |
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I probably can't heal cancer, but I can heal the city |
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My niggas, tell me you with me |
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And if you is won't you pop my CD in |
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Open up your trunk, then let it bump |
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So I can be heard |
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Man I wanna be heard) |
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D-Dave, what up nigga? |
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Matt Jeezy, hahaha... |
