RAP 1 야, 야 말해봐 넌 뭘 원하니 거짓으로 꾸며버린 너의 웃음이 난, 난 미치지 girl can't you see? 너무 깊이 빠져 버린 내 모습이 원한다는 것은 다, 다 주었지 my soul, my mind and my money 욕망 속에 헤매이는 너의 모습이 날카로운 칼이 되어 가슴 찌르지 VERSE 마음 없는 인형같이 어두운 길만 걸어 갈거니? 내게 마음을 열어봐 Cuz' I've been trying for you 니가 가진 모든 향기를 자꾸 더럽히려고만 하-니 나의 모든 것을 믿어봐 Cuz' I've been waiting for you
CHORUS 사랑이란 것이 무엇인지 너는 알 수 있니, 느낄 수는 있니 무엇이 운명이니 just a tragedy 니가 원하는 건... money money money
RAP 2 이젠 넌 느끼니? 니가 원했던 것이 널 속이지 모른다 하지마, 인간적 감각 마비 yo fool, that ain't the way it should be 끊임없이 이어지는 죄들의 반복 들어봐 나의 마음의 통곡 제발 이젠 정신 차려, 난 아직 널 기다려
It's from the heart.. It's from the heart right here.. (yeah) Everybody has a story to tell.. Check this out though
[Verse One] I knew this chinese dude in Junior High part of my crew, everybody knew the kid he was the talk of the school, intelligent and well spoken, respected by teachers all the other students kept their eyes on his sneakers What can I say? You can tell he's cool if you talk with him during fire drills girls would want to walk with him he could have any chick up in his view but there was only one girl he wanted to call boo See its all true, found himself stressed in a dead end the girl he was feelin was obsessed with his bestfriend his bestfriends a playa, that's the reason he's pissed plus he treat her like she don't even exist he ain't tryna hate on his man, but there was no help in it wrote the girl a letter told her how he felt in it she was shocked at first of him revealing the truth till she realized that she was feelin him too
[Chorus: Aja Smith] Ohhh.. I've been thinking of you Ohhh.. I've been thinking of you Ohhh.. I've been thinking of you Ohhh.. I've been thinking of you
and you've been thinkin of me
Ohhh..
Uh So you know as time goes by Things get a little bit serious Just listen
[Verse Two] It was strictly hip hop, now they bumpin slow jams all day went from holding hands, to makin out in the hallway Their relationship, seemed like a dream come true as time went by their friendship grew staring at the stars, trading secrets on the phone when her parents were at work, she would sneak him in her room he told her he was a virgin the day that they met
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so on his birthday he got a gift he'll never forget females were jealous, but they still calling him cute first day of summer school, they rocked the matching nautica suits happy in each others arms, can it be they found true love, living in a fantasy then reality attacks, his pops couldn't see past the fact his son was asian, but his girlfriend was black imagine having to choose between the one that you love or your fam that's like cutting off your right or left hand, damn
[Chorus]
Uh huh, yeah
I know this sounds like a true story coulda happened to any one of us it's crazy though right?
[Verse Three] Now if this sounds like a true story that's probably cause it is and I know for a fact cause I'm that chinese kid mm, lookin back now, I know its more than just a crush I'm sayin the whole expierience taught me so much love can overcome anything that gets in its way that's reason I still think of shorty 'til this day we talk now and then, she's doin her thing we both full grown up, I think she rockin a ring I know she's proud of me and all the things I've accomplished She was there when I was nobody, that's being honest Ain't no shame, I'll admit it she was there when I cried So in return I wipe the tears from her eyes As far as my pops, he's a little more open minded If his son is happy, he's 100% behind it Now this is a song I know I had to do Cause all the stuff I went through might have happened to you
[Chorus]
Ohhh..
Uh, yeah
Everybody remembers their first love You only get one So you gotta remember yeah uh I just want you to know that Jin's still thinkin about you
[Verse 1] You can't help of the way that flow When he leave the club ladies be like, "did you see which way did he go?" That will wraps a coop out from a radio though When my single drop I'ma charge 80 a show If you droppin' with me you ready for a pitfall When my shit hit stores I'm charge a ? Man, I'm tryin' to cop my toys in too And stay away from the boys in blue Just 'cause I'm gettin' dough the beast are made at me But these cops are jokes like "Police Academy" Too much stress and I ain't blew up yet When the 7 tring to the lax got you upset I never stress over a chick I'm slick like blue balls If I was Papa' Smurf you couldn't give me blue balls Big dick playa, rip through balls Balls so large they couldn't fit into jars
[Hook] It's my club 'cause I say club (Club, club, club, club) Yo, this my club song this my club song If you want to blow then you gotta make a club song It's my club song, did he say club (Duh, club, club, club) Yo, this my club song this my club song Everybody got one so I had to make a club song
[Verse 2] Throw your hands high, reach for the sky for my piece of the pie I'm a beast I ain't speakin' no lie I'm freakily hot, freak a bunch of freaks in back of the Jeep Hope on reachin' to speak I put 'em to sleep, ain't no reason to speak Way I creep got 'em say; "Gotta leave in a week" Poof, be gone - I won't miss you at all Not ain't sayin' I did you wrong; I ain't ditch you at all Got a passion-o for gassin' hos Live my life like everyday is a fashion show I ain't playin', you know what I'm sayin'? I wasn't talkin' about your IQ when I told you to give me some brain Fam, you better play your part 'Cause your girl, she about to have a change of heart When I come through find me in the cut like a stitch Chick get wild up 'cause (I'M RICH JAMES BIATCH)
[Hook]
[Verse 3] I'm playin' PlayStation brogan In the back of a gray station wagon, (?) jean saggin' Can't used to the club, what am I thinkin'? Only tunnel I've been to is a Harley and a Lincoln Problem when I'm drinkin'; I get tipsy easy Leave the bartender a hundred-dollar tip; leave me Shorty on the dance floor I'm down to get side of it Since she sale of it I say, "Cool, I don't be buy of it"
[Hook]
[Hook II: 2X] I'm in here pimpin' fam Why else would I walk up limpin' man And me beein' the pimp I am Shorty order what you like 'cause it's on me
Good looking Kanye. You see, we the next generation of this rap game So it's only right we got down like this
Yep! Uh oh
I gota love that's better than you ever was You've never been no good for me I guess I was just way too hood for you to be with 2x
Yo I was doing a show with Kanye in the West Mid that is so basically the Chi M.I. is up in the mix We in the game now it makes perfect sense The kid that dropped outta college the other never went We take turns doing our one twos and yes yes y'alls Look at shorty with my name tatted on her breast y'all Mr. West what do you think is the best? (take em backstage get acquainted that's what I suggest dawg) When it comes to spittin G I'm one of the best y'all She looks good smell clean and she had fresh draws Naw that's too good to be Usually them type of chicks ain't good for me no!
I gota love that's better than you ever was You've never been no good for me I guess I was just way too hood for you to be with 2x
I gota way with words I use words in ways That convince birds to come out they cage and play Polly want a Gucci Parka ma what did you say? Polly might get a cracker ain't no trickin today hey But anyway though she got it on smash like mashed potatoes High class with a ass that'll smash on J. Lo Lay low got play dough stash the payroll Ain't no credit card spendin cash on Rodeo And me I'm at the Slausson swap meet Lookin for a pair of air one's and white tee She want champagne I got sisco and cool-aid Why go to the movies let's watch the bootleg
I gota love that's better than you ever was You've never been no good for me I guess I was just way too hood for you to be with 2x
girl I don't wear Prada never met Gucci Or wore versake (versace) y'all is too boughi We all know Kanye is Mr. Louis Vuitton But if I see a L and a V I think that it's on That's what my old chick used to clash with me (Jin why'd you get this fake Louis bag for me?) Actually you should be happy I purchased that I take this as a sign you don't want the matching hat Huh I'm too gutter you more Parkay with yours I'm more I can't believe it's not butter What the other suckas do for love is a damn shame I got a new significant other cause plans change
I gota love that's better than you ever was You've never been no good for me I guess I was just way too hood for you to be with 2x
..Got my Cds on deck and everything ready.. <i>[Jin]</i> Yo, waddup waddup waddup my man? <i>[guy]</i> Oh Jin MC, wassap baby 'Jo maiyo'? {he pronounces it wrong} <i>[Jin]</i> Aight, its 'Jo maiya' actually but its coo' man <i>[guy]</i> Oh, uh I c u I c u *laughs* <i>[Jin]</i>-(guy) Aight, u got..u came wit tha beats rite? (yeah i got it rite here) Yo Ive been waiting to hear this joint. Yo go ahead, put the CD in rite there yo,(aight hold on) yea I need that crack for this album yo <i>[guy]</i> I got crack for u baby.. This like..This like my chinese club joint. Like its crazy, like..*cut off* <i>[Jin]</i> Chinese club joint?! <i>[guy]</i> Its crazy *joint being played* Intro's sick.....Its hype {*Music playing, guy singing: uh huh, my chinese people in tha club say hoo.(<i>[Jin]</i>Oh shit..) and if u wit my people let me..*cut off* <i>[Jin]</i> Yao go to tha next joint yo <i>[guy]</i> man that was crazy yo! <i>[Jin]</i> Yea go to the next one <i>[guy]</i> they in the club like.. 'whooo!!' <i>[Jin]</i>yea its coo'.. nah its hot tho.. its coo' yo u got something else tho? u play like.. u can play tha next beat yo? thats coo' u know but I need something different yo <i>[guy]</i>-(Jin)I got this joint rite here (uh huh) this called the chinese fly. this shits crazy. *joint being played* flies goin everywhere(pshh u cant be serious) I got it from a flick and all that shit its crazy (go ahead yo, play it)*guy singing: Jins tha name Jins tha name woo Jins tha name Jins tha name woo Jins tha name. Ji- ahh chika urr this is tha remix <i>[Jin]</i> Yao, stop it stop it..stop it yo stop it <i>[guy]</i> *laughing* woo u hear that shit? <i>[Jin]</i> Its coo'.. nah.. its..Imma..its coo' man. but yo I want some real shit like I need, I need that fire yo I need something different. Im tryn'a change tha game yo. Lemme get somethin yo. c'mon man I know u got more beats <i>[guy]</i>-(Jin) I got some Outkast. Bang (oh wut u got) I got this chinese outkast shit. Its crazy *joint played* its a chinese Caroline (chinese wut?!) Chinese Caroline, thats Caroline singing 'oohhh'...(yo, wut happened to tha beats?!..oh shit..YO YO TURN THAT SHIT OFF YO!) *guy making noises to go wit tha joint* (THAT SHIT IS GARBAGE!) GARBAGE? Psschh, aint u Chinese?
Yeah, I'm Chinese and what? Yeah, you know who this is, Jin Let me tell you this The days of the pork fried rice and the chicken wings coming to your house five years is over
[Chorus] Ya'll gonna learn Chinese Ya'll gonna learn Chinese Ya'll gonna learn Chinese When the pumps come out, ya'll gon' speak Chinese
Ya'll gonna learn Chinese Ya'll gonna wanna be Chinese Ya'll gonna learn Chinese When the pumps go off, ya'll gon' speak Chinese
[Jin] Go fuck with your head man I know a bunch of crypts that love Redman Blood book in New York man things done change Stop, the chinks be all over the game This ain't Bruce Lee, I watch too much TV This is a game of death when I aim for your chest Too much sex got me seeing slow motion Eyes barely open with a roach roasting' And your girl, she loves the gin ocean Rub it on her body like body shop lotion What's the commotion, you never seen me? The original chinky eye emcee You don't want to step to the army And Double-R rank refugee And the battle of the gun is gonna make you speak another language And amigo I ain't talking about Spanish
[Chorus]
[Jin] This one goes out to those that order four chicken wings And pork fried rice and throw dice In the hood, you think this is all good? Till the cowboys roam through like Clint Eastwood I wish you would come to Chinatown Get lost in town, end up in the lost in found Eyewitnesses, you must be crazy We don't speak English, we speak Chinese And the only po-po we know is the pigs on the hood out in the window Every time they harass me, I wanna explode We should ride the train for free, we built the railroads I ain't ya 50 Cent, I ain't ya Enimem I ain't ya Jigga Man, I'm a chinaman Ginseng in the palm of my hand She looks suprirsed in the palm of my hands You know what's next? Safe sex I'll be damned if I sleep in the flesh with the insect
[Hook]
(Woman singing) (Jin speaking Chinese: This one sounds good. Let's give her a call on the phone.) Mr. Jin, you are the sexist man Mr. Jin, I love the way you do your things (Jin speaking Chinese: Really?) Mr. Jin, you are the sexist man Mr. Jin, I love the way you do your things
[Jin] The moral of the story is Don't judge a book by its cover I know you think he's fam, but he's really undercover I saw his name on the affidavit It was written in Chinese and this is what he said: (Jin Speaking Chinese: The chinese restaurant is closing soon) Bring about some local hooligans and thugs so Catch them at midnight when they close the shop up Reading the Ten Commandments, cooking up heckka Movie small posters are all over the walls If they think you'd save me the bullet, it's so over ya'll Me, I'm just Jin just doing my thang Just doing my thang, just doing my thang Why is there beef everywhere I go? I'm drunk skewing, can't we all get along My ladies with the thongs, my thugs with the firearms
Ya'll gonna learn Chinese (Wyclef: all the ghetto) Ya'll gonna learn Chinese (Wyclef: all the suburb) Ya'll gonna learn Chinese When the pumps come out, ya'll gon' speak Chinese. (Wyclef: Refugees)
Ya'll gonna learn Chinese (Jin speaking Chinese: di lo) Ya'll gonna learn Chinese (Jin speaking Chinese: Hurry, get out of here) Ya'll gonna learn Chinese When the pumps come out, ya'll gon' speak Chinese
(Woman singing)
[Hook]
[Wyclef] The game will never be the same (Jin speaking Chinese: I already played the game) Double-R refugees (Jin speaking Chinese: Let's go home) First Chinese rapper First page rapper Refugees (Jin speaking Chinese: Chinatown) (Jin speaking Chinese: I already played the game) (Jin speaking Chinese: That's it)
[Chorus] I'm goin to Miami, I'm goin to the fair To see a senorita, with flowers in her hair Aww shake it senorita, shake it if you can Show all the boys around the block you're doin your damn thang
[Verse 1] Wait a minute wait a minute this is how it started Senorita caught my eye, she shake it the hardest Yeah she knows that I'm an artist, but that's regardless Situation elevatin I'm anticipatin Body got me mesmerized I ain't tell no lies You better tell those guys, you belong to me I followed you, danced wit' 'chu, bounced wit' 'chu, shaked wit' 'chu girl I'm lovin' you, hatin' you, real with you, fake it with you girl We can do anything under the moonlight You in the mood right? I'm in the mood too Now shake it shake it, keep doin' what you gotta do I know a lot of J-Los, but they ain't fly as you
[Chorus 2x]
[Verse 2] We in the M-I M-I, mami am I am I? As cool as a 745 or Ocean Drive Is that your senorita? Do you really please her? Give her to me, I'll make her hotter than a fever Talk to me ma, is it the palm trees? Blue water while we fallin off our jet-skis Back to the hood, we can get nice together now Take her to bed afterward whatever You know I'm number one, you bangin like the drums Listen to the ocean while we chill under the sun As tastefully, basically it I came to Miami just to see you shake your shhhh
[Chorus 2x]
[Verse 3] I'm sweatin it's hot, it's damn near three o'clock Tell the DJ play the record let the needle drop (Ficky ficky vicky) This joint is hot Mami give me the poonani you can be on top now Slow, your, roll is where we go No one knows I'm gettin dropped I paint a picture, I'm layin wit' 'cha I came to caress your soul, I ain't playin wit' 'cha I'll take an itty bitty piece of your mind wit' me You runnin' through mine, like Diddy did the whole city I'm flyin' through the clouds, you soarin' through the air To see my senorita, she's waitin' at the fair
It's like I've been waiting my whole life for this For this chance for ya'll to hear me somethings i gotta get off my chest though Just so that ya'll know
They say only the good die young, and with that said It dont get no better then me, its coming from my head I represented for yall when i came thru the market Bout to come in who i am, i became a target And what hurts is all the bullshit coming from my own kind They say Jin's fake, he dont keep it real in his rythems He make us look soft, that kid ain't commit no crimes YOU GOT DAMN RIGHT, want me to say it then fine I ain't a killa, i ain't a gangsta, and i ain't no thug I dont walk around with guns and i dont sell drugs I'm not a murderer, i aint never said i was, so what the fuck ya hating on me for huh
[HOOK] See I don't want to hold a grudge so I cruise fast in my Cadillac My momma would be so disgusted if she knew the way these grown folks stack See I won? let them cram my style no and I won? let them hold me down no Tell her that I? ok tell her that imma make a way somehow
AY Yo Jin! You Double R bust guns I ain't about that shit Trouble just comes my way, i dont invite that shit I got a career here, i ain't looking for fights to pick Got more pain in my heart that i knew can exist Like that night, they pull the guns out and bang my man I was like fuck rap, i almost had a change of plans He took a bullet for me, how i'm gonna repay that man What if he woulda die, what i'm soppose to say to his fam The life i chose endanger all my family and friends Some shit i wish i could change but yet promise i can't People are killed to get to the position i'm at Only to die and heard to find out it ain't worth that Still wanna rap?
[HOOK] See I don? want to hold a grudge so I cruise fast in my Cadillac My momma would be so disgusted if she knew the way these grown folks stack See I won? let them cram my style no and I won? let them hold me down no Tell her that I? ok tell her that imma make a way somehow
(thats how they getting down) Two turn table and a rapper that was that was (that was how they did it then, this how they do it now) 20 young mans with there gats up Gotta travel like that or they'll try to attack us (that how they getting down) The great settle their beef with rap battles lets go (that was how they did it then, this is how they do it now) If they ain't better then you, now they shooting at you Know it sound tragic but hey you know (that how they getting down) So what i'm soppose to do? keep 20 bodyguards And a large entourage, cause everybody's hard Sometimes i wonder what happen to love and respect All i see now is haterd and death
[HOOK] See I don? want to hold a grudge so I cruise fast in my Cadillac My momma would be so disgusted if she knew the way these grown folks stack See I won? let them cram my style no and I won? let them hold me down no Tell her that I? ok tell her that imma make a way somehow
[Verse 1] You at my welcome mat and I ain't mad by letting you in Long as you listen to me closely as you get to know Jin First of all I had the thirst of all rappers combined Worst of all people told me I was wasting my time Like I was better off making up computer designs A doctor, a lawyer, or anything that's using my mind When I used to rap I usually got refused and declined Till I felt abused and used it as fuel in my rhymes In every battle, the race card was my downfall Till I read the Art of War and used it to clown y'all I'm still battling but on a different note Not rappers, but labels, same ocean but a different boat Them CEOs must be sniffin' coke Don't they know that I'm the dopest product on either coast? They tried to drown me, but I stayed afloat Here's a verse for you to quote The realest shit I ever wrote
[Chorus] C'MON! Now that I got your attention I gotta say this I know that it's been debated I'm a gimmick they created C'MON! All the people that hated because I made it, two-faced When they the same ones that wished that I'd make it C'MON! All the critics that's jealous that I've created Still highly anticipated they nothing to do but face it C'MON! Even though that I'm asian we all related be patient Cause we gon' make it so if you rollin' with me
[Verse 2] We together now, we ain't gotta act like strangers I done let you into the deepest and darkest chambers Introduced you to Jin, all the pain and anguish Gave you reasons why they say the fame will change us It's most common amongst entertainers Rappers and athletes, how can you blame us? Runnin' round crazy, saying I ain't the same cause But jealousy, is a funny thing that the brain does How can you not see, in simple and plain view My fame ain't changed me, man it changed you But then again I guess that's what haters do And it's a damn shame my fans got haters too It's like the listen, and disregard the lyrics Imagine if they flipped it and the artist were the critic And everything YOU did was under the scope And YOU'S about to get hung, and we the ones with the rope
[Chorus]
[Verse 3] If you think about it, me and you, we really the same Ain't nothin' different about us but the faces and names The places we came, lies that were placed in our brains If our ancestors knew they'd be disgraced and ashamed So I chose to be the one to change the pace of the game Look at me, hot as California burnin' in flames Still I feel, that everything I earn is in vein Unless I do somethin' positive with what I obtain These people must truly think I'm really insane Like my life around me revolves around the jewellery and dames I'm quick to rip that picture right up outta the frame I ain't tryna see my whole life go down the drain And be, 40 years old still hoppin' the train Frontin' with a fake smile like I'm doin' my thang Hurting inside, tuck in my pride, hide in my pain If you've never settled for less then you feelin' the same
Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the world famous "Karaoke Night" at the Ruffryder lounge. Tonight we're gonna try something a little different.
[Jin] This is not an exclusive, so pardon me As I get on my Posdu new shit You know them stakes is high I can't relate to guys That create disguise-is Exaggerate how great they pies is Is that a pizza or lemon merengue You ain't slangin a thang, play guerilla But you ain't even orang and a tang I hang with a gang, we ride til we die Preferably ride yessire I professor M-I CNN for information, order now And get free installion, oops You're a flow too late, I got the flow of two lakes Ontario and Michigan That means great for every rap fan listenin Soon you will be seein and you will be agreein Even though I'm Chinese I do a show for the Koreans cause I'm so dope and my flow so tight I could turn Karaoke to Open Mic Night (right) 4x
[Styles P.] Why don't you try to Karaoke this verse Is the nigga with a whole bunch of birds and don't none Of them chirp Ten ways to calm down and don't none of them work I go bezerk with a gun in my shirt Blow a hundred of earth, pastor said don't come to the church I'm a problem when it come to the work Listen if its a race to split ya face I'll be comin in first I show up niggas wonder who I'm comin to murk Got my broad in the corner gun under the skirt And we lookin at ya jewels, tryin to wonder the worth Gettin slayed at night, take away the ice Cause its sorta like sprite, how we obey our thirst Shoulda known you seen both of the are's Ghost come with the toast, Jin came with the Chinese stars You can catch me downtown at a Chinese bar Dai-ma like a motherfucker high off la' wha.. I'm so dope and my flow so tight I could turn Karaoke to Open Mic Night (right) 4x [Jin] Simply put I limp with a pimpery foot And that's just how its meant to be took Or taken, I hate the pigs But I got fam out in Frisco that's my bay-kin See how that works a beat And the perks of bein a jerk Me and styles P leave you deep in the dirt Peek in ya hears whisper in ya ear freakin a verse While the deacons speakin a church Oh lord I'm so dope and my flow so tight I could turn Karaoke to Open Mic Night (right) 4x
We May Look Different But We See The Same Sky We may see different But we cry the same cry
To wake up daily, And sleep better nights, Thats what we all wish for to seek a better life, right? It's unfortunate, when tragedys strike, But the truth is reality bites, June 4th 89, a day residents fear Now known as The Massacre At Tiananmen Square The day I turned seven they were mourning and grieving Thousands of innocents die for what they believed in Come with nothing but heart and a point to prove Stood infront of tanks and refused to move What Would You Do? Run or stand still whens your lifes on the line To test a mans will Seeking change and they found but in death Strangers yet they were my blood and flesh This happened in China, But you ain't gotta be asian to relate To the struggle, pain and hard aches
[Chorus:] You'll never know, You'll never get it, There is no choice, We can't forget it We look up We see the same sky We look up We cry the very same cry
See, I'm a grown man It hurts when I turn on the news And see thats going on in my homeland This SARS epidemic, could've been lives Could've stand for Should Asians Really Survive They'll try anything to break your family apart Politics could break down the manliest heart Can the child within my heart rise above If theres a billion of us I shouldn't have to look for love Overpopulation, but damn just to meet the needs Its illegal to have more than one seed How can you dictate birth regardless the women And the parents they make the hardest decisions Sons keep their family names so thats not an option Imagine having to put your daughter up for adoption And even though its beyond your control Keep your head up heres a sond for your soul
[Chorus]
If you don't know where you came from You can't get the way your trying to go Theres ain't denying so, its true I got some big shoes to fill But If I don't lead the movement, then who will Stuck between a rock and a hard place Thinking about the refugees that went to see god's place 16,000 miles across the ocean tides Some died, some got lucky and survived I wouldn't call it luck, they reached their destination Modern day slavery without the plantation Them sneakers on your feet cost $100 a pop My peoples making 15 cents a day in sweatshops To make them kicks, so you can look good. Think we open restaurants cause we cook good? Hell No, we ain't got no choice I gotta speak up, without me my people have no voice
This feels good right here.. Just happy to be here. I mean, I gota take a moment to thank those that made a difference..whether small or big. Damn, where should I start though?
First and foremost I gota give praise To the lord above and his almighty ways Blessin me with the gift to lift spirits And evoke emotions through these words everytime you hear it I got the lyrics and flow I'm capable so When I blow just know this ones for April and Joe Me and my little sister we grateful you know Wish I could see you more Avah at the rate that you grow My favorite uncle Franky for opening ya door When I ain't have a place to stay I crashed on your floor Taught me the basic survival tools Auntie Cathy every summer kept me in vacation Bible school Mr Diskin for more than passin grades And my fourth grade teacher mr Scott who passed away Peep how I met Kamel corner on the street We goin to the top lets do it for Shawna and Jaleek In the beginnin no one was on Jins side folks Bar and Amory whoa bundy that's a inside joke Before bullshit friendships synthetic for cream Chilled with my wall click Bryan Cedric and Jean So when I moved to ny chose to invest in a few One love to Patricia Ben and the rest of the crew To be loved is a privilidge that's what I was told A gem from my man LS more precious than gold Infamous joe lacin my tatt so sick Fong YungMac and Ken down at ho yips To dee waah chivon and the rest of the Deans For believing in a young man obsessed with a dream Allowin me to write history create my own chapter All original ryders and the generation after The double are staff my thanks worth a million And the whole 30th floor at the Universal buildin You could never walk in my shoes or stand in my boots Know how I came up I'll never abandon my roots Yeah see rayz poison pen for sharing the stage Shouts to stronghold tone and the rest of the plague Ask big zoo we ten steps ahed of ya Vice versus eye to eye e-o dub regulars My man j pure for bringin the heat right And the rest of the poets chillin under streetlights Just keep the beats tight shouts to the record spinners Enuff felli fell and all the heavy hitters Kubichi k sly hold me down in La Might catch me flickin it up with Von in the bay Then its off to the wake up show with tech and sway Or big nat and foot out in VA Its damn near tradition to kick a freestyle Anytime I'm with Eddie Francis out in seatown Can't forget hometeam as high as I be Supacindy big lip and Dj irie The club and mixtape djs that break records Cause thanks to them we've heard some great records Shouts out to the technitions they get props Feel free to holla anytime you need drops Bob collina the only one to call Anytime ya boy Jin gota run in with the law Bert Padell aka big babe ruth Got the brinks truck outside lets get paid loot Six four six six the trips back and forth From the studio to the crib I'm never slackin off How bout will spivey and of course killa kai Boondo randy feron just a few of my Close associates that I love to see School me to the game like joe box and brother e Razor and Mario for all them times we rocked shows To the rest of 176 tato Holla front.com go register to day Peter jun rock lisa landy and j Keepin me fresh ellis at the barbershop Coast to coast lifestyles reppin the are a lot My man cartoon bringin the fresh sound Cookie and mag ogs holdin the west down And of course swizz blocks carl climax Far east movement they got what ya minds lack T dot montreal where I keep mass appeal Romero baby yu rg and neal It pays to keep it real even more to be sincere Thanks to BET for jump startin my career As for 106 who they askin about Free and AJ can't wait to see y'all back on the couch And MTV for givin advance warnings John singleton plus the chance at performin The source double xl rolling stone vibe The truth the lies the layout in rides For every write up forever in context King magazine elle girl and complex To all the producers for providin the beats Shouts to neo tunehedz divine and elite JR wyclef kanye can I rep This is real hiphop be damned if I let Y'all tell me otherwise cause we so live This ones for 954 and 305 All the way to 718 and 212 And if you ever showed love this ones for you But I gota say thanks even those that hated Cause cause y'all kept me motivated
I gota thank God I wanna thank y'all I gota thank God I wanna thank y'all 2x
[Verse 1] Look I'm not a gimmick it's not a rapper I'm tryin' to mimic My life move about a mile a minute make the best of it while I'm in it Talk shit I'll never get offended I'm so pushin' to the limit I can shake off 20 haters - ignore 'em and handle my business Highly hood got my name cement in A treat to every rapper in the game or that seven up in it 5" 6, but I stand tall Built for war, sort of like Great Wall of China Hear my footsteps like Yao Ming's behind'cha Don't remind me, do whatever to you, fly back and there'd be Hell on earth for you to find me They say we all look alike, cook alike But they ain't know that we all crooks alike I changed the game when I took the mic In freestyle what it took for you to write
[Hook] I am here now say what you want I know I got something you want I am here now think what you want This is my life let's get it on
[Verse 2] It's like the curse bein' successful The more progress the more stressful Don't ask about heart, I got a chest full Throw into a cesspool of sex juice So my next move is to elevate for the best view I got a few things to confess too They say I'm famous, I don't feel special Plucked from a few to be placed on a pedal stool Only to be ridiculed and find out they want to get rid of you Once you in a pinnacle they try to limit you From the start of your career until when they finish you That's why in interviews I keep my shit in minimal And if I do say somethin' is a subliminal Is it because I'm signed with killers and criminals? It's pitiful; this rap game is too political But fuck it, I ain't got shit else to do
[Hook]
[Verse 3] y'all, y'all You ain't gotta give me my respect, I'ma take it You gotta punch me in tonight, I'ma lay it You gotta loan me no money, I'ma make it And I'll do anythin' that I can get away with I say what I want, take it how you take it Media hype that I've created has enhanced my hatred I came from the basement, rolls among the stars like a space ship Face it, there is no replacement Time you spent lookin' for the one is time wasted I'm too defined, my design you can't trace it So, give it up I ain't bitter but I'm sick enough to take my contract and rip it up Plus my friends say I'm forgettin' stuff Is it 'cause I failed to get in touched while I'm out rappin, travelin', gettin' bucks And my hearts in my Miami indeed Oh I ain't forget, I just got my family to feed
I've got it all, but I feel so deprived I go up, I come down and I'm emptier inside Tell me what is this thing that I feel like I'm missing And why can't I let it go
There's gotta be more to life Than chasing down every temporary high to satisfy me Cause the more that I'm Trippin' out thinkin' there must be more to life Well it's life, but I'm sure There's gotta be more
(Than wanting more)
I've got the time and I'm wasting it slowly Here in this moment I'm half-way out the door Onto the next thing, I'm searching for something that's missing
There's gotta be more to life Than chasing down every temporary high to satisfy me Cause the more that I'm Trippin' out thinkin' there must be more to life Well it's life, but I'm sure There's gotta be more
I wanting more I'm always waiting on something other than this Why am I feelin' like there's something I missed
There's gotta be more to life (Always) Than chasing down every temporary high to satisfy me Cause the more that I'm (more that I'm) Trippin' out thinkin' there must be more to life Well it's life, but I'm sure (Always)
There's gotta be more to life Than chasing down every temporary high to satisfy me Cause the more that I'm Trippin' out thinkin' there must be more to life Well it's life, but I'm sure There's gotta be more to life
