[00:00.78]blueprint
[00:02.06]Yeah, yeah..
[00:06.32]Uhh, right, right, right
[00:12.43]Right, right, right, right
[00:21.45]Uhh uhh uhh, feel me now, listen
[00:24.71]Momma loved me, pop left me
[00:28.00]Mickey fed me, Annie dressed me
[00:31.24]Eric fought me, made me tougher
[00:34.14]Love you for that my nigga no matter what brah
[00:37.17]Marcy raised me; and whether right or wrong
[00:40.38]Streets gave me all I write in the song
[00:43.56]Hootie babysitted, changed my diapers
[00:46.12]Gil introduced me to the game that changed my life up
[00:49.19]East Trenton grew me, had me skippin school
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[00:50.56]Valencia's boyfriend Vovo had me makin moves
[00:55.61]Momma raised me, pop I miss you
[00:58.46]God help me forgive him I got some issues
[01:01.44]Mickey cleaned my ears, Annie shampooed my hair
[01:04.46]Eric was fly - shit, I used to steal his gear
[01:07.37]I was the baby boy, I could do no wrong
[01:10.63]Yeah it's goin past fast - let's move along
[01:13.55]Kitchen table - that's where I honed my skills
[01:16.64]Jaz made me believe the shit was real
[01:19.56]Labels turned me down, couldn't foresee
[01:22.74]Clark sought me out, Dame believed
[01:25.59]Primo laced me, Ski did too
[01:28.58]Reasonable Doubt - classic, shoulda went triple
[01:31.66]Momma loved me, pop left me
[01:34.62]Grandma dressed me, plus she fed me
[01:37.56]banana puddin, what's in the hood then
[01:40.54]Puffin on L's, drinkin pink champelle
[01:43.65]Ty rolled with a nigga, V.A. spot
[01:46.43]Tone, Mike 'Zo and them niggaz, V.A.'s locked
[01:52.38]B-High hated the fact I put rap to the back
[01:56.01]Money pourin in, clientele growin now
[01:58.80]Birth of my first nephew, time to slow it down
[02:01.75]October 21st, Lavelle came to the world
[02:04.81]Followed by three more boys and then a baby girl
[02:07.87]Momma loved me, T.T. Uncle Jay
[02:10.77]loves you to death won't let no trouble come your way
[02:13.78]Oh, can't forget my man down in Maryland
[02:16.96]He's gone 'til November, how can I not remember?
[02:19.92]Tell your moms I'm there for her and Tiembra
[02:22.83]And your son too - there's nothin I won't do
[02:25.83]Unless you was me, how could you judge me?
[02:28.95]I was brought up in pain, y'all can't touch me
[02:31.94]Police pursued me, chased cuffed and subdued me
[02:35.03]Talked to me rudely; cause I'm young rich and I'm black
[02:37.45]and live in a movie, not livin by rules
[02:40.68]New rap patrollin the city, follow my crews
[02:43.93]Bleek you're still with me - nigga what did I say?
[02:47.11]The time is comin; you one hit away
[02:49.89]Beans I ain't tryin to change you - just give you some game
[02:52.97]to make the transition, from the street to the fame
[02:56.07]My momma loves me..