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[00:20.03]I gotta give a shout out to my favorite emcees
[00:22.04]For inspirin' me to grab the mic and spray over beats
[00:24.68]And I gotta say what's up to all of my peeps
[00:27.35]Stickin' around through thick and thin you know who you be
[00:30.04]And I gotta blink my eye to all of the girls
[00:32.49]Crackin' a smile makin' me able to cope with this world
[00:35.08]And I gotta give mad shouts to all our fans
[00:37.72]That be supportin' and lookin' out for me and my mans
[00:40.25]Sometimes I feel like I was destined to rhyme long before I knew
[00:42.99]Before Amiga 500's and four track portables
[00:45.52]Before I copped rap magazines and dressed in baggy jeans
[00:48.15]Dreamed myself away gettin' my old folks mad at me
[00:50.77]For neglectin' my homework, I hurt
[00:53.41]Microphones when I was goin' to work
[00:56.04]But nowadays it's so different but it's kinda the same still
[00:58.63]Got nobody payin' these bills, so I just will
[01:01.22]Be on a mission to achieve some kind of stable situation
[01:03.92]In my everyday life, the tribulations that I'm facin'
[01:06.45]It's crazy how the music can affect you at times
[01:09.09]That's what I wanna do when wreckin' these rhymes
[01:11.70]Every second of time I ever put on any record of mine
[01:14.34]Is a tiny little section of mine so I reckon when I'm
[01:16.90]Makin' my rhymes channel the flame inside of me
[01:19.80]I'm one step closer to the place where I'm tryin' to be
[01:22.07]Now that's super science to me
[01:24.66]Doin' what I love in life instead of lyin' asleep
[01:27.27]That's when my mind is free that's how I find the peace
[01:29.91]Through rhymes and beats stickin' in the eye of the beast
[01:32.52]I gotta give a shout out to my favorite emcees
[01:35.13]For inspirin' me to grab the mic and spray over beats
[01:37.69]And I gotta say what's up to all of my peeps
[01:40.41]Stickin' around through thick and thin you know who you be
[01:42.97]And I gotta blink my eye to all of the girls
[01:45.61]Crackin' a smile makin' me able to cope with this world
[01:48.19]And I gotta give mad shouts to all our fans
[01:50.83]That be supportin' and lookin' out for me and my mans
[02:02.56]I gotta send a lot of love to my family
[02:05.20]For helpin' me develop into the man I be
[02:07.81]Gradually and my peeps that's understandin' me
[02:10.42]Y'all be helpin' me to maintain my sanity
[02:13.09]Damn, I see it all so crystal clear now
[02:15.70]The necessity of doin' my thing here and now
[02:18.24]Without fear I'll turn this motha' here out
[02:20.87]Yo, I know what's up so I ain't gonna stare down
[02:23.67]When you hear noun you hear it in the tone of my voice
[02:26.31]How I love this and why the microphone is my choice
[02:29.47]So now plug this sucker in and let me buck at them
[02:31.90]That don't know that I got love for this that's how it is
[02:34.48]If these kids mean biz yeah, that's fine with me
[02:37.17]But better get these equations straight in times like these
[02:39.71]It ain't too easy to prevail, oh no
[02:42.48]You gotta spit it like you mean somethin' with it to blow
[02:45.59]And get credit for shows then you're ready to go
[02:48.22]But never lose touch with those who already know
[02:50.84]I know for sure that I never would, I'll never forget
[02:53.40]Those who helped me build a rep while most of y'all still slept
[02:56.09]You know we and how we developed our own steez
[02:58.65]But oh please gotta recognize them old peeps
[03:01.23]Them old beats that was always thumpin' so sweet
[03:03.87]We owe these cats that paved the way yo for real
[03:06.46]I gotta give a shout out to my favorite emcees
[03:09.07]For inspirin' me to grab the mic and spray over beats
[03:11.63]And I gotta say what's up to all of my peeps
[03:14.24]Stickin' around through thick and thin you know who you be
[03:16.88]And I gotta blink my eye to all of the girls
[03:19.49]Crackin' a smile makin' me able to cope with this world
[03:22.05]And I gotta give mad shouts to all our fans
[03:24.69]That be supportin' and lookin' out for me and my mans
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