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 thru these words everytime you hear it I got the lyrics and flow, im 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 aint 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 thats 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 privilige, thats 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 r 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, c rayz, poison pen for sharing the stage Shouts to stronghold, tone, and the rest of the plague Ask big zoo, we ten steps ahead 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 im with eddie francis out in seatown Cant forget hometeam as high as i be Supa cindy, 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 6-4-6-6, the trips back and forth From the studio to the crib, im 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 Peter jun, rock, lisa, landy and j Keepin me fresh ellis at the barbershop Coast to coast, lifestyles reppin the r alot 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 neil 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 cant wait to see yall 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 Yall 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 yall kept me motivated I gota thank god i wanna thank yall I gota thank god i wanna thank yall I gota thank god i wanna thank yall i gota thank god i wanna thank yall