I woke up out that coma 'bout the time Dre dropped 2001 Three years later the is done presents: Nigga Witta Attitude, Volume One Rap politickin, wanna know the outcome to Die, Reasonable Doubt and Doggystyle in one I feel like 'Pac after the Snoop Dogg was done Dre that G series and All Eyez on Me I watched the death of a dynasty, so I told Vibe Workin' Dr. Dre was a (dream) I had visions of a classic, then my world turned black Like I was out of Stevie Wonder's glasses kinda hard to imagine, like Kanye West Coming back his fatal accident to beatmaking and rapping But, we the future, Houston told me that And it's take more than a bullet in the heart to hold me back
Blushin' in this 40 ounce, the ink from my pen bleed Martin Luther King had a (dream) Aaliyah had a (dream), Eye had a (dream) So I out to Kanye and (I brought you all my dreams) (Cause I you, I love you, I love you)
I had dreams of fuckin' a R&B bitch Mya When I saw that ass on the front of King Read the article in the magazine, she loved gangsters, loved nasty So I'm in the glass house having dreams Good never give it up But anything is possible, if 50 fucked Hurdled life's obstacles, my way through the maze Then joy turned to pain like Beverly and Maze to dream of being Unsigned Hype 'til I was crushed by Mays, almost let my pen fall asleep on the page yesterday, dozin' off backstage I thought I saw Eazy talking to Jam Jay So I walked over, heard Jam say "It's a hard knock life, you pass away" They say sleep is the cousin of death, so my wide open Cause a dream is kin to your breath
Blushin' in this 40 ounce, lettin' the ink from my pen Cause Luther King had a (dream) Aaliyah had a (dream), Eye had a (dream) So I out to Kanye and (I brought you all my dreams) (Cause I love you, I you, I love you)
The dream of Huey Newton what I'm livin' through The of Eric Wright, that's what I'm givin you Who walked through the House without a business suit Compton hat, jheri curl drippin on Ronald Reagan's Gave Mike Lem my demo, came here to pay my Started off Whoo Kid, then I start blazin' Clue It was all a like Big said it'd be Don't sleep on me homey, I bring nightmares to Rap phenomenon, defyin' the of gravity Studied all the classics, start revisin' my Marshall Mathers made it, Curtis Jackson made it Head in the clouds, wonderin' the hell Marvin Gaye went How do I say I'm livin' for my son But I can't out, why I'm at my temple with this gun Wake up to a Jesus piece a catholic nun The war to be a rap legend, has begun
Blushin' in this 40 ounce, lettin' the ink my pen bleed Cause Martin King had a (dream) had a (dream), Left Eye had a (dream) So I reached out to Kanye and (I you all my dreams) (Cause I love you, I love you, I you)
This is dedicated to Yetunde Price The of Venus and Serena Williams Who was slain during a gang shootout in Sunday, September 14th, 2003 - in peace