I woke up out that 2001 'bout the same time Dre dropped Three years later the album is presents: Nigga Witta Attitude, Volume One Rap critics politickin, wanna the outcome Ready to Die, Doubt and Doggystyle in one I feel like 'Pac after the Dogg trial was done Dre behind that G and All Eyez on Me I watched the death of a dynasty, so I Vibe Magazine Workin' Dr. Dre was a (dream) I had visions of makin a classic, then my turned black Like I was starin' out of 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 gon' take more than a in the heart to hold me back
Blushin' in 40 ounce, lettin' the ink from my pen bleed Cause Luther King had a (dream) Aaliyah had a (dream), Eye had a (dream) So I reached out to Kanye and (I 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 ass on the front of that King Read the article in the magazine, she loved gangsters, nasty things So I'm in the glass house nasty dreams Good never give it up But anything is possible, if 50 fucked Hurdled obstacles, found my way through the maze joy turned to pain like Frankie Beverly and Maze Used to dream of being Hype 'til I was crushed by Dave Mays, let my pen fall asleep on the page yesterday, dozin' off backstage I thought I saw talking to Jam Master Jay So I walked over, Jam Master say "It's a hard knock life, then you away" They say sleep is the cousin of death, so my wide open a dream is kin to your last breath
Blushin' in 40 ounce, lettin' the ink from my pen bleed 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 dream of Wright, that's what I'm givin you Who walked through the White House without a business Compton hat, jheri drippin on Ronald Reagan's shoes Gave Mike Lem my demo, came here to pay my Started off with Whoo Kid, then I start Clue It was all a dream Big said it'd be Don't sleep on me homey, I nightmares to reality Rap phenomenon, defyin' the of gravity all the classics, start revisin' my strategy Cause Marshall Mathers made it, Jackson made it Head in the clouds, where the hell Marvin Gaye went How do I say this? I'm 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
in this 40 ounce, lettin' the ink from my pen bleed Cause Luther 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 you, I love you, I love you)
This is dedicated to Yetunde Price The sister of Venus and Williams Who was slain during a gang shootout in Sunday, September 14th, 2003 - rest in