I was born three six seven eighteen with [unverified] on the Hail to the moon, just like Kinte That means I'm gifted the get-go you never let go, mad thanks for raising me right, bro'
You gave me confidence to stop the Didn't live in Bel Air the Fresh Prince are hard, times are rough Didn't 'Toys R Us' toys, but I had enough love Plus the from above
To go to the park, push and shove Maybe then for a like you told me Then were a few times when dad had to scold me Prayed for my safety, I how you was feeling Didn't want me wheeling and get to drug
when you asked me this one day Who I be like, I said, Dr J Then you said, good, now you go Take the damn and slam it through the hole
Mom cracked a smile, daddy gave a I to myself, I can't let them down So make way, I'm coming in for a And nothing's gonna me from being outstanding
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Now let's skip to the when I was fifteen Shaq is in the house, no, is on the scene Now my name's in papers, girls caught the look up to me like a skyscraper
Now, a role model, I mean a figure Then I ask myself, can I get any My dream is coming through, but through slowly I remember what mom and dad told me
Remember this, son, do all the Shoot your gift like a gun and never forget where you from young, gifted and Black If they say, Shaquille O'Neal then make 'em scream, Shaq
Like the fam' do, in the who When I freak the funk on a they, ahh ooh From high school to college, they me enough knowledge that gift and now it's time for me to fulfill my dream
To be in the like Dakeem I'll make the backboards chit-chatter Even make the other get madder
me, who can it be? The of disaster, seven foot three Brother, ain't no in the nation I'm born from my but I'm God's creation
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'Cause now I'm outstanding, wave your hands and your fist When I'm on the you know it's strictly swish 'Cause there's some things that I do Tape up the ankle, pump up my
And now it's time to take care of To run up the court with Nick and Scott, but I stop, gotta' keep striving until I reach the top take a peek over the mountain, I flow like a fountain
Peace, I go and I'm out and But before I go, wave hands to all my family, friends and fam I'm