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Lamar] Let me you when it all started dropped Documentary and made plenty enemies It was a classic album, but to that Guerilla Black and put the city on wax A lot of comparisons, we all was aware of them But that wasn't my M.O., I just he was dope Can't understand why Game would say his name in that Many years went by, still no answer Anyway, I put out a mixtape in 12th Hub City threat, of the year, DJ Dave And his designed, put together the music Put it out to the people, the said I was stupid the flow, went to the barbershop to show off my skills Mike and Himey and some other cat I was real was Games barber, the other cat made a statement Saying Game was his partner, so I gave him my tape Said he'd it for him, hoping that I'd get my big break But got a response.. anyway nigga named ?Pop Givs? came to my school with a camera I freestyled on his DVD for a minute then It hit the streets, I was as K. Dot from Compton Man Hootie probably was the out that was poppin' But I didn't have a home yet, had ? in me Until I met Top Dawg, told Dave he'd like to meet Me at the studio, me freestyle for an hour Told me back tomorrow, but I came back in a hour Jay Rock was in the booth, recording his mixtape Was skeptical homie at because he knew where I stayed But we got over that, heard the beat, a rap Did our first collaboration on the track He got signed months later, Warner We started on his album, he wrote his rhymes on Before Sidekicks became a day phone Same our buzz was generated from G Malone He had a called 200, White Lightnin, the streets loved it Said Sony had gave him an unbelievable budget Now that's a smart nigga, I'm make my raps bigger than life But not how to market it right on the radio Only cat he knew from the Coast was playin' was Bishop And by then nigga' buzz was tremendous In the lab, me and Rock tryna our craft What the fuck? Next thing you know, we came Lift Me Up It was a hit I heard it But all we had was the instrumental and the But Rock on it for certain, it was to smash Gave it to Julio, just to get his thing you know, the record was That was a look, it set the coast on fire Niggas in Garden projects Watts Riot Then rappers start hating, callin' up to the station Ask why record ain't playin', what you niggas complaining, about? was funny to us tho Niggas hate to see a nigga from the come up, yo In the midst of the single poppin' and niggas seek and destroy I had a situation Def Jam, premature Shit went sour Jay-Z left but they didn't care I was glad Jay-Z me respect See I was young, forward, hot dollah had the streets on lock Far as play, obvious, he got a lot Beefing' Daz Dilinger, Jay Rock spoke on it Which in my opinion, I didn't think the was impo'tant But a whole 'nother story, we hit the lab with Game And a few other names like and Young, ya boy Did the freestyle and everybody's like, "Wow" These Top Dawg niggas 'bout to noise" after Game took us on tour, I love you for that But after that, we didn't see him no more G Malone with a smash hit with Akon Mistah FAB battled Nickel with napalm everybody start to scream out the new West And claim West Coast legends don't want to see him at best I think that's just an excuse, because their music tight Tell 'em that Ab-soul said it, can quote him twice Then Crooked I came Hip-Hop Weekly, killin' the internet But he been a threat since Deathrow, Rocky came about And all I thought about was Ab-Soul It finally to look like the West was makin' moves Western Union had the whole block because of Snoop Matter fact, Bad Luck was my about the group Then ?Problem? took off, Compton native We both Compton niggas, but Compton still ain't it By this time, Jay Rock and All My Life hit the We almost got into some major over Lil' Wayne That I'mma leave out Theres certain things that the streets only know about Shout out to Bishop win that game, then had a fight ? That's when I dropped C4 and had the mad at me they didn't see my views, grab the hottest album out and re-do it That's a goddamn power move You foolish, don't know shit about this war mo' shit to wanting to be the king of the coast shit
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[Outro: Kendrick So two weeks ago I run into the nigga I gave my mixtape too And said he was partners Game The nigga finally told me what he He he didn't like it But the like "See, see, look at you, look at you now, I to tell him you was tight" Nigga probably never even gave it to him and