Lord have mercy, Christ He's nice, he just slice like a ginnsu at the life that I been through We the last real niggas alive, official
Lamar] Let me tell you when it all Game dropped Documentary and made plenty It was a classic album, but to that Black debuted and put the city on wax A lot of Biggie comparisons, we all was aware of But that my M.O., I just thought he was dope Can't understand why would say his name in that manner Many years went by, still no legitimate Anyway, I put out a mixtape in 12th Hub threat, minor of the year, DJ Dave And his brother designed, put the music Put it out to the people, the people said I was With the flow, to the barbershop to show off my skills Mike and Himey and some other cat I was real Himey was Games barber, the cat made a statement Saying that Game was his partner, so I gave him my he'd play it for him, hoping that I'd get my big break But never got a response.. This nigga named ?Pop came to my school with a camera I freestyled on his DVD for a minute then It hit the streets, I was known as K. Dot Compton Man Hootie probably was the youngest out that was But I didn't have a home yet, had ? in me Until I met Top Dawg, told Dave that he'd to meet Me at the studio, made me freestyle for an Told me come tomorrow, but I came back in a hour Jay Rock was in the booth, his first mixtape Was homie at first because he knew where I stayed But we got over that, the beat, wrote a rap Did our first collaboration on the Nephew He got signed months later, Brothers We started on his album, he wrote his on paper Before Sidekicks became a modern day Same time our buzz was generated G Malone He had a song 200, White Lightnin, the streets loved it Said that Sony had gave him an unbelievable Now that's a smart nigga, I'm tryna make my bigger than life But not knowing how to it right Turned on the cat he knew from the West Coast was playin' was Bishop And by then this nigga' buzz was In the lab, me and Rock perfect our craft the fuck? Next thing you know, we came across Lift Me Up It was a hit When I it But all we had was the and the hook But Rock jump on it for certain, it was to Gave it to Julio, just to get his thing you know, the record was That was a good look, it set the coast on Niggas in projects presents Watts Riot Then these rappers start hating, up to the station Ask why they record ain't playin', what you niggas complaining, Shit was to us tho Niggas hate to see a nigga the bottom come up, yo In the midst of the single poppin' and tryna seek and destroy I had a with Def Jam, premature Shit went sour after Jay-Z left but they didn't I was glad gave me respect See I was young, fast forward, hot dollah had the on lock Far as play, obvious, he got a lot Beefing' with Daz Dilinger, Jay Rock on it Which in my opinion, I think the shit was impo'tant But that's a whole story, we hit the lab with Game And a few names like Juice and Young, ya boy Did the cypher freestyle and like, "Wow" These Top Dawg niggas 'bout to noise" Surely after Game us on tour, I love you for that But right that, we didn't see him no more G Malone came a smash hit with Akon Mistah FAB battled Royce Nickel napalm Then everybody start to scream out the new And claim that Coast legends don't want to see him at best I think just an excuse, because their music ain't tight Tell 'em Ab-soul said it, they can quote him twice Then I came with Hip-Hop Weekly, killin' the internet But he been a threat since Deathrow, then Rocky came And all I thought was Ab-Soul 2-11-2 It finally started to like the West was makin' moves Western Union had the whole block boomin' because of Matter fact, Bad was my favorite about the group Then took off, another Compton native We both Compton niggas, but Compton ain't made it By this time, Jay Rock and All My Life hit the We almost got some major beef over Lil' Wayne part I'mma leave out Theres certain things that the streets only should about Shout out to Bishop win that game, then had a with ? when I dropped C4 and had the critics mad at me Because they see my views, grab the hottest album out and re-do it That's a goddamn power move You foolish, don't know about this war shit Theres mo' shit to wanting to be the king of the coast
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[Outro: Lamar] So two weeks ago I run into the nigga I gave my mixtape too And said he was with Game The nigga finally told me what he He he didn't like it But the niggas "See, see, look at you, at you now, I tried to tell him you was tight" Nigga probably never gave it to him and shit