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