Lord have mercy, Christ just nice, he just slice like a ginnsu Look at the life I been through We the last niggas alive, that's official
Lamar] Let me tell you when it all dropped Documentary and made plenty enemies It was a classic album, but prior to Black debuted and put the city on wax A lot of comparisons, we all was aware of them But that my M.O., I just thought he was dope understand why Game would say his name in that manner 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 people I was stupid With the flow, to the barbershop to show off my skills Mike and Himey and some cat said I was real was Games barber, the other cat made a statement Saying that Game was his partner, so I gave him my Said he'd play it for him, hoping I'd get my big break But got a response.. anyway This nigga named Givs? came 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 from Man Hootie was the youngest out that was poppin' But I didn't have a yet, Hootie had ? in me Until I met Top Dawg, told Dave he'd like to meet Me at the studio, made me freestyle for an Told me come back tomorrow, but I came in a hour Jay Rock was in the booth, recording his first Was homie at first because he knew where I stayed But we got over that, heard the beat, a rap Did our first collaboration on the Nephew He got signed months later, Brothers We on his album, he wrote his rhymes on paper Sidekicks became a modern day phone Same time our buzz was generated G Malone He had a song 200, White Lightnin, the streets loved it that Sony had gave him an unbelievable budget Now that's a smart nigga, I'm tryna my raps bigger than life But not how to market it right Turned on the Only cat he knew from the West Coast was was Bishop And by then this nigga' was tremendous In the lab, me and Rock tryna perfect our What the fuck? Next thing you know, we came across Me Up It was a hit When I 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 look, it set the coast on fire Niggas in Garden projects presents Watts Then these rappers hating, callin' up to the station Ask why they record ain't playin', you niggas complaining, about? was funny to us tho Niggas hate to see a from the bottom come up, yo In the midst of the single poppin' and tryna seek and destroy I had a situation with Def Jam, Shit went sour Jay-Z left but they didn't care 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 with Daz Dilinger, Jay Rock spoke on it Which in my opinion, I didn't think the shit was But a whole 'nother story, we hit the lab with Game And a few names like Juice and Young, ya boy Did the freestyle and everybody's like, "Wow" These Top Dawg niggas 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 hit with Akon Mistah FAB battled Royce with napalm Then start to scream out the new West And claim that West Coast legends don't 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 Deathrow, then Rocky came about And all I about was Ab-Soul 2-11-2 It finally started to look like the West was makin' Western had the whole block boomin' because of Snoop Matter fact, Bad was my favorite about the group Then ?Problem? took off, another Compton We both niggas, but Compton still ain't made it By time, Jay Rock and All My Life hit the airwaves We almost got into major beef over Lil' Wayne That I'mma leave out Theres certain things that the only should know about out to Nipsey Bishop win that game, then had a fight ? That's I dropped C4 and had the critics mad at me Because they didn't see my views, grab the album out and re-do it That's a goddamn move stupid You foolish, don't shit 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 finally run the nigga I gave my mixtape too And he was partners with Game The finally told me what he said He he didn't like it But the like "See, see, look at you, at you now, I tried to tell him you was tight" probably never even gave it to him and shit