(fuck all you hoes) get a motherfucker.
Yeah, this album is to all the teachers that told me I'd never amount to nothin', to all the people lived above the Buildings that I was hustlin' in of that called the police on Me when I was tryin' to make some money to feed my daughters, And all the niggaz in the struggle, you know I'm sayin'?
Uh-ha, all good baby bay-bee, uh
[verse
It was all a I used to read word up Salt'n'pepa and heavy d up in the Hangin' pictures on my Every saturday rap attack, mr. magic, marl I let my tape 'til my tape popped Smokin' weed and bamboo, sippin' on private Way back, when I had the red and black With the hat to rappin' duke, duh-ha, duh-ha You never thought that hip hop would take it far Now I'm in the 'cause I rhyme tight to get paid, blow up like the world trade Born filla, the opposite of a Remember when I to eat sardines for dinner to ron g, brucey b, kid capri Funkmaster flex, starsky I'm up like you thought I would Call the crib, same same hood It's all
Uh, and if you know, now you know, nigga, uh
You know very who you are Don't let em hold you down, for the stars You had a go, but not many 'cause you're the one I'll give you good and plenty
two:]
I made the change from a common To up close and with robin leach And I'm far from cheap, I smoke with my peeps all day love, it's the brooklyn way The moet and alize me pissy used to diss me Now they write 'cause they miss me I never thought it could happen, this rappin' I was too used to packin' and stuff Now honies play me close butter played toast the mississippi down to the east coast Condos in queens, for weeks Sold out seats to biggie smalls speak Livin' without fear Puttin' 5 in my baby girl's ears Lunches, brunches, interviews by the a fool 'cause I dropped out of high school Stereotypes of a black misunderstood And it's all good
Uh...and if you know, now you know, nigga
three:]
Super nintendo, sega When I was dead broke, man I couldn't picture 50 inch screen, green leather sofa Got two rides, a with a chauffeur Phone bill about two g's No to worry, my accountant handles that And my whole crew is Celebratin' every day, no public housin' Thinkin' on my one-room shack Now my mom pimps a ac' minks on her back And she loves to show me off, of Smiles every time my is up in the source We used to when the landlord dissed us No heat, wonder why christmas us was the worst days Now we sip champagne we thirst-ay Uh, damn I like the life I live 'cause I went negative to positive And all...
(it's all good)
...and if you know, now you know, nigga, uh Uh, uh...and if you don't know, now you know, Uh...and if you know, now you know, nigga, uh
b-town in the house, junior mafia, mad flavor, uh Uh, yeah,