[Intro]
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So I'm saying "What up what up. Nigga you made it."
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So I'm saying "What up what up. Nigga you made it."
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So I'm saying "What up what up. Nigga you made it."
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So I'm saying "What up what up. Nigga I hate it."
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So I'm saying "What up what up. Nigga I hate it."
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Frustrated and I'm riding down the back streets
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Making my conscious ask me
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"Would I survive to make it up out this hole in time?"
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Black boy fly
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Black boy fly
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Black-black boy fly
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Black boy fly
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[Verse 1]
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I used to be jealous of Aaron Afflalo
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I used to be jealous of Aaron Afflalo
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He was the one to follow
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He was the only leader foreseeing brighter tomorrows
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He would live in the gym
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We was living in sorrow
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Total envy of him
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He made a dream become a reality
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Actually making it possible to swim
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His way out of Compton with further more to accomplish
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Graduate with honors, a sponsor of basketball scholars
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It's 2004 and I'm watching him score 30
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Remember vividly how them victory points had hurt me
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Cause every basket was a reaction or a reminder
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That we was just moving backwards
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The bungalow where you find us
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The art of us ditching classes heading nowhere fast
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Stick my head inside the study hall, he focused on math
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Determination ambition, plus dedication and wisdom
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Qualities he was given was the shit we didn't have
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Dug inside of his book bag and Coach Palmer asked for his finals
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He had his back like a spinal meanwhile
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We singing the same old song spinning the vinyl
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11 graders gone wrong
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He focused on the NBA we focused on some Patron
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Now watch that black boy fly
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[Hook]
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Black boy fly
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Watch that black boy fly
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Black boy fly
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Watch that black boy fly
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Black boy fly
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Watch that black boy fly
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Black boy...
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[Verse 2]
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I used to jealous of Jayceon
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I used to jealous of Jayceon - Taylor when I was young
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Taylor made a career out of music from writing songs
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A Buick had driven past bumping him when I mowed the lawn
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Money laundering hustling, homies pondering up against
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Schemes to make a million even if doing you harm
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War's the case and just in case you wasn't alarmed
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The city had fought with firearms and many had died before dawn
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Its 2004 and I'm hearing the people roar
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For the name of The Game they line in front of the store
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Swap meets selling our mixtapes I'm like oh shit, wait
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Don't wanna be another nigga stuck regretting mistakes
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Mixed feelings was my opinion I was defending my insecurities
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Chillin my conscience next to a villain
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Compton made you believe success wasn't real
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Be honest, none of us knew of a record deal
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So as I peel through these lottery tickets
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I see a Harley Davidson truck visit the same plaza we shopped
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A tall nigga hopped out with Jordans and a white tank top
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He was top of the rap game, we was the top of the block
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So watch that black boy fly
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[Hook]
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[Verse 3]
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My mama didn't raise me up to be jealous-hearted
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Like most of the winners call it
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Regardless of where you stay, hold your head and continue marching
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That's what she said but in my head I wanted to be like Jordan
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A Boy touring the country with money from mic recording
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The only way out the ghetto, you know the stereotype
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Shooting hoops or live on the stereo like top 40
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And shortly, I got discouraged
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Like every time I walked to the corner had them guns bursting
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Nigga, I was rehearsing in repetition the phrase
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Only one in a million will ever see better days
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Especially when the crime waves was bigger than tsunamis
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Break your boogie boards to pieces you just a typical homy
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All these niggas facetious and they all standing beside me
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They all will buy me a chopper if any one of you try me
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What am I to do when every neighborhood is an obstacle
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When 2 niggas making it out had never sounded logical
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3 niggas making it out, that's mission impossible
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So I never believed the type of performance that I could do
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I wasn't jealous cuz of the talents they got
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I was terrified they'll be the last black boys to fly...
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Out of Compton
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Thank God...
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Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly
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Black Boy Fly
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| Kendrick Lamar |
