This feels good right here. Just happy to be here. I mean, I gota take a moment to thank those that made a difference, whether small or big. Damn, where should I start though?
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First and foremost I gota give praise
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to the lord above and his almighty ways
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blessin me with the gift to lift spirits
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and evoke emotions thru these words everytime you hear it
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I got the lyrics and flow, Im capable so
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when I blow, just know this ones for April and Joe
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me and my little sister, we grateful you know
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wish I could see you more Avah at the rate that you grow
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my favorite uncle Franky for opening ya door
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when I aint have a place to stay, I crashed on your floor
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taught me the basic survival tools
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auntie Cathy, every summer kept me in vacation Bible school
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Mr Diskin for more than passin grades
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and my fourth grade teacher Mr. Scott who passed away
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peep how I met Kamel, corner on the street
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we goin to the top ,lets do it for Shawna and Jaleek
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in the beginnin, no one was on Jins side folks
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Bar and Amory, whoa bundy thats a inside joke
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before bullshit friendships, synthetic for cream
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chilled with my wall click, Bryan, Cedric, and Jean
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so when I moved to NY chose to invest in a few
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one love to Patricia Ben and the rest of the crew
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to be loved is a privilige, thats what I was told
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a gem from my man LS more precious than gold
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infamous joe lacin my tatt so sick
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Fong, YungMac, and Ken down at ho yips
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to dee waah chivon and the rest of the Deans
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for believing in a young man obsessed with a dream
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allowin me to write history create my own chapter
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all original ryders and the generation after
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the double R staff my thanks worth a million
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and the whole 30th floor at the Universal buildin
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you could never walk in my shoes or stand in my boots
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know how I came up, I'll never abandon my roots
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yeah, c rayz, poison pen for sharing the stage
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shouts to stronghold, tone, and the rest of the plague
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ask big zoo, we ten steps ahead of ya
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vice versus, eye to eye, e-o dub regulars
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my man j pure for bringin the heat right
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and the rest of the poets, chillin under streetlights
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just keep the beats tight, shouts to the record spinners
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enuff, felli fell and all the heavy hitters
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kubichi k sly hold me down in LA
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might catch me flickin it up with Von in the bay
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then its off to the wake up show with tech and sway
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or big nat and foot out in VA
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its damn near tradition to kick a freestyle
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anytime Im with Eddie Francis out in seatown
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cant forget hometeam as high as I be
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supa cindy, big lip and DJ Irie
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the club and mixtape DJs that break records
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cause thanks to them we've heard some great records
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shouts out to the technitions they get props
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feel free to holla, anytime you need drops
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bob collina, the only one to call
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anytime ya boy Jin gota run in with the law
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Bert Padell aka big babe ruth
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got the brinks truck outside, lets get paid loot
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6-4-6-6, the trips back and forth
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from the studio to the crib, Im never slackin off
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how bout will, spivey and of course killa kai
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boondo, randy, feron just a few of my
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close associates that i love to see
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school me to the game like joe box and brother e
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razor and Mario for all them times we rocked shows
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to the rest of 176, tato
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holla front.com go register to day
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peter jun, rock, lisa, landy and j
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keepin me fresh ellis at the barbershop
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coast to coast, lifestyles reppin the r alot
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my man cartoon bringin the fresh sound
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cookie and mag ogs holdin the west down
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and of course swizz blocks, carl, climax
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far east movement, they got what ya minds lack
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t dot, montreal where I keep mass appeal
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romero, baby yu, rg and neil
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it pays to keep it real even more to be sincere
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thanks to BET for jump startin my career
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as for 106 who they askin about
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Free and AJ cant wait to see yall back on the couch
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and MTV for givin advance warnings
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John Singleton plus the chance at performin
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the source double xl rolling stone vibe
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the truth, the lies, the layout in rides
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for every write up forever in context
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king magazine elle girl and complex
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to all the producers for providin the beats
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