To be truthful, being that the game has changed so much, you come hoping for the best and expecting the worst. To my surprise, there's a lot of love out here for me. It confirms everything that I thought that…

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You know that we are lost when babies are addicted to drugs when they are...

You know that we are lost when babies are addicted to drugs when they are...

Presentation is a big thing now. They want to see you come out big. They...

Presentation is a big thing now. They want to see you come out big. They...

What was once easy became confused and hard, which brings us back to the mystic...

What was once easy became confused and hard, which brings us back to the mystic...

To be truthful, being that the game has changed so much, you come hoping for...

To be truthful, being that the game has changed so much, you come hoping for...

I ain't no joke, I use to let the mic smoke. Now I slam it...

I ain't no joke, I use to let the mic smoke. Now I slam it...

This is the track that made Theodore wanna scratch. The track that caused the first...

This is the track that made Theodore wanna scratch. The track that caused the first...

Mic is volcanic, rhymes spread across the planet, I send out the scribe, now the...

Mic is volcanic, rhymes spread across the planet, I send out the scribe, now the...

Teach the youth to speak the truth, show them what peace can do.

Teach the youth to speak the truth, show them what peace can do.

I'll take seven emcees, put 'em in a line. Add seven more brothers who think...

I'll take seven emcees, put 'em in a line. Add seven more brothers who think...

Stay wise and the mind is untouchable.

Stay wise and the mind is untouchable.

I wake you up and as I stare in your face you seem stunned. Remember...

I wake you up and as I stare in your face you seem stunned. Remember...

Don't have to blow twenty thou' to get to know honey's style. Show her the...

Don't have to blow twenty thou' to get to know honey's style. Show her the...

Elements burst, gave birth the the verse, get the pen from the nurse, but hook...

Elements burst, gave birth the the verse, get the pen from the nurse, but hook...

It's obvious why the copiers, they copy this, soon as my data processes Y2K they...

It's obvious why the copiers, they copy this, soon as my data processes Y2K they...

Letting off ammunition in every direction, Allah is my only protection. But wait a minute,...

Letting off ammunition in every direction, Allah is my only protection. But wait a minute,...

Make sure the force is right, I floss all night. Get off the mic it'll...

Make sure the force is right, I floss all night. Get off the mic it'll...

Since fat crayons, I write and display chaos. My plan is damage.

Since fat crayons, I write and display chaos. My plan is damage.

We make cash on the street called Straight Path.

We make cash on the street called Straight Path.

I take 7 MC's, put em in a line and add 7 more brothas who...

I take 7 MC's, put em in a line and add 7 more brothas who...

Rhyme written in graffiti xeroxed on blueprints, students influenced are now a nuisance.

Rhyme written in graffiti xeroxed on blueprints, students influenced are now a nuisance.