I gotta give a shout out to my favorite emcees
For inspirin’ me to grab the mic and spray over beats
And I gotta say w***up to all of my peeps
Stickin’ around through thick and thin you know who you be

And I gotta blink my eye to all of the girls
Crackin’ a smile makin’ me able to cope with this world
And I gotta give mad shouts to all our fans
That be supportin’ and lookin’ out for me and my mans

Sometimes I feel like I was destined to rhyme long before I knew
Before Amiga 500's and four track portables
Before I copped rap magazines and dressed in baggy jeans
Dreamed myself away gettin’ my old folks mad at me

For neglectin' my homework, I hurt
Microphones when I was goin' to work
Nowadays it’s so different but it’s kinda the same still
Got nobody payin’ these bills, so I just will

Be on a mission to achieve some kind of stable situation
In my everyday life, the tribulations that I’m facin’
It’s crazy how the music can affect you at times
That’s what I wanna do when wreckin’ these rhymes

Every second of time I ever put on any record of mine
Is a tiny little section of mine so I reckon when I’m
Makin' my rhymes channel the flame inside of me
I´m one step closer to the place where I’m tryin' to be
Now that’s super science to me

Doin’ what I love in life instead of lyin’ asleep
That’s when my mind is free that’s how I find the peace
Through rhymes and beats stickin’ in the eye of the beast

I gotta give a shout out to my favorite emcees
For inspirin’ me to grab the mic and spray over beats
And I gotta say w***up to all of my peeps
Stickin’ around through thick and thin you know who you be

And I gotta blink my eye to all of the girls
Crackin’ a smile makin’ me able to cope with this world
And I gotta give mad shouts to all our fans
That be supportin’ and lookin’ out for me and my mans

I gotta send a lot of love to my family
For helpin’ me develop into the man I be
Gradually and my peeps that’s understandin’ me
Y´all be helpin’ me to maintain my sanity

Damn, I see it all so crystal clear now
The necessity of doin' my thing here and now
Without fear I’ll turn this motha’ here out
Yo, I know what’s up so I ain’t gonna stare down

When you hear noun you hear it in the tone of my voice
How I love this and why the microphone is my choice
So now plug this sucker in and let me buck at them
That don’t know that I got love for this that’s how it is

If these kids mean biz yeah, that’s fine with me
But better get these equations straight in times like these
It ain’t too easy to prevail, oh no

You gotta spit it like you mean somethin' with it to blow
And get credit for shows then you’re ready to go
But never lose touch with those who already know
I know for sure that I never would, I’ll never forget
Those who helped me build a rep while most of y’all still slept

You know we and how we developed our own steez
But oh please gotta recognize them old peeps
Them old beats that was always thumpin' so sweet
We owe these cats that paved the way yo for real

I gotta give a shout out to my favorite emcees
For inspirin’ me to grab the mic and spray over beats
And I gotta say w***up to all of my peeps
Stickin’ around through thick and thin you know who you be

And I gotta blink my eye to all of the girls
Crackin’ a smile makin’ me able to cope with this world
And I gotta give mad shouts to all our fans
That be supportin’ and lookin’ out for me and my mans