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?
First and foremost i gota give praise
To the lord above and his almighty ways
Blessin me with the gift to lift spirits
And evoke emotions thru these words everytime you hear it
I got the lyrics and flow
just know this ones for april and joe
Wish i could see you more avah at the rate that you grow
My favorite uncle franky for opening ya door
When i aint have a place to stay
Taught me the basic survival tools
every summer kept me in vacation bible school
Mr diskin for more than passin grades
And my fourth grade teacher mr. scott who passed away
lets do it for shawna and jaleek
no one was on jins side folks
whoa bundy thats a inside joke
Before bullshit friendships
Chilled with my wall click
So when i moved to ny chose to invest in a few
One love to patricia ben and the rest of the crew
To be loved is a privilige
A gem from my man ls more precious than gold
Infamous joe lacin my tatt so sick
To dee waah chivon and the rest of the deans
For believing in a young man obsessed with a dream
Allowin me to write history create my own chapter
All original ryders and the generation after
The double r staff my thanks worth a million
And the whole 30th floor at the universal buildin
You could never walk in my shoes or stand in my boots
i'll never abandon my roots
poison pen for sharing the stage
and the rest of the plague
My man j pure for bringin the heat right
And the rest of the poets
chillin under streetlights
Just keep the beats tight
shouts to the record spinners
felli fell and all the heavy hitters
Kubichi k sly hold me down in la
Might catch me flickin it up with von in the bay
Then its off to the wake up show with tech and sway
Or big nat and foot out in va
Its damn near tradition to kick a freestyle
Anytime im with eddie francis out in seatown
Cant forget hometeam as high as i be
The club and mixtape djs that break records
Cause thanks to them we've heard some great records
Shouts out to the technitions they get props
Anytime ya boy jin gota run in with the law
Bert padell aka big babe ruth
Got the brinks truck outside
From the studio to the crib
spivey and of course killa kai
Close associates that i love to see
School me to the game like joe box and brother e
Razor and mario for all them times we rocked shows
Keepin me fresh ellis at the barbershop
lifestyles reppin the r alot
My man cartoon bringin the fresh sound
Cookie and mag ogs holdin the west down
And of course swizz blocks
they got what ya minds lack
montreal where i keep mass appeal
It pays to keep it real even more to be sincere
Thanks to bet for jump startin my career
As for 106 who they askin about
Free and aj cant wait to see yall back on the couch
And mtv for givin advance warnings
John singleton plus the chance at performin
The source double xl rolling stone vibe
For every write up forever in context
King magazine elle girl and complex
To all the producers for providin the beats
This is real hiphop be damned if i let
Yall tell me otherwise cause we so live
This ones for 954 and 305
All the way to 718 and 212
And if you ever showed love this ones for you
But i gota say thanks even those that hated
cause yall kept me motivated
I gota thank god i wanna thank yall
I gota thank god i wanna thank yall
I gota thank god i wanna thank yall i gota thank god i wanna thank yall