Pain is Love
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The duffle bags of Benjis spread it through the city
The Lambo, the Bentley sitting on 20's
Thinking back when I had the phone brewing black pennies
Listening to Faith on the Funk Flex tape
Like damn, before Diddy was a mogul
I had a low-low, JBL speakers banging Total
I like the lead singer, the dark one
And Biggie had a Benz when I wish I could park one
Shed a couple tears when I heard that he caught one
So every time I drive down Wilshire I spark one
For you and Pac, wish both of y'all had one more chance
Like I wish Jay and Donda had one more dance, Cribs
Haha, yo
Back when it was alright to sell ready rock
My top two was Rakim and Freddie Foxxx
We know, they were both deep dudes
Then G Rap came out with "Ill Street Blues"
BDP took me all through school
Then Bobby Brown told us don't be cruel
Krush Groove had us thinking we was all cool
These are the reasons why I'm paying my dues
Should've saw how your boy was dressed
It was with Grand Daddy, I.U. and Lord Finesse
Feel some kind of way, get it off your chest
Get embarrassed, it's my thing, Erick and Parrish
Learned how to maneuver
Listening to Slick Rick, The Ruler
Dana Dane made me more smoother
Game let me take 'em down to the South one time
Where the cars and the rims and the mouths gon' shine
I grew up on the "Ghetto Boy" talking 'bout Jay was from 5th Ward
Balls and my word had me riding through 5th Ward
Looking for the Rap-A-Lot office
Trying to kick a flow and hoping Rap-A-Lot offers me a deal
Had to keep it trill, show I can bust
Like E from O.G. Style and Rick from Raw Plush
I came up in the ghetto, man, the G way
Listening to Luke and the ghetto style DJ's
Poison Clan, Shy D and the Gucci crew
Dreaming one day that I could rock some Gucci too
Break out like the convicts, don't even trip
Park the Caddy cross the pen, bump the Gangsta Nip
Man, little did I know that the time was coming
For me and Pimp to shine on 'em like a chrome plated bullet, for real
It was all a dream until Teddy Riley hit the scene
Floating through Virginia Beach in all the machines
He was posse deep, hundred niggas deep
Lambos and the Porches riding back to back through the streets
I was more Nas, O.G.'s was more Jigga
Lou was like "how you like the army jacket, nigga?"
When he wear Versace, young nigga get like me
He was popping Cris' in '88 with Erykah B.C.E
Right, I was on the wrong mission
Started Purple Tape cheffing in the kitchen, papa listening
Who'd ever thought it be this
Pusha Ton, Keyshia Cole, Game on the remix, pain
Jay and Jay, the homie Mac Dre
Big L, Big Pun, Big Gay
Tupac, 2Pac, "Live and Die in L.A."
N.W.A, I used to love P. Diddy
Back when everybody was doing the hump
I was Radio Raheem in Reebok Pumps
Used to ask for the mic every time Dave fronted
Damn it feels good to see people up on it
KRS, the Furious Five
Cold Crush showed me how to dress fly
Latifah, U-N-I-T-Y
This is when hip hop was alive
Coca crack cooking, Joe good looking
The remix is big, Brooklyn
Bed-Stuy, tear drop on my left eye
Star on the other one, L we got another one
Mama said knock you out so I'ma do it
The South gon' love it, chop it, screw it
Slow it down then bring it back up
G-G-G, you know, nigga it's Young Buck
I'm talking 'bout Scarface, OutKast and 8 Ball
U.G.K. all day is what we would play, dog
I was in the blind like my name Ray Charles
Things you go through, Game, is what make stars
All of my enemies, I don't hate y'all
'Cause I understand that it's me that make y'all
Louis bag luggage, my plane 'bout to take off
I'm helping my people get back what they lost
Blood of a Black Panther, a born boss
I'm still getting letters from the penitentiary
Freeway, Rick Ross and even Little Jimmy
So if I slip up, I know where they gon' send me
You don't, but all the real folk roll with me
You won't so I'ma hold down your city
You want me, shorty, Nana time to come and get me
I'm Makaveli trained and we on that old Biggie
You hear me?
Young Buck, welcome home, nigga
Queen Latifah, check me out
Jadakiss, Bun B, Fat Joe, Pusha T
Uh-huh