-i nVa sTrT shiT...
Bt Im aLwYz dwn 2 finish
Im a sTreeT nGGa who's sPoseTa liVe LyFe oF an arTsT
Bt Im liViN mY LyFe whiLe mFcKrz r liViN giMMicKs
Im TraPPd n a PhiLLy sTaTe oF mnd which MeaNz mY head iz Tarnish'd
HtF Cn I liVe domesTicaLLy WeN mY cTy iz viCious?
Im gLad ppl r saYn blk liVez maTTr nOw Bc mY LyFe hVe aLwYz been da DrKsT
W/o nCriminaTin mYsLF, iF I DiD shiT, I sTood 10 ToEz dwn w/o hVn 2 admiT iT
Nggaz JzT mTg -e-oTha & bKuMMn da besT oF Friends, naw nGGa, Im 2 FcKn cauTious
JzT LooK @ da RaP cuLTure, evry1 been TwKn Bt iT TooK awhiLe 4 evry1 2 LisTen
Da HiP HoP PiGz been on iT Bt unLyKe dem, da FEDz DnT JzT ToSS shiT
I wuz FrCedTa wriTe poeTry. I aLwYz VieWd iT az ppl bTch'n...& nOw I guess Im bTch'n!
I wuz tld bY RicKy daT HiP HoP iz da cuLTure whiLe RaP iz onLy Nggaz who TwK shiT
Nt 2 me Bc HiP HoP iz borin whiLe RaP TraVeLd frum aFriKa w us n da TighT shiPmnT
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