(Verse)
It started out as rhymes for kicks with other kids at our school
Most were in it for the image to get chicks and be cool
I was different that's why everything I spit was a jewel
But they were ignorant, didn't listen and think I'm a fool
But little do they know that I'm as fatal as it gets
Cause my intellect's not something that they're able to detect
To the basement that I crept with pages that I read
Over and over again because a stage was never set
So I'll take what I can get, from loopin' this cassette
To Zoo introducin' me to studio connects
Cypherin' at every single party provin' my rep
To spewin' fluid in the booth until I'm losin' my breath
To learnin' how to properly project my voice on the mic
With emphasis on certain sentences I've chose to write
Ugh, never ending perpetual with the funk
Always contextual cause I've been conceptual from the jump
Went from instrumentals that I used to jack when I found 'em
To original production making actual albums
From choosin' a destination that's often mislead
To payin' extra out of desperation costin' us bread
But paid dues so reputation's startin' to spread
Freestyle speculation if it's off of the head
Nonbelievers start emergin' and it hurts when they're your friends
And didn't see it as flattery so at first I took offense
But now I understand and can see it for what it is
He don't got his own goals so he's leechin' along with his
And if he can't go along then he'll be bitter and bend
Cause they ain't rootin' for you if there's nothin' in it for them
Cause they don't want you to win, they probably hope for the worst
And they ain't offered a thing, but still want all of the perks
Cause I overextended and wasn't prepared to get hurt
But now I've learned the hard way and I'm aware of my worth
But first I had to get jerked to lead the mission astray
For me to step into the power I was givin' away
I went from immitatin' others with an effortless tongue
To innovatin' somethin' different that ain't ever been done
Once I found my voice I stopped tryna be someone else
Now that I'm livin' life it's like these songs have written themselves
Cause the greatest are the underdogs you wouldn't have guessed
So that's why most of you have slept, cause I'm as good as it gets
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Longtime Style P collaborator Fortes serves up instrumental versions of eight of his productions for the New York rapper. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 22, 2020
