[Verse 1]
My family don't even know that I rap
"If they don't know your dreams, they can't shoot 'em down"
Yeah, Cole taught me that
And this is all I've ever wanted so I pour my soul in this pad
Been doing this since nine to fill the hole that I had
Honing my sk**s so y'all could know what I have
It all started
Eighteen years ago when my heart did
Who'd have thought that beat would be the beat that would start it
Rap battles on the bus, beats on the seat could only go so far that
I had to progress
Rap battles in the cla**, nah that's not what I meant
Had to get in the studio
Let the world know my flow
But more importantly to let my emotions show
Had a lot to get off my chest, my parents arguments
The fear that I started it
But man, that's only part of it
Met a new girl, a whole new world
Felt like Aladdin
Magic carpet's my pen and The Genie's in my mind
So I designed these new divine rhymes
And just watched the time fly by
So occupied
Didn't realize it's not the time
Should have been studyin'
All I did was listen to music, it's funny man
I guess I was studyin'
Up all night memorizing lines
Budden and Game, "The Future" while I was deciding mine
Rapping was my drug so I was flying high
And right now man, I'm way to high to lie
I'd blast "Touch the Sky" and dad would give the same old sigh
At fourteen thought he was some lame old guy
But I don't expect him to understand
He doesn't know my plans
They were never shown to him
But the goal is to blow
Not like a fluffer but plaques that's platinum and gold
If I wanna quote Ab-Soul
Just letting y'all know, I'm gonna succeed
And to any doubters, take mine and s** seeds
Don't need the hate, I got enough see
Growing up with a judgmental grandma and aunt
Getting respect was impossible their standards were bent
Judging me but she never handled the rent
Yeah, I'm doing poor and your son?
But she's not the right aunt to judge
Man, I'm stressing, this rant is done
But my words are hot like sand in sun
Yeah I can be foolish like Sanford's son
But so intelligent could go to Stanford, son
Never mix business and pleasure but man, I'm having fun
So when you list your top ten be sure to include myself
So allow me to introduce myself
My name is Rob A