Abscaand - Dream Big lyrics

[Verse 1: Abscaand] I'm a product of the 90's, Hip-Hop was an afterthought I was too into Rock to worry about which rapper got shot 'Till I heard Eminem, it's like my world stopped And through Eminem, I met him, KXNG Crooked Then I listened to Hip-Hop Weekly and was astonished All my previous rockstar plans were demolished This new artist inspired me to polish my sk**s Regardless of the road blocks, I was determined to become a boss Cause I was tired of clocking into a 9 to 5 I was made to spit rhymes and rock stages Coming from a place where dreaming is outrageous It seemed I would not make it All I wanted was an end to police brutality Like the Black Panther Party before they got infiltrated By COINTELPRO, if you didn't know Which has ties to the FBI So, if you see me sitting down for the Pledge of Allegiance, that's why These are the same people that cause MLK Junior to die And you want me to put my life on the line as a soldier? Nah They've been k**ing us ever since we came over in boats We've been stabbed, beaten, shot, choked Put in prison, had dogs sicked on us, and sprayed with a fire hose All to be treated as equals, in a world that's so cold We as a people demand reparations from a nation so cruel I never got my 40 acres and a mule Give us our gold back, we deserve to rule We built this country from the ground up, so how dare you Make us work these minimum wage jobs, we slave hard My dad is pushing 70, might have to work 'till he's gone But the spirit of that brilliant man will live on, inside of me Am I capable of turning the tables? Probably I'll charge you and your daughter for a sweet 16 This new talent will certainly turn the tables of fate I hope so, for my family's sake Every day that I wake, I think about the time that I wasted So close, I can taste it, but I'm stuck in the matrix But I'm the Chosen One, I'm 'sposed to come Give Hip-Hop a prostetic leg so I can run the game People smile in your face like the O'Jays Even if I come into money, I won't change I'll use it to elevate my team I've got Lofty Goals like Locksmith, that seems to be the case Found something I'm good at, I'll use it in the best way Let's say I release one of my closest friends from the chains of debt While uplifting the culture and gaining respect, yes That's the kind of life that I want to live Helping my community and feeding the kids Then, look back on all of the good things that I did So, if my wife tells me that her water that broke like Richard Nixon, I won't trip Cause it is what it is By that time, I'll have enough money for me to be able to feed my kids Without having to worry about getting six jobs Swear, sometimes, life is hard