[E. Ness]
From the depths of the sea back to the block
Loch Ness motherf**er representing up top
Nuts in your mouth, sort of like a gumdrop
Drum roll, be-de-de-de-de-de-de, I'm gun ho
My story unfolds right before your eyes
n***as swallow my career then read between the lines
You never will appreciate the vast amount of time
That I put into my craft, it's more than beats and rhymes
Confined to a cell with a pen and a pad
To discipline the potential I already had
Took a crack at this rap sh**, go hard for once
Too many 40 bottles of beer, too many blunts
As the days turn to weeks, weeks turn to months
Been sentenced, you knew what I was doing from the jump
Fell into a slump, climb my way up out the hole
Damn, Devil tryna steal my soul
[Hook: DJ scratches]
"Now I'm the average n***a in the street life God
I try to beat trife odds"
"New sh** is real"
"Now I'm the average n***a in the street life God
I try to beat trife odds"
[Rapper Big Pooh]
Yo, I hear the rumors, they grow like tumors
But when you have humor, you learn to laugh it off
n***as cast you off then they toss you to the side
I'm a backseat driver just here for the ride
Been sick and tired, Rapper been denied
But I don't care now cause I ain't scared of hard work
Read a couple books, my vocabulary stretched
I think it's time now to put my seeds in the dirt
Do a track here, do a track there
'til I attract the attention of my rapping peers
Got a few cheers, heard a few boos
Gather up some tools, time to make a move
Time to make news, put my name on the scene
Get a little fame, make a lot of cream
I'm living the dream while you all mad
I just took advantage of the chances that I had
[Hook: DJ scratches]
"Now I'm the average n***a in the street life God
I try to beat trife odds"
"New sh** is real"
"The only way I can escape is by vocals"
"I try to beat trife odds"
"Nevertheless"
"Now I'm the average n***a in the street life God
I try to beat trife odds"
"Nevertheless"
"The only way I can escape is by vocals"
[Jozeemo]
Jo' Mo co*k back, squeeze at your cantaloupe
That you can quote, plus I'm fresh off the banana boat
Violence is in my DNA, what can I say?
And the game is the only thing I know, I came to play
Damn right I got dreams... "But dreams don't keep the lights on"
f** being wrong, damn right I got fiends
Yeah I rap but the hood in me, I should've been dead
But I'm still here, God must've seen some good in me
I ain't getting the respect that you should give me
So my attitude like "I wish a n***a would", hear me?
Drugs, I done sold that, blocks, I controlled that
Ballers wanna shine? Nice chain! Let me hold that
Usually I hold back but now you need to learn about me
Those who've never hit the bottom shouldn't be concerned about me
Non-believer number two, it's your turn to doubt me
Fire to the fuel, how the f** you 'posed to burn without me?
[Hook: DJ scratches]
"Now I'm the average n***a in the street life God
I try to beat trife odds"
"New sh** is real"
"The only way I can escape is by vocals"
"I try to beat trife odds"
"Nevertheless"
"Now I'm the average n***a in the street life God
I try to beat trife odds"
"Nevertheless"
"The only way I can escape is by vocals"