Frank John James - I Got Love lyrics

I've gotten further than expected with this music thing Used to only rap for my friends, it was amusing scene My homie, Prophet, taught me a lot about recording There was something about making a song that was rewarding And my homie, Frank John, was the first person to shoot me beats And Infameezy put me on game with the local rapping scene A couple videos, got a couple followers I'ma keep on making you bob your head 'til your collar bursts I probably won't ever see the light with this music thing And I ain't trying to be that old rapper with an illusion, G Trying to reach a dream, that in my head plays out beautifully As time is pa**ing by and I'm missing opportunities With other sk**s, man, I know I'll get a job But if this is all I know, I'll be struggling to get by That's why I got my bachelor's, going for my master's Cos I ain't trying to be that "almost made it" f**ing rapper My mother gave up everything for a second chance Coming to the states, almost lost her life for a little man Although she knows it, I love her with my soul, kid That's why I take the second chance, and I ain't gonna blow it So when you ask me why I lag it, please don't hate me, man I had to go to school and sh**, I need it as a safety net Plus, this rap scene is full of f**ing critics Not so much that I care, I just care about my lyrics But, sometimes I feel like there's no one out there listening I feel like they don't understand the dreams that I'm envisioning It used to bother me, my fans were mostly teenagers Learned that I could influence the youth, be a dream chaser A peace maker amongst people in my circles, bro Trying to set examples, you gotta see pa** the surface, though Then I thought about it, man, back when I was sixteen Hip-hop was the only thing that ever seemed to fix me Back when I was eighteen, hip-hop was the only thing that ever seemed to save me, sh**, I know it's crazy So, it doesn't bother me no more, I embrace it I represent all the inner city youth, and all their faces I represent my people, I represent my community I love the local scene, but I hat that there ain't no unity Someone explain to me, why all the hate, G? We're all pretty much nobodys, fighting for the same thing We're from the West and we should put it on the map To let everybody know that the West is where it's at Come on, I'm gonna do it like this time, y'all, check Shoutsout to On A High Note. Homie, that's my crew Fools are done, yellow, black Shoutout my boy, EQ Shoutout my homie, [?], that fool's always on his grind Shout out myself and Emster, shout out to Soul Define Shout out to everybody who's down with Linoskiii Shout out my homie, John P, Chris Gee, and OGT Shout out homegirl, Madd Mary, Reverie and Louden I caught you at your last show, you had the people shouting Shout out my homegirl, Gavlyn Shout out my homie, Rics Rumble, always humble but a k**er when he spits A lot people hate, yo maybe cos we're younger I gotta give a shout out to my homegirl, Vel the Wonder Shout out my homie, Endz, shout out to Locally Grown Shout out my homie [?], you know Shout out my homie, Emfie, my little homie, Rels You got so much potential, man but only time will tell Your big homie Linoskiii, you know I'm always stroll and regardless of the music sh**, you know I wish you well Cloud Makers, you know that I got love Echoes of Oratory, you know that I got love XP, man you know that I got love Ill Word, yo you know that I got love JDS, yo you know that I got love Endz On, you know that I got love [?], you know that I got love Pause One, you know that I got love Yacht Club, you know that I got love HideandSeekZoo, dawg yo I got love Everybody, man you know that I got love If I forgot you, you know that I got love (Oh Blimey, you know that I got love)