[Intro] Bout time I set it for the record [Verse] Yeah, I'm the best rapper you never heard I bet you hang on every word Play my sh** or hate on my sh** But you can't do both it gets on my nerves I don't really want to be this way, I'm too grounded to be this co*ky If you had half the amount of doubters turn into riders you'd be feeling like Rocky too Real talk now, no telling me I haven't paid my dues Cash coming in but it don't mean a damn thing, till I make enough I can pay my dudes Talk about pressure, couple of my best friends up and moved to the west coast with nothing Nothing but a dream and the confidence in me, one day I would make it all worth something How could I not rap my a** off? I'm all in for this team I turned down bout like 50k cause I know I gotta chase this dream I didn't even blink twice when I told them, I didn't even think twice about that Couldn't even break the news to my dad though, I ain't wanna be the one to break his back But I gotta live though, got a story to tell Can't look back on the what if's But if I don't make it into the rap game Imma just be another cat that couldn't cut it, f** it Money on the budget, gold on the pages Hide the man for me to rip these stages, you can't tell me nothing [Hook 1] I been on that no sleep and that go hard, ain't nobody stopping my shine Had a lot of late nights with my headphones and a lot of bullsh** on my mind Had my head down and my grind on, lot of people telling me that Imma be the one But I never really looked up until just now finally hitting me how far we've come Rap game underdogs, never got no love from blogs, self-made Told me quit the music get a real job, don't look now I'm self-paid Rap game underdogs, rap game rap game underdogs, rap game underdogs My team put work in, now lift that curtain [Hook 2] I been on that no sleep and that go hard, ain't nobody stopping my shine Had a lot of late nights with my headphones and a lot of bullsh** on my mind Had my head down and my grind on, lot of people telling me that Imma be the one But I never really looked up until just now finally hitting me how far we've come Rap game underdogs, rap game underdogs, rap game underdogs, rap game underdogs, rap game rap game rap game underdogs My team put work in, now lift that curtain