The ARE - My Life (Alter Ego) Parts 1, 2 & 3 lyrics

{​Part 1}​ [Verse One] I was born on a midtown street corner The lovechild of an inner city street performer And when I came I brought about a change in the times The kick, snare and ba** line were my vital signs Speaking universal tone that you relate with And built a following that many take as sacred Presently my family tree is in the millions Of every demographic, men, women even children Building upon me, they had the choice to speak And 20 years later now the voice of the street For any who seek, involvement in it My life revolves 33 and a third times per minute For many lives that I've touched it's such a short span Enabling the youth to follow this career plan In the art to tell us what's in the heart So many stories I can share, know where to start [Hook] Cause this is my life This is my life on wax My life over 24 tracks that slide The music is my life let it be my guide Cause this is my life may it never be denied This is my life This is my life and the laws that I must abide The life and the living that I shall provide See this is my life [Verse Two] My address is 1212 Beat Street and I'm never relocating My thoughts travel around the world without translation I stay alive as long as people keep on creating My days are based upon 24 tracks for every hour in the day The night dominates the life My prophets profit off of elevate and insight I made a living and a k**ing off of gripping mics I give the youth of today the motivation to achieve and succeed In ways the world has never seen The pa**port done traveled around the world to chase a dream Deliverance from the projects to the esteem My ancestors saw me as an outcast and they doubted I could last Now I DOMINATE society Incorporating music in all it's entirety You know who I am, this is my biography [Hook] {​Part 2}​ [Verse One] My life is half soul, half rock n' roll Half my people have sold platinum or gold 'Bout 30 years old and I'm still in here And I still bring fear when my name appear I am the DJ's and the true MC's I am the B-Boys and graffiti I am the epiphany of ghetto street symphony They mention me A scapegoat with no identity Frequently, many accuse me of indecency Grown folks say I'm nothing more than obscenities A remedy for poverty As an outlet I reflect on how loud the sound get Writing riddles and I speak in bars The result brings money, j**els, stars and cars But my heartbeat hum like an 808 drum I told y'all, where ya at, not where ya from [Hook] This is my life This is my life on wax The life that I represent on CD It's the life that you won't see on TV This ain't hip hop y'all this is me This is my life And I rock rock on And I rock rock on What? This is my life And I rock rock on And I rock rock on [Verse Two] Where I live is always the place to be When I speak it's always through an MC How I survived long eating off break beats When I need to hear in my ear straight through the street You can hear my voice roll through the concrete And if you're feeling the ba**, then you feeling me I am, what keep you up late at night I bring Big, 'Pac, Pun and L back to life I am the very soul of a whole generation Front line when it come time for player hating I am what Uncle Sam claim to be And this is my autobiography [Hook] {​Part 3}​ [Verse One] This is my life This is my life on wax Before there were CD or MP3 Before B.E.T. or M.T.V Before the Internet gave it away for free [Verse Two] Nah, this is my life This is my life on wax The life represented by the M.I.C The mic I present to you in 3D My life is much more than just R.A.P [Verse Three] Nah, this is my life Remember that you came from me I'm the only reason that you ever came to be [Verse Four] This is my life, yeah right Yeah, I came from you But the things that I do make dreams come true [Verse Five] This is my life, my time, my blood and sweat [Verse Six] Not rock, not dance, not discotheque [Verse Seven] Over wack CD, audio ca**ette [Verse Eight] Hip hop or rap music don't you ever forget [Hook from Part 1] Cause this is my life This is my life on wax My life over 24 tracks that slide The music is my life let it be my guide See this is my life may it never be denied [Hook from Part 2] This is my life This is my life on wax The life that I represent on CD It's the life that you won't see on TV This ain't hip hop y'all this is me My life