Knew I was coming, I told them I was soldier Doubled the work when they minimized the exposure Called my momma and told her I'm taking over She started gassing me up just like a general motor Told me that I would pop kinda sum-so(r)da Glass was half empty and now the cup runnest over Had to go to doctor Told him to give me pills for the pain I knew would feel when I had the game on my shoulders Started penning the pad, I was 22 years of age Had to make up some time 'cause I knew that I started late Obsessive compulsive with it while studying all the greats I added my own chapter, this remix another page Now I'm selling out these shows, I can hear them screaming my name Out the booth, to the stage, then back in booth again Making music you feel in your soul and that's makes your brain Connect on deeper level while pushing you to be great Who do I idolize? The one and only God Looking back I'm thankful momma used to beat me with that rod Wasn't always justified but see life was real hard As a woman with 3 kids working like 3 jobs Thinking back I was troubled and lost while in my youth Asking the wrong questions, reading the wrong truths Fighting appeasing ego, stealing to pay for hoop While chasing these stupid bitches to eat the forbidden fruit Went to church got baptized, boat I was in capsized Overtime in the gym, in a year I became that guy Hoop I did it religiously, pray I did that consistently Mixing the two together, then altered my inner chemistry 25 points a game, kept unloading the clip Carleton Ravens University, coach said I was him Then lied to my fucking face and tried sabotaging my shit So I packed up my fucking bags and went got my own scholarship That's a fact! I had to get it out the mud Undersized, no looks, no help, no love Pass up living life the parties, drinking, smoking, doing drugs And popping bottles getting litty wit these niggas in the club To understand the man I am you must know who I was And how every L doubled up and transformed itself to a dub Through my work consistency, repetition, and love Mixed with the pain that inspired the anger to rise above You gon' remember me, ya, that's my promise, I'm here and I'ma leave the legacy There's no containing my grind and my fucking energy I put my heart and my soul inside of these melodies I'm sparking minds with my fire and my intensity If you think I'm gonna stop, you must be smoking methamphetamine I don’t ever get tired there no c-c-c-c-catching me This right here is my destiny Better pray for enemies 'cause they can’t match my pedigree And that's a fact, and yeah, I'm probably a narcissist How the fuck y'all think I always drop the hardest shit? I focus on myself, and if you ain't a part of it You're dead to me and rest in piss with all the other carcasses In four years I had to go to three different colleges That's the result of believing in empty promises Swallowed my pride, it's secreted in my esophagus But now I'm sick with it, so fuck it I'm bout to vomit it, ah I'm out of reach, I set the bar to high Fuck you, for saying and thinking I couldn't fly I gave my heart to the game and the day I had to cut ties I was in the state of delusion and actually started to cry Fell to my knees, was disgusted and looked up right to the sky Told God I'm getting revenge, then waiting for a reply And as the tears filled up and started leaving my eyes I said it's fuck these pussies until the day that I die The fuck you thought was going to happen? I took that energy put it into the rapping Hopped in my bag and let go of all of the baggage I took my thoughts and converted them into action Then, in the midst of the pain, I seeped in the madness Started thinking and crafting, devising a plan to attack 'em, burn them turn them to ashes Then harbored it, turned myself into a savage Became one of the hardest to walk on the planet And now you gotta watch, that's how the story goes That's how this chapter writes, that’s how my pen flows That's how my words flip, hit, click, boom Then blow a gap in the matrix and leave a gaping hole For everybody who doubted me and has told me no Who couldn’t measure the passion I had inside my soul Every seed that I planted and that I ever sewed For every rep that I did and all the sweat I poured Overnight as a janitor back when I was broke To back in Canada walking out in the freezing cold The welfare and having to wear the same clothes And all the bitches who cheated and never did me wrong For everybody who laughed and said that I was a joke I hope you feel every word I say, and I ever spoke Then have to swallow your pride and in the process choke Try to stomach the fact that I said I told you so (wah!)