Ayy, wait, what's up? Is it real? Yeah, ayy Give a *** if they remember I was in the cold when I was froze, I was sleepin' in the whip Tryna get a ***in' grip, I remember Didn't have no hoes tryna go, all these rappers lil' broke me *** em', I remember Way before they had a ***in' ***, I was whippin' in the act Like that *** was European, I remember I remember drivin' Holland Tunnel for a label meeting Thinkin' bout more cake than a funnel, I remember Now these niggas don't remember, I know Neeks remember I know Jay remember, chose to make them boys remember Dead broke, splittin' pennies with my members *** a spread, we was splittin' chicken tenders Remember, I was sleepin' in the basement, watchin' Tigger in the basement I was tryna get a placement, I remember Days in the east with the bros, watchin' Tristan and DeVoe While they runnin' up the score, I remember TT was headed to the league, I was sleepin' up at Metalworks Tryna plant a seed, I remember Rollin' through the city, gettin' beats I was peepin' out the streets, cause I was beefin' with the bleaks, I remember I was tryna get a portion, tryna make a fortune Beat time with Kandy, I'm tryna be your boyfriend 3am at Y2, runnin' off endorphins Started out in all my brothers' beefs like a orphan I was still on roads when it's pourin' and stormin' And *** is not rewardin', I do not feel important I wanna see some scratch from the *** that I'm recordin' In Memphis smokin' blacks, tryna act like I enjoy it I'm a Reese Francois jerboa, what I'm sportin' And most def gave me like a rat for performin' Crip I got now made me think of when I had to put some money on a mortgage This don't feel like home anymore It's just walled doors and floors That only I can afford Remember when it used to mean more, mean more I got money in the top drawer It ain't much, but we not poor You're mine and I'm yours Like a broke couple, we don't wanna court, for sure I remember pullin' up at top, seein' Quincy Jones Nigga talkin' to me like he proud, I remember I remember Mike designin' a aisle Then he sued the ***in' guys, and he duckin' it till now I remember, remember Reesey stayin' at the house Then she left me for my dog like she never took the vow I remember, my cousin ride in front of me a pound And I couldn't even flip it, had to bring it back around I remember, I remember printin' up our T-shirts with Kyle We in love with the same girl, beefin' like a cow I would pick them ***s up, nigga wouldn't even smile Nigga better crack a smile before we do it, nigga, five Keep it real, I wasn't really gangsta till now I was livin' on a cloud, I was quiet as a mouse I was in a club, gettin' lost in the crowd Wasn't doin' what I wanted to, I knew it was a lie I remember fightin' over Monica with Jason I remember only knowin' Andre and Jason I remember buyin' all the iceberg from Jason That's three different Jasons, my life like the Matrix Even got on 106 and parked with replacement My mama was my manager, my uncle was my agent Got the Dre and sent a nigga home, that took patience Four Grammys to my name, a hundred nominations Esperanza Spartan was gettin' all the praises I'm tryna keep it humble, I'm tryna keep it gracious Who give a *** Michelle Obama put you on the playlist? Then we never hear from you again like you was taken Who the CEO of Universal, they mistaken Cause Google sayin' Lucien, but that just doesn't make sense Who fillin' up the piggy bank, who bringin' home the bacon? This *** don't come on vinyl, I'm still record breakin' How could I forget, how could I forget? I was on a Greyhound way before the jet Buffalo, New York was like the furthest I could get At the Walden Galleria, tryna make the money stretch Student Price card and a Yorkdale Connect Whole time, Courtney Smith was keepin' me in check Try and find a inch of this city, I ain't stepped in If it's war, I'll lay my life down for the set then Yeah, and I put that *** on Maz And that nigga with my best friend Yeah, and I put that *** on Johnny Blaine And that nigga with my best friend Right, and I put that *** on Richard That nigga was my best friend Aye, yeah, broke his right hand Still took a fight with his left hand I remember I remember Yeah Yeah