But 40 told me to do me and don't listen to anybody that knew me. Cause to have known me would mean that there's a new me and if you think I've changed, then the slightest could have fooled me.

I swear niggas be eyein me all hard and lyin to they girls and drivin the same cars

Take my verses too serious ya hate me, cause I'm the one to paint a vivid picture, no HD.

I heard it's nothin new except for someone new but how you s'posed to find the one when anyone'll come with you?

I am more than what you bargained for and nothin less than real.

When I'm writing, I'm thinking about how the songs are going to play live. Fifty bars of rap don't translate onstage. No matter how potent the music, you lose the crowd. They want a hook; they want to sing your stuff back to you.

Seeing my family have it all took the place of that desire for diplomas on the wall