It's like I don't think you fully understand who I am, y'know?I'm just a good kid from Compton that wanna rapI don't represent no colors, I represent my lil' sisters and brothersI'm the oldest, niggaAnd if you can't respect that, your whole perspective is wackCheck it outI used to wanna rap like Jay-ZUntil I finally realised that Jay wasn't meI took my time to jot down every line that's a quotableCritics say I don't be killing this shit but I know I doBecause I used to practice early morning and then after schoolI'm working on my hooks my nigga, I ain't tryna battle youBut even if I did, I guarantee I'd overshadow youLike a fucked up taper that turned to bowl cutI'ma close cut to Common and Gucci ManeNow that's a comparison that you probably wouldn't understandBecause I can touch the people and still keep it ghettoAs an '87 Regal with the tree air freshener on the rearview mirrorI wear a heart on my shoulder'Member when we used to make the boost look like Motorola?Your cousin fucked up your room every time he came overThen went to jail when we got olderThat shit is a bad odor, but still I remain focussedIn due time, I'll be able to swipe my card and it won't say declineThat shit's embarrassing huhHope no one pay you no mindBut it's a bad bitch behind you while you standing in lineCan you relate to my story? Can you follow my dreamsAnd admirations that I had ever since I was thirteen?My momma believed in me, she let me use her van to go to the studioEven though she know her tank is empty, that's who I do it fo'My pops got a different approach, yeah he believedBut he always questioned when I'ma drop my debut cdHow long this gon' take nigga? You still haven't ate niggaAt twenty-two I had two cars and my own place niggaIt's a sacrifice I try to tell himThat's when he turn to bet and tell me that he jealousOf all these niggas getting money and their shit don't sound like shitI ate tryna kill your confidence or forcing you to quitI just wanna hear you heardYep, yep, that's my wordMake a statement with these nouns and verbsI represent the liquor that's poured out on the curbListen to my nouns and verbs (man I wanna be heard)Like a cattle with sheepWhile y'all sleep I re-up, cooking up all dayLike a mad scientist in that laboratoryMotherfuck what a critic got to say, I'ma be heardWhat up Dasan? I ain't forgot niggaYou developed me, telling me I was hot niggaYou believed in me first, that's what's for sureAt the church recording, at the garage, but it workedBut me and Dave kind of felt you lost the passionA lot was going on in your life and you needed spaceBut still I should have came to you first to tell you what happenedBut I was seventeen and figured it's best I stay awayAnd I wrong, I was young and couldn't look you in the eye for what I'd doneBut I'm telling you we ain't doneMatter of fact, how's your sons? What they up to?Remember they used to run away while you had worked on Protools?People I used to be in the booth till four in the morningWith school in the morning, yawning, but I was on itMe, you and Dave was on itBuzzing like Charlotte Hornets when that tape droppedWhere them beats nigga? It's been five years since we had rockedTime to be heardSo can you feel it?When you hear it do it pulsate your spirit?Does it make you wanna say Motherfuck a gimmick?The truth can set you free if you Do the Right ThingWord to Spike Lee, don't he look like Sounwave?That's kinda random, but my humor sometimes strays, like a dog in the nightTwenty-four hours in a day but only take five minutesTo grab a pad and a pen, then send your dog a kiteI spread love like a Hippy, but I'm a (Black) oneWith Jesus Christ passion, I swear on the bibleTabernacle to all my rivals, I ain't madYou hate a nigga for tryna help you, that's your badBecause I figure I can make a way with these stanzasI probably can't heal cancer, but I can heal the cityMy niggas, tell me you with meAnd if you is won't you pop my cd inOpen up your trunk, then let it bump, so I can be heardYeah, uh huhD-Dave, what up nigga?Matt Jeezy
Lyrics by Kendrick Lamar
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Control Control County Building Blues Cut You Off Cut You Off (To Grow Closer) Determined Do Yo Gudda (Remix) Don't Kill My Vibe Don't Kill My Vibe (Remix) Don't Understand Don't Understand Double XL Dumb It Down Dying Of Thirst F*ck Your Ethnicity Faith Far from Here Fight The Feeling For Free? For Free? (Interlude) For Sale? For Sale? (Interlude) For The Girlfriends For The Homies Forbidden Fruit (Feat. J Cole) Fragile Fuck Your Ethnicity Funkmasterflex (Freestyle) Get Bizy Get Bizy ft. Kurupt & Bad Lucc (Prod. by Terrace M... Good Kid Good Morning America GQ Man of The Year 2013 Freestyle Growing Apart (From Everything) Growing Apart (To Get Closer) H.O.C H.O.C. Heart Pt. 3 Heaven & Hell Heaven & Hell Heaven and Hell Heaven Help Dem Higher Ground (BBC Radio Freestyle) Hii Power Hiii Power HiiiiPoWeR HiiiPower Hol' Up Hol' Up Holy Ghost (Remix) Homage To DPG ft. LaToiya Williams (Prod. by Focus... Hood Gone Love It Hood Politics How Many Drinks How Many Drinks (Remix) (Feat. Miguel) How Much A Dollar Cost Hub City's Wild Side I I (from California Dreams, 2015) I Am (Interlude) I Do This I Do This (Remix) I Do This (Remix) I Hate You I Want It All I Want It All (Feat. B. Martin, Juicy J) I'm Da Man I'm On 2.0 I'm Da Man I'm On 2.0 Ignorance Is Bliss Im Da Man Institutionalized Interlude Is It Love Jason Keaton & Uncle Bobby Keisha's Song Keisha's Song (Her Pain) Keisha's Song Her Pain Keisha's Song Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar BET Cypher Cypher at the BET Hip Ho... Kendrick Lamar Interlude Track No.9 on Ab-Soul's '... Kendrick Lamar Partynauseous is a duet with Lady G... Kendrick Lamar Sing About Me Produced by Pac Div. ... Kendrick Lamar: Rapper of the Year - GQ King Kunta Kush & Corinthians Kush & Corinthians Kush and Corinthians (His Pain) Lamar You Ain't Gotta Lie Lamar You Ain't Gotta Lie Last Real Nigga Alive Let Me Be Me Lets Us Move On (Feat. Dido) Little Johnny LMAO Look Out For Detox Looks Good With Trouble (Feat. Solange) Lunch Table Lunch Table (Freestyle) Lunch Table (L.A. Leakers Freestyle) M.A.A.d City m.A.A.d city Feat. Mc Eiht Members Only Memories Back Then Memories Back Then (Feat. T.I., B.o.B) Michael Jordan Michel Jordan Momma Money Trees Monster Monster Freestyle Mortal Man Murder Murder (Feat. The Game, Scarface) My Mind Drifts My People Never Catch Me No Make-Up (Her Vice) No Makeup Not Coming Down Now Or Never Opposites Attract (Tomorrow W\/O Her) Opposites Attract (Tomorrow Without Her Outrageous P&P 1.5 P&P P&P 1.5 Party Nauseous Partynauseous Pay for It Phone Home Poe Man Dreams Poe Mans Dreams (His Vice) Poetic Justice Poetic Justice feat. Drake Poetic Justicee Power Circle PP 1.5 R.I.P. (Remix) R.O.T.C. (Interlude) Rare Breed Real Real 92.3 Freestyle Real feat. Anna Wise of Sonnymoon Rigamortis Rigamortis Remix Rigamortus Rigamortus (Remix) Rip (Remix) Ronal Reagan Era Ronald Reagan Era Ronald Reagan Era (His Evils) Rossi Wine (Prod. by Droop E) Say Whassup (Black Hippy) Sex With Society Shake It Off (Freestyle) She Needs Me She Needs Me (Remix) Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter's Daughter Sherane A.k.a Master Splinter's Daughter Sherane a.k.a. Master Splinter’s Daughter Sherane aka Master Splinter's Daughter Shock The World Sing About Me Sing About Me / I’m Dying of Thirst Sing About Me I'm Dying Of Thirst Sing About Me, I m Dying of Thirst Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst Sing About Me, I'm Dying Of Thirst Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst Skill Still Appeal Solo Dolo Solo Dolo Part 2 (Feat. Kid Cudi) Somebody That I Used To Know (Freestyle) Street Dreamin (Feat. Bridget Kelly) Swimming Pools Swimming Pools (Black Hippy Remix) Swimming Pools (Drank) Swimming Pools (Drank) (Extended Version) Swimming Pools (Drank) (Extended) Swimming Pools (Drank) (Single) Swimming Pools (Drank) [Extended Version] Swimming Pools (Remix) Swimming Pools (Replay Remix) Taking Me Down Talib Kweli Interlude Tammy's Song Tammy's Song (Her Evils) Tammy's Song Her Evils Tammy's Song TDE Roll Call (Black Hippy) Temptation Textbook Stuff Thanksgiving The Art Of Peer Pressure The Blacker The Berry The Blacker The Berry (feat. Assassin) The City The City Is Mines The Heart Pt 3 The Heart Pt. 2 The Heart Pt. 3 The Heart Pt. II The Heart Pt. III The Jig Is Up The Jig Is Up (Dump'n) The Recipe The Recipe (Black Hippy Remix) The Recipe (Single) The Relevant The Spiteful Chant These Walls They Say Thirsty Today Track 1 Trip Two Presidents U U \/ For Sale? (God Is Gangsta) U.O.E.N.O. (Black Hippy) U.O.E.N.O. 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