Yo it's been a blessing to
Be deemed a living legend
And when they started snitchin I
Only gave them confessions
I ain't stressin shit thats outta my control
I done went platinum & I done went gold
I done made beats for dudes
I guess it's about time I
And got a fanbase from Japan to Connecticut
Got that medicine for everybodys sick
And I rep New York like I play for the Nicks
And yall could credit my kicks
Bein a rapper is not an alternative to crime
I done supplied it year after year
Beats that made babies beats
So be clear my nigga when
And be clear if your tellin the truth
Niggas will pop you, sayin the gospel
From a rap song they heard
Became chaotic & filled with mayhem
At the end of the day I'll
And play the same hand that I was dealt
You ain't never walked in my shoes
So I had to share it, it was on my brain fam
Pete Rock the Soul Brother still a made man
I done been in this game for like 15 years
This trick I'm pullin all the stops
Since when makin music needed the cops?
A little before but now DJ's gettin' popped
Rest in peace to JMJ, Justo & Carl Blaze
But what I've learned I ain't
But it's always been my pleasure
You bought a computer & now you connected
You burning CD's but you ain't buy my records
I respect it but it's gotta
Be respected just the same
Pete Rock the first in the
With all the names you know
Famous for they words not a basket or a ball
You can have a casting call
You can have a talent search
& get nothin' but rappers
Or be like every other rapper
Get busted with a gliccky
The game real sticky & brothers get stuck
But cats should know when not
Beggin' for a buck just to get on the train
I got a lot of bars that's stuck on my brain
Pete Rock did it for y'all
WRITERS
Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Shelton Oliver, Eliot Dubock, Marcus White, Ricardo Brown, MARCUS CHRISTOPHER WHITE, MICHAEL SANTIGO RENDER, RICARDO EMMANUEL BROWN