Remember

And I bingoed through hell

Caught in a vicious spell

Blinded by the light, cross-coursed a murder fell

I'm feeling so ill, I think I'm about to explode

System overload

I remember I was 15 then, with a pen or a pencil

I'd buy a single on cassette if it came with instrumentals

And try to rip the beat, better clever, using my mental

But never took it serious, became dope accidental

Had the neighborhood talking like, you're the next one

You should pursue it, don't be stupid, don't just do it for fun

I'll take a school special, ham and cheese on a bagel

Could you toast it please, for a minute, load it with mayo

Grab a quarter drink, bag of chips, maybe one day

I will pursue it, but for now, kid, I think I'm okay

Back to the court, steady hooping, realize that I'm white

I had no business on the court, I had no business on mice

But I was sick of both, my shot nowhere near Larry Bird's

But everybody said I had a shot at rhyming my words

It sounds absurd, but it's true, I was blessed with a gift

And nothing's worse than wasted talent, opportunities missed

And I bingoed through hell

Caught in a vicious spell

Blinded by the light, cross-coursed a murder fell

I'm feeling so ill, I think I'm about to explode

System overload

Yeah, and now we vocal rappers getting into neighborhood beefs

Neighborhood peace was impossible, so fuck the police

At least we thought that for the moment, looking back on it now

And how we shoulda coulda been better in bigger amounts

But you had that clique, that group, a bunch of them clowns

In different circuses, no purpose, just to spread the hate round

I found it funny cause them dummies made a fool out themselves

Cause jealousy is karma, bitch I got my album on shelves

I got respect in different states, and that ain't up for debate

I've been to places around the world where no one's showing me hate

But wait, the point I'm trying to make the ones that are close to the ones that's preying on your downfall

And they curse you the most, they're just so caught up in the music

And they think they're supposed to destroy your rep

Like it's Pac and Big, it's bigger than Coast