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You don't have to be afraid[00:00:00]
You don't even have to be brave[00:00:05]
Living in a gilded cage[00:00:11]
The only risk is that you'll go[00:00:15]
Yeah, this album is dedicated[00:00:20]
To all the teachers that told me I'd never amount to nothin'[00:00:24]
To all the people that lived above the buildings [00:00:27]
that I was hustlin' in front of[00:00:29]
Called the police on me [00:00:30]
when I was just tryin' to make some money to feed my daughter[00:00:31]
And all the niggas in the struggle[00:00:34]
You know what I'm sayin'? It's all good, baby baby[00:00:36]
It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up! magazine[00:00:39]
Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine[00:00:43]
Hangin' pictures on my wall[00:00:46]
Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl[00:00:47]
I let my tape rock 'til my tape popped[00:00:50]
Smokin' weed on Bambu, sippin' on Private Stock[00:00:53]
Way back, when I had the red and black lumberjack[00:00:56]
With the hat to match[00:00:59]
Remember Rappin' Duke? Duh-ha, duh-ha[00:01:00]
You never thought that hip hop would take it this far[00:01:03]
Now I'm in the limelight 'cause I rhyme tight[00:01:05]
Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade[00:01:08]
Born sinner, the opposite of a winner[00:01:11]
Remember when I used to eat sardines for dinner[00:01:13]
Peace to Ron G, Brucie B, Kid Capri[00:01:15]
Funkmaster Flex, Lovebug Starski[00:01:18]
Your mind is on track[00:01:22]
For games we play these days[00:01:27]
With every path we take[00:01:32]
You know you're safe, safe, safe[00:01:36]
The only risk is that you'll go insane[00:01:42]
And if you don't know, now you know, nigga[00:01:49]
The only risk is that you'll go insane[00:01:53]
I made the change from a common thief[00:02:01]
To up close and personal with Robin Leach[00:02:03]
And I'm far from cheap[00:02:06]
I smoke skunk with my peeps all day[00:02:07]
Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way[00:02:09]
The Mo t and Alizé keep me pissy[00:02:11]
Girls used to diss me[00:02:13]
Now they write letters 'cause they miss me[00:02:15]
I never thought it could happen, this rappin' stuff[00:02:16]
I was too used to packin' gats and stuff[00:02:20]
Now honeys play me close like butter play toast[00:02:22]
From the Mississippi down to the East Coast[00:02:25]
Condos in Queens, indo for weeks[00:02:27]
Sold-out seats to hear Biggie Smalls speak[00:02:30]
Livin' life without fear[00:02:32]
Puttin' five carats in my baby girl's ear[00:02:35]
Lunches, brunches, interviews by the pool[00:02:37]
Considered a fool 'cause I dropped out of high school[00:02:40]
Stereotypes of a black male misunderstood[00:02:43]
And it's still all good[00:02:45]
And if you don't know, now you know, nigga[00:02:48]
You'll go insane[00:02:57]
And if you don't know, now you know, nigga[00:03:00]
Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis[00:03:04]
When I was dead broke, man, I couldn't picture this[00:03:06]
50-inch screen, money-green leather sofa[00:03:08]
Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur[00:03:11]
Phone bill about two G's flat[00:03:14]
No need to worry, my accountant handles that[00:03:16]
And my whole crew is loungin'[00:03:18]
Celebratin' every day, no more public housin'[00:03:20]
Thinkin' back on my one-room shack[00:03:24]
Now my mom pimps a Ac' with minks on her back[00:03:26]
And she loves to show me off of course[00:03:28]
Smiles every time my face is up in The Source[00:03:31]
We used to fuss when the landlord dissed us[00:03:34]
No heat, wonder why Christmas missed us[00:03:37]
Birthdays was the worst days[00:03:39]
Now we sip Champagne when we thirsty[00:03:41]
Uh, damn right, I like the life I live[00:03:43]
'Cause I went from negative to positive[00:03:46]
And it's all… (It's all good, nigga)[00:03:49]