Number 1 / Like Penny

Lyrics

[Intro: Starlito] Aghhhhhhh Let's get it (oh yeahh) Ahhh (oh yeah) Trakksounds Bad Combination Stack to Pennys the Hardaway, money never came easy [Dee-1] Money made magic in I'm Shaq with them Pennys, believe me [Starlito] Yeah I blew chips, finally got to see you in that new crib Hit the lot, pick and roll, that's a shot Ricky Roll [Dee-1] Injuries hinder me, Hall of Fame it was meant for me [Starlito] Potentially, but eventually it only strengthened me mentally [Starlito, Dee-1] I've been number one ever since I left college [Starito] Wouldn't trade places with Chris Webber, or Chris Wallace Well obviously I'm a prodigy [Dee-1] Ohh no no no, ain't no stopping my handles nice Plus my business handle nice and properly Hood hero, look at me, No limit Master P Nashville to Memphis to the NO they have to see [Starlito, Dee-1] Man these people sleep on me, when they talk who the greatest is [Starlito] With a great assist, Jersey and the latest kicks Record this song, late night tip, I'm not the type to get involved in all that hatin shh I don't know what made me say that Been my Favorite since way [Verse 1: Dee-1] Grandma raise me since way back, way back gang Never hurt nobody, why someone come and rob me Ima freshmen in college, and i'm tryna get this knowledge Took a Bullet to my foot, ima bounce back I promise Dear Penny, Momma bought me your jersey for Christmas Spent every penny, with the Champion logo, and the NBA patch Couldn't quite afford your shoes to, dang they would've match I got 25 basketball cards of you Orlando magic lamp in me and my little sisters room too Momma ordered it from QVC, well actually I dialed the number and told her it was on sell for free But it wasn't [Starlito] I remember callin my cousin like like ' I just meet Penny, and he know who I was' But he doesn't know that I wrote him a letter, as a fourth grade assignment Joined his fan club, 8x10 picture he signed it Olympic Jersey from 96, I was in Atlanta that time And I admit I almost cried when he missed, Nick Anderson at the line I remember NBA live, yeah Layup line, 7th grade number 2 Pennys I too move a finger for a new beginning [Chorus: Dee-1] Now I'm on Instagram flexing cause I just met Penny Hardaway as I'm passin through Memphis Eatin at Gus's chicken, I had to get a pick Then I post it up our little flick, I just met my favorite Then Lito left a comment, he said 'that was his fav' I said 'Man we gotta do a song, showing love to Penny one day' Nah we link in the Yo, Camera Street like T.I. and dro Pick a beat then we roll, like Penny n Shaq in 94 [Starlito] Ahh Dee-1 rockin, yellin LSU, got nothing against man I rep TSU, Big Blue go Tigers, no not Memphis mane Shout out Andre Allen, Mingo Johnson, Scooter McFadden, Donis Thomas, German Hunt, Shawn Williams, and Brian College Carlos Rodgers, Rico B that was my study hall teacher, and ISS When my teachers couldn't reach me In school suspension, yeah and then I made the basketball team and I quit, 2 years Uhh straight then I hit, I ain't try out freshmen year I tried out for the summer team and I got cut uhh For some that was smackin the backboards in fast breaks and shit I was like 5-6 playing point guard, I had a growth spurt I was like 6-1 the next year, I really wanna play for him still I started playin AAU that spring, for one of my old football coaches I was like 6-2, 6-2 1/2, I joined the team my junior year I was captain of the team my senior year, we got our first district championship Yeah, we was 2 games away from the state tournament All district, All region, I got a lot of offers But I skipped the first grade, so I was 16 my senior year I was 6 ft 4 I averaged I think a double, double 12 point 10 rebs something like that But um long story short basketball was, my first love, Rap game Second here I am My first rap name was AllStar, cause of the correlation between rap and sports I wanted to be at the top of my game, and this game But uhh later on changed to Starlito but I still love sports the same I gamble on basketball everyday pretty much, I win sometimes But uhh you know I'm winning I feel privileged to work with Dee-1 and other artist like that, we got similar mindsets We have the same favorite basketball player growing up Made a song about it, 'wanna hear it?' Hear it go, press back, go back to the start But all those people we spoke about we had person ties to our lives