Don’t Look Back

Lyrics

[Verse] Way before I had the underground moving Way before I started boolin' We was writing in the class going stupid Way before I knew Curtis Way before I saw curtains Wasn't even tryna get the shit perfect Only thing that mattered was the songs when it surfaced Protools or not didn't matter we was working Super skinny denim, that was way before the jerking All I thought about was ballin', I ain't talking bout how Irving Nigga get it we was spitting ever since I was a seed All I knew that I was gifted had my mind on a pedestal 'Cause I was never lifted Focused on the lyrics way before the culture shifted All I wanted was somebody to listen But I don't like complaining, I ain't really into bitching But times got rough, I mean times started switching Only reason we was eating and had food in the kitchen 'Cause the EBT showed me named brands & we was trippin' Moving like the postal cause we really got evicted I remember like it's nothing, we was moving on a Christmas Moving out of town they looking at me like I'm different Pops ain't called a nigga since he was a midget Crazy how the closest people to you can be so fucking distant And that's probably why I started banging hard Fingers twisted in the air, grew some dreads in my hair Just to show you that I don't give a fuck when you approach me And don't call me Andre, nigga that's the old me To keep the shit a buck, I don't even really know me Couldn't recognize myself if you forced me and showed me Thinking bout, going out hard like I'm Kobe But they treat me like I'm just another player like Ginobli 20 on my back as it approach me Still a teenager, but I'm feeling like a vet So when you talk about the kid, on my name show respect Niggas know I'd take one for the game, no vest And thats till the fucking day that I finally get to rest 19 years, if I die I never slept And I left behind a masterpiece, nigga I'm the best Fear none but God, got it tatted on my chest And you know I'm bout the funk and I never had to flex That's a blood reference, studying the game, I mean really rap lessons Niggas got better and it's still no progression Who run the city, my nigga, not a question Only letting you lil niggas breathe, my blessings But I can drop some shit today and stop the whole section I'm the only nigga left, with a muthafucking message And don't say you slept on a nigga, you was slept in Labels picked up some niggas, nigga I was left in Whole fucking cause of this stupid ass depression Is the rap fucking game, got a nigga fucking stressing Who you know putting niggas on like it's nothing? Who you know got yo favorite lil niggas buzzing? Who you know really put work in blooding? And who you know can still can get down with the cousins? Mama don't like my music now cause I'm cussin' but This to heal the pain I ain't talking robitussin I done seen it all, Idol niggas really turn pussy If I ever told a lie, tell them folks to come book me They don't care about lyrics, promoters never book me Tell XXL it's too late to be a rookie Tell these damn labels that it's too late to overlook me Cause after this shit, they planning to overbook me 12 mixtapes, they was sleeping my nigga After this I'm hitting licks if I ain't eating my nigga Running up, Ice Cube'ing to your meeting my nigga With a 30 fucking clip and it's skeeting my nigga Last year I almost died and I'm still screaming fuck that Niggas getting hungry and they want to know where the buck at Hard my nigga? Boy you everything but that Staying in the studio, you nothing but a tough act Bitch I'm from Atlanta, I can show you where some tough at Nigga fuck your BB Gun, I'll show you where to bust at I'ma come clean, you can do everything but rap This my shit nigga, die quick nigga And if I don't get a grammy off this shit then they racist Niggas really rapping but they only know who Drake is No disrespect but I put it on my set If I sign to OVO the whole world gon' fucking play this I ain't tryna get a check, I'm just trying to be the greatest All praise to Jehovah, I don't really know who Jay is I ain't being disrespectful, but I ain't really playing But i'll die before you call yourself the greatest Fuck you saying nigga [Outro] (Cough) (Yeah, yeah) I'm the-- I'm the Best