I Remain a Troop

I take 2 steps forward and one step back 'cause I make mistakes
But homie wait
Don't give up now
I'm moving up now
And somehow I'm gonna make it
Watch me take it and bake it
And I don't mean cocaine
I speak about the rap game
'Cause I don't want a damned grammy
I want a mouther fucking change
And I do what I do
Staying true to myself
'Cause I'ma troop
Not a fool
And I never needed school to educate myself
All I needed was self respect
And a fully loaded tech
Just in case they wanna test
And a tech is not a gun
Is my mentality the power of the sun
No mercy for my foes as I pray to the one
My body is my temple
And these phonies don't resemble me
Even if you see them standing next to me
Wanna know why

'Cause I'm a troop, homie
I keep it real till I die
Speak my mind every time
No matter what they say or do
You know the rules
25 years of walking in these ghetto ass shoes
And I remain a troop

'Cause I'm a troop, homie
I keep it real till I die
Speak my mind every time
No matter what they say or do
You know the rules
25 years of walking in these ghetto ass shoes
And I remain a troop

How could I explain it
It's better if I paint it
With my actions when I make it
As a youngster I was naked
Deep inside my mind selling bags of weed
Ducking the fucking bacon
Sipping on some syrup body shaking
Basically I made mistakes
But always necessary to reach the final stage
Of my 20 years of age
'Cause Side Show was the intro
But now Dead i is the title
I was always lyrical but no longer suicidal
And if you question kamikaze is 'cause you're blind to my recital
And you never understood
Why I never rep the hood
That is controlled by these woods
You see I study on the daily and it's all brutalities
By these crooked police
Struggling everyday and it's only you and me
Have you ever wondered why we live in poverty
Homie pay attention
To this living hell recession
'Cause I'm gonna do something about it and that is my confession

'Cause I'm a troop, homie
I keep it real till I die
Speak my mind every time
No matter what they say or do
You know the rules
25 years of walking in these ghetto ass shoes
And I remain a troop

'Cause I'm a troop, homie
I keep it real till I die
Speak my mind every time
No matter what they say or do
You know the rules
25 years of walking in these ghetto ass shoes
And I remain a troop

'Cause I'm a troop, homie
I keep it real till I die
Speak my mind every time
No matter what they say or do
You know the rules
25 years of walking in these ghetto ass shoes
And I remain a troop