1999.

Corrallin' buggies in my headphones, rappin' Drizzy
Postin' lyrics to my feed, who gon' rap them with me
My consequences came with deposition
Wig splittin' for the fake that I don't ever like to mention
Apprehensive that I was losin' the blessings from above
Got my balance, I was fallin' from the pushes and the shoves
I know we eat with silver spoons, never had a silver spoon
I was taught to get up off my ass, go and make a move
Ain't enough for everybody at the top, but I'ma make the room
1999 was the year that the king bloomed
2021, he got his shit together, found a groove
Hearin' what other people were sayin' like they in my shoes
Cuttin' down on friends, they just envy my success
Just another pill to swallow, even harder to digest
What's the moral of my pain? Told myself that I am not the same
Talkin' to me sideways, I kept it cool and took the blame
Reconstructin' my way of thinkin', they see a change
Relit the fire in my eyes for a newer flame
Matrimony at its finest, married to the gang
Soak it in, look how far a nigga came
Lookin' at my flaws, I got detrimental
Easin' pain over instrumentals, yeah tuh
Monumental, so they out to get you
I was made to be a star, just don't ever let them bench you

I just thank God for everything man
No cap
I'm different

See, my language is a art, I can't be speakin' in no third person
Ain't no cost to be yourself, just elevate your version
I used to shy away from scenes like a TV screen
Broke the cast down the middle, I seen the plot was worsen
Preparin' for whatever's next, I'ma keep rehearsin
Findin' answers deep inside, call it soul searchin
I know you heard of kid in play, but don't you play the kid
If you do, I wish you well and leave it how it is
The more the merrier, relapsing from the barriers
Reality is scarier as work is gettin' heavier
I never settled for the less, my precious days was darkest
Leave it for the realest, findin' ways to light the darkness
I hate to tell them no, cause they gon' go and call me heartless
Eighty hours on my check, I had to see the largest
Amounts will do you in
Bills doubled on my mama in the realest sense
Was just a baby boy, but I was sick of it