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Joe Budden
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You might not understand now because the picture is tainted
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I'm 'a take the time out for y'all to try to explain it
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I was a kid in Jers', no name, no stage
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Listen close while I get everybody on the same page
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Me and Dub made music, but times was hard
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And we really couldn't pursue it 'cause we both jobs
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Right said we could get straight cream
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Rap over other niggas' beats, and I ain't know about the mixtape scene
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So we did that, going off my god brother's promise
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I spit 100 bars over "Nastradamus"
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And Right's new cut, so I had hope all along
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Next C tape was two freestyles and a song
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He gave C my demo, said "It's a go, I bet you."
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C said "He's alright, but what's so special? "
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Held on to it, and it must have been luck
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Because some nigga named Webb went in the back of his truck
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And found my shit; listening to rhythm was I'll
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Said this kids alright, watch me get him a deal
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OnTop met me and Dub, and we liked them
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Gave us 10 G's, a Mackie and a
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Started making music loosely
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But DJs was hesitant to play him 'cause nobody knew me
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I guess Joe Budden was new
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I needed some help, so Fab came threw and we did "Coming for You"
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Did another joint later on with Tah Murda and Black Child
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The streets finally started to react now
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Made some songs, it was such a long process
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Skane stopped by to check progress
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And then Webb steady banging Clue who was still ignoring
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Cutmaster and Envy was still supporting
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Then Clue got with it 'cause my man called hype
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Telling me I'm on the Clue tape spitting to "Let's Get It"
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People started to see what was what now
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Ya' boy got a little bit of buzz now
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Everything was so timely
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'Cause Skane went up there and told Kevin Lyles he wanted to sign me
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So OnTop went to meet with Leo and Kev' about business
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They started to talk some Spit shit
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It was a new label we ain't know all about
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For rappers they wanted to sign but wasn't sure about
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Made it sound worth my while, though it was weird for me
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Told me if I broke the label, they would take care of me
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Put out "Get Right" a way to speed things up
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But that shit ain't keep things up
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That Def Jam treated Spit as a knock off
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And Jumpoff's better than that y'all, I got off
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Then I'm on Def Jam, waiting and chilling
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Left the mixtapes to get things straight in the building
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Left the street dry, I ain't give 'em no ether
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Nitty and Skane up there begging for a feature
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And they gave us one, and we thought it was hitting
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We thought 3rd story would sell, but they didn't
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And I liked that song and the hook
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Plus they was shooting a video, and we was mad thirsty for a look
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But they ruined that shit, had my whole camp feeling the worst
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At the last minute cut my 2nd verse
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And the politics had me hopeless
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And the label just kept overlooking me, so let me focus (So focused, man)
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And traveled from state-to-state, club banger
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No video spinning, top 8 at 8
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By the time Def Jam knew it bumped and had flavor,
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The record died down, this is 8 months later
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And that whole time, I was out of the street mix
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So they tried to bring it back with a bullshit remix
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And now they respecting a nigga
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But I'm scared 'cause the SoundScan is straight disrespecting a nigga
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So it's back to the mixtapes where I don't have to deal with the nonsense
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And the next two leaders is common sense
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So at a time where the whole rap game is shaken
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Is a slot right open, and it's there for the taking
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