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Who ever thought young Shawn Carter would change the game?
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Used to rap to the raindrops off my window pane
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Duckin the plain cops, pushin endo and ‘caine
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At the kitchen table, late night, no pen, just my brain
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First album, niggas love me cause they thought I was poor
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Guess Im successful; industry dont love me no more
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Well Im the same nigga from your corner, bubblin raw
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Skully tilted, pants saggin, damn near touchin the floor
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And I come with doo-rags to your so-called awards
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T-shirt with my chain out like fuck yall all
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Retrospect aint been the same since I lost my dad
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Hes still alive, but still fuck you, dont cross my path
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A&Rs had me feelin like Moss in the draft
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So I turned the league out with Reasonable Doubt
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Get your CDs out, lets go, song for song
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Im the illest nigga doin it til yall prove me wrong
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Do you believe?
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Its Hova the God, uhh, uhh, uhh..
