But the problem with y'all Cats today
Is that you got no skill
No sense of history
And then, with a straight face
Got the nerve to want to Be somebody
Bant somebody to respect You
But it take respect to get Respect
Understand
See, I'm old
But Lord willing
I'd be spared the sight of Seeing everything
That we had worked it for
Flushed down the drain
By someone who don't Know no better
Or care
I never thought I'd see the Day
Niggas would play my Tape
Now you can look at that Album cover
And you would see my Face
As mama's little boy
As Erica's little brother
I did a lot of struggling
I robbed a lot of hustlers
But through the pain and suffering
Well, my name wasn't Nothing
I always lived a gutter life
But I came up with Soamething
I had my share of crack
I've been there and back
Been staring death in the Eyes
So I'm prepared for that
No matter where I'm at
I'ma always wear where I'm from
I'm from Columbus
And in my hood, we call it Ahe slums
I might not make it out
At least it's worth a try
I just hope I get it Cracking
Before a nigga die
Kenny, a nigga tried
TT, I miss you, homie
And I tell you about the Shit you miss
When I get with you, Homie
I be getting lonely at Night
I can't sleep
Keep having dreams
About getting shot with The heat
Y'all niggas just don't know
All of my life, I've been Thugging
It's a part of me
It's in my blood
And so it's floating in my Arteries
I keep it hood
You can look inside my heart and see
Y'all think it's good
But you don't really know
How hard it be
Y'all niggas just don't Know
At age 10
That's when I first Grabbed the mic
When I turned 12
That's when I met Mix Master Ice
Him and Chili snatched Me up
They had us doing shows
Wasn't paying attention To my flows
I was just 12 years old
Let my system knock
Screaming at the top of My lungs
Got cheddar in my pocket
A few shots in my gun
Start losing homies left And right
And they expected less of Mike
And I thank God I'm Living
Bless another night
Cause if I died
Then my mother might
That's why I grip the Rubber tight
And watch my sister's Back
Cause if somebody take a Brother's life
They can't make another Mike
A duplicate her brother Twice
Refuse to have my mama crying
Stressing every other Night
Laying under covers
Ice cold
Under covers
Vice
Asking stupid questions
Erica, what was your Little brother like
Never in your f*cking life
Before you f*ckers rush On mic
Y'all all better have a Strap
Cause we gon' bust on Sight
Whatever problem, come To Mic
Please believe I'ma face it
I ain't stopped going yet
Bitch believe I'ma make it
Kenny Died
T-Mac
TT and Lil D-Black
They're missing all these Shows
And I'm wishing that they Could be back
In hard times
Be bringing the Monstrous memories Back
And all that bullshit
People promised me Never seen that
And in my room is where I be
Zoning up for the green At
That's where I hear the Ambulance sirens
And all the screams at
That's where I see the Dealings and killings
And all the fiends at
So if I say I done it, I did it
I really mean that
The bullets in the bodies
The blood
I really seen that
The stadiums
The shows
And the clubs
It's where I dreamed at
I hear them say I'm Hoping you blow
Do you really mean that
These niggas all gossip Like hoes
Waiting to get leaned Back
I try to concentrate on my Flows
Cause I don't need that
But niggas know I'm far From a ho
Please believe that
All of my life I've been Thugging
It's a part of me
It's in my blood
And so it's floating in my Arteries
I keep it hood
You can look inside my Heart and see
Y'all think it's good
But you don't really know How hard it be
All of my life I've been Thugging
It's a part of me
It's in my blood
And so it's floating in my Arteries
I keep it hood
You can look inside my Heart and see
Y'all think it's good
But you don't really know How hard it be
I've been thugging day And night, nigga
It's been hell
I've been living the hard Life nigga
Y'all niggas just don't Know
Some of y'all say I ain't Right, nigga
Earn my stripes and I Done jeopardized my life Nigga
Y'all niggas just don't Know
I've been thugging day And night, nigga
It's been hell
I've been living the hard Life nigga
Y'all niggas just don't Know
Some of y'all say I ain't Right, nigga
Earn my stripes and I Done jeopardize my life
Y'all niggas just don't Know