Everything I Am

[00:01.86] Damn, here we go again
[00:05.59] Common passed on this beat
[00:07.28] I made it to a jam
[00:08.70] Now everything I'm not, made me everything I am
[00:13.87] Damn, here we go again
[00:17.55] People talkin' shit, but when the shit hit the fan
[00:20.66] Everything I'm not, made me everything I am
[00:23.48] I'll never be picture-perfect Beyonce'
[00:26.54] Be light as Albi or black as Chauncey
[00:29.37] Remember him from blackstreet
[00:31.07] He was as black as the street was
[00:32.33] I'll never be as laid back as this beat was
[00:35.25] I never could see why people'll reach a
[00:38.31] Fake-ass facade that they couldn't keep up
[00:41.18] Ya see how I creeped up?
[00:42.46] Ya see how I played a big role in Chicago like Queen Latifah?
[00:47.23] I never rock a mink coat in a winter time like Killa Cam
[00:50.43] Or rock some mink boots in the summertime like Will.I.Am
[00:53.05] Let me know if you feel it man
[00:56.10] Cause everything I'm not, made me everything I am
[01:01.33] Damn, here we go again
[01:04.85] Everybody sayin' what's not for him
[01:07.98] Everything I'm not, made me everything I am
[01:13.26] Damn, here we go again
[01:17.21] People talkin' shit, but when the shit hit the fan
[01:19.92] Everything I'm not, made me everything I am
[01:22.92] And I'm back to tear it up
[01:25.21] Haters, start your engines
[01:26.50] I hear 'em gearin' up
[01:28.05] People talkin' so much shit about me at barbershops
[01:31.60] They forget to get their haircut
[01:34.34] Okay fair enough, the streets is flarin' up
[01:37.07] Cause they want gun-talk, or I don't wear enough
[01:40.19] Baggy clothes, Reebok's, or A-di-dos
[01:43.58] Can I add that he do spaz out at his shows
[01:46.38] So say goodbye to the N-double-A-C-P award
[01:49.72] Goodbye to the India Arie award
[01:52.70] They'd rather give me the nigga-please award
[01:55.58] But I'll just take the I-got-a-lot a-cheese award
[02:00.76] Damn, here we go again
[02:04.78] Everything I'm not, made me everything I am
[02:12.46] Damn, here we go again
[02:16.96] People talkin' shit, but when the shit hit the fan
[02:19.33] Everything I'm not, made me everything I am
[02:22.51] I know that people wouldn't usually rap this
[02:25.61] But I got the facts to back this
[02:27.76] Just last year, Chicago had over six hundred caskets
[02:31.54] Man, killin's some wack shit
[02:33.80] Oh, I forgot, 'cept for when niggas is rappin'
[02:37.21] Do you know what it feel like when people is passin'?
[02:40.30] He got changed over his chains, a block off Ashlin
[02:42.99] I need to talk to somebody, pastor
[02:45.59] The church want time, so I can't afford to pay
[02:48.41] The slip on the door, cause I can't afford to stay
[02:51.43] My 15 seconds up, but I got more to say
[02:54.49] That's enough Mr. West, please no more today
[03:01.05] Damn, here we go again
[03:04.64] Everybody sayin' what's not for him
[03:07.27] But Everything I'm not, made me everything I am
[03:12.67] Damn, here we go again
[03:16.20] People talkin' shit, but when the shit hit the fan
[03:19.38] Everything I'm not, made me everything I am