Appreciation-21:03

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[al:The Hard Way]
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[00:00.00]Appreciation - 21:03
[00:09.05]213
[00:19.29]Childhood homes way back in the day
[00:21.47]Since then it's been 213 the hard way
[00:24.13]Rapping on the street corners young as can be
[00:26.57]All the local groups called us run DMC
[00:29.01]Me warren G I was jam master jay
[00:31.88]Mixed with my big brother Dr. dare
[00:33.75]Now I got shouts to say
[00:35.36]We still want easy like bed style people we want biggie
[00:39.12]In memory of teacup left eye Aaliyah
[00:41.82]Heaven sent say hi to my mama when you see her
[00:44.05]Rest in peace but let's take it back to the streets
[00:46.31]With so much drama in the LBC
[00:48.84]It's kind of hard being a G from 213
[00:51.56]Times was hard for a superstar
[00:53.97]But don't nobody notice who you are
[00:56.19]We worked hard and stayed true to the game
[00:59.02]Kept faith kept god and now you know our name
[01:01.52]A big shout out to all my family and friends
[01:05.30]When times got hard you were still be there
[01:10.61]You give me inspiration like strength from the sun
[01:17.45]Feel like destiny's son yeah
[01:20.56]To be a rapper was my dream
[01:22.54]And have a lot of money and live like a king
[01:25.54]To have a handful of rings
[01:27.58]And to make the kind of music that the whole world sings
[01:30.94]Battle rap was the thing
[01:32.32]And king park was the spot where all the homeboys hang bang
[01:36.15]Just to go do our thong and form my gang
[01:38.42]And took off white a white boy in a van to get our change
[01:41.20]And moms knew what time it was
[01:43.25]And loved the way her baby boy came up cum
[01:45.44]It's before I was snoop doggy on TV
[01:47.43]I'm talking about when I was like a little bitty bag
[01:50.41]Niggle me and warren dizzy and neat dizzy and fatty baby
[01:53.56]Are talking about eighty three flip the clock up to 93
[01:57.00]And watch me rock the clock nonstop constantly
[01:59.74]On MTV and BET whatever you want
[02:02.69]Hit these niggard with that motherf**king cheese G funk
[02:04.99]Funk to shake ya trunk Niggle from the bottom bunk
[02:07.09]Now I'm moving on up straight living it up
[02:10.21]Well known in the zone and I'm still homegrown
[02:12.90]Like all be sure sh*t I'm on my own
[02:15.34]But there's one thing I'm missing and that's family
[02:17.75]Cum without y' all I don't know where I'd be
[02:20.07]A big shout out to all my family and friends
[02:25.29]When times got hard you were still be there
[02:30.60]You give me inspiration like strength from the sun
[02:37.51]Feel like destiny's sun yeah
[02:41.48]There's no way I can forget about you
[02:45.19]Support for me your love for me
[02:47.66]Your prayers for me when I'm in these streets
[02:50.92]And there's no way I can forget to thank ya
[02:55.00]For showing me the true meaning of unconditional love boohoo
[03:02.73]When I be f**king up you always come with love
[03:08.29]You say you've had enough
[03:10.17]I just wanna thank ya
[03:13.98]Yeah yeah yeah
[03:18.78]I just wanna give
[03:20.65]A big shout out to all my family and friends
[03:25.33]When times got hard you were still be there
[03:30.65]You give me inspiration like strength from the sun
[03:37.57]Feel like destiny's sun yeah