The Truth

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[Verse 1]
[Am]Uh[Dm][Am]
[Dm]yeah
[Am]See, this is what these mixtapes is all
[Em]about
Knah'msayin KaySlay?
Talk to the people,
with no interruptions and [G]interference

[Verse 2]
Put that [Em]mic down,
admire the technique and tight tight sounds
Of a Renagade, never been afraid,
the time is right now
Before I take my bow and finally allow
My love [G]affair with rap to fade,
I'll sink into the page
[Em]Pleasure and the pain that came
from rulin' the game
And the half Dominican that
gave me brains in the fast lane
A seventeen-year reign,
reign, simple and plain
When I [G]ruled the rap game and all
my peers sold cocaine
[Em]One-three-two Uptown, Uptown,
Uptown, when Rich Porter told me
"See you can push a new car,
it's different for a rap star"
And AZ was givin' 50s to the homeless
[G]They never bragged about it ? "L,
we don't condone [Em]this"
On the back of the bike with Alpo
Doin' a buck down one-two-five,
hopin' to to to stay alive

[Verse 3]
Favorite spot [Em]rooftop
Me and Big [G]chuckle up when he was
hittin' up "Juicy" and whatnot
Dam[Em]n, when Dapper
Dan got shot up
Before they made drops when we
had to cut the top up
Some cats neglected the
fact that L was hot
Cause they [G]warm and electin' me hot
when I stepped in the spot
[Em]Lyrically reppin' the block
on Farmers to rock
But my sex symbol status made me,
corny to cop
The microphone strategist ripped
the apparatus
[G]Left competition embarrassed

[Verse 4]
but I never held malice
[Em]Kinda saw street literature
Used to lose battles on purpose
so these cats can dream more
I want to see y'all shine
without the use of a nine
[G]You might see a nigga,
I see a black Einstein
[Em]A diamond in the rough,
he's remidin' me as tough
Young girls takin' X,
she's blinded by the stuff
Oh my God, where did we go wrong?
Are [G]you doin' what you're doin
'cause I ruined you with songs?
[Em]God forgive me,
I never knew my power to devour the demons
Y'all know the Devil be schemin'
It's a manifestation of the
pain of a nation
[G]That makes materialism the only
thing we're chasin'
[Em]The real gangstas never
talked to me tough
Never told me they was hard,
or claimed to be my God
When I first found the courage
to bounce up outta Queens
And saw [G]Big Dave comin' up out
the store with money machines
[Em]My only dream was to
rock mics in the spotlight
Joint bumpin' on Marley
Show all night
Whoever thought that I would
be a movie star?
[G]A rap icon, chokin' the
game like a python
[Em]Russell turned the hype on,
exploded like a pipe bomb
Just because a young boy,
turned the mic on
Still admire skills and cats that are ill
[G]With lyri-kills, nowadays the chorus
is payin' the [Em]bill
The black man found
a way outta the hood
Now it's slaves to mayor's
not all good
Don't let 'em take our music
and plagiarize the game
Then [G]you call up and request it and
pretend it's really flames?
[Em]The tip of the iceberg, I'll hold my piece
In the meantime, live smart,
watch out for the beast
Lyrical Picasso flow masterpiece
Like Mi[G]chaelangelo or
Rembrant, you know?
[Em]Si palare poco Italiano
LL bravisimo, grazie, prego!
Más mejor siempre mi [G]amigo
Pero, music is muy muy [Em]duro
Tú sabe, que tú quieres es
no problema
Te quiero mucho,
yo comprendo your dilemma
Sumer's comin', it won't
always be [G]winter
I pray to God He forgives me,
I'm a sinner
[Em]

[Verse 5]
That's a little message
All the brothers and sisters out there
Y'all be strong
[G]Keep your dreams flowin'
baby
KaySlay I'm out for [Em]presidents
to represent me
But I want to get 'em the right way,
[Am]y'kn[Em]ow?
[G]