As I leave my competition respirator style, climb the ladder to success escalator style.
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
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I cleaned up my act, and I made this rap thing work for me. I thought people would respect me for that. But instead, it’s, ‘Oh, he’s sold all these records, and now he thinks he’s all that.’
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. Growing up in the streets of Bed-Stuy, it was hard, yo.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. Basically, I wake up at nine o’clock in the morning, go to different record stores, go to the studio, think up different ideas for songs. Just workin’.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. As I open my eyes and realizing I changed. Not the same deranged child stuck up in the game.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. You know very well who you are, don’t let em hold you down, reach for the stars.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. Everything was happening on that strip of Fulton Street. And if I wanted Chinese food, if I wanted to play video games, if I wanted pizza, if I had to go to the corner story for a juice, I had to go on Fulton Street.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. I definitely wouldn’t wish death on anyone.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. You gotta mature, you know.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. Stay far from timid, only make moves when your heart’s in it, and live the phrase ‘sky’s the limit.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. I can’t never stop nobody, can’t knock nobody hustle.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. Pac get busy. People can’t take nothing from him. On the lyrics, he get busy, straight up.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. Birthdays was the worst days, now we sip champagne when we thirsty.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. I’m living everyday like a hustle, another drug to juggle. Another day, another struggle.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. With big folks, either people think you look mean or it’s more of a jolly Santa Claus, ‘Oh, he’s just a pudgy little teddy bear pillow.’
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. I’m making music for the people. If y’all love the music, y’all gonna buy the music.
The Notorious B.I.G.The Notorious B.I.G. I grew up in some suburb, I’d come out with a song about potholes in my lawn.
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