Stay Down

[Intro: Blu] Uh Yeah Uh-huh, uh-huh Yeah Uh [Verse 1: Blu] I was born in South Central, 1983 My mama and my daddy made me a G My last name Barnes like the giant AG And my first name John 'cause my daddy named me after him Tall and slim, gangster's grin And I grew the same way thanks to him He used to write my mom poetry That became the flow in me That one day overflowed out of me From the page to the stage, felt like a billion days But really I did it all with skill and grace My mama put art in my heart from the start Which plays a major part in the music that I chart I thought that I would becomе an actor or a scientist Here I am, a rappеr, selling rhymes to kids I never thought that I would see the whole world Now I got it in my back pocket to give my baby girl [Chorus: Iman Omari & Mickey Factz] I just sit amazed thinking back to days Growing pains, wouldn't have it any other way (Other way) Credit to the way I was set up My people stayed down, never gave up If I never had either one of you (One of you) I don't have a clue what I'd even do (Factz) Big vibes and up to the most high My people stayed down, never switched sides [Verse 2: Mickey Factz] Black boy born in the '80s Remembering hearing Black Noise, boy, shit was crazy Pops tried to put a record out Found out I was on the way, he was stressing out 'Til he got leveled out Had a plan, fleshed it out Next thing you know, a junior entered the world I'm the center, the pearl Mama brung me out the church I was stealing dollars right out her purse Walkman, listening to DMX bark a verse Science fairs, spelling bees, almost got skipped the grade Grew my hair out and still couldn't get the fade Girls said I looked like Urkel with the thicker frames Misbehaved, I was living in a different phase Literally from the vicinity of Pun Got insufficient funds 'cause they giving me the crumbs (Woo) I found out that the industry is numb Saw the world and I learned how to give it to my son Factz [Chorus: Iman Omari] I just sit amazed thinking back to days Growing pains, wouldn't have it any other way (Other way) Credit to the way I was set up My people stayed down, never gave up If I never had either one of you (One of you) I don't have a clue what I'd even do Big vibes and up to the most high My people stayed down, never switched sides