Autobiography

I remember when Justin was around three, we were at a church concert Asked him, what you wanna watch performances? I turned away for a moment, when I looked up Justin my three year old had managed to find himself on stage in front of thousands of people As if he was ready to perform next From that moment, I knew Justin would be heading for platforms bigger than that stage I know he would stand tall in this world Started out in Nasty Crew Just after Dizzee Rascal blew Stana took me Jammers I remember it was afternoon I was still on tag then Fresh home from Hunter Coombe Jammer played destruction to me Told me it was coming soon Sharky taught me patience Marcus bought me stations Back to back with Kano Had me working on my cadence Spitting in my bedroom Nurturing the basics While I was tryna work out how to turn this into papers First I clashed Dimples Then I sent for Flirta D I swear either man was singles Couldn't end the murder spree Every time they heard me touch the microphone, first degree I was tryna rub these niggas out the culture permanently Then beef and music mixed and someone said I can't go out It was on sight with SLK from when I knocked Swarvo out Then they caught me lacking Sidewinder Milton Keynes I was with I shoulda bought the whole of Plaistow out The second phase is when the pressure came Double, Monks and Foots left And Marcus tried to set up Kane I told him that he's wrong for that And I ain't with the set up games Then Newham turned against me Like I ain't from the ends again Mike Skinner tour Mind's still on war Knife with me still I'm five figure poor Why give in for? I'm still on form It ain't just the deal Why I'm in it for My nigga pissed 'cause I ain't been to see him I was in the lab Working on my tape with Rich and Ian By the time Risky rung my phone, I was a different being I was taking less risk on road even in the PM Outside my yard, chipped tooth Who set the levels? Mouth full of bars, true stories Check the records Where the fuck is the awards? Who's collecting medals? Who connected dots? 'Cause I connected several People always ask me how the movement start First I met Devlin through a mutual spar When I met the brother Mercston, he was moving grub Scorcher rung me out the blue and showed me super love Told me I was cold, I said, it's mutual, blood Then my nigga 32 came to stus with us And we was boring through with no excusing us Next ting I know it's boy better know and movement dubs Before we was making money, on the tour bus I was tryna make a duppy with a war dub Me versus P Money, that was pure crud Tell NME I find it funny they ignored us All these man say they kings, it's just self-proclaimed Don't call yourself a king, you ain't helped the game Everybody in this ting must've felt the same All I see is complaints, but we've only got ourselves to blame I changed grime sonically Waged war properly Done the impossible Made them say possibly All I got in exchange is niggas tryna copy me And people that don't really know the culture running commentary They didn't want me here I had to bob and weave You ain't self made What kinda odds you beat? What time you wake up? How long you sleep? Me and Dominic, we was obsolete If you don't tell your story, they gon' tell it for you Who's on the panel?, that's a rebel for you God said, chill, there's something special for you I know you been through hell, l so I got Heaven for you If you don't tell your story they gon' tell it for you Who's on the panel?, that's a rebel for you God said, chill, there's something special for you I know you been through hell, l so I got Heaven for you Before we go I'm just making sure my story's told Collin used to manage me When his office was in Walthamstow Promises and guarantees Until we didn't talk no more I just needed clarity 'Cause I was chasing waterfalls Darren, you was watching When channel U was popping If I'm absolutely honest My attitude was shocking Wasted opportunities Based on insecurities Had to make a comeback Display some ingenuity Let's talk about my CV Thought about it deeply Is being great the norm? We don't talk about it really How can I create the storm And walk around this freely I appreciate the tools That brought me out of dreaming Carly shot my videos Danny engineered me Simmone let the Mini go I blew the engine nearly Marnie held me down from the day we met yearly Anyone who helped me out Thank you, sincerely Four minutes forty eight, ya boy ain't finished yet I mention all these names, but I ain't no one's silhouette I done built my own brand up so before you try and interject Sprinkle some respect upon my name and watch your nigga rep Anyone who say I ain't the GOAT, incorrect Disrespect Disconnect Fuck Radio 5, biggest set Name another line up since including Chip, Grim and Devs Purist say I'm falling off When they was tryna work out what to call it, I just caught the drop When you wanna make some music slightly left They're quick to call it soft Call me Jack the way I'm jumping out that awkward box 'Cause this ain't all I got I see what the problem is Scene full of politics Pride and the ego aside, we could've profited Instead it's blatant disrespect and behind the door apologies But if you trigger me, it's trigonometry I disapprove when rappers diss with no discography People say they want the truth, but they settle for dishonesty Analyze the game and all you'll find is greek mythology Stories with no evidence which inherently bother me Industry's full up of victims of mental health Don't forget about yourself while you entertain the world Can you tell if they're laughing at you Or laughing with you Well even Dave ain't been the same Chappelle If you don't tell your story, they gon' tell it for you Who's on the panel?, that's a rebel for you God said, chill, there's something special for you I know you been through hell, l so I got Heaven for you If you don't tell your story they gon' tell it for you Who's on the panel?, that's a rebel for you God said, chill, there's something special for you I know you been through hell, l so I got Heaven for you