Sometimes

[Verse 1] Okay, I grew up with the regular thugs, I thought I'd tell you that I thought, I thought you noticed that Hanging with the hustlers, gettin' love from all the older cats Listening to B.I.G., taking notes whenever Hov would rap Looking up to Pun trynna learn to rhyme Fantasized about Kim when I was only nine I still remember when Nas told me the world is mine But it was dark and hella tight around that fuckin' time I never really had no money, all the pressure was free Nowadays I'm out for presidents to represent me Nowadays I'm out for dead fuckin' presidents to represent me You only think that you the shit because you never met me Shit, I've been vibin' out since I was two Back when Puff and Mase was wearing them shiny suits Back when Wu-Tang was killing shit and I salute Swear I shed a tear to Ghostface's "All that I got is you" Yeah I'm influenced by the leaders of the East Coast, music to the death of me Big L, Guru, Big Noyd rest in peace Jam Masta Jay too dammit Lost a lot of great ones but they never'll vanish I remember speaking Spanish, mami [?] Let me hit you with the [?] I remember bumping Fugees back when Lauryn Hill was there Back when she would sing the sweetest shit a man can ever hear Cyrus put me on the Onyx back when I was twelve 'Til I stole the tape and started jamming by myself Shit Noreaga made me feel like I could be myself Then got convicted saying some shit that everybody felt And that's just real [Chorus x3] Sometimes I wanna cry and pry Somtimes, sometimes I wanna chillay Sometimes, sometimes I get drunk all God damn day Sometimes I wanna go back around the way Sometimes I wanna ride and smoke Sometimes, sometimes I got money and I still feel broke [Verse 2] I guess my middle name must be He-Ain't-Shit Every time I'm in the club bitches be like: "He ain't shit!" All of my niggas know we ain't shit It's some niggas trynna make it out this pre-game shit, word I break bread, red, hundred dollar bills Had to go independent I was running out of deals Low commission, I was free as can be Now a nigga back in business like I'm EPMD Wishing I could be Talib like a motherfucker Living just to get by is not enough for us Couple kids and the government be blessed of us I guess this is it, knock your niggas' blockbusters [?], fuck what you talkin' 'bout I used to bust some Cool J's, momma said: "I'll knock you out!" A boombox, two pays to clean your Cogney mouth With the ill nine or two ways to meet Foxy Brown Yeah I'm influenced by the leaders of the East Coast, music to the death of me ODB, MCA, Freaky Tah, rest in peace Jam Masta Jay too dammit Lost a lot of great ones but they never'll vanish I remember bumping Lost Boyz, I ain't even care Let me hit you with the Black Rob shit until you scared I remember bumping Black Moon and Buckshot, I was there Back when he would say the hardest shit a man could ever hear Daddy put me on the gangsters when I was twelve 'Til I stole the tape and started jamming by myself Noreaga made me feel like I could be myself Like I can vent and say some shit that everbody felt And that's just real [Chorus x3] Sometimes I wanna cry and pry Somtimes, sometimes I wanna chillay Sometimes, sometimes I get drunk all God damn day Sometimes I wanna go back around the way Sometimes I wanna ride and smoke Sometimes, sometimes I got money and I still feel broke [Outro] Ayo shout out to all the different regions that helped to build this hip hop shit and make it great West, South But on this one I wanted to talk about where I'm from and some of the shit that inspired me coming up See, young niggas from the East Coast don't really pay homage no more, and I know there were those that paved the way for me Out here, and I wanted to acknowledge y'all, word Joyner!