Benz Bema Dream

[Verse One: Masta Ace]

Walking through my hood feeling good about my destiny

I realize that God's only testing me

I can't complain cause when I look at the game

I see dudes that got a whole lot less than me

A lot of dudes got a lot more stress than me

I'm Looking Out The Front Door like Extra P

Other cats still stuck in the backyard

Everyone running round like a track squad

Just cause you rap hard, don't mean the fans care

Cause you can have a lot of hype, a lot of fan fair

It don't mean your air play is gon' match that

Heavy row you be happy to get half that

When I think about it, I'm quite fortunate

Cause this is something that I never made a fortune with

But looking at the grand scheme of things

It was never 'bout them black Benz and Beamer dreams

[Scratch Hook]

"It was all a dream" - Notorious B.I.G. 'Juicy'

"A never ending saga when I rap to these beats" - Gang Starr 'The Squeeze'

"Never forget where you came from

Never forget where you got your name from

And the game from" - Cali Agents 'Neva Forget'

"Now before making records the hood was my savior" - Lords Of The Underground 'Tic Toc'

"New York, New York" - Rakim 'New York, New York'

"Are you ready?"

"Original heads represent the Brooklyn all night" - The Crooklyn Dodgers 'Crooklyn'

[Verse Two: Strick]

Where I'm from, record label niggas won't come

They say they will, get you all thrilled and don't come

Damn, I think I said that on an old joint

Cause it was true and you dudes kinda missed the whole point

Yeah, so then I bounced to see some other places

Try some new ideas, see some other faces

I even tried to take a break from rapping

Then I decided to break so I could make it happen

When I'm home I see the same cats I started with

Trying to start their career with the same starter kit

My phone rings but I'm scared to answer

Cause they gon' ask me some things that I don't really care to answer

It's not that I'm the greatest or I'm balling out

It's just that I'm good where I'm at and that's what it's all about

But looking at the grand scheme of things

It was never 'bout them black Benz and Beamer dreams

[Scratch Hook]

[Verse Three: Masta Ace]

Was I rapping hoping I could cop a black five?

Prolly, I wanted to be one of those rap guys

Popping the champagne cork getting baptized

But God said "no" and the boat capsized

Then I washed up on shore and discovered that

If you doing this and don't have a love of rap

If you covet that crown for the king of things

You just living for them black Benz and Beamer dreams

[Scratch Hook]