[00:04.86]AyoJin.com

[00:07.42]You know I gotta say something

[00:11.99]Check

[00:29.66]Here's a tale that must be told

[00:30.91]Picture this a 12 year old

[00:32.96]Maybe 13 but that's the max

[00:34.77]Definitely no older than that

[00:36.52]This thing's called rap had him open in fact

[00:38.35]It wasn't enough just ownin' the tracks

[00:40.12]Learnt every song word for word

[00:41.98]Thought of himself as the opening act

[00:43.82]No stage no microphone

[00:45.52]Just a bathroom mirror maybe a comb

[00:47.38]Blink of an eye and the world of his own

[00:49.24]Just like that king on the throne

[00:51.08]Until one day he simple felt

[00:52.88]In need of a way to express himself

[00:54.62]Pen and a pad line after line

[00:56.66]Just him and his rhymes nobody else

[00:58.46]Of course he wasn't the illest in sight

[01:00.27]In fact he sucked but still he would write

[01:02.12]Little by little the feelin' was right

[01:03.86]That eventually he would be killin' the mic

[01:05.70]After school freestylin' flows

[01:07.65]Countless ciphers talent shows

[01:09.40]World revolved around his craft

[01:11.17]His passion and his happy codes

[01:13.11]Mom and pops had rotten views of

[01:14.91]Hiphop and would not approve

[01:16.70]They stood firm no matter how hard he tried

[01:18.95]They could not be moved

[01:20.31]Still he let his fire burn

[01:22.07]Hopin' that the tide would turn

[01:23.77]Until that day his prime concerned

[01:25.67]Was your respect he tried to earn

[01:27.58]Maybe that's why at the time

[01:29.26]Only one thing was on his mind

[01:31.11]Everyday every night mic or no mic

[01:32.76]All he wanted to do was just rhyme

[01:34.71]But who whoever the heck would listen

[01:36.56]Witness a lyrical exhibition

[01:38.31]Wherever he went no matter the time

[01:40.10]He battled for props and recognition

[01:42.00]Parkin' lot at the mall outside of a bathroom stall

[01:45.58]Didn't matter who single or a crew

[01:47.44]Line 'em up and he would battle 'em all

[01:49.20]Eatin' rappers was all he knew

[01:50.95]Soon his reputation grew

[01:52.85]No matter what he was goin' through

[01:54.55]Step up stage and he feel brand new

[01:56.39]Still that wasn't enough to fulfil

[01:58.19]His thirst and hunger for something more real

[02:00.03]Whatever the case continue the chase

[02:01.73]Can't change your fate once it is sealed

[02:03.67]Meanwhile back home sounds the same

[02:05.47]Folks started and now complain

[02:07.39]How he doesn't even care

[02:09.06]That the family business is goin' down the drain

[02:10.88]Truth is he's aimin' for more than just the fame and stardom

[02:14.47]Deep down inside he just wants to keep his family from starvin'

[02:18.61]So even though they hated it kept him motivated

[02:22.02]If you have never seen this struggle

[02:23.27]Before how will you recognize when you have made it

[02:25.42]Finally graduated parents were agitated

[02:29.27]The dream and hope of their son goin' to college has gradually faded

[02:32.91]He was determined to shine

[02:34.46]Time on the grind tryna get signed

[02:36.27]Looked for a break anywhere he could find

[02:38.01]A never endin' ladder for him to climb

[02:39.89]Knockin' on doors only to meet

[02:41.64]So called execs who don't wanna greet

[02:43.54]All they expect is soap on their feet

[02:45.33]He stays anyways go on a beat

[02:47.14]That's when they see he's kinda raw

[02:48.92]Never encountered his kind before

[02:50.71]Rhyme before not like any of the artist

[02:53.02]That they've ever signed before

[02:54.37]Whatever the case they wouldn't explain

[02:56.11]No matter the label it was the same

[02:57.91]Walkin' on in walkin' on out thank you for comin'

[03:00.63]We're glad that you came

[03:01.68]He didn't give up he just kept strong

[03:03.33]Knowin' deep down that it wouldn't be long

[03:05.12]He did his turn respect he earned

[03:06.97]And eventually he would prove them wrong

[03:08.92]Far from an easy dream

[03:10.68]On the right track but evening steam

[03:12.43]The MC man cause of what he's seen

[03:14.23]Until he popped up on a

[03:14.67]TV screen

[03:16.22]That's when the whole world saw him shine

[03:17.87]Then the word quickly spread online

[03:19.72]And it actually blew everyone's mind guess who

[03:22.03]Ruff Ryders just signed

[03:23.37]Yes sir time does fly by

[03:25.18]Barely 10 years in the blink of an eye

[03:27.07]Years of lows years of highs

[03:28.77]In the mist of it all he's still the same guy

[03:30.58]Ain't with the

[03:31.72]R no more some say he ain't a star no more

[03:34.11]He's alive and he's healthy somebody tell me

[03:35.96]What should he feel any sorrow for

[03:37.76]Lookin' back shows no stress

[03:39.67]No remorse and no regrets

[03:41.38]In fact what seems like a lifelong journey

[03:43.27]Is really just his first view steps steps steps