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Lamar] Let me tell you it all started Game dropped and made plenty enemies It was a album, but prior to that Guerilla Black debuted and put the on wax A lot of comparisons, we all was aware of them But that wasn't my M.O., I thought he was dope Can't understand why Game would say his name in that Many years went by, no legitimate answer Anyway, I put out a mixtape in 12th Hub City threat, minor of the year, DJ And his brother designed, put together the Put it out to the people, the people said I was With the flow, went to the to show off my skills Mike and Himey and some cat said I was real Himey was barber, the other cat made a statement that Game was his partner, so I gave him my tape Said he'd play it for him, that I'd get my big break But never got a response.. This nigga named ?Pop came to my school with a camera I freestyled on his DVD for a minute then It hit the streets, I was known as K. Dot from Man Hootie was the youngest out that was poppin' But I didn't have a home yet, had ? in me Until I met Top Dawg, told Dave that he'd to meet Me at the studio, made me freestyle for an Told me come back tomorrow, but I back in a hour Jay was in the booth, recording his first mixtape Was skeptical homie at first because he knew where I But we got over that, the beat, wrote a rap Did our collaboration on the Nephew track He got signed later, Warner Brothers We started on his album, he his rhymes on paper Before Sidekicks a modern day phone Same time our buzz was generated G Malone He had a song called 200, White Lightnin, the loved it Said that Sony had gave him an unbelievable Now that's a smart nigga, I'm tryna make my bigger than life But not knowing how to market it on the radio Only cat he knew from the West Coast was was Bishop And by this nigga' buzz was tremendous In the lab, me and Rock tryna our craft What the Next thing you know, we came across Lift Me Up It was a hit I heard it But all we had was the and the hook But Rock jump on it for certain, it was to it to Julio, just to get his opinion Next you know, the record was That was a look, it set the coast on fire Niggas in Garden projects presents Watts Then these rappers start hating, up to the station Ask why they record ain't playin', what you niggas complaining, was funny to us tho Niggas hate to see a nigga from the come up, yo In the of the single poppin' and niggas tryna seek and destroy I had a situation with Def Jam, went sour after Jay-Z left but they didn't care I was glad Jay-Z gave me See I was young, fast forward, hot dollah had the on lock Far as play, obvious, he got a lot Beefing' with Daz Dilinger, Jay spoke on it Which in my opinion, I didn't think the was impo'tant But that's a whole story, we hit the lab with Game And a few names like Juice and Young, ya boy Did the cypher freestyle and like, "Wow" These Top Dawg niggas to make noise" Surely after took us on tour, I love you for that But right after that, we see him no more G Malone with a smash hit with Akon Mistah FAB battled Nickel with napalm Then start to scream out the new West And claim West Coast legends don't want to see him at best I think that's just an excuse, because their music ain't Tell 'em Ab-soul said it, they can quote him twice Then Crooked I came with Weekly, killin' the internet But he been a threat Deathrow, then Rocky came about And all I thought about was 2-11-2 It finally to look like the West was makin' moves Western had the whole block boomin' because of Snoop Matter fact, Bad Luck was my favorite about the Then ?Problem? took off, another native We both Compton niggas, but Compton still made it By this time, Jay Rock and All My hit the airwaves We almost got into some major over Lil' Wayne That part I'mma out Theres certain things that the streets only should about Shout out to Bishop win that game, then had a fight ? That's I dropped C4 and had the critics mad at me they didn't see my views, grab the hottest album out and re-do it That's a power move stupid You foolish, don't know shit about this war Theres mo' shit to to be the king of the coast shit
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[Outro: Lamar] So two weeks ago I run into the nigga I gave my mixtape too And said he was with Game The nigga finally told me what he He said he didn't it But the like "See, see, at you, look at you now, I tried to tell him you was tight" Nigga probably never gave it to him and shit