Appreciation-213

[00:08.99]213 [00:19.09]Childhood homies way back in the day [00:21.18]since then it's been 213 the hard way [00:23.92]Rapping on the street corners, young as can be [00:26.11]All the local groups called us Run-DMC [00:28.82]Me? Warren G, I was Jam Master Jay [00:31.47]Mixed with my big brother Dr. Dre [00:33.72]Now I got shouts to say [00:35.17]We still want Eazy like bedstyle people, we want Biggie [00:38.80]In memory of Tupac, Left Eye, Aaliyah [00:42.12]Heaven sent, say hi to my mama when you see her [00:43.82]Rest in peace but let's take it back to the streets [00:45.91]With so much drama in the LBC [00:48.21]It's kind of hard being a G from 213 [00:50.91]Times was hard for a superstar [00:53.45]But don't nobody notice who you are [00:55.80]We worked hard and stayed true to the game [00:58.35]Kept faith, kept God and now you know our name [01:00.70]A big shout out to all my family and friends [01:04.77]When times got hard, you were still be there [01:10.32]You give me inspiration like strength from the sun [01:17.31]Feel like destiny's son, yeah [01:20.32]To be a rapper was my dream [01:22.77]And have a lot of money and live like a king [01:25.78]To have a handful of rings [01:27.46]And to make the kind of music that the whole world sings [01:30.71]Battle rap was the thing [01:32.56]And King Park was the spot where all the homeboys hang, bang [01:35.64]Just to go do our thang and form my gang [01:38.29]And took off white a white boy in a van to get our change [01:41.01]And moms knew what time it was [01:42.75]And loved the way her baby boy came up, Cuz [01:45.00]It's before I was Snoop Dogg on TV [01:47.41]I'm talking about when I was like a little bitty BG [01:49.84]************* me and Warren Gizzy and Nate Dizzy and Fatey Baby [01:53.34]are talking about eighty-threezy, flip the clock up to '93 [01:56.53]And watch me rock the clock nonstop constantly [01:59.42]on MTV and BET whatever you want [02:02.34]Hit these *************z with that mother******* cheese (G-Funk) [02:04.88]Funk to shake ya trunk ************* from the bottom bunk [02:07.22]Now I'm moving on up, straight living it up [02:09.82]Well known in the zone and I'm still homegrown [02:12.47]Like Al B Sure, *************t I'm on my own [02:14.71]But there's one thing I'm missing and that's family [02:17.26]Cuz without y'all I don't know where I'd be [02:20.46]A big shout out to all my family and friends [02:24.86]When times got hard, you were still be there [02:29.96]You give me inspiration like strength from the sun [02:37.29]Feel like destiny's son, yeah [02:41.53]There's no way I can forget about you [02:45.02]Support for me, your love for me [02:47.47]Your prayers for me when I'm in these streets [02:50.51]And there's no way I can forget to thank ya [02:54.82]For showing me the true meaning of unconditional love ooohhh [03:03.30]When I be ******* up you always come with love [03:07.90]You say you've had enough [03:09.80]I just wanna thank ya [03:13.81]Yeah yeah yeah [03:18.63]I just wanna give [03:20.50]A big shout out to all my family and friends [03:24.94]When times got hard, you were still be there [03:30.20]You give me inspiration like strength from the sun [03:37.38]Feel like destiny's son, yeah