Juicy (Radio Edit)-The Notorious B.I.G.

[00:01.06]Yeah, this album is dedicated [00:03.90]To all the teachers that told me [00:05.39]I'd never amount to nothin' [00:06.79]To all the people that lived above the buildings [00:08.96]That I was hustlin' in front of [00:10.01]Called the police on me [00:10.89]When I was just tryin' to make some money [00:12.08]To feed my daughter [00:14.14]It's all my people in the struggle [00:15.53]You know what I'm sayin'? It's all good, baby baby [00:18.40]It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up! magazine [00:22.50]Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine [00:25.21]Hangin' pictures on my wall [00:26.53]Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl [00:29.88]I let my tape rock 'til my tape popped [00:33.39]Way back, when I had the red and black lumberjack [00:37.84]With the hat to match [00:39.32]Remember Rappin' Duke? Duh-ha, duh-ha [00:42.03]You never thought that hip-hop would take it this far [00:44.48]Now I'm in the limelight 'cause I rhyme tight [00:47.12]Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade [00:49.83]Born sinner, the opposite of a winner [00:52.36]Remember when I used to eat sardines for dinner [00:54.47]Peace to Ron G, Brucie B, Kid Capri [00:57.00]Funkmaster Flex, Lovebug Starski [00:59.47]I'm blowin' up like you thought I would [01:01.73]Call the crib, same number, same hood, it's all good [01:04.67]And if you don't know, now you know [01:09.50]You know very well [01:12.38]Who you are [01:14.25]Don't let 'em hold you down [01:17.39]Reach for the stars [01:20.38]You had a goal [01:22.19]But not that many [01:24.35]'Cause you're the only one [01:27.05]I'll give you good and plenty [01:29.17]I made the change from a common thief [01:31.06]To up close and personal with Robin Leach [01:33.30]And I'm far from cheap [01:34.36]I smoke skunk with my peeps all day [01:36.29]Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way [01:38.19]The Moet and Alizé keep me pissy, girls used to diss me [01:41.48]Now they write letters 'cause they miss me [01:43.40]I never thought it could happen, this rapping stuff [01:46.22]I was too used to packing gats and stuff [01:48.77]Now honeys play me close like butter play toast [01:51.30]From the Mississippi down to the East Coast [01:53.80]Condos in Queens, indo for weeks [01:56.21]Sold out seats to hear Biggie Smalls speak [01:58.79]Living life without fear [02:00.49]Puttin' five karats in my baby girl ear [02:03.11]Lunches, brunches, interviews by the pool [02:06.25]Considered a fool 'cause I dropped out of high school [02:09.00]Stereotypes of a black male misunderstood [02:11.72]And it's still all good [02:13.49]And if you don't know, now you know [02:19.15]You know very well [02:21.61]Who you are [02:23.35]Don't let 'em hold you down [02:26.50]Reach for the stars [02:29.42]You had a goal [02:31.28]But not that many [02:33.35]'Cause you're the only one [02:36.13]I'll give you good and plenty [02:38.65]Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis [02:40.75]When I was dead broke, man, I couldn't picture this [02:43.22]50-inch screen, money-green leather sofa [02:45.63]Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur [02:48.23]Phone bill about two G's flat [02:50.59]No need to worry, my accountant handles that [02:52.96]And my whole crew is loungin' [02:55.14]Celebrating every day, no more public housin' [02:58.20]Thinkin' back on my one-room shack [03:00.37]Now my mom pimps an Ac' with minks on her back [03:02.72]And she loves to show me off of course [03:05.52]Smiles every time my face is up in The Source [03:07.98]We used to fuss when the landlord dissed us [03:10.52]No heat, wonder why Christmas missed us [03:12.90]Birthdays was the worst days [03:15.12]Now we sip Champagne when we thirsty [03:17.55]Uh, damn right I like the life I live [03:20.06]'Cause I went from negative to positive [03:22.18]And it's all… (It's all good) [03:24.61]And if you don't know, now you know, [03:28.30]You know very well [03:30.95]Who you are [03:32.59]Don't let 'em hold you down [03:34.90]And if you don't know, now you know, [03:36.50]Reach for the stars [03:38.38]You had a goal [03:40.54]But not that many [03:42.54]'Cause you're the only one [03:45.31]I'll give you good and plenty [03:48.26]Representin' B-Town in the house [03:50.11]Junior Mafia, mad flavor [03:52.68]Uh, uh, yeah, a'ight [04:07.87]You know very well