Our offense is oh so, our defense dominate
We got that winning combination
To what? to regulate
Offense is oh so (Forever)
Yeah
2007, Cole dropped The Come Up
I was in high school playin' corner
I never dreamt of mumblin' words in front of hundreds
Studyin' plays all summer
I'll hit the league if my growth spurt come in, on my mom
2009, bro dropped The Warm Up
I was in warm-ups playin' Weezy
And Yukimi, Little Dragon, flame breathin' the weed
Patrick had the studio dorm room next to me
I freestyled over his beats
My nigga Keys transferrеd in from Tennessee
He's a rеceiver, I played db like Aqib
Snatch a nigga chain, Talib
Talib Kweli, I could be lyrically, but I put on cleats
Scribbled lines goin' through my mind like a paper piece
While I covered three, playin' nickel
Doin' safety reads, watch the flats
I can rap, but I rather tackle and pedal back
Get a pick when my growth spurt hit
I'ma be captain, and I was around 2010, no cap
I got 'Freshman Player of the Year'
And figured I was on track
This nigga Pat' been in my ear talkin' 'bout rhymin' on tracks
So after practice we record and then we got it on wax
And on campus I heard about
A couple rappers from Atlanta
Said them niggas was snappin'
Maybe we could make somethin' happen and shit
I wasn't serious enough to even be curious
And we lose like every game, so every day I be furious
So, the spirit of a nigga had changed
To the point I had to reframe
And focus my skills for other things
I took the steel wheel, I'm steerin' in other lanes
But my fuel on low and my oil need to be changed
Amongst all the other shit that's goin' in my brain
My brother got out of jail, I only know him by name
He did a nickel and a dime in time
Probably be stayin' with my mom
And dad probably get mad, actin' lame some times
Uh, look
The Sideline Story came out September of 2011
Ib said around that time
We was huntin' for a record, under lots of pressure
Just combine the leverage with a better effort
You could find a sound to get us out the underground forever
Maybe you can bless a little brown effervescent kid
Youngest of seven from the six, eight sections
Section.80 dropped, yeah
We used to play that shit to death
And if I recollect correct
You tried to sign him for yourself
All the while I was 'round my out of town college, wildin' out
Restaurants, Destin dinin', dashin', call it dinin' out
Fuckin' bitches, 'posed to be in class
But I was hiding out
My friends take a little shot, smoke a lot of cannabis
Coolest nigga on the campus
Now a nigga skippin' practices
And actin' like a rock star
Going from in the dorm to in the car, leavin' the football field
But fuck that, we still sorry, and the problems from the home front
On my home screen callin' me, I don't wanna answer
My brother Carl hit me, said my granny had cancer
I'm 'posed to graduate and make my way back to Atlanta
No job, no money or nothin' from ballin'
Because between that and school, that was really all
And maybe here's the back that broke the camel with the straw
I wasn't on camera with them amateurs that they saw
But they said they still caught me and my dawgs stealin' boxes
Like Craig on his day off
Called us in the office day before we 'posed to walk, uh
Called a squad car, a couple officers
I know bro was finna tell, he was lookin' nauseous
Now I'm sittinoo many hoes
Nights I don't remember, had a lot of those
Needed pills to play, now in the hills we stay
I'm tryna switch it up, tryna live a different way
That was a different me, that was a different time
Lil' mama insecure, but she know she fine
Yeah, I let it ring when she call me a couple times
Make sure that she love me and she still mine
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm out of town
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm not around
Let it ring when she call me a couple times
Make sure that she love me and she still mine
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm out of town
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm not around
When the last time I called grams?
I been popping these 2 milligrams
And Chelsea bought the kid the new St. Laurents
I ain't even take that hoe to lunch
Accept the things I can't change, Ima do some new things
Ima buy that new Range
Posted with my boo thang
Sorry, honey, I ain't call you
Hate when my obligations fall through
Everybody got addictions
Man I had some crazy nights
Woke up in crazy positions
With no recollection
But
How long can this shit last?
When the plug got my back when I'm low on cash
Slowed it down for a minute
It was moving fast
My accountant doing taxes, having heart attacks
That was a different me, that was a different time
Lil' mama insecure, but she know she fine
Yeah, I let it ring when she call me a couple times
Make sure that she love me and she still mine
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm out of town
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm not around
Let it ring when she call me a couple times
Make sure that she love me and she still mine
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm out of town
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm not around
Yeah
I like the
I like the vibe of this one, Mikey
I like the way this shit sounds
Yeah
Vibes
Sorry, Mom, I been a bad son
And I ain't talking throwing tantrums
I just came off a bad run
Common sense, wish I had some
They say insanity is doing the same thing
Over and over and expecting results to change
My mind strange
They say if nothing change
Nothing changes
There's things in my life that need rearranging
I tend to speak a lot, but I rarely listen
Maybe it's time I make some good decisions
And to my ex girl still tryna listen
I know I contribute to your current position
Yeah, I let it ring when she call me a couple times
Make sure that she love me and she still mine
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm out of town
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm not around
Let it ring when she call me a couple times
Make sure that she love me and she still mine
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm out of town
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm not around
There's some issues I still need to dig in
That place called heaven I'm still tryna get in
I'm tryna change it up, I'm tryna straighten up
Don't mean to bring this up, but Caitlin might've been the one
How the fuck I mess that up?
I hope she doing well
Remember buying you those shades up at YSL
And last year on the road, way too many hoes
Nights I don't remember, had a lot of those
Needed pills to play, now in the hills we stay
I'm tryna switch it up, tryna live a different way
That was a different me, that was a different time
Lil' mama insecure, but she know she fine
Yeah, I let it ring when she call me a couple times
Make sure that she love me and she still mine
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm out of town
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm not around
Let it ring when she call me a couple times
Make sure that she love me and she still mine
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm out of town
Don't be talking to no dudes while I'm not around
When the last time I called grams?
I been popping these 2 milligrams
And Chelsea bought the kid the new St. Laurents
I ain't even take that hoe to lunch
Accept the things I can't change, Ima do some new things
Ima buy that new Range
Posted with my boo thang
Sorry, honey, I ain't call you
Hate when my obligatio