The Becoming Lyrics - Singles - Little Brother

I went from niggas tellin' me I really shouldn't rhyme 

To droppin' a classic album muhfuckers couldn't find 

Took my respect, took lessons and took the time 

And if you want a success story, just take a look at mine 

I was blessed with the right components, so precise 

Cause I write so tight within the moment 

And spit like my life depended on it 

I target you herbs 

On some teleprompter shit I got you watching your words 

Tay rhymes are real life, yours are so 'for instance' 

Taxin' these niggas like no dependents 

12 bar courtroom drama with no co-defendants 

Don't beat it off, come to your senses 

Hard rock, my block is where you better be from 

Top of the line, my team will never settle for crumbs 

And he's hated, but still rated 2nd to none 

I'm everything you wanna be but have yet to become 

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It all started back in '99 when time was hard 

North Carolina Central but we called it the yard 

Cause niggas wasn't trying to study abroad 

They was trynna study a broad or two ir three up in the dorms 

Met my nigga Chaundon and I started to ponder 

"Fuck this, I'mma quit the football team tomorrow" 

Did shows around town and word got around that battling Tay 

Was like yelling 'spic' in Tijuana 

Build my rep up, that's when Pooh and 9th stepped up 

9th was old school, Pooh was young and playing catch-up 

Cool, cause he could still rock an instrumental 

Our first joints, yeah they was wack 

But niggas could hear potential in 'em 

Honing our skills for survival, hustling 

Our flyers passed out like mamma at revival 

The real deal on how I repped my peeps 

You ain't goin' find this in no press release 

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Hard rock, my block is where you better be from 

Top of the line, my team will never settle for crumbs 

And he's hated, but still rated 2nd to none 

I'm everything you wanna be but have yet to become 

And "he's shook" 

That's what your team is telling me, son 

Still hated, but still rated 2nd to none 

And Greensboro, cause that's the only 'boro I'm from 

I'm everything you wanna be, but have yet to become