Mario Mims (born May 19, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee), better known by his s… Read Full Bio ↴Mario Mims (born May 19, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee), better known by his stage name Yo Gotti, is an American rapper signed to Cash Money Records. Formerly known as Lil Yo in the 90's, he released his first album, From Da Dope Game 2 Da Rap Game, in 2000. Since then he has released 2001's Self-Explanatory, 2003's Life, 2006's Back 2 Da Basics, 2008's Cocaine Muzik, 2009's CM2 (Cocaine Muzik 2 hosted by DJ Drama), and The Pyrex King: Street Runnaz Special Edition.
As one of the six epicenters of Southern hip hop, Memphis has always had a thriving underground capable of producing major platinum superstars such as Eightball & MJG, 3-6 Mafia and Project Pat,Skip a.k.a Gianni Booker. All of the above-mentioned artists at one point in time literally dominated the city’s underground rap scene before going on to become national superstars. Next up to bat is Yo Gotti, M-Town’s current underground rap kingpin. Like his namesake John Gotti, the Memphis based rapper has been running the Southern underground scene with an iron fist for the past. Known and respected throughout the South for his skill and finesse on the microphone, Yo Gotti is one the South’s most respected young rappers.
Born Mario Mims, Yo Gotti grew up in the infamous Ridge Crest Apartments in a North Memphis neighborhood called Frazier. His childhood was typical for a poor ghetto youth in the Deep South. Raised in a family of hustlers and exposed to hard times 24 hours a day the Tennessee rap titan soon turned to the only thing that he knew could get him paid, hustling. “Being from the hood things like hustling will come your way,” says Yo Gotti. “Everybody in my family hustled in some kinda way.” Ironically, hustling is what ultimately led Yo Gotti to rapping.
Taking his cue from Memphis rap legends such as Eightball & MJG, Al Kapone, Gangsta Black, Triple 6 Mafia and Kingpin Skinny Pimp, all of whom he lists as influences, Yo Gotti released his own underground tape entitled, Youngster on the Come Up and placed it on consignment at local mom & pop record stores as well as hustling it out the trunk. The tape sold like hotcakes on the street and made Yo Gotti the hottest rapper on the streets of Memphis. From the Dope Game to the Rap Game, Yo Gotti’s sophomore effort sold so well that Select-O-Hits, a local based independent distributor offered him a small deal and the Memphis rapper more than doubled his fan base with absolutely no marketing or promotions. Soon he found himself ranked among the city’s top rappers. In addition to being featured on the cover of Murderdog Magazine along side his idols Kingpin Skinny Pimp and Al Kapone his record From the Dope Game to the Rap Game made the list for the magazine’s top independent record for the year 2000.
Two years later he inked a distribution deal with TVT Records and released the critically acclaimed album Life, which did respectable numbers for an independent label. “It sold about 40 or 50,000, with no promotions or video,” says Yo Gotti. “That record did what it did on its own.” But as the old saying goes when one door is closed another opened. Gotti’s reputation as the king of Memphis continued to spread and that eventually led him to a production deal with Cash Money/Universal records for his group the Block Burnaz. With his TVT sophomore album entitled Back 2 Da Basics, Yo Gotti returns with the same hardcore street flavor that his die-hard fans have come to know and love, only this time around the true king of Memphis has elevated his game a bit. Given the fact that his last record didn’t do the type of big number he’d hope for you’d think that Yo Gotti would switch up his style to reach a larger audience. Right? Wrong! According to Gotti his street credibility with his underground fans means more to him than gold or platinum status.
“The one thing that you have to understand is that when you create a fan base off of street product the last thing you wanna do is disrespect them by changing because of the record companies and stuff like that. When you do that you change what created you. To me it is very important that I keep in tune with the people that helped to sell 40,000 records independently. That’s why I call my record Back 2 Da Basics.”
Produced by DJ Thoomp, Mannie Fresh, Carlos Brody and newcomers Street Tunes, Back 2 Da Basics offers fans a gritty, insider’s view into the real streets of Memphis as seen through the eyes of Yo Gotti. Nowhere is this viewpoint more intense than on “Full Time,” the amped up lead single –and featured in the MTV Films’ Hustle & Flow movie - with a thunderous bass and intoxicating beat that espouses Gotti’s formula to success –hustle full time.
“A lotta cats wanna be a rapper or a street hustler but they don’t wanna put in the time that it takes,” says Yo Gotti. “They want the money and the cars and the girls, but they don’t wanna work hard for it. But to be successful at anything you gotta grind for it.” On the song “Mama We Gone Be Alright,” he waxes introspective by reflecting on all of the hard times that he and his family have suffered through the years and offers her hope-filled words encouragement. “Mama We Gone Be Alright” along with the gripping tune “My Story” emerges as two of the most interesting songs on Back 2 Da Basics. These three titles along with club banging songs like “Shorty” featuring Baby make Back 2 Da Basics one of the best albums of the year.
As one of the six epicenters of Southern hip hop, Memphis has always had a thriving underground capable of producing major platinum superstars such as Eightball & MJG, 3-6 Mafia and Project Pat,Skip a.k.a Gianni Booker. All of the above-mentioned artists at one point in time literally dominated the city’s underground rap scene before going on to become national superstars. Next up to bat is Yo Gotti, M-Town’s current underground rap kingpin. Like his namesake John Gotti, the Memphis based rapper has been running the Southern underground scene with an iron fist for the past. Known and respected throughout the South for his skill and finesse on the microphone, Yo Gotti is one the South’s most respected young rappers.
Born Mario Mims, Yo Gotti grew up in the infamous Ridge Crest Apartments in a North Memphis neighborhood called Frazier. His childhood was typical for a poor ghetto youth in the Deep South. Raised in a family of hustlers and exposed to hard times 24 hours a day the Tennessee rap titan soon turned to the only thing that he knew could get him paid, hustling. “Being from the hood things like hustling will come your way,” says Yo Gotti. “Everybody in my family hustled in some kinda way.” Ironically, hustling is what ultimately led Yo Gotti to rapping.
Taking his cue from Memphis rap legends such as Eightball & MJG, Al Kapone, Gangsta Black, Triple 6 Mafia and Kingpin Skinny Pimp, all of whom he lists as influences, Yo Gotti released his own underground tape entitled, Youngster on the Come Up and placed it on consignment at local mom & pop record stores as well as hustling it out the trunk. The tape sold like hotcakes on the street and made Yo Gotti the hottest rapper on the streets of Memphis. From the Dope Game to the Rap Game, Yo Gotti’s sophomore effort sold so well that Select-O-Hits, a local based independent distributor offered him a small deal and the Memphis rapper more than doubled his fan base with absolutely no marketing or promotions. Soon he found himself ranked among the city’s top rappers. In addition to being featured on the cover of Murderdog Magazine along side his idols Kingpin Skinny Pimp and Al Kapone his record From the Dope Game to the Rap Game made the list for the magazine’s top independent record for the year 2000.
Two years later he inked a distribution deal with TVT Records and released the critically acclaimed album Life, which did respectable numbers for an independent label. “It sold about 40 or 50,000, with no promotions or video,” says Yo Gotti. “That record did what it did on its own.” But as the old saying goes when one door is closed another opened. Gotti’s reputation as the king of Memphis continued to spread and that eventually led him to a production deal with Cash Money/Universal records for his group the Block Burnaz. With his TVT sophomore album entitled Back 2 Da Basics, Yo Gotti returns with the same hardcore street flavor that his die-hard fans have come to know and love, only this time around the true king of Memphis has elevated his game a bit. Given the fact that his last record didn’t do the type of big number he’d hope for you’d think that Yo Gotti would switch up his style to reach a larger audience. Right? Wrong! According to Gotti his street credibility with his underground fans means more to him than gold or platinum status.
“The one thing that you have to understand is that when you create a fan base off of street product the last thing you wanna do is disrespect them by changing because of the record companies and stuff like that. When you do that you change what created you. To me it is very important that I keep in tune with the people that helped to sell 40,000 records independently. That’s why I call my record Back 2 Da Basics.”
Produced by DJ Thoomp, Mannie Fresh, Carlos Brody and newcomers Street Tunes, Back 2 Da Basics offers fans a gritty, insider’s view into the real streets of Memphis as seen through the eyes of Yo Gotti. Nowhere is this viewpoint more intense than on “Full Time,” the amped up lead single –and featured in the MTV Films’ Hustle & Flow movie - with a thunderous bass and intoxicating beat that espouses Gotti’s formula to success –hustle full time.
“A lotta cats wanna be a rapper or a street hustler but they don’t wanna put in the time that it takes,” says Yo Gotti. “They want the money and the cars and the girls, but they don’t wanna work hard for it. But to be successful at anything you gotta grind for it.” On the song “Mama We Gone Be Alright,” he waxes introspective by reflecting on all of the hard times that he and his family have suffered through the years and offers her hope-filled words encouragement. “Mama We Gone Be Alright” along with the gripping tune “My Story” emerges as two of the most interesting songs on Back 2 Da Basics. These three titles along with club banging songs like “Shorty” featuring Baby make Back 2 Da Basics one of the best albums of the year.
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Yo Gotti Lyrics
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10.How To Do It My lil' niggas, they always on go, they never on…
11 This the art of hustle, this the art of war Five…
1st Hunnid Bands (Dee, you poppin' your shit, nigga) My first hundred bands T…
1st of Jan (FOREVEROLLING) Ayy, this that cocaine music Homie, don't yo…
2 Seats Yeah six figure one top two seats four wheels I might…
2908 Yeah I gotta take 'em back to the 'Crest man That's where…
3 Kings 3 Kings Roc Nation King Talk Ya We'll never forget these day…
5 Star (Hotrod on the track) Chea (yeah) Ayy, you know I'm lookin' …
5 Star Bitch If ya credit score high And ya nails stay fly If ya…
5 Star Remix (Hotrod on the track) Chea (yeah) Ayy, you know I'm lookin' …
81 Only if a nigga knew like (yo) It's amazin' what 365…
9 To 5 [verse 1] First of all yo gotti represent every thug Went to…
A Part of Thugs [verse 1] She was light, bright, damn near white wit them…
Act Right I'm going going back back to the Bay Rest in peace…
Afta While After while I'ma pull up in that Bentley With like three…
After I F [Chorus] After I fuck your bitch Then I'm a tell you bout…
After I F* [Chorus] After I fuck your bitch Then I'm a tell you bout…
After I Fuck Your bitch (Chorus) After I fuck your bitch Then I'mma tell you bout …
Ain Don't make a nigga invest in your hoe Teach her everything…
Ain't No Turning Around I’m from the hard knock life, that all white lie, Pop…
All I Ever Wanted To Do [Chorus] All I ever wanted to do was live the life Money,…
All I Ever Wanted to Do Ft Nak [Chorus] All I ever wanted to do was live the life Money,…
all white Everything all white (everything all white) My car white too…
Amnesia I need ya (I know you need me girl I…
Around the World La la la la, la la la la la La la…
Aww Man Aww man Aww man Santony…Yo Gotti Aww man (gat gat ga…
Back Gate Man I been slow as fuck all day You know when…
Back in the Hood I been posted up in them hall ways, late night,…
Bad Behavior Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Traxamillion) Yeah Wait a min…
Bag Zaytoven Baking soda on the counter J's at the door I got b…
Bang Bang Chea.Aye Put One In They Head.2x This that club shit straigh…
Bank Teller Whole bunch of money on my mind I'm a bank…
Been Thru It All Yeah Somebody pray for me I done been through it all Somebod…
Betrayal They tried play me My own squad tried betray me Never love…
Bible Yeah, hand on my gun, hand on my bible Bible, yeah,…
Big Homie Rules (Tell me, what you really did for any other motherfucker…
Big League Ayy, if you don't make it, you just don't make…
Black Bill Gates 40 dollar jeans, thousand dollar shades Walk up in the club…
black bill gates freestyle 40 dollar jeans, thousand dollar shades Walk up in the club…
Blah Blah Blah Blah blah blah blah blah Put my bitch up out the…
Blow Your Ass Off Pussy you'll look good in that casket.. want it you…
Body Rock Te quiero junto a mi. Esta noche yo sere tu hommie Sere…
Boo I just call her boo I don't know her whole name Keep…
Bounce That Throw me up, Ivy Ayy (Tay Keith, fuck these niggas up) Look …
Breakaman (Talking) Nope, It ain't happening, not over here. You ain'…
Bricks It's your boy Yo Gotti, gyeah! Gucci Mane La Flare My nigga…
Brown Bag Zaytoven Baking soda on the counter J's at the door I got b…
Bulletproof Living like a bulletproof, bang-bang-bang-bang-bang. Living…
Burr Burrr, burrr burrr, burrr burrr Burrr, burrr burrr, burrr bu…
Buss Down Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Ayy, you know when it come to…
Can't Stop Me Now feat. Don Dirty (Hook) I feel like you can't stop me now,…
Cases [Chorus x2] You throw Rose by the case [?] Three hundred dol…
Castro (Yeah) Castro Whoa, whoa, whoa (yeah) Cubans on me like I'm …
Change It been a minute since a nigga asked for chump…
Chapter 1 Intro [Yo Gotti:] I mean basically I name it 4 and 1/2…
Check Fresh up out the shower, smelling like some money Spent anot…
Clicked Up Gotti Fuck nigga tuck yo chains street niggas in the club…
Cocaine Cocaine, Forget it by the quarter, Bring it by the pound, st…
Cocaine Cowboy Intro What's up? What's up? What's up? What's up? Hey, hey, hey Do…
Cocaine Muzik When Im alone in my room sometimes I stare at…
Cold Blood Started from the ground Building to the sky now Watch it fal…
Cold Game Hustlas and gangstas dont you pout block burna's keep the…
Cold Gangsta (June, you're a Jenius) Do What We Want Entertainment And Ca…
Collect Calls Oh Just got a call from the streets, they say we…
Colors World black and white and I'm colorblind! All I see is…
Come Up She looking for a come up All she really want is…
Concealed They cooperating with the state, the case concealed Remember…
Concrete Jungle It's a concrete jungle, filled with lions, tigers and bears …
Countin' Money (Fuck a rubber band a nigga need a buncha' birds) (Fuck…
CPR They compare me to the rappers out to sale Who outdated…
Cross Me That girl got you too too excited That money had you…
Crypto I guess this shit like a freestyle Laid back though To be…
Definition Of A G And this that gansta shit The reunion, me and DJ Drama Nigg…
Die a Real N Yea, Gotti Montana Real nigga, I'mma die a real nigga I'mma…
Different Zaytoven Aye life's crazy man, like It's crazy how like, mot…
Dirty South Soldiers You think you tossin these hoes dawg, but really you…
Disqualified You disqualified shawty, you disqualified You disqualified s…
Do It For The Hood You shoulda seen how I pulled up (Pulled up) Your girl…
Do This Shit Again {Schife/ Chorus} Big body switchin lanes, all the way live,…
Do What Yo Yeah, what would you do? What would you do? Got that questio…
Dog House (Helluva made this beat, baby) Fuck the judge, fuck the law…
Dogg I'm a street nigga All I ever wanted was a plug And…
Dolla Fo' Dolla Yeah nigga, it's whatever Yeah bitch, it's whatever Yeah, I …
Don't Come Around Don't come around again I believe it I believe it Don't com…
Don't Panic Can't panic, don't panic They knocking, don't panic It's the…
Don't Wanna Go Back Listen to this track Drumma Boy, Drumma Boy Yeah Yuh I am I…
Dope Boy Life [Quality Street Music] CHORUS 1 Man I promise this that …
Dope Money Ayo ladies & gentleman Junbiga dwaessdamyeon bureulge yeah T…
Down In The DM I seen your girl post her BM (W) So I hit…
Driveway Furniture Dee, you poppin' your shit, nigga Uh-huh, okay right (Ayy) y…
Drug Money Drug money it's gonna buy you what you want Drug money…
East Atlanta Memphis Sang that shit. Whole lotta bricks Pound fir ound sbd l…
Elvis Presley Blvd Second album of the year, I'm on my trap shit Make…
Errrbody Errbody This shit here for errbody, errbody (Ayy, I'm right …
Everybody Quiet Errrbody, this shit here for Errrbody, Errrbody Aye, I'm rig…
F**K THAT BITCH [Intro:] ...yea this some personal shit here nigga! I'ma tak…
F-U Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Tell a hater I just said…
Fire Flame Fire Flame, Flame, Fire Flame Spitters Fire Flame, Flame, Fi…
Fire That Bitch [Intro:] ...yea this some personal shit here nigga! I'ma tak…
Fishcale Dreams [Yo Gotti:] Co co cocaine caine co co cocaine meastro on…
Five Star (Hotrod on the track) Chea (yeah) Ayy, you know I'm lookin' …
Five Star Chef If ya credit score high And ya nails stay fly If ya…
Five Star Chick (Hotrod on the track) Chea (yeah) Ayy, you know I'm lookin' …
For The Record Hey Gotti What's happening? You ever heard that story About …
Four (Tay Keith, fuck these niggas up) Yeah (DJ Meech, lil' bitch…
Free Game Yeah, yah It's only one of me, homie (Reece, take 'em to…
Free Lunch I used to dream about a 9 when I had…
Freestyle I'm like "hey, what's up, hello" Seen yo pretty ass soon…
Fuck 'Em Label told me not to drop a tape, fuck 'em P.O.…
Fuck Em Fuck Em Yo Gotti Label told me not to drop a tape,…
Fuck You Pay Me Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Fuck you Tell a hater I said Fuck…
Fuck'em Label told me not to drop a tape, fuck 'em P.O.…
Full Time [Yo Gotti] You niggaz over there part time grindin and shin…
Gangsta Art Yeah, it's CMG the album, nigga, you know what I'm…
Gangsta Party (Come on and get up, oh, party, yeah) This ya…
General Woah, woah, woah, woah I'm a general, little nigga I'm a…
Get It Girl And we can get it on Close your eyes shawty gone…
Get It Into It And we can get it on Close your eyes shawty gone…
Get Money Yeah, turn up on these niggas, yeah (FOREVEROLLING) Turn up,…
Ghetto She got a Bugatti body, yeah she a beast in…
Ghetto America Oh Ah-ah, oh Oh, oh, oh (Oh) Ayy, yeah (Hey, hey) I'm from …
Giuseppe You couldn't walk in my Giuseppe shoes Walk in my Giuseppe…
Giving Back (I just want to make you my own) Yeah (I just want…
Go Girl [Chorus] Go girl, a go girl A top notch thoroughbred, pro …
Go Gotti Go [Hook] It all started out at a I&E fest When Grip told…
Gold Medal Nigga I should win a trophy Platinum wrist with the cola I…
Good Die Young I'm just ridin' through this seat, bumpin' glizzy, poppin' p…
Goose oh [16x's] [All Star] Yea this All Star Cashville's Prince …
Got dat Remix Bitch I'm sacked up Bitch I'm racked up Bitch I'm stacked up…
Gotta Get It And we can get it on Close your eyes shawty gone…
Grind [Talking: Yo Gotti] I'm a North Memphis Survivor...Survivor …
H.O.E. (It's too EZ) Yeah Ay, we pull up like No Virgil White on wh…
Ha Ha C M Yeah G Yeah Yeah Yeah (Gotti), (Gangsta Grizzill) Ayy E…
Had to Quit Fucking With You Beats R Us I gotta quit fucking with you I gotta quit…
Halle Berry Bow bow bow Bow bow Bow bow bow Bow bow Bow bow bow Hur…
Hard Mr. Trap Go Hard, hard I be trappin' out of my…
Hard To Believe Hook: It's hard to believe (It's hard to believe) I…
Harder Okay the beat go hard but I go harder I can…
Heavy Heavy What you know about a young rich nigga gettin' money,…
Hero I know Colombians, and amigos I'm the neighborhood hero If I…
Holla I'm the girl you've been thinking about The one thing you…
Hood Bitch Fetish Tattoo weaves up tattoo weaves up Tattoo weaves up tattoo w…
How To Do It You shoulda seen how I pulled up (Pulled up) Your girl…
Hunnid Ayy Gotti, what you gon' do homie You gon' swap it…
Hustle Hard Same old shit, just a different day I can try to…
Hustling All My Life I been hustlin' all my life, All I know is sell…
I Make sure you put the autotune on Yeah, yeah Murda on the…
I Am You welcome Yeah Aye this I Am the story nigga. Huh? Yeah I…
I Be Like I feel like the realest nigga in the world I feel…
I Don't Like A fuck nigger, that’s the shit I don’t like Phantom drop…
I Feel Like I feel like the realest nigga in the world I feel…
I got bread Bitch I'm sacked up Bitch I'm racked up Bitch I'm stacked up…
I Got Them Already, Know what I'm sayin' this Birdman and this how…
I Got Them (feat. Lil Wayne & Baby) Already, kno what I'm sayin This Birdman and this how it's…
I Know I know I know I know I know I know I…
I Love Ya I love you baby, I love you baby I love you…
I Remember I remember, see I remember like yesterday Vividly, everythin…
I Supply The Town Come on I supply your town! When I come around, I supply…
I Wanna Fuck Freak hoes bounce dat ass make your knees touch your…
I'm a Thug (feat. D-Nero) Chorus: Im a gangsta(gangsta) You a actr…
I'm Out It's been a pleasure We told you and we showed you My…
If I Ever Thought For real, for real Can you imagine bein' me? Just know you…
Im Fly This gon' be the realest shit I ever wrote, So…
Ima Show You "Yeah, nigga, just off of what I'm sayin' on the…
Imagine Dat Ya Aye you know this The Art of Hustle On this album…
Intro [news reporter] Gotti gotti we've been dying to get a hold…
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@prodnicelchapo
My father used to tell me I was nothing more than worthless
A stupid motherfucker that would live without a purpose
K.A.A.N.?
Put my thoughts upon a page so I could try and prove him wrong
And every time I write a song I reminisce about the pain that I'm repressing in my brain so I don't ever feel alone
And I've been living with depression so I wonder how this shit really begins
I'm comfortable with the thoughts of vision and now it is
I've been working on this record for a minute
Still I feel like nothing that I do is good enough
My insecurities are creeping in so they would seep in to the music
Ain't it funny when other people see your pain as amusing?
Abusing many a pill and numbing the way I feel 'til the point of my reality's the furthest thing from real
The only thing I ever needed was a little piece of love and I couldn't find that in people so I would seek it in drugs
And I wanted to be the greatest instead I'm facing the truth
But the fact of the matter is that I'm losing it what's the use
And I know I'm sounding repetitive lack the lust for living
I pray that I be forgiven , I say let’s take a picture
For sinners to get the sentiment a critical acclaim to explaining it wasn't evident
A premonition of my early death I'll make it prevalent malevolent confessing
And if I was down and out I can't sell my soul to be relevant
Gallivanting around like 'Fuck I'm finally free
I'm ignoring all of my problems
I said I'd bury them deep '
But I'm actually terrified and my paranoia was verified cause I just realized I don't wanna make it to twenty-five
A suicidal psychopath, a schizophrenic kinda guy that's looking for your empathy hoping that you'll remember me
The message I provided collided within the melody
A metamorphosism reliving giving debauchery
The resurrection of a savior coming out of Nazareth where you could catch a laceration and a crucifixion
Under what condition d'you make the decision moving like it's in a mild position living at the bottom wishing I was with it
Couldn't tell the difference
So tired of giving the false opinions
My faith in the book that was written by other people
They probably wrote with agendas
So every role was intended for anyone to follow
Attention, I got a testament
Just like the book of Mark
I'm sparking a revolution
My story a revelation
Amazing, I'd rather save it, debate it
Everything on my mind
While I was taking a mental picture
OK, so my train of thought is evasive
I'm faded within my memory
From a daily addiction of always staying sedated and claiming I wanna make it
I'm nothing more than a follower
No apologies for it
Enforcing my fucking happiness
Don't know what I believe and I'm seething and barely breathing
I was thinking of positivity
The possibility that I'll be sane is like a fallacy
I got a way to go and I'm showing you people gradually
I been imagining a better life and then I contradict it
The consequence of feeling like a loser with no confidence
And I've been all alone, I'm tryna find the source of inner peace
I suffocate the beat until the flow has been consumed
I strangulate that mother fucker, turn the tune and turn the night maroon
And if I'm being honest, I think I'm losing my passion
I'm passing on opportunities
Giving in to distraction
The problem's that I've been having is all of it's a facade
It's quantity over quality
Profit over the product
But shit if it makes a dollar
Who gives a fuck if it's garbage?
We'll get it radio play and then now make it a classic
And take a nigga with talent that's about as big as a grain of salt
And put him on a pedestal
He'll eventually catapult to perpetual force
The actual result distracting
They forgot that mother fucker was never decent at rapping
They reminisce on the past and there ain't nobody original
But niggas stealing styles and never giving their credit
Accepting that shit's pathetic
A hypothetical pondering
I put it on a paper for some people I'm being honest with
Abolishing a novice and murdering his accomplice
A complicated affair with the notorious hitter
These habitual liars supplying a lot of ignorance
It's all about an image, so everyone's irresponsible
And if you got a positive message then it's impossible to overcome the current plan and rap a better obstacle
It's illogical to think that
The future is looking brighter
When money comes into play than the vision will get distorted
Cause you were forced into feeling by acting out of your character
You lost your sense of pride that's inside
Don't let them embarrass ya
Barely making it now when you're coming up from the rubble
Refuse to be in the rut
Ain't no need for an introduction
My shit is really disgusting
It's different and impeccable
Intelligent and highly respectable
You're susceptible to this lyrical giant
A tyrant acting defiant
I'd rather do this alone
So mother fuck an alliance aligning with preservation
To practice my dedication by defecating the delicate
Relegated with delegates to give them rigamortis
Supported within a deficit
Celebrated a reverence
Televising my decadence
From years of destitution
The resolution's irrelevant
It's gotten to the point where I can see that nothing's real at all
It's leaving me appalled and
I'm embarrassed I will get involved to mental regression for I have yet to evolve
Got to find a spot to put my aggression before I'm gone
But the pain that I feel has lasted so long
So by the end of this song I'm praying for my desire cause I'm refusing to fake it
I’d rather reform than retire so my generation remedial
I really can't believe this shit is happening
In any lie, I’m surrounded by fucking geniuses
And you gotta be kidding me
The only thing I was meant to be is the dopest mother fucker that people will probably never see
And if I never make it then I'm fulfilling the prophecy
Everything that I write has been centered around my honesty
:)
@oscarbrown9277
This song hit even harder now. Dolph and Gotti both stood on business. Real beef, real heartbreak. 2024 this song has new life and new meaning
@Phoenixxxdream
We need more real rappers to teach these young dudes. I have so much respect for Gotti ..."we trying to get out the hood, not because we afraid of it but because that's the obstacle". Salute
@Boe-Jiden2024
lol this didn't age well
@theTswift937513
@@Boe-Jiden2024You clearly don’t know what your talking about. Maybe you don’t understand we’re we come from. God bless you 🙏🏾
@paperwork_party
@@Boe-Jiden2024still holds true
@hotties3v3n
I agree biden.
@Dani-rl5kp
Then says p.o. told me not to leave the state fuck him. That's not the mind set u want to send to young ppl
@Paypamatez209
Gotti has been putting it down for almost 20 years and he still coming with that fire. Respect
@keys333
This song is beautiful so many have them same pain and so many out here feeling alone music will always heal my soul and those handsome kings omg 🙌🏻🙌🏻💪🏼😜👈bonus for me 😂😂😂😂
@unbornrj98
I got goosebumps the first time I heard this song. Very touching. #INSPIRATION