i seen it before uh yeah
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hundred grand jin uh
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check it check it check it out
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imma take yall back on this journey real quick uh
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take ya'll back in time
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its a oldie but a goodie
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check me out yall uh
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ayo the streets is quick to talk
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like jin things aint been the same since you left 106 and park
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remember when them cats hit you with them Chinese jokes
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you came back hard and held it down for Chinese folks (word)
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but what else was I suppose to do
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you either win or go home its non negotiable
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this was 4 yrs ago but when shorties pass my way
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they look at me sideways like it was last Friday
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damn aint that a testament of skill
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i took 7 weeks and finessed it into to a deal
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had the hood in a frenzy no question I was ill
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pulled out the R chain and my destiny was sealed
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mo money mo problems aint that a bitch
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so much drama in my life you would think I was rich
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recall my first advance prepared for whats next
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sittin on the train just starin at the check
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copped the used SC 17 cash
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threw the chrome 20s on and put the rest in the stash
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told my fam pack up no more chasin a home
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or stayin at relatives well get a place of our own
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and even though the feelin was good
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dont get it twisted naw money we still in the hood
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now a years gone by with no sign of release
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what happened to Jin? the buzz startin to die on the streets
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as far as rhymes go I aint never runnin out but
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without distribution I aint never comin out
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tryin to find my way out of the dumps
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then Learn Chinese dropped and got me out of my slump
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fell out my chair when the shit hit the bassment
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look this aint just a song its a statement
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my intent was never to exploit my descent
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when it went national it was a major event
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it seems like for everyone one step forward I take
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its three steps back Im sure you could sorta relate
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and the streets know Im dope on the mic
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they the same ones tellin me yo they aint promotin you right
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ayo jin how you expect to make a killin
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when damita jo strugglin to do a million
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yet Im feelin no regrets on the moves I make
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cause I been the underdog since I came out the gate mothaWHHUT!!
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yeah uh
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ayo Static i owe you for this one man
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uh huh you know how we do man
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its a new day a new beginning
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oh no no no the story dont stop there
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im just gettin started
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lemme see lemme keep goin yall
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check it out
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uh uh uh uh uh
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where do I start gota find me a spot
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04 thats when THE REST IS HISTORY finally dropped
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did a joint with a Kanye in one single night
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just to find out the Roc wouldnt clear the single rights
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back to the drawin board we go
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got two labels fightin for creative control
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Virgins like Jin we need a crossover track
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either that or well just keep pushin ya shit back
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went against my better judgement shot a video for
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Senorita a couple of chicks loved it
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and thats cause they like to shake in the club
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but that song aint truly show what Im capable of
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did 20k the first week of release
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didnt cry I just kept workin the streets
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when the smoke clear say what you want I
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scanned over 100 thou in less than 12 months
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now you figure thats minus heavy rotation
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on every television and radio station
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some say I flopped I say fuck what they think
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over a 100 thousand heads fucked with the chink
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and that number only grows at a phenomenal rate
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out of 50 I done ran thru 39 of these states
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the love that I receive Im earnin it
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from the SMACK DVD shit to the 50K tournaments
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you hear the punch lines and think yeah thats quite ill
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when Im battlin I think about the gas and light bill
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and thats barely enough to survive
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to the point I might have to get a 9 to 5
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maybe this rap thing just wasnt meant to be
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didnt know it was a 100% me
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upon instinct I decided to quit
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not for publicity but the fire was lit
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to burn down what they saw as a decoy
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in order to rebuild you gota destroy
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so me and Kamel got it poppin
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and there you have the birth of the Crafty doctrine
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Properganda hit stores I refuse to wait
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sales were mediocre but the reviews were great
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I walked down a long winding road just to get here
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follow my footprints t |