THE STRUGGLES AND HASSLES THAT GO ALONG WITH GETTING IN THE RAP GAME. JUST ME DOING ME.
Story behind the song
IT JUST CAME TO ME ONE DAY SO I STARTED WRITING IT DOWN. IT INVOLVES FAMILY MEMBERS, CREW GOING THEY SEPERATE WAYS, SO CALLED VETS THAT AIN'T REPPIN' RIGHT....ALL THAT!
Lyrics
I’M HERE NOW
I.G.
VERSE ONE:
I’M TRYING TO LIVE.. GOTTA WIFE AND THREE KIDZ-DEALING WITH THE MILITARY LIKE WE DOING A BID-UNCLE SAM GOT A BROTHER ON LOCK-FOR AT LEAST 3 MORE YEARS-I’M WISHING I WAS BACK ON THE BLOCK-BUT THEN AGAIN WHEN I WAS LIVING AT HOME-
I ENVISIONED MY OWN-BUT FOR SOME REASON COULDN’T GET IN THE ZONE-WAS IT THE FAMILY THAT WAS HOLDING ME BACK?-WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SUPPORT? I USED TO THINK THAT WE WAS CLOSER THAN THAT-I DID SHOWS UP AT NYU-LOOKING OUT IN THE CROWD, I NEVER SAW YOU, IT WAS THEN I KNEW- I HAD TO GET UP, GET OUT, AND GET SOMETHING;GET IT FOR SELF-WITHOUT DEPENDING ON ANYONE ELSE-YOU TRIED TELL ME I WAS WASTING MY TIME-WHEN I WAS LACING MY RHYMES-AND I KNEW THAT I WAS BLAZING WITH MINE-YOU COULDN’T SEE WHAT I WAS REALLY ABOUT-CUZ IT WAS ALL ABOUT YOU; IT TOOK A WHILE FOR ME TO FIGURE IT OUT-SO I PERSISTED WITH THE GAME NEVER GETTING IT TWISTED-RUNNING INTO HARD TIMES EVEN THOUGH I WAS GIFTED-AND THEN MY BOYS STARTED DRIFTING APART-AND I WAS LEFT IN THE DARK- I STARTED FEELIN’ STRESS IN MY HEART-HOW COULD I GO ON-GETTING’ MY FLOW ON-ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRO’S GONE- NO MOTIVATION BUT I GOTTA HOLD ON- I GOTTA SEE IF I CAN MAKE THIS WORK - GET MY HANDS WRIST DEEP IN THE DIRT- SEE WHAT I’M WORTH- YO I BEEN PUTTIN’ IT DOWN SINCE THIRTEEN- CHASIN’ A DREAM-I’M LIKE DA OLDEST ROOKIE ON THE SCENE- BUT I’M HUNGRY; MY NOURISHMENT BE COMING IN SPURTS - I USE MY MIND TO FEED DA BODY AND IT QUENCHES MY THIRST - BUT AT THE MOMENT I GOTTA PUT MY FAMILY FIRST - IT HURTS SOMETIMES BUT THAT’S THE WAY THIS RAP GAME WORKS… BUT YO I’M HERE NOW
VERSE TWO:
NOW THAT I’M HERE - I THINK YOU NIGGAZ BETTER BEWARE- YA BETTER PREPARE- CUZ I’M THE NEW FLAVA IN YA EAR - LIKE CRAIG MACK-BUT DEAD THAT- IT’S D.I.G.- DA ILL GRAMMATIKAL- RAP FANATIKAL FROM NYC-NATURALLY- YOU KATS SHOULD BE AS MAD AS CAN BE- CUZ ACTUALLY- IT REALLY DOESN’T MATTER TO ME- IT’S SADDER TO SEE- THERE’S SO MUCH HATE- SO MANY VETERAN EMCEES WHO CAN’T PULL THEY WEIGHT-BUT WAIT- YOU GOT KATS THAT WANNA SNATCH YA PLATE- AND DUPLICATE- IT AIN’T THAT HARD TO CREATE-INSTEAD OF TRYNA LIVE OFF MINE- WHY DON’T YA GIVE IT SOME TIME- BUILD YA SKILLZ; ELEVATE YA MINDS- YA FEATHERWEIGHTS- YA BLIND- EVERY LINE OF MINE- WILL LINE YA MIND- LIKE LAND MINES- SIMILAR TO LAN LINES- SO WHEN I LAND MINE- YOUR MIND’LL EXPLODE AND REALIGN THE WHOLE BASE OF YA SPINE-A MASTERMIND OF RHYMES- WITH LINES THAT COMBINE AND INTERTWINE- I GUESS I’M JUST AHEAD OF MY TIME- I AM HIP-HOP DEFINED- ORIGINAL - I’M ONE OF A KIND- OLD SCHOOL BUT YET I’M STILL IN MY PRIME- STILL IN DA GRIND- WITH RHYMES SO DEVINE THEY BELONG IN A SHRINE- THAT MEANS THEY ONLY GETTING BETTER WITH TIME- I CLIMBED- FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP OF THE VINE-THERE AIN’T NO WAY YOU GONNA STOP MY SHINE- BECUZ I’M HERE NOW!