Name: I'M HERE NOW
Channel: written by IG aka
Description: "I'M HERE NOW" is a song by ILL GEE. THE STRUGGLES AND HASSLES THAT GO ALONG WITH GETTING IN THE RAP GAME. JUST ME DOING ME.

I'M HERE NOW

ILL GEE

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THE STRUGGLES AND HASSLES THAT GO ALONG WITH GETTING IN THE RAP GAME. JUST ME DOING ME.

ILL GEE

It's just me... the man you all will come to know as IG... my flow ain't ya average... not into the gangsta bad bling bling bull ya been listening to... i'm jus

Yo, it's ya man I.G. representing for the Almighty OYD, Oracles of Dialect, NYC, DMV, and the ATL! I'm feeling like i got my own swag right now so peep da tracks a let a brother know wussp!

Song Info

Genre

Hip-Hop • Hip Hop General

Charts

Peak #3,958

Peak in subgenre #1,978

Author

written by IG aka <)-(>

Rights

2005

Uploaded

September 27, 2005

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MP3 3.2 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00

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!

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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!

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