[Verse 1]
I've been in love with hip-hop for the past 13 years of my life
Rap music has always been a dream
Here in my life looking for a door to climb in
Every time I would look I would find new things

Have a passion for the sport then you'll find everything that you need
This community is really quite big
Ever since hip-hop became the brand new thing
Kids jumped on quick like a brand new swing

And what's a kid gonna think when he hears bling bling
Too young to even know that it was Little Weezy
Who wrote the chorus on B.G.'z cd
On the record label imprint of Cash Money

Mannie Fresh made the beat when the single hit the streets
People knew, that bling really meant wealthy
This was unhealthy, cuz' when the change came

Went from gangster to pimps in the same decade
House moms knew the game of the new rap names
Wishing that the young kids wouldn't curse all day

Never Kid 'n Play, never Tribe Called Quest
How's an 8-year old gonna understand Dipsets
Understand Brickset, understand Purple Haze
I never understood shit back when I was their age
Understand what I'm saying, I am not placing blame
But variety can spice up this hip-hop game
And I know it exists, but it's hard to mark it
When people only buy their cd's from Target

Nobody can relate to the hip-hop game
Why do we all pretend like we actually can
Back when Snoop was still young he had fourties in his fridge
And that made sense then because we could afford them

[Chorus]
Now the underground's bitter and mainstream's rich
Gotta find a new way to make music different
Look at me in between I'm not mean I'm not bitter
But we gotta get better just to get a little bigger

[Outro]
My skin is tan
When I stand above ground
And it helps roots grow
When the sun comes out

I said it with a straight face