It was B, it was Black, it was Kev, it was [?] It was radio backed, and it was tidy, it was Tim It was Firm, it was Los, but his name was different then It was Mos, it's a tie between Raekwon and Ghost Red and Meth, it was Red but it was close It was Reggie on the coast Of the cliffs where we got lifted the most It was Rob with the smoke Made a tape, it was dope It was [?] since day one though That's my folks It was Cars I would kick it with when I'm back on the Slaus' It was Dub in the championships with me, but we lost It was Joe on the east side, main stunna and menace It was Mainframe who really introduced me to the business It was bitches, most definite, but this is for my niggas It was Rock who got me deeper in religion And it was Lou Diamonds who first took me out the country And showed me how to make major money Rest in peace This is for my folks, my dogs, my squad, my team Tryna to work the dream, turn a thought into some C-R-E-A-M In the end, some will win, some will lose steam This is for the ones that used to mean everything My folks, my dogs, my squad, my team Tryna to work the dream, turn a thought into some C-R-E-A-M In the end, some will win, some will lose steam This is for the ones that used to mean everything It was get like me, but that was back then Before they wanted to spit like me, fashion didn't mean a thing I used to recycle jeans, I got them from my older cousin He wore a different size than me See, it was me and wooptie Best friends, more like family Kinda like [?] and Deebo [?] William, or like Swizzy and [?] You came blame them for this mess Rockin' cars like my big brothers, the reasons I still spit Jeremy live across the street Our B-days was same week His big bro was Anthony I used to want to be just like him Kinda like my cousin Malcolm Whole time I was more like Dallas, he introduced me to this rap shit Slap me cash money while he was playin' Madden I play it back in my head so he don't feel dead I first heard Ex & Blu with my eyes red It was my nigga Spliff who said: You need to hear this shit Changed my life and how I look at livin' Shit, even spittin' This is for my folks, my dogs, my squad, my team Tryna to work the dream, turn a thought into some C-R-E-A-M In the end, some will win, some will lose steam This is for the ones that used to mean everything My folks, my dogs, my squad, my team Tryna to work the dream, turn a thought into some C-R-E-A-M In the end, some will win, some will lose steam This is for the ones that used to mean everything It was [?] and it was Justin Way before the cussin', bluntin' I was frontin', claimed we blood cousins Though we really wasn't It was Ryan, Daniel, [?] Before the gang and ammo aim It was stone cold and creole Got that crystal ball from Cleo, look We was doing the merc before the Trinity and Neo Tracin' deuces, ain't no truces We was chosen, ain't no choosers Father, spirit, and the son, holy trinity and trio It was me, Boog and Chris, we just buried one of my people [?] put me on this wax Blu taught me bout the nuance of the patterns, how to rap Chris Peppers go way back Chris Blackman got the strap [?] And he called my friends some naps Where he from? Dub, LA To you favorite neighbor, dang Sporty fours, bustin' slang I was hangin' with them Aves Tiny [?], baby bang T-Bone, T-Rock, Boss Hog, BF gang Bunch of blackest skin, me and you still an African This is for my folks, my dogs, my squad, my team Tryna to work the dream, turn a thought into some C-R-E-A-M In the end, some will win, some will lose steam This is for the ones that used to mean everything My folks, my dogs, my squad, my team Tryna to work the dream, turn a thought into some C-R-E-A-M In the end, some will win, some will lose steam This is for the ones that used to mean everything