I'll show up on ya block grippin' a microphone with promises Nastradamus couldn't foretell - well enough to make clear Reasons for insanity i hold dear For keepsake so i can wake the world over kicks and snares Prepare now for the outcome of pain in point blank code No hidden words no lies or disguises in my flows Low budget cuz that's all i know til i'm able to blow The spot not with empty songs and colorful videos Yo integrity is worth more - than a 50 thousand Dollar advance and caravan for a 2 week tour It all sounds really great - till they stop promotin' and Believing in yall with 5 more albums to make It somehow made sense - before you signed that dotted line Thought you was gettin' over now you under contractual binds Lookin' for a loophole cuz the loops got you in a hole To them it's music stole now they all waitin' for they doe So woe to those emcees with big dreams all they got is schemes Up they sleeve's with a grip of hidden fees They wanna squeeze the creativity from you and me I shoulda warned you before you signed - my apologize. Chorus: I didn't know that you didn't know The ledge like you should've known I couldn't be there for you and i am sorry, i apologize I was raised on these streets of arbor hill - the lah born Upstate ny - and we excersized the artforms Of hip-hop in full force - from the start of a culture Blocks was hot due to the uproks and needle pops If any shootin' took place we was aiming at the breeze Takin' titles and names not lives over break beats And every mc out was dope - there was no underground There was no mainstream - but a universal sound Around all 360's adidas and pumas was like uniform And mics was invisible - freestyle was the norm And when we said word is bond it was real If you was a fronton cat on the cardboard it was revealed When lee patrol came thru you was guarding your patches For any sleepin' cats -sscrecthcth - snatched it! If you was wack in any way ya boys wouldn't hold back It was a movement a love even white boys was pro black But nowadays big business seems to be the theme Money is a great tool but our downfall is the fire of greed We've seem to have lost our way from principles and honesty I guess all things do change- my apologize.