Ballad Of Obie Trice

"Ballad Of Obie Trice"[Chorus]O, O, O, O, OI think thisObie Trice [7X]O, O, O, O[Obie Trice: talking over chorus]I'd like to reintroduce myself, hahaIf you don't know by now. It's Obie Trice man[1st verse]I came from nothing solo, straight outta the dumpster hoboMade up my monster, I was cultivatingly slanging that cocoaHated the po po, locally known as abominable snow-oLater the pig fo' rated the home where I made the dough growSo on and so fo', the story of us urban negrosCreated as equals we wouldn't have to be so eager to mistreat youWe as a people heated in evenings doing these evilsGotta eat you, be cool, got a kid to feed that'll reach youOr did it see thru? Or do I just speak thru the EQ just to say I got a hot sequelWhen niggaz on the block gotta eat, gotta cop, gotta cot when they caught by the copsYoung Tupac's, laid in the box or they age in a cell blocks, fade awayBrick walls, steel gates, can't wait for the day to be free, that's why I'm[Chorus][Obie talking over chorus]Seen it, I done ate it, I done shit itSlept it, lived it, now I spit itShady[2nd verse]Working that house off an no-doze, got an ounce to roll onTrying to get rid of the pounds, I gotta whip the bounce, I gotta put that chrome onSame old song, young nigga thats trying to get some where I come fromFunds, need 'em in abundance, whole bunch, only way a city boy functionIn conjunction with selling this substanceChips stay up, fuck it, glucks keep coming, take another pie out the ovenI'ma be hugging these corners till these corners corner meBut currently, I'm calculating this currency, urgencyGotta earn a G, uphearnestly, up early when the birds'll singIt's an emergency, never did occur to me, that the first and the third'll beSuch a thirst for me, life almost took a turn for the worst for me took to seeI finally had a purpose on Earth's surface the seed that was birthing me[Obie] Gotta do a little soul searching and [Obie] myself personallyAnd to think all Em had to hear is one verse from meTo confirm and unblur my dreamsBest believe since burst on the scene, I'ma be here certainlyWith no uncertainties, yes indeed, I'ma get this cheese and that's why he's[Chorus fades out][Obie talking over chorus]That's why I'mThat's what made meHahaThat's why I'mYoung black man in AmericaGet up and get yours niggaI know you struggling man, I been thereI see youGet up and get yours niggaAin't no looking back now