I Told You

<br>This is for those who didnt believe<br><br>That me, myself they said I couldnt achieve<br><br>My goal or even get to my destiny<br><br>To be the s-k-b-i-z<br><br>It was a rough road, for me to pursue a<br><br>Career in rap to make you say hallelujah<br><br>For those who did, Im not talkin to you<br><br>Cause I couldnt be there with-out you<br><br>Everytime I see you they always say<br><br>I knew you was gonna make hits someday<br><br>But then when I was strugglin hard, word<br><br>A peep of help from them was never heard<br><br>I always knew that, I was gonna make it<br><br>No matter how much beef and aggravation I take it<br><br>And if you try to hold back me and my crew<br><br>Remember, I told you..<br><br>I told you..<br><br><br><br>Ima give you one incedent from my past<br><br>When I had short money, goofy pants off my ass<br><br>I used to go to block parties my cousin had served<br><br>And see how people who made it, kicked others to the curb<br><br>And then I said if I was in their spotlight<br><br>I would treat everybody, equally right<br><br>To get where Im at now, I used to hand out flyers<br><br>From school to school, for new york and l.i.ers<br><br>It was me and mike from ike and then they used to do it<br><br>He said if you wanna be like them you gotta keep to it<br><br>So I kept at it, cause it was hard work<br><br>I told em I was makin a record, they gave me a smirk<br><br>Like if I was incapable of doin the deed<br><br>Or virtually impossible for me to succeed<br><br>You must be crazy if I wouldnt pursue<br><br>Only thing that I can tell you is I told you..<br><br>I told you..<br><br><br><br>Now now now this is how its endin<br><br>Just like any other story, it is splendid<br><br>I said to ty if you let me come out with a cut<br><br>They will never ever stop shakin they butts<br><br>So I came out with &quot;make the music with your mouth biz&quot;<br><br>An introduction to me, and told it like it is<br><br>Some said it was beginners luck, with this record<br><br>Then I showed em with &quot;nobody beats the biz&quot; and got respected<br><br>I threw em off with my song &quot;pickin boogers&quot;<br><br>It was acquired taste, for different kind of sugars<br><br>I got international like twin skyscrapers<br><br>With my album &quot;goin off&quot; and my single &quot;the vapors&quot;<br><br>Since I produced my own, they said it would end<br><br>Cause it took a year and half to come out with &quot;just a friend&quot;<br><br>It went platinum, my album went gold<br><br>Altogether it was one point five records sold<br><br>So dont ever try to hold back me and my crew<br><br>Only thing that I can say is, I told you..<br><br>I told you..<br><br><br><br>So when anybody try to, mess with your head<br><br>Just go for what you wanna go for in life, aight? chill