I don't bust caps or press em on Krylon cans   I just stand on stage with the MIC in my hand   8 years ago, no friend of mine   was around to talk, so I'd sit and write rhymes   I can't say, hiphop is all bad cause it isn't   sometimes it makes me mad and I eject it from my system   this is an art-form, a form of expression   communication, something that youth relate with   gang related or peace statements, it's all up to the artist   we got, freedom of speech and each aims for a different target   different markets, different agendas, different intentions   some are pure, some are offensive   I'm just, one of many different sides represented   or should I mention, each individual is their own extension   speaking their perspective, so in this game I hold my own   ladies and gentlemen, welcome to my home      Hiphop started in the Bronx, come on   now it lives all over the world   people of all types embrace the culture, bang the music   get into it, start a movement, keep doing it   when you write your first rhyme don't expect to be   considered the best mc, develop your flavor and recipe   if you wanna see success it takes a lot of sacrifice and effort   just because you got a flow doesn't get you cheddar   call it cash money, I hate slang and stereo types   for all mediums I give the same advice   no matter what you strive for, no matter what goals you got   there's no short cut to the golden pot, the plot thickens   I spit out lyrics like their lukewarm but keep it hot   plant seeds to feed the flock when the beat knocks   stay focused on God, bless tracks with passion   I'll be loving hiphop till my flesh turns to ashes      I got a love/hate relationship with hiphop, it frustrates me   it can break these rusty chains or drive me crazy   I'm a rhyme spitting, time bomb ticking   Christ is living, and died, to save me from this worlds sickness   when people think of rap music they relate it to players, pimps   paper chasers and gang bangers, but don't forget   just cause you see them scenes in videos   doesn't mean, that for every mc, that's how it really goes   the truth is, hiphop is diverse as earth is   what a man speaks reflects the world he's immersed in   and the condition of his heart, yo it's hard to judge it   most these rappers would be nothing, without their budget   and record labels, paying for promotions   putting their face on posters, while they posing   but see, hiphop music gave a voice to the streets   plus it made profit, so now everybody wants a piece   I wasn't down from the beginning but since I started   I've been true to God, myself and true to the art   all I got left to say for everybody east to west   represent hiphop right if you want it to get respect