Original   A first form from which varieties arise   An authentic work of art as opposed to   An imitation or reproduction      Why should I try to sound like y'all sound?   That's what's wrong with the rap game right now   Man, it's like a circus wit a bunch of clowns   Wit a bunch of clicks I'll probably rap circles around      I spit heatrock and I ain't talking rollin'   Soon as the beat knock I'm crowd controlling   When I hear y'all that a awful sound   I don't ride beats I take them off the ground   Land them somewhere show them the town   Even on foreign ground I let them know I'm around      I don't follow everybody when it's time to rap   At one time everybody thought the world was flat   Sounds like you that was my intention   I paid dues now dudes pay attention   I live for it even though the flicks is hittin'   Cribs sick you can see the booth from the kitchen      Speak on it 'cause I saw it happen   This is hip hop dawg   I ain't just rappin'   Y'all looking at a real MC   Man you couldn't check a mic for me      Why should I try to sound like y'all sound?   That's what's wrong with the rap game right now   Man, it's like a circus wit a bunch of clowns   Wit a bunch of clicks I'll probably rap circles around      Why should I try to sound like y'all sound   That's what's wrong wit the rap game right now   Why should I try to flow the way y'all flow   Or do a show like y'all show   Naw that ain't where my head at now      Y'all in the hip hop lost and found   Man, that's wrong with the rap game right now   It's like a circus wit a bunch of clowns   Wit a bunch of clicks   I'll probably rap circles around      Let's talk about rhyme capability   Let's talk about hip hop versatility   Let's talk about taking the game beyond   Now how the hell we gon' have a battle of wits   Trick you ain't armed   Let's talk about love for the game   I mean real love      Back before there was fame, I'm real wit it   I ain't claiming to reign   But when y'all talk about rap   Y'all gon' start saying my name   For real though I ain't playin'   Plenty of y'all love a brotha just scared to say it   Yo, the first ever rap Grammy   Let's talk about the only reason yo ass went to Miami      (Yup)   Truck wit rims   (Check)   Throw back jersey   (Check)   Champagne bottles   (Check)   Lot's of models   (Check)   Damn, that's the list for 90 percent   Of y'all videos and songs   Am I wrong?      Why should I try to sound like y'all sound?   That's what's wrong with the rap game right now   Man, it's like a circus wit a bunch of clowns   Wit a bunch of clicks I'll probably rap circles around      Lost   When you a slave to the biz   Wit no care for the cost of what you sayin' to kids   Found   Is when ya lyrics are a test of time   And your mom hear that your spirit is blessed divine      Lost   Is when you rhyme till your throat gets sore   But you don't even believe what you say no more   Found   Is when you bleed heart into the mic   And the pain you sustain it can change a life      Lost   Is when you hide behind the freedom of speech   While sure you're free to do it   But what it mean to do it   Did you mean to do it?   Did you need to do it?   Did you take time to think about the seeds you ruined?      Found is Esco, dead Prez and them   Found is Lauren Hill   Found is Rakim   Found can be you   If you felt the message and ask yourself this question      Why should I try to sound like y'all sound?   That's what's wrong with the rap game right now   Man, it's like a circus wit a bunch of clowns   Wit a bunch of clicks I'll probably rap circles around