Apathy - I Remember... lyrics

[Intro] [Mother talking] Alright listen. You got 15 minutes to get ready. You're gonna miss the bus again Did you hear me? Well, I got two options for you Either you finish school or you find a job and help out around here I don't know what you think you're gonna do living like this [Scratch Hook] "I'm feelin' another part of reality" - Crooklyn Dodgers 'Crooklyn' "Let's take a sec to think back" - Crooklyn Dodgers 'Crooklyn' [Verse One] I'm from places where blacks live a block from the racists You can go to hood to wood in twenty paces Casinos and kilos of blow is how we famous And Raekwon's song +Incarcerated Scarfaces+ is CT 860 to 203 Where you can come up pumpin' a few O.Z.'s Tryin' movin', well respected, duh, you know me A Doe Raker, always stay around a few O.G.'s Who push substance College kids tryin' to cop somethin' Down at Grattin at the Naval base, hoes stay buzzin' Run around, stay f**in', always cheatin' on they husbands Saw her creepin' at Mohegan even though she said she wasn't Ask my man Mo Them younger dudes in New London Been puffin' on that wet, get upset and start gunnin' Me and Open Mic used to roll with Zulu in New Haven Till we build with Alien Nation and made the seperation That was '96 +k**in' Me Softly+ was my sh** I remember Louie flipped when he had a bad trip Left school my freshman year, plannin' to rap Thought I was dyin' when I started havin' panic attacks It's like [Scratch Hook] [x2] "I'm feelin' another part of reality" - Crooklyn Dodgers 'Crooklyn' "Let's take a sec to think back" - Crooklyn Dodgers 'Crooklyn' [Verse Two] "I remember" 125th Street in '95 "I remember" K-Superior taught me to rhyme live "I remember" Travelin' to Philly to record with Vinnie "I remember" Celph first movin' to New York City "I remember" Rock Steady's Anniversary was insane Beatnuts, Fat Joe, Pun, Big Daddy Kane Gang Starr, Organized Konfusion, a lot of names But around '99 everything changed The Internet blew up Fans turned to rappers Rookies swore to God they was microphone masters Complete metamorphosis, a turn for the worst I feel like a preacher man and someone burned down my church Been all over this Earth and now that rap is my work I don't love it like I used to and that sh** hurts I'm like '88 days Smooth sh** to rock Gold ropes thick as tomb ships use to dock It's like [Scratch Hook] [x2] "I'm feelin' another part of reality" - Crooklyn Dodgers 'Crooklyn' "Let's take a sec to think back" - Crooklyn Dodgers 'Crooklyn' [Verse Three] "I remember" Mayday's basement in the summer "I remember" Rockin' Hawaii with 8th Wonder "I remember" One important thing and it had to be "I remember" When my father told me to look up the word apathy [Outro] Yeah, uh. Curdy Cut, rest in peace. Yeah, uh, Demigodz. Yeah, uh