Went from the corner store to family cornerstone My father was a rolling stone Mother mi corazon Chino off of Normandy, no need for Rosetta Stone Chicanos took me in and treated me as if I was their own Young legend in the shadows of K-Town Under-appreciated but my greatness was space bound I held it down for my people at a time When my people looked at me like I was out my damn mind I forgive 'em, all the lows provided me higher living Now the haters on the low, they be asking me how I'm living Things sure have changed since '04 Now I'm traveling to places that I'd seen in brochures Yellow kid with the beanie in the summer But never hot-headed, kept it cool, I'm a lover Smooth Asian brother, mustache looking bu*ter Can't walk a block without a fan saying "What up?" What up player, I'm living like a mayor Trying to hijack the airwaves, call me Con Air Never took a shortcut man, I took the long stairs Now blonde haired chicks on my dick like John Mayer Used to bum rides off the homies' Hyundai Hit the lab with a big dream and a junk drive Now I got a whip, looking like I stunt drive Smoking blunts, high, middle fingers to the one time Yeah you see me on the web like Charlotte Racking up the views not knowing what I started Numbers look retarded like mainstream artists Your boy did it all on his own while uncharted People still ask your brother "Are we there yet?" We ain't even close cause my momma in a hairnet If you're feeling me then put one in the air vent Longer that I walk up, the higher that these stairs get